The Chicago Code has become regular viewing for me. In addition to watching it live, I also Tivo it just to go back and watch again as a refresher each week. It’s turned out to be a terrific show.
Tonight’s opening was really exciting. An armed bank robbery is rarely ever boring when shown, of course, but the threat of multiple suspects, armed with automatic weapons made for a thrilling scene. And to ramp it up a bit, Jarek Wysocki (Jason Clarke) and Caleb Evers (Matt Lauria) were on their own for a good bit of the episode.
That fact was scary to think about. Some of his fellow officers chose to freeze them out after some of Superintendent Teresa Colvin’s (Jennifer Beals) actions. Unfortunately, the officers didn’t know the full story behind Colvin’s actions. When you don’t feel as though your brothers in blue have your back, you find yourself feeling lonely and vulnerable, especially when a bank robber with a fully automatic weapon is on the loose.
Detective Caleb Evers (Matt Lauria)
The investigation into the bank robbery was full of little twists and turns which I enjoyed; the security guard’s involvement was like the cherry on top. In my eye, Wysocki and Evers never even had to question the sister. The interview at the hospital told it all. She wanted nothing to do with those cops when they got too close to the truth.
As for the corruption investigation into Alderman Ronin Gibbons (Delroy Lindo), holy smokes, was that awesome of what?! After seeing the police make some progress and not getting much out of Gibbons, the writers did a fine job of showing what sort of a man Gibbons is. He not only hurt Colvin by taking out her chief of staff due to corruption, but he turned a possible informant into a lap dog for himself. Ronin Gibbons is one seriously bad man.
There were only a few problems I had with the episode. The first scene I hated had Jennifer Beals throwing stuff in her office after the chief of staff debacle. That scene either should have been re-shot or re-shot AND re-written. It looked forced.
And the second was the apology scene in the locker room. It just seemed silly. I would have rather seen the guys grab a beer or something. The pushing and shoving match after Wysocki stood at his locker, brooding, for three minutes felt silly to me.
Aside from those nitpicks, this was another strong episode. Shawn Ryan is doing a fine job when it comes to finding his next hit show. I just wish more people tuned into it every Monday night. There isn’t anything else on during The Chicago Code! Tune in, people!
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