I liked the idea of combining all three Law & Order season premieres but it gets off to a rocky start. I must say that Christopher Meloni and Jeffrey Donovan are on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of my favorite detective character actors in the franchise. The "Organized Crime" spinoff hasn't held my interest the way I thought it would. I already knew the season premiere crossover dealt with foreign criminals but Cosgrove leaving the injured girl laying on the street only to be shot and killed was silly. The girl told Cosgrove that a man was after her. I wouldn't have left her. Aside from automatically having Cosgrove on the case, why not just have her killed on the yacht or while running away? Crime dramas should not be theatrical, they need to be realistic and believable. I should have guessed Pasha D. Lychnikoff would guest star as the mastermind behind everything. It's a sad statement about the lack of Russian-speaking actors, if not actually Russian-born actors, to portray bad guys. If it is "Ripped From The Headlines" then Russia (and Ukraine) will likely be involved in the story.
The bright spot is Mehcad Brooks. I like his portrayal of Detective Jalen Shaw. I like Anthony Anderson and I didn't hear anything about him leaving Law & Order. I thought Anderson and Jeremy Sisto were great. I loved "Burn Notice" and I thought Donovan was great at playing a burned spy but something is missing with Detective Frank Cosgrove. Fingers crossed that Shaw and Cosgrove will become solid partners. Overall, I was disappointed with the triple crossover season premiere.
The bright spot is Mehcad Brooks. I like his portrayal of Detective Jalen Shaw. I like Anthony Anderson and I didn't hear anything about him leaving Law & Order. I thought Anderson and Jeremy Sisto were great. I loved "Burn Notice" and I thought Donovan was great at playing a burned spy but something is missing with Detective Frank Cosgrove. Fingers crossed that Shaw and Cosgrove will become solid partners. Overall, I was disappointed with the triple crossover season premiere.