Vegas’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap
Though masking as a procedural, ‘Vegas’ already has great depth.
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Though “Vegas” hasn’t posted the numbers (yet) that CBS would like to see for a freshman drama, it reminded me of another CBS series that has always had a similar story — “The Good Wife.” Both series mask themselves as procedurals but have much more character depth than typical genre shows. Like “The Good Wife,” “Vegas’” Case of the Week in “Money Plays” was tangential to the overall plot (at best). It served not as the focus of the show but as a way to further other, more important dramatic narratives.
“Vegas” had a great pilot out of the box, and settled in this week with a familiarity that befits a show that has been around much longer. This is good news — it shows that viewers are given the benefit of the doubt (that we can remember that, say, Dixon is Ralph Lamb’s son and Jack is his brother) without clunky exposition or reminders outside of the natural episode arc. The series also brought a story from the first week’s COTW through to this week’s episode: that of the murder of the governor’s daughter, which is tied up with Savino and his mob gang. For more on that and why Jesus, Mary and Joseph ain’t around here, hit the jump.