Rookie
Blue: Season Five, Volume One (2014/E One Entertainment DVD Set)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: D Episodes: C
For
being a TV cop drama, Rookie Blue isn't bad, but doesn't
interest me personally as much as The Killing or The
Following, which focus more on serial killers and murderers. The
eleven episode half-season here spans three discs and features the
episodes Blink, All by Her Selfie, Heart Breakers and Money
Makers, Wanting, Going Under, Two Truths and a Lie, Deal With The
Deveil, Exit Strategy, Moving Day, Fragments, and Everlasting.
Ambitious
young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in
which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core
of the close-knit group is perfectionist Andy McNally (Missy
Peregrym), whose father was a homicide detective before he burned out
on the job. The series follows Andy and her four colleagues -- Dov
Epstein, Gail Peck, Traci Nash and Chris Diaz -- as they experience
the trials, triumphs and tribulations of police work, as well as its
effect on their personal lives.
Season
5 introduced Oliver Becker as Inspector John Jarvis and Matt
Murray as Rookie Duncan Moore. Lyriq Bent and Rachael Ancheril both
return here for single-episode guest appearances following their
departure from the main cast at the end of Season 4, whilst
Adam MacDonald was promoted to series regular for this season.
The
DVD is standard with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and a lossy
Dolby Digital 5.1 track. While the show could obviously benefit from
a Blu-ray upgrade, it doesn't look terrible on disc here.
No
extras on the disc just the episodes themselves, which is standard
for these releases. Read more about the series elsewhere on this
site.
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James Harland Lockhart V
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