It Happened Last Night - The Closer

July 13, 2009 9:18 PM

'The Closer' taps out with Dick Tracy

'The Closer" covers all the bases this week -- we've got a loathsome reality-show host, a delusional "detective," a shrieking suspect, and Pope discovering what it really means to be "just one of the guys."

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'The Closer': Random death or meaningful event?

July 6, 2009 9:48 PM

'The Closer': Random death or meaningful event?

"The Closer" hits us with one heck of a depressing series of events, and then tries to show us the good that may come out of them. Do you buy it? Are you a Sanchez or a Flynn?

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'The Closer': Brenda joins the FBI

June 29, 2009 9:32 PM

'The Closer': Brenda joins the FBI

Brenda deals with Kitty's death the only way she knows how on "The Closer" -- by joining (and quitting) the FBI, catching a murderer and taking out a drug supplier.

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'The Closer': Mary McDonnell develops a grudge

June 22, 2009 9:06 PM

'The Closer': Mary McDonnell develops a grudge

It’s the battle of the formidable broads on "The Closer", as Brenda Leigh Johnson goes up against ~~President Roslin~~ Mary McDonnell.

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'The Closer': Random ransom

June 15, 2009 9:39 PM

'The Closer': Random ransom

Brenda Leigh and the crew deal with someone even more loathsome than Speidi this week on "The Closer" when a fraudulent real estate mogul goes missing.

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'The Closer' premiere: Details matter

June 8, 2009 8:45 PM

'The Closer' premiere: Details matter

Brenda Leigh and the whole crew (with one exception) are back with "The Closer," taking on the heartbreaking case of a family slaughtered in their own home.

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'The Closer' Finalewatch: Brenda getting married

February 23, 2009 9:51 PM

The Closer gives us a lovely finale to this winter mini-season, and I'm still a little teary-eyed. Not everything is perfect -- there's dissension in the squad, the case is a bit depressing, and Brenda worries that her heart is like that of the pre-epiphany Grinch -- but it all feels authentic to the characters we've come to love. More »

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'The Closer': Amy Sedaris, psychic sister

February 16, 2009 9:59 PM

We take a break from sociopaths this week on The Closer to concentrate on straight-up nutballs. In this case, said nutball is Fritz's sister -- she's convinced she's a psychic (sorry, "intuitionist"), and she's played by Amy Sedaris. It doesn't get any nuttier than that... More »

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'The Closer': Brenda gets a nemesis

February 9, 2009 8:45 PM

The Closer brings the creep factor this week with a tale of a killer who just can't be caught. He has all the answers, and has engineered the situation so nothing the squad does can make a charge stick. Will Brenda be able to break him? More »

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'The Closer' meets The Crying Game

February 2, 2009 9:29 PM

Let's see, we've got fat jokes, transvestite jokes, a liquefied corpse, $3 million in stolen diamonds, and a couple of cranky recuperating manly men this week on The Closer -- and somehow, it all kind of works. Mostly. More »

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