Overall, I liked this episode. I don't agree with many of the posters that this is too preachy RE: the racial issues. I actually thought it handled that issue well. The time that the original murders were to have taken place, the behaviors described were unfortunately happening in some places, usually with the law turning a blind eye on the white perpetrators against the minority victims. The only problem I have with this episode is Cassie! As a number of people have noted, she was attractive. That's where her contribution ends, in my opinion. She was a terrible actress: she was screechy, and she over-acted in every scene. Every line had such emphasis. Also, she had no chemistry with Dean. He did -- he's great at showing just the right balance of emotion and restraint, and "Dean" clearly felt for her, wanted her, and their time together obviously meant a lot to him. She, well, she was just plain bad. I agree that I would have liked her character to return in future eps, but played by a better actress. Lisa, in later episodes, was MUCH BETTER!
Cassie...(contains spoilers about future episodes of the show, not this episode)
19 August 2010
Warning: Spoilers