“Boulet in a China Shop”
I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who noticed that there was something off in tonight's episode. If I had to guess I'd say this episode was taped early in the season and it's only seeing the light of day now. It seems like we're still in the early stages of Boulet and Cobb's relationship. My suspicions were confirmed (as least to my satisfaction) when Cobb called Boulet's home and had to identify himself to Ayana using both his first and last name. Boulet was also riding Cobb pretty hard about his criminal past and it seems to me Boulet came to terms with that quite a few episodes ago.
But let's move on to the case: A guy Boulet saved right after Katrina turns out to be a local racketeer.
Say what you will about his methods, Boulet gets results. I can't condone what he does; I think I'd be horrified if I ever witnessed some of the things Boulet does. Despite that his methods seem to produce results. It would have been nice to have a longer transition between Boulet thinking Owen Giles was innocent to being convinced he was a thug. I did like Boulet hauling all those storeowners in for obstructing justice. I'm sure I'd be scared too if I had to deal with someone like Owen Giles but I'll give it to Boulet for thinking of a creative way to get everyone into the station. Unfortunately the resources of D.A. Swann's office are stretched to the limit and they can't provide protection for the business owners.
Boulet, seeing that if justice is to be served he'll have to do it himself, kidnaps Owen. Now I don't care where you live, this is still the United States and Boulet would have gotten in trouble for that. He not only kidnaps him, he beats him up. How is it possible that Owen Giles didn't press charges? How is it possible Boulet didn't do anything to endanger the case against Owen Giles? I'm very happy Cobb got to Boulet before he did something really rash. Even if Boulet would have stopped himself because of his family, he needs to realize he's acting like a crazy person. That might work for him in New Orleans, but he's got to dial it down a bit.
And where the heck is Cobb spending all his free time? Boulet assumes it's a woman but Cobb says it's not. If I was Boulet and still new to partnering with Cobb I'd think he was out breaking the law. I'm not sure we'll ever know what Cobb was doing. And there seemed to be a little moment of sexual tension between Swann and Cobb that again makes me think this episode is from earlier in the season.
I know I never really mention Love Tap and Glue Boy but they don't really do enough for me to comment. I'd love some more character development on those two. I'd love some backstory. What inspired them to join the force? How were they affected by the storm? Do they even have personal lives?
What did you think of the episode? Was Boulet over the top or do you think he did what he needed to get justice for those shop owners? What do you think Cobb's up to?
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