(Season 2, Episode 11 – ‘Canyon Flowers’)
Creepy. That’s how I felt during this week’s episode of Life. From the time where Crews and Charlie found the dead driver buried as the stigma of a flower display to the very end scene, I had that sub-conscious feeling where I wanted to crawl a bit out of my skin. It wasn’t the murder itself that skeeved me out … it was the suspects and locations that gave me a bit of the heebie-jeebies.
Let me know if you felt the same way as we delve into the finer points of this week’s episode.
It’s always the crazy ones who do the killing: Squeaky was always on my list as one of the suspects. She tried to throw me off by saying that Johnny Hazlet came and killed Tex, which made me think that it was Clifton who performed the murder. The more I thought about it, and the more evidence that was revealed, it made sense that Squeaky was the only one who could have committed the murders. Particularly since she seemed content that business picked up at her museum right after his death.
Flint and Maude and Clifton: At first, it didn’t seem possible that any of these folks could commit the murder. I mean, Flint and Maude didn’t even go outside. Clifton became my main suspect after Squeaky said Johnny killed Tex. He mention himself that he looked like his grandfather, so there was a logical connection. Turns out they weren’t murderers at all. They were just weird.
Mickey connects some puzzle pieces together: Good news and bad news for Charlie. The good news is that Mickey gave Charlie some additional information that may or may not be connected to the Conspiracy. The bad news … it may be more of ‘may not’ than ‘may.’ You see, it seems like the information Mickey gave would have been a bit inaccurate when it came to who FBI agent Bodner was working for. Mickey said he was working for an assassin Charlie and Dani captured last season. But, after the FBI agent visited Charlie at his house, it looks like it might be the other way around. We’ll learn more about this next week.
Ted gets busted: Charlie is a good cop. But, he sometimes gets involved in things he shouldn’t; even when he’s duly warned. Thusly, because he ended up visiting Mickey, Ted is in some serious trouble. When he mentioned to Charlie that he would never survive another run in lock up I should have realized that was some foreshadowing to his future circumstances. After catching Charlie Sr. instead of Olivia on the cell phone, being arrested was the end to a real crappy day.
The Los Angeles Museum of Murder and Mayhem (LAMoMaM): I did a quick check on the Interworldweb and there is no such thing as the LAMoMaM. That’s a good thing, because the place freaked me out. Especially when Crews and Dani went back after getting news of gunshots. Seeing all those displays of dead and dismembered victims made me, for just a second, want to turn away from the screen. Quite freaky.
The “non-relationship” relationship talk between Reese and Tidwell: The relationship issues between Dani and Tidwell took a back seat this week to the murder investigation. There was still one moment between them where the Captain stated he wanted two kids and Reese responded, “Good luck with that.”
Next week on Life: As we reach the winter break, Crews and Reese confront an old nemesis.
Clacked by Richard Keller 
on Dec 10, 2008 @ 22:44 EST5EDT
The FBI agent’s name is Agent Bodner. It appears he works for the Russian mobster. Last season, Agent Bodner said that the mobster was an informant for the FBI. It appears that that Bodner is lying.
Sometimes it helps to not reveal who the guest stars are at the beginning of each episode. I could tell that characters of Rachel Miner and Michael Raymond-James were the killers because of their previous credits.
I’m beginning to wonder if Charles Crews, Sr. is also a part of this conspiracy. Hasn’t talked to his son in 12 years, we haven’t seen him yet. Perhaps that scene where Charlie puts the wedding invitation on the conspiracy wall is a bit of foreshadowing. Makes me wonder, would Charlie be surpised if his father was involved?
The voice of Charles Crews, Sr. sounded familar. Then it hit me — that sounds like Geoff Pierson (from Unhappily Ever After , 24 , and Dexter ), yep, he’s gotta be involved.
*POST AUTHOR*
Thanks for that update on the FBI agent. I updated it in the post.
“Californication” ruined this episode for me.
I wonder if the sentence in the end was a good spanking if you get my drift… *sigh*
Oh and the other relationship bit between Tidwell and Dani was that his mother was the only true saint who walked the earth. But I guess you meant argument-wise.
The relationship issues between Dani and Tidwell took a back seat
All I can say to that is amen.
I like Tidwell better this episode because he finally acted like a boss. But I still don’t like Tidwell and Dani together.
Who played Squeaky in last nights Canyon Flowers episode?
As mentioned above, it is Rachel Miner (most recently seen in Californication)
Did you see? Rene and Dani teamed up to kill some dude and potentially frame LJ!
“The relationship issues between Dani and Tidwell took a back seat this week to the murder investigation.”
yes, SADLY.
I love Tidwell/Dani and I’m hoping the next ep will bring us more of them together!
And: OMG! Roman is back!