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‘The Closer’: Brenda's Off the Wagon

Last night’s episode of The Closer delivered not only an engrossing, hard-to-solve case involving the poolside murder of an in-demand Orange County divorce lawyer (police procedural gold!) but also a hefty dose of Brenda Johnson’s Personal Life, resulting in a satisfying double-whammy that will undoubtedly get legions of viewers back in front of the tube next week for the second half of the episode.

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‘The Closer’: Mummy Arms and Whipped Cream

Last week’s premiere of The Closer kicked off the season with a triple-homicide bang and a jarring new handheld shooting style. They’ve thankfully ditched the technique this time around, so we’re brought back into the regular swing of things — which in Priority Murder Squad deputy chief Brenda Johnson’s nervous, fluttery world includes the discovery by construction workers of a mummified corpse, the presumed murder victim of a gangbanger turned politico who’s in cahoots with a corrupt preacher-man. Whew! This is truly the stuff of which gripping police procedurals are made.

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Critics Love to Love ‘The Closer’

Kyra Sedgwick's hit police drama returned to television this week for a third season, easily cajoling its way its way up to number one in its time slot. That's no new achievement for the show, which has consistently drawn raves from audiences and reviewers alike

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