Two violent and overzealous bounty hunters working for a bail bondsman interfere with a murder investigation. They are ultimately responsible for two more deaths during their pursuit.Two violent and overzealous bounty hunters working for a bail bondsman interfere with a murder investigation. They are ultimately responsible for two more deaths during their pursuit.Two violent and overzealous bounty hunters working for a bail bondsman interfere with a murder investigation. They are ultimately responsible for two more deaths during their pursuit.
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on the 1997 murders of Chris Foote and Spring Wright.
- GoofsAt one point, ADA Carmichael stated that Bail Agent Difka had been dishonorably discharged from the Marines. ATF Form 4473, Firearms transaction Record, Section 11g, asks "Have you been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions". A yes answer would preclude Difka from ever owning a firearm. While he could still be a bounty hunter (eg: Dog, the Bounty Hunter) he would have not been allowed to carry a gun.
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Phil: Mr Dow isn't here. A couple of other detectives picked him up an hour ago.
Detective Rey Curtis: That would be "detectives" Granada and Difka?
Phil: You work with them?
Detective Lennie Briscoe: We're members of a mutual admiration society.
Season 9's "Hunters" is one of those episodes. It's not quite up to the same level of the previous two Season 9 episodes, but it is still truly excellent. On paper it sounds fairly standard and is a bit ordinary to begin with, but the execution is a lot more complex than that. When things become meatier and twistier "Hunters" becomes very intricate and it is one of those episodes that induces anger and outrage by its end.
As said, "Hunters" starts off a little on the ordinary side and didn't immediately grab me straightaway and did think too that the final 5 minutes or so were on the rushed side from trying to cram a lot in.
This is a feeling however that didn't last long at all and the rest of "Hunters" is very good indeed. It is as ever shot with the right amount of intimacy without feeling too up close, even with a reliance of close up camerawork. That the editing has become increasingly tighter over-time is great too. The music isn't over-scored, manipulative or used too much. There is intimacy and tautness in the direction.
The performances are never less than superb across the board, Sam Waterston's authority and ruthlessness shines too, as does Jerry Orbach's conflicted intensity. The script is intelligent and lean with no signs of fat. It also has intensity, emotional impact and even the odd sprinkle of humour. Briscoe's strong feelings over the case are very understandable and compelling to see.
Really liked the storytelling too. A lot happens, without mostly being over-stuffed. It is complicated too without being convoluted, and it is basically one of those episodes that leaves one deep in thought and outraged.
In conclusion, very, very good. 8/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 15, 2021