The murder of a young collegian leads to the world of gambling and a man without fear.The murder of a young collegian leads to the world of gambling and a man without fear.The murder of a young collegian leads to the world of gambling and a man without fear.
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- TriviaIan Kahn (Ken Harris) also played the part of Frank Bolinger in episode 9.9, Traffic (2010).
- GoofsThe victim having security clearance with the Department of Defense would make the investigation of her murder federal jurisdiction, specifically of the Department of Homeland Security. At the very least it would be a joint investigation between the DHS and the NYPD.
- Quotes
A.D.A. Ron Carver: [referring to a frightened murder suspect] So - he may be human after all.
Detective Robert Goren: Optimist.
- ConnectionsReferences The Simpsons (1989)
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Goren, the ultimate psychoanalyst
Without giving away the ending, I'll say that this is my favourite Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode due to Goren's spectacular psychoanalytical roping in of the prime suspect, a psychopathological man completely lacking in the fear response and clearly narcissistic as well. It reminds me of the main character in the Grimm's fairy tale "The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear."
Goren is always spectacular, but this particular episode really makes clear how brilliant a detective (and psychoanalyst!) he is. Having trained for 2 years in psychoanalytic theory in Switzerland at the C. G. Jung Institut, I can honestly say that this episode is the crowning glory of Law & Order: CI's psychologically-oriented storytelling. When Goren "goes in for the kill" at the end, he hits all of the marks of a good psychoanalyst who clearly sees the destruction, and yes, evil (otherwise defind as "unconsciousness") created by neurotic complexes in the psyche of Ken Harris.
I was rapt watching Goren close in on Harris and his masterful last words must rate as THE quote of all time on Law & Order: CI. Not to be missed for anyone interested in psychopathology and its devastatingly destructive effects.
Goren is always spectacular, but this particular episode really makes clear how brilliant a detective (and psychoanalyst!) he is. Having trained for 2 years in psychoanalytic theory in Switzerland at the C. G. Jung Institut, I can honestly say that this episode is the crowning glory of Law & Order: CI's psychologically-oriented storytelling. When Goren "goes in for the kill" at the end, he hits all of the marks of a good psychoanalyst who clearly sees the destruction, and yes, evil (otherwise defind as "unconsciousness") created by neurotic complexes in the psyche of Ken Harris.
I was rapt watching Goren close in on Harris and his masterful last words must rate as THE quote of all time on Law & Order: CI. Not to be missed for anyone interested in psychopathology and its devastatingly destructive effects.
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- Berlinerin2020
- Jan 16, 2021
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