Well enjoying the series is not the same as cheering for the character. But I admit Until I heard about the other murderers I did kind of like her. For some reason I found her neurosis endearing. But I don't think she is clueless in sense of not knowing what she did was illegal if she got caught. She is clueless in the sense of not seeing anything wrong with killing the bad guys, and indignant that the law would be enforced against her as long as her target was a murderer who would otherwise get away with it. And surprised that there was a chance of her being caught. That scene with the adulterer episode before last looked to me like it was actually dawning on her that murder was wrong even when she did it. But the next episode did not seem to follow up on that. Also I note that hubby does not see anything wrong with her murdering bad guys as long as she is not caught, provided the methodlogy is setup and withdraw protection.

Regarding The Closer. There was also the teenage boy who she couldn't get in the US so she had him arrested in Mexico because the victim was from there and you definitely got the impression he was going to be severly hurt or worse.

In the case of the drug dealer, I think that she felt justified because Pope forced her to offer immunity and the murderer got away scot free because of it. There was no way to punish him legally.

At least she felt guilty about the obnoxious rich teenage rapist/murderer she left in Mexico.

From the discussion, I think all the cases were people she could not punish legally. But police are not so supposed to act as vigilantes. They are supposed to leave that to Batman.

Yes, it was generally cases where the system failed, or the perp worked the system. She'd gotten a confession, so she knew that they were guilty, and she was creating a situation where they would get punished, even if it wasn't at her hand.

Given the reasonably rotten previews, I actually liked the IA show pilot.Of course, I may just be the rare person looking for a crime show/chick show hybrid, but for a Lifetime show, I found it fairly understated. I also like that she gets to enjoy sex, and that the actress is cute without being, like, "Put the supermodel's hair in a bun, then she'll look like a detective," gorgeous.

Saw a preview for Prime Suspect for this fall--am I right in thinking they're importing the stellar British show?--and I'm puzzled by how they're dressing the lead. She always has a scarf or a high necked shirt of some sort around her throat. Is it a fashion I haven't noticed yet, or does the actress not like her neck, or is it supposed to mean something? It was distracting.

Maybe they want to spin a vampire paramour angle.

It would certainly be different from Helen Mirren's interpretation--though she would rock in a vampire show.