Maggie Q knows precisely how much emotionality to put into her performance. Beth’s commitment to her work is what made us feel connected to this story we want her to save these people because of how strongly she wants to save them. With her tough, no-nonsense attitude when questioning suspects in the case, to her playing off the delusions of a mentally unstable woman and later talking her down so she doesn’t stab a little boy, we became truly invested in this case. Many of the strongest scenes in the episode were of Beth being brilliant at her job. Maggie Q shows great range in her performance and makes us want to learn more about Beth. Whether she’s at home waking up or going to bed, out for coffee with a friend, rolling her eyes at Jack’s failed attempts to win her good opinion, or saving a little boy from certain death, we are glued to the screen when the focus is on her. Let’s just be entirely clear, here: Beth is the star of this show. “It’s not weird, it’s despicable.” ~ Amanda Tate “Look, I don’t want this to be weird.” ~ Jack Larsen Dylan McDermott’s only even remotely engaging moments are when Jack is putting the work in to figure out the case on hand, whether he’s discussing it with the team, or searching for clues at the crime scene. At least then he could legally get access to his son, and isn’t that what we’re supposed to believe is his largest priority? We can’t even feel sorry for him as he tries to come across sympathetic to her because in every other scene where he’s not entirely immersed in working a case, he’s a smug, unlikeable character that is entirely full of himself and lacks substance. Sure, it might not improve Amanda’s personal opinion of him but it’s not as if he’s doing so well in that area on his own anyway.
The show still hasn’t addressed the giant plot hole, where he could simply file a paternity suit but hasn’t. Jack wants to talk it out but she tells him he needs to get out of LA immediately. Clearly she wouldn’t have fled across the country and be so vehemently against him seeing their son without good reason.
The fact that Amanda is so horrified to see Jack speaks volumes. To make things even more uncomfortable, Jack and Amanda run into each other at work when she delivers a warrant to Beth. Seeing Jack stalk his ex, Amanda Tate, and his apparent-son doesn’t get any less creepy. Frankly, Jack Larsen, I Don’t Give A Damn
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