A Problem Like Maria

Episode aired Mar 8, 2017
TV-14TV-14
42min

8.5/10

S1.E17

Riggs and Murtaugh team up again with DEA Agent Karen Palmer, and together they gain inside knowledge of dangerous new cartel operations. As Riggs' attachment to Palmer deepens, so do his im... Read allRiggs and Murtaugh team up again with DEA Agent Karen Palmer, and together they gain inside knowledge of dangerous new cartel operations. As Riggs' attachment to Palmer deepens, so do his impulsive actions, further worrying Captain Avery and Delgado. In the meantime, Trish explor... Read allRiggs and Murtaugh team up again with DEA Agent Karen Palmer, and together they gain inside knowledge of dangerous new cartel operations. As Riggs' attachment to Palmer deepens, so do his impulsive actions, further worrying Captain Avery and Delgado. In the meantime, Trish explores the potential of an amazing new career opportunity.

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Director
- Rob Bailey
Writers
- Matthew Miller
- Alex Taub
- Aaron Carew(staff writer)
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Lethal Weapon: Riggs And Palmer's Relationship Is Getting Serious

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Lethal Weapon: Murtaugh And Riggs Bicker About Who Is More Positive Of The Two

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Lethal Weapon: A Problem Like Maria

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Lethal Weapon: Agent Palmer Goes Missing

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Director
- Rob Bailey
Writers
- Matthew Miller
- Alex Taub
- Aaron Carew(staff writer) (uncredited)
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Riggs and Murtaugh team up again with DEA Agent Karen Palmer, and together they gain inside knowledge of dangerous new cartel operations. As Riggs' attachment to Palmer deepens, so do his impulsive actions, further worrying Captain Avery and Delgado. In the meantime, Trish explores the potential of an amazing new career opportunity. —Fox

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Trivia
Clayne Crawford (Riggs) and Matt Passmore (Gideon) also worked together in several episodes of the 1st and 2nd season of The Glades (2010), where the latter played a detective and the former played an informant in witness protection.

Goofs
The damage to the mustang is more severe after the crash than when it is parked in the driveway.

Connections
References The Sound of Music (1965)

Soundtracks
Someone To Stay
Performed by Vancouver Sleep Clinic

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What's in a name (or title)?

I enjoyed this twisty, well-acted episode of the series, which balanced attention to the main characters (especially Keesha Sharp's role of Murtaugh's wife) with the action/suspense of the weekly story at hand. But in adding the show to my list of what I've viewed I was surprised by the episode title listed in IMDb.

The database indicates five TV episodes identically titles "A Problem Like Maria", taken from the song in "The Sound of Music". Even a reality TV show for Andrew Lloyd Webber of all people uses the full title "How to Solve a Problem Like Maria". This re-use or lifting of a title is the opposite of creativity, more like cuteness for its own sake.

I bring this up because before IMDb was created (circa 1990) the episode titles of most TV shows were unknown to the public, as only certain series, especially anthology shows like "Twilight Zone" or "Alfred Hitchcock", ever displayed the name of an episode on screen. As a result silliness or in-joking by the writers has often run rampant, the most egregious case being the series "3rd Rock from the Sun" (check out the list of episode names in IMDb for an amusing if ridiculous result).

As a kid addicted to TV, my favorite episode name was on "Route 66", Stirling Silliphant's "Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine". Now there's creativity at work, and the show itself a model of same.

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