Cold Case (TV Series) The Road (2008) User Reviews

Disgusting episode

[threeball · 8/10 · 6 April 2008]

I don't mean the episode was disgusting as a whole, or disgusting meaning the episode was bad, but the villain is perhaps the most evil villain this show has produced in its 5 seasons. The way he was evil made me cringe the entire episode and I just can't fathom how anyone could do that to people, or how anyone could survive it.

This isn't your typical Cold Case episode, from a structure point of view. We know who the criminal is from the very beginning. I would say this episode is closer to the Without a Trace structure than Cold Case.

It's not a bad episode. It's just one that is hard to watch and really makes you think. I don't think I could watch it again.

Abduction

[jotix100 · 8/10 · 1 January 2010]

One of the strangest episodes in this series. The abduction of a young woman, Brenda McDowell, during her engagement party brings the Cold Case unit to try to solve the mystery. In West Virginia they have detained one John Smith that is connected with the disappearance of Brenda.

The investigation also uncovers how this John Smith has been responsible for three other abductions of women that are still missing. As detectives Lilly Rush and Scotty Valens are bringing John Smith back to Philadelphia, he reveals a lot more to the investigators.

Holly Dale directed this chapter in the series. Jennifer Johnson, another frequent contributor wrote the screenplay. In a way, this installment doesn't hold any surprises for the viewer because we know right away that the criminal is John Smith. In spite of our knowledge, the show holds the viewer's attention because the way it plays on the screen.

Ms. Dale keeps things moving at a good pace. Kathryin Morris and Danny Pino have some good opportunities to shine. Damon Harriman, an Australian actor, does a great job as the creepy John Smith. Kathleen Munroe appears as Brenda.

Pretty good episode, but a little familiar

[Foti65 · 8/10 · 4 August 2010]

I thought this episode was pretty good. It had a really creepy vibe throughout the entire episode that got you thinking about what was going to happen next and how all the subtleties of the episode were connected.

The only issue was throughout the entire episode, you had this weird feeling that it was something you had seen before, and there's a good chance you might have. There were a lot of elements of the movie Se7en in it. For example (I'm not giving anything away, what I'm about to say is apparent in the first 10 minutes), while Lily and Scotty are transporting the guy, they try too hard to recreate the dynamic in the police car with Morgan Freeman (Lily), Brad Pitt (Scotty), and the guy (Kevin Spacey). Also, the name of the guy is very similar to Spacey's character.

Overall, a pretty good episode. Not my all time favorite but definitely up there.

8/10

Loved it!!!Bring this show back!

[hangininouton · 10/10 · 21 September 2019]

Watching the constant reruns and still can't get enough of this show. All the reality TV bologna and others alien stuff on TV is such a waste! Why don't you bring a good show like this back. And this episode was absolutely the best! It was creepy all the way through because the killer this time was so evil. Loved it! Bring good shows like this back

Stone by Stone

[ecliptica83 · 9 January 2023]

While watching this episode all I could think of was how the plot reminded of a Rammstein song called Stein um Stein (Stone by stone). The song roughly talks about a sociopath who builds a house without windows or doors for his victim(s) so that no one can hear them scream (much like the villain of this episode). So when he puts that last stone in the wall, when his victims have given up and are left to die, it's all very familiar to that song. "Yes, I'll make you a home / And you should be part of the whole" says the song "Stone by stone I wall you in".

The song might not exactly have been about murder rather abuse and feeling imprisoned, however the lyrics were playing in my head throughout the entire episode. It is one of the most disturbing episodes of the series so far and I'm glad it had a relatively happy ending. A least they could save one.