Astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.Astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.Astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
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- TriviaIn the first episode, Elsbeth is standing near a curb and gets splashed by a passing car driving through a puddle (a clip that was also heavily used in the promotion for the show). Instead of reacting with anger or disgust (as a more stereotypical New Yorker might, and as Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw does in the opening credits for Sex and the City), she looks absolutely overjoyed. In an April 2024 Washington Post interview with Carrie Preston, journalist Emily Yahr explained Preston's thought process behind the reaction: "Preston read the script and knew exactly how to play the scene where she gets soaked by the car. Obviously, Elsbeth is a huge Sex and the City fan, and therefore thrilled to experience a Carrie Bradshaw moment in New York. 'I decided that Elsbeth would find that absolutely 100 percent delightful,' Preston said in a recent interview on set in Brooklyn. On the show, Elsbeth has just moved from The Good Wife's universe of Chicago to work as a court-mandated legal observer of the New York Police Department-and she is truly dazzled by all the Big Apple has to offer. 'She's like, "Yes, I'm here, I've been splashed . . . I'm a New Yorker!"'"
- GoofsTascioni is Italian for "Big Pockets," and is pronounced "tah-SHO-nee," not "tass-ee-O-nee."
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I love me some Carrie Preston and Elsbeth, I really, really do-but Michelle and Robert have royally screwed up a great thing.
(Sidebar: why aren't Michelle and Robert's names ever listed in alphabetical order?)
Showing us the reveal at the outset and then watching Elsbeth unravel what we already know was a terrible choice for an overarching plot structure.
Having Elsbeth cozy up to the perpetrator and reveal to them spot-on analysis that gives everything away-thus giving the perpetrator a chance to cover everything up (but of course they always manage to bungle the opportunity!) early on in every episode-it was cute once or twice, but now it just plays off as ridiculously stupid and preposterous.
(Sidebar #2: Notwithstanding the excellent run of guest actors, the supporting cast leaves a lot to be desired. And I usually enjoy WEP.)
I so desperately want more Elsbeth. But there's no way this makes it to Season 3 with the current format.
(Sidebar: why aren't Michelle and Robert's names ever listed in alphabetical order?)
Showing us the reveal at the outset and then watching Elsbeth unravel what we already know was a terrible choice for an overarching plot structure.
Having Elsbeth cozy up to the perpetrator and reveal to them spot-on analysis that gives everything away-thus giving the perpetrator a chance to cover everything up (but of course they always manage to bungle the opportunity!) early on in every episode-it was cute once or twice, but now it just plays off as ridiculously stupid and preposterous.
(Sidebar #2: Notwithstanding the excellent run of guest actors, the supporting cast leaves a lot to be desired. And I usually enjoy WEP.)
I so desperately want more Elsbeth. But there's no way this makes it to Season 3 with the current format.
- dinitramide
- Nov 27, 2024
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