The Michael Connelly character Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch first premiered in a series of books in 1992. As this is written, the character has led to 24 distinct books and two distinct television shows. We focus here on the third season of the series Bosch (2014-2021), starring Titus Welliver in the title role for the series.
Season three of Bosch picks up with a 16-months on time between the second and third seasons. Harry copes with the truth of the Los Angeles Police Department‘s role in his mother’s death, and that the guilty party had died without facing the truth. Harry‘s daughter, Maddie Bosch, as portrayed by Madison Lintz, has moved in with him as Maddie’s mother and Harry’s ex-wife, Eleanor Wish, has moved to Hong Kong with her current husband, Reggie Woo. Sarah Clarke portrayed Wish as Hoon Lee portrayed Woo. The conclusion to the Father Tabakian murder charges against Veronica Allen, with Tabakian portrayed by Jack Topalian and Allen portrayed by Jeri Ryan, intersects with Bosch‘s fragile emotional state right from the beginning of the season.
Three other cases gain Harry Bosch‘s interest in this season, one being the death the homeless Billy Meadows as witnessed by Army Green Beret Thomas ‘Sharkey’ Niese. Another is the murder of Donatella Speares, which has led to a trial against Hollywood movie director Andrew Holland. A complicated alternate theory has former LAPD detective Rudy Tafero helping Holland to deflect guilt. A third case, the death of suspected serial killer Edward James Gunn, leads to Detective Jimmy Robertson, as portrayed by Paul Calderon, pursuing Harry for criminal charges. Chad Van Allen, Bridger Zadina, Ana Flavia Gavlak, John Ales, Arnold Vosloo and Frank Clem portrayed Meadows, Niese, Speares, Holland, Tafero and Gunn, respectively.
A degree of slick handling through much of the storylines above, and what this means to different relationships between cops and for cops and their families, come to pass with this season. What will the appearances of corruption do to Harry Bosch and his partner, Jerry Edgar. Will Lieutenant Grace Billets get the promotion to captain that she has been seeking? Will interim chief Irvin Irving, with Mayor Hector Ramos getting reelected after Irving leaked a video that damaged Richard O’Shea, stay on as police captain? What happens to Harry Bosch, Maddie Bosch, Eleanor and Reggie. Jamie Hector, Amy Aquino, Lance Reddick, Yancey Arias and Steven Culp portrayed Edgar, Billets, Irving, Ramos and O’Shea, respectively. This season draws from the Michael Connelly books The Black Echo of 1992 and A Darkness More Than Night of 2001.
The depth of storylines and detail packed into season three is accomplished remarkably well. Some storylines are resolved with this season while others are not. As with the Father Tabakian and Veronica storyline, clarity for a previous season comes into play with this third season. That Bosch, the Amazon original series, does this so well makes we want to keep coming back for additional seasons. I recommend this series, granting 4.75-stars on a scale of 1-to-5 for season three.
Matt – Saturday, October 29, 2022
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