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A drama that zeros in on two disparate gal-pal crimefighters from Boston---assertive detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) and steady medical examiner Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander). First up: the grim slaying of a wealthy couple appears to be the handiwork of a copycat killer.
Boston's on edge when an alleged copycat of the Boston Strangler surfaces. Elsewhere, Jane clashes with her new boss (Donnie Wahlberg); and Maura's tendency to analyze everyone affects her romantic life.
A boy's puzzling death leads Jane and Maura to suspect that he may have died during an attempted exorcism. Meanwhile, Jane's mother (Lorraine Bracco) plays Cupid and arranges a surprise date for her daughter. Donnie Wahlberg guest stars.
Jane and Maura snoop into the shooting of a female college student, yet clues begin to reveal there's much more to the woman than meets the eye. Elsewhere, Jane's mother gets into an argument over a vehicle.
The duo's backgrounds are an issue when they probe the death at sea of a member of a rich Boston family.
When a woman is savagely murdered while leaving a lesbian bar, Jane goes undercover to solve the apparent hate crime. Meanwhile, Maura plays matchmaker and brings Jane together with a yoga instructor. Brenda Strong and Antonio Sabato Jr. guest star.
Maura and Jane must go undercover as runners when a psychopath targets the Boston marathon.
Serial killer Charles Hoyt continues to haunt Jane's past and present. The sinister slayer who once targeted Jane might be at it again when a body is discovered in a park. As Jane's fear deepens, Maura tries to track the killer's next move.
Jane is swept into Boston's Irish-mob past when she probes the slaying of an identity thief---who seemingly had no real identity of his own. Meanwhile, Maura goes on an intensely personal odyssey upon making a discovery. Chazz Palminteri guest stars. Adam Arkin directed the episode.
In the first-season finale, a savage gang that killed an undercover officer now targets Boston homicide headquarters for attack, with Jane, Maura and Frankie Jr. trapped and fighting for survival.
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Critic Reviews for Rizzoli & Isles Season 1
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You cannot even call Rizzoli & Isles run of the mill, it being that mills usually run more smoothly.
Rizzoli & Isles features a good dose of humor and a lean style of storytelling that's reflected in the fairly small core group with which we will apparently be working.
The writing is sharp.
Attempts at levity aren't working at all.
The crime-driven material is familiar and, because of the book condensing, hurried and mystery-free, while at least in the early going, attempts at levity aren't working at all.
It's a compelling enough tale, with Harmon projecting just the right amount of fear and defiance and Isles a complementary mixture of comfort and good sense.
Rizzoli & Isles is kind of a mess of a show. There are interesting elements around the edges, but the writing is just dire.
The suspense in the more violent scenes works nicely as we're only given glimpses of the crimes being committed.
Chazz Palminteri is inexplicably on the show as Rizzoli's father, and he seems to be channeling Christopher Walken's corpse for the role.
Wow. The new series Rizzoli & Isles isn't just bad, it's really bad.
We might at least hope that the women at its center reshape the assumptions... and the cliches.
"R&I" isn't any fluffy, girl power, shoot 'em up, but a gritty and occasionally gruesome drama that delves into the unpleasant side of humanity while keeping suspense and surprises alive.
Audience Reviews for Rizzoli & Isles: Season 1
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Jun 25, 2020Based on the Tess Gerritsen book series, Rizzoli & Isles is an exciting, female lead police drama from TNT. The show follows a Boston homicide detective and a medical examiner who work together to solve crimes. Angie Harmon (Rizzoli) and Sasha Alexander (Isles) lead the cast and have good chemistry together; however the Isles character seems a bit like a Dr. Brennan knockoff from Bones (being over literal and socially awkward). Also, there's a bit of gender politics being played, though nothing too heavy handed. Still, the writers do a pretty good job at creating interesting cases-of-the-week and at mixing in a little comedy to lighten the tone. There are also some impressive guest stars featured, including Michael Massee, Billy Burke, Donnie Wahlberg, and Brian Dennehy. It's not the most original police drama, but Rizzoli & Isles delivers a solid first season that shows a lot of promise.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Aug 13, 2014Rizzoli & Isles is terribly unfaithful to forensic methods and science, but unbearably faithful to cliches and unoriginal standards.
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