Law & Order: Criminal Intent : The darkest episode.
1
2
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
I'm bad with episode names, but the one where Goren goes undercover at that crooked prison. I can't bear to watch it again.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
@jimw5575, I agree with you. This one gives me the shivers. Makes the audience and Goran realize how close to insane he really is
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Badge and To the Bone since they both had young children murdered (and mutilated in the case of the latter).
And so Governor Devlin, because even the cost of freedom can be too high, I REFUSE your pardon!
And so Governor Devlin, because even the cost of freedom can be too high, I REFUSE your pardon!
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Those were both amazing episodes. I actually went to high school with the guy (Jack Koenig) who played the father who "committed" the murder/suicide in "Badge". I saw him in a high school production of "Arsenic & Old Lace" in 1977 or 1978. What I liked about "To The Bone" was Whoopi Goldberg's performance. So sweet and then creepy, especially that final smirk she gives to Logan at the end. And that's a compliment as I am not usually a fan of hers.
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, but I know it's nobody's fault.
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, but I know it's nobody's fault.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Exactly! I don't particularly like WG, but she's amazing in "To the Bone." IMO, it's the darkest episode of LOCI; I couldn't watch it a second time, whereas I've seen virtually all the other eps more than once (bc reruns aired when I was dressing for work). Chilling, sad, brutal
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people."
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people."
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Is TO THE BONE the one with the family that gets hacked to death with machetes (and the real estate agent stumbles on the crime scene in the opening)? Yeah, that one was pretty gross.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
The scene where Said and Adebisi are in the cell with the white sheets that Martin Querns allowed him to put there is an amazing scene. From the beginning to the end when Adebisi walks out somewhat triumphantly at first
Those are the types of scenes and shots that truly started to make the difference and have since been used in the great shows HBO and SHO have put out as well as channels like FX and AMC just to name a few.
Those are the types of scenes and shots that truly started to make the difference and have since been used in the great shows HBO and SHO have put out as well as channels like FX and AMC just to name a few.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Untethered, the one where Goren gets himself locked up and tortured on purpose, is really grim. But for my money the most horrific is "Endgame", the one where he interviews a serial rapist/murderer, figures out that his mother was one of his victims, his mother adds the layer that the killer might be Goren's father and then she dies. And his potential father is executed. That's grim.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
"Untethered" is on tonight, and I'm debating whether I want to watch it again.
So it goes.
So it goes.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
I don't know the name of the episode but the one where the nun was killed in the church. It was on today..I turned the channel.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
My vote is for season 7, episode 21 "Last Rites" which was the
final appearance of Chris Noth as Mike Logan. Its also
bittersweet as we hear the name of Logan's deceased partner
Lenny Briscoe mentioned and when this one first aired in 2008
Jerry Orbach had been deceased for nearly four years. A very
well written plot and a satisfying send off for Det. Logan.
Lorenzo Sunny Arizona
Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid!
final appearance of Chris Noth as Mike Logan. Its also
bittersweet as we hear the name of Logan's deceased partner
Lenny Briscoe mentioned and when this one first aired in 2008
Jerry Orbach had been deceased for nearly four years. A very
well written plot and a satisfying send off for Det. Logan.
Lorenzo Sunny Arizona
Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid!
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Beautifully put. Bc I don't watch a lot of TV, I first knew Chris Noth thru "Sex and the City" reruns, and I really hated his character and had no opinion of the actor. Then I encountered Mike Logan on LOCI, and my respect for Noth (as actor) shot way up. I still haven't seen the early seasons of LO but will bc I'd like to see more of Logan.
RIP, the sublime Jerry Orbach.
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people."
RIP, the sublime Jerry Orbach.
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people."
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Eh, I only see it with Great Barrier (where they reveal she killed her infant daughter) and Grow (where a father and uncle scheme to murder a sick little girl). I'm ashamed for forgetting those (also Magnificat).
And so Governor Devlin, because even the cost of freedom can be too high, I REFUSE your pardon!
And so Governor Devlin, because even the cost of freedom can be too high, I REFUSE your pardon!
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
I think the one where the women kills her three little kids in the car bomb and intended to kill all four ..that one by far is the only one I will not watch again. I also think untethered is pretty dark as well as the one where Goren is framed
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
I'm with you; that's one of the few episodes I just can't watch. I hate that father with a fiery passion.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
I hate that father with a fiery passion.
But Carrie Preston is amazing in it, as the troubled mother.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
I totally agree, Carrie Preston is amazing. When she starts to exit her psychotic state and fully understand what she did it's heartbreaking.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
"The Posthumous Collection," from season 4, is one of the darkest and eeriest of all for me. This is the one where the famous photographer is murdered, and the photos from the last shoot create a puzzle that leads to the murderer. I just don't want to say too much more. Goren's reaction once he realizes what he's seeing in the photos is one of revulsion, not a response we're accustomed to seeing in him. The subject matter is so grim that Eames's dry wit is even more welcome than usual. (It has been a while since I've seen this one Netflix dropped the first 5 seasons more than a year ago, and who knows if they will ever bring them back.)
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Yeah Death Roe was unnerving. I think he put his son in law through the meat grinder, right?
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Family Values where David Harbour is even worse than he is in Walk Among the Tombstones.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Family Values is one that makes me both shiver and cry every time I see it.
~~
You? Go to hell. Take a toothbrush.
~~
You? Go to hell. Take a toothbrush.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
"To the Bone" was the darkest, in terms of suspenseful, imo. The reason being that they used machetes to murder their victims, and the interview between Chris Noth, and Whoopie Goldberg is intense.
The most wrenching episode was the one in which the Hispanics killed the three African-American kids home from college. I can't remember the name of it, but it was based on an actual case from New Jersey. That one had a chilling interview too.
The most wrenching episode was the one in which the Hispanics killed the three African-American kids home from college. I can't remember the name of it, but it was based on an actual case from New Jersey. That one had a chilling interview too.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
I agree with you about To the Bone, which gave me chills the first time it aired.
The other episode about the African-American kids is aptly called Senseless; I'm watching it now, and it still upsets me. I remember the original case, which also made me cringe.
Put puppy mills out of business: never buy dogs from pet shops!
The other episode about the African-American kids is aptly called Senseless; I'm watching it now, and it still upsets me. I remember the original case, which also made me cringe.
Put puppy mills out of business: never buy dogs from pet shops!
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
The two that always stood out for me were "Love Sick" and "Family Values", though I'll admit I love watching them it's a little like the way some of my friends describe watching horror movies but both episodes are just so perfectly done right down to the use of music and camera angles, it really gets the dark feeling of the episode across.
~~
You? Go to hell. Take a toothbrush.
~~
You? Go to hell. Take a toothbrush.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Senseless and To The Bone gave me the chills. When I first watched Senseless, I felt a chill running down my spine, but also a bit of sadness for the African-American family. Also, the girl was the last to die. I also felt for the two Hispanic brothers. The younger brother was clearly scared of that guy Felix.
As for To The Bone, I remember watching that and thinking that Whoopi Goldberg was one of the scariest villains I have ever seen on that show. That shows how much range she has as an actress.
All I need is one mic
As for To The Bone, I remember watching that and thinking that Whoopi Goldberg was one of the scariest villains I have ever seen on that show. That shows how much range she has as an actress.
All I need is one mic
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
The one where the doctor was experimenting on homeless people's eyes was really scary for me. The scene where the M.E. is describing how the victims' eyes were covered in scar tissues from all the unnecessary incisions and cauterizations made my skin crawl. I think it's because the eyes are the most sensitive organ; even the thought of something going near our eyes makes us flinch, so someone strapping people down and cutting into their eyes over and over (even in a "medical" situation without any good reason for it is scary.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Ill Bred and Sound Bodies. While they are not fully about animal abuse, I am a vegan because of my deep love of animals, so any animal episodes I skip. But, I find Homo Homini Lupis one I cannot watch.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
The one with Neil Patrick Harris (essentially playing Jeffrey Dahmer) creeped me out.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
The darkest episodes for me would be :
Badge, Magnificat and To The Bone : Because of the murders of young children in each.
Family Values : That episode had a horror movie like feel with the insane and creepy religious fanatic but I liked it a lot as well in a horror movie like way, very creepy.
Death Roe : Where the chef puts his son in law through the meat grinder and also murders another innocent person so his daughter won't get pregnant and he can keep molesting her, that was horrifying and creepy.
Badge, Magnificat and To The Bone : Because of the murders of young children in each.
Family Values : That episode had a horror movie like feel with the insane and creepy religious fanatic but I liked it a lot as well in a horror movie like way, very creepy.
Death Roe : Where the chef puts his son in law through the meat grinder and also murders another innocent person so his daughter won't get pregnant and he can keep molesting her, that was horrifying and creepy.
Re: The darkest episode.
Reply |
Not the darkest but definitely macabre, the episode where the mob hit man harvested DNA from the mass grave behind the crematory.
Loved the way Goren snared the incredibly cunning, control-freak perp!
Loved the way Goren snared the incredibly cunning, control-freak perp!
1
2
▲ Top
The darkest episode.
I know there were a lot of seasons but I was just wondering what people thought were the darkest/grimmest episodes and what about said episode/episodes stood with you?