When I discovered, girls, that last night's episode of "Rizzoli And Isles" would center around a murder committed in a Catholic church, I knew I had to watch. And, soon after that, Monsieur made his famous remark, stated above. Well, I wish the episode, actually entitled, "But I Am A Good Girl," had more to do with Catholic craziness. Instead, it came down to a matter of social class distinctions and who was actually a good girl, or not--murder victims Isabel, or T.J.'s mother, Lydia.
First of all, darlings, Lydia cannot start being a good girl, until she stops being a dope! She doesn't have to be Martha Plimpton, but the writers need to work to bring her up to some kind of intelligent likability, if they are going to bring she and Tommy together, satisfying everyone, including fans and Mama Angela, played by the wonderful Lorraine Bracco.
The drama starts in a Gothic looking and lit Catholic church, where a statue of the Virgin Mary, who, I swear to God, was shedding a tear, witnesses the murder of Isabel, who is praying for forgiveness because she is knocked up. Honey, a good douche or birth control device would have solved that problem. How about forcing lover boy to wear a rubber?????
Isabel's body is found, in true show fashion, within the baptismal font, during which the Rizzolis are trying to baptize Tommy and Lydia's child, T.J. Lydia has the gall to inviite her even more stupid fiance Stuart, nicknamed "Strawberry" to the occasion. The Rizzolis, and Maura, are crushed when they learn that Lydia plans to marry the guy, move to Abilene, Texas, leaving the Rizzolis high and dry from T.J. Added to which, Tommy has failed to file custody papers.
So, what follows are two dramas--trying to get Tommy and Lydia together to keep hold of T.J., and trying to solve Isabel's murder. I could have told who did it from the beginning, and it was dumb--this gringo church gardener, who thinks now that his gringo son is going to a big time Boston college, should not be hanging out with some gringo gang trash. So, for this he murders her in the church! I don't think Sister Camille would have been too happy about that, and wait till he sees what the Virgin Mary has in store for him.
More success is achieved in solving the mystery than getting Tommy and Lydia together, though they do get Stuart out of the picture, and buy T.J. some time. But I was hoping for a crazy Catholic Gothic, and all I got was class distinctions and entitlement. Ho Hum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank God for Angie and Sasha's hair! And keep bringing on Sharon Lawrence; her hair is fantastic, too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want mine done like her, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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