This wraps up some major story lines for Goren. The witch is indeed dead and while it would have been nice to have Bobby take her out, I think it's appropriate that the two most poisonous influences in his life sort of helped to cancel each other out.
A few more observations:
1. In the exchange between Goren and Eames after his meltdown in the morgue with Rodgers, Goren is clearly still upset at Eames. She explains she's been investigating him not because she thinks he's guilty but because she's trying to clear him. He addresses her as 'Detective' just as she did in Purgatory as she walks out after reading him the riot act. But Eames doesn't stand there resigned to let him be angry. She continues and explains to him she thinks he's being 'gaslighted.' He stops, takes stock and realizes, she's right and she is on his side.
2. When Goren goes to pick up Declan at the hospital, Declan tells him he's being set up. He warns him that he is being investigated just like Declan himself was with Jo's case. He swats him with his hat. Quite reminiscent of how Frances Goren lashed out briefly at him last year in Endgame when he was pressing her about Brady. Yet another feeble, aging parental figure who claims to care about him but really is just a self-centered individual. Perhaps they think they care about him but really, it seems it's always about them in the end.
3. Goren and Eames seem to have healed that rift between them. Eames telling Declan she does have anger and resentment but not towards her partner. Goren refuses to hear Declan's negative comments towards Eames.
4. Declan Gage is a misogynist. He neglected his child not just because he's self-centered and narcissistic but because she was a girl. He cared more about Bobby than Jo because Bobby was the son he probably always wanted but ended up with Jo. He has very unflattering things to say about all the women in Bobby's life. I can see Frances and Nicole but when he turned on Eames, too, I felt he was definitely showing his misogynistic side.
5. Goren accused Eames of believing he was capable of murder. That wounded look on her face once again had me wanting to strangle Goren. However, under the circumstances, I understood his outburst. Even the one in the morgue with Rodgers. This is one side of Goren I would like to see go away next season. Violent outbursts are really a pet peeve of mine and while I understand why the character does it, I am really getting tired of it.
6. Kathyrn Erbe is incredible. Her best moments came during her moments of silence. The look she gave Goren as he asked her if she thought he was capable of murdering his own brother spoke volumes. Same for the way she watched him as they discovered the heart in that box. I hope they explore her personal life a little more next season as they did in Amends. We learned more about Eames in Amends than we had the entire six seasons prior to it. In that same vein I'd love to learn more about Ross.
Again, it was a superb episode and a great high note for the departing writers to leave on. Here are a few photos put up at USA. Will go in search of others when I have more time. Am so happy it lived up to my expectations. May the healing of Robert Goren begin.
[NP: Eagles - In The City]
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