Harry is the rebel. I never paid much attention to Titus Welliver before. Yes, he has played a lot of bad guys over the years. That intensity of person that he exudes makes him a good heavy. I think Harry Bosch is the perfect role for his persona. This concludes Season 4 in a really tight way. The neat thing about this series is that there is serious detective work that doesn't alway come to fruition. Bosch is an imperfect, damaged human being, but he is loyal and straightforward. That makes him anathema to some of his colleagues. No one really likes someone who is that serious all the time. The intricate weaving of facts with a little luck attached makes this very good. The most dangerous guys are the ones who have a narcissistic smugness that puts them above the law. The ones who have a high and mighty purpose that involve leaving a few bodies lying around. Harry's issues with his mother's death when he was a young boy and his efforts to keep Maddie safe after Eleanor was murdered show that family will always come first. The sad thing is that it will be next year at this time that I get to dive into this series.
13 Reviews
A Week in the Life
polsixe18 May 2018
This was a fine series, narratively set as a single 10-day stretch. A high-profile lawyer is murdered and Bosch leads a task force to find the killer. Story arcs from previous seasons are continued and in a couple of cases, come to closure. Some reviews say the series is too slow-paced, but as essentially a 500-minute movie it seems like a feasible week long investigation. Its not ten 1 hour episodes and cases like NCIS. The Crate and Barrel KTK sublplot is a sidebar timefiller , perhaps meant to show the more routine and luck aspects of policing. Titus Welliver as usual does a strong job in the lead as well as the rest of the cast in protraying professional, dedicated cops. 10 days and no one takes a day off !
Upcoming season(s) may see some more chaanges, will Bosch be assigned to the Cold Case Squad as in the books? Will Mickey Haller make an appearance? Looking forward to spring 2019.
Upcoming season(s) may see some more chaanges, will Bosch be assigned to the Cold Case Squad as in the books? Will Mickey Haller make an appearance? Looking forward to spring 2019.
S4 and the season finale has everything that makes Bosch great
Holt3446 May 2020
This extraordinary episode, season finale had everything Bosch does great and improved on it so it became an incredible episode, much thanks to the penultimate episode which saw for some of the best investigating in the season. How all the clues and investigation the detectives and task force does throughout the season shows in this finale, it's some of the best writing in television I've seen for awhile and have understood through these first four seasons that Bosch is a fantastic show. Book of the Unclaimed Dead is the name of the episode and it fits well as it's about Bosch mother, her murder have been one of the long running cases in the show and it concludes here in one of the show's best scenes. Titus Welliver is Bosch and I can't see anyone else playing the title character, this season and episode shows time and again that his acting capabilities are great, really becoming the character. Ernest R. Dickerson directed this fine episode, a great director is what he is. The cinematography was stunning, truly amazing!
After three superb seasons, each having stories worth telling. What we got in season 4 was something entirely different and really puts the realism first with a case that could possibly be inspired by a real case. The death of Elias, a civil rights attorney. We get to follow Bosch and the task force for a whole season in more than a week's period of time and it leads for some interesting and entertaining scenes, amazing writing and directing work. Two other story arcs consisted of the death of Eleanor which was sad but lead for some incredible character development and acting performances, the last was the KTK which took a weird turn but realistic as he rode that bicycle like crazy.
I have to say that this is my personal favorite season of Bosch, beating the second season for me. It felt like true crime with its realistic and impressive writing, felt like the writers love what they do which is how you write a good story, you see the love the writers and actors have for the characters and story.
After three superb seasons, each having stories worth telling. What we got in season 4 was something entirely different and really puts the realism first with a case that could possibly be inspired by a real case. The death of Elias, a civil rights attorney. We get to follow Bosch and the task force for a whole season in more than a week's period of time and it leads for some interesting and entertaining scenes, amazing writing and directing work. Two other story arcs consisted of the death of Eleanor which was sad but lead for some incredible character development and acting performances, the last was the KTK which took a weird turn but realistic as he rode that bicycle like crazy.
I have to say that this is my personal favorite season of Bosch, beating the second season for me. It felt like true crime with its realistic and impressive writing, felt like the writers love what they do which is how you write a good story, you see the love the writers and actors have for the characters and story.
Possibly the best seson finale ever.
subgeniusdusty11 August 2020
Class
richardjerome8 June 2021
Just sorry we are so darn old.
yankeeborn5623 July 2021
We just finished watching the fourth season, and love it. The writing is incredible. We would love to binge watch but as senior citizens, it is not possible. We look forward to watching it every night. One of the best series we have seen in a long time.
Very convincing
fcerezo-9895013 August 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Whole series is amazing. Like a hood read, hard to put down. My right thumb is on pain from pushing the "Return" button, the "Play" and the "Skip" (for the header and credits).
Spoiler: in this particular episode when the Chief and Boss are both in their cars exactly the same car is behind theirs. What is the chance of such a thing happening? Other than this I had not (and trust me, when it comes to visual goofs; I am a Hawk) seen another one up to this episode. Now let me get back to it. This is by far my best series this year
You Know What?
debejere20 January 2019
I've watched every episode! I posted everywhere Titus "don't let them make you all crazy". Stay true and good. Boy o boy up to the last drop. You did Bosch proud! Great ending to this one. I was sure, as most series do, first one is great, then two three four and crazyness seeps in. Not on this one. Thanks again Titus.
A satisfying end to the season
snoozejonc17 September 2023
Bosch is under pressure to prove the guilt of his main suspect.
This is my favourite episode of the show so far, as several arcs are brought to a satisfying conclusion in a reasonably plausible way by the writers. I cannot give details without spoiling, but I think if you like the central characters and have invested in the outcome of certain events, it does not disappoint. I would not say the resolution is particularly clever storytelling, as it is quite straightforward, but there is a decent amount of suspense and atmosphere generated in the key scene.
All actors are on good form, particularly Titus Welliver, Lance Reddick, and John Getz.
Visually it is another strong mix of location and studio shots. There is a good use of darkness and light in the right moments, shots of certain characters looking at each other are well placed, the cityscapes are good and final landscape image is excellent.
It's an 8.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
This is my favourite episode of the show so far, as several arcs are brought to a satisfying conclusion in a reasonably plausible way by the writers. I cannot give details without spoiling, but I think if you like the central characters and have invested in the outcome of certain events, it does not disappoint. I would not say the resolution is particularly clever storytelling, as it is quite straightforward, but there is a decent amount of suspense and atmosphere generated in the key scene.
All actors are on good form, particularly Titus Welliver, Lance Reddick, and John Getz.
Visually it is another strong mix of location and studio shots. There is a good use of darkness and light in the right moments, shots of certain characters looking at each other are well placed, the cityscapes are good and final landscape image is excellent.
It's an 8.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
Weakest season so far
dierregi15 January 2023
I like this show for its noirish vibes, the Bosch character is definitely intriguing, his house an amazing location that adds atmosphere and most other characters are well-defined and believable enough. Crate and Barrel are good comic relief, partner J. Edgar serious but not stuffed, and the LT a tough cookie. Even the usual weakest link of these shows, daughter Maddie, is not the usual cringe-worthy rebellious teenager.
So far so good, but this series was all over the place, with too much sentimental drama. Also, Bosch's mum's plot was stretched way too thin, and the fact that Bosch was able to pin a high-profile murder on the guilty party was way too convenient. Far-fetched doesn't even start to describe it, I mean, after almost 40 years the murderer kills somebody else, just when Bosch is watching his every step... what are the chances?
All the background political drama was heavy-handed, the Eleanor sub-plot overdramatic and unbelievably convoluted and the corrupted cop card played once too often. I would have preferred to follow Crate and Barrel and their KTK.
I hope the following season picks up without the AI cop Snyder, who's next to unbearable.
So far so good, but this series was all over the place, with too much sentimental drama. Also, Bosch's mum's plot was stretched way too thin, and the fact that Bosch was able to pin a high-profile murder on the guilty party was way too convenient. Far-fetched doesn't even start to describe it, I mean, after almost 40 years the murderer kills somebody else, just when Bosch is watching his every step... what are the chances?
All the background political drama was heavy-handed, the Eleanor sub-plot overdramatic and unbelievably convoluted and the corrupted cop card played once too often. I would have preferred to follow Crate and Barrel and their KTK.
I hope the following season picks up without the AI cop Snyder, who's next to unbearable.
Cheaply melodramatic
yavermbizi8 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
My overall rating of "Bosch"'s Season 4: 4/10
As stated in the title, I'd say the Season 4 finale is "cheaply melodramatic". However, it is easy to complain and harder to give concerete advice on how to fix it. I'm not afraid of that challenge however: what would I have done to make it at least "expensively melodramatic" instead? A crowd of 100k (rather than "100") shows up (CGId as necessary) at the police building and throws Molotovs at Bosch as he rides to tackle Walker. Meanwhile, the mayor has Irving blown up (or vice versa). The Chinese police guy escapes on a bomber plane and starts bombing LA on the final flyby, but Bosch teaches Maddie to duck and cover in time, and takes after him in a fighter plane as FBI tries to shoot them both down from the ground. In the final showdown in the tunnel Walker and Bosch have a fistfight for 10 minutes, as the former is revealed to have been a Navy SEAL. J. Edgar fires blindly at them with a machinegun so as to not be completely useless. Sounds AWESOME, right?!
But to make it "non-melodramatic" I'd scrap literally every scene intensified here, as well as most others (cemetary, diner, the Edgars' dialogue etc) and replace them with something good. There are some riots and clashes, people are slightly hurt on both sides, there is explosive racial tension. Irving leaks materiel about Walker (sure, it can be traced to the police, but the taskforce has already been said to "leak like a sieve", so who could blame him?). The Chinese guy should have at least some purpose beyond being a shadowy bad guy - if he's intelligence (with no cover), have him abduct/intimidate/setup some Chinese gangleader who just so happened to have actually ordered the hit on Wish (or so we think!). Walker realises that as Lincoln is in jail, she'd not be helping him with info, that he'd be seen entering the tunnels by the staff etc and reports the message to Irving, O'Shae etc, claiming he's being setup by the very crooked cops it's his job to eradicate yadda yadda.
If you stop making empty drama you can actually create the proper kind!
As stated in the title, I'd say the Season 4 finale is "cheaply melodramatic". However, it is easy to complain and harder to give concerete advice on how to fix it. I'm not afraid of that challenge however: what would I have done to make it at least "expensively melodramatic" instead? A crowd of 100k (rather than "100") shows up (CGId as necessary) at the police building and throws Molotovs at Bosch as he rides to tackle Walker. Meanwhile, the mayor has Irving blown up (or vice versa). The Chinese police guy escapes on a bomber plane and starts bombing LA on the final flyby, but Bosch teaches Maddie to duck and cover in time, and takes after him in a fighter plane as FBI tries to shoot them both down from the ground. In the final showdown in the tunnel Walker and Bosch have a fistfight for 10 minutes, as the former is revealed to have been a Navy SEAL. J. Edgar fires blindly at them with a machinegun so as to not be completely useless. Sounds AWESOME, right?!
But to make it "non-melodramatic" I'd scrap literally every scene intensified here, as well as most others (cemetary, diner, the Edgars' dialogue etc) and replace them with something good. There are some riots and clashes, people are slightly hurt on both sides, there is explosive racial tension. Irving leaks materiel about Walker (sure, it can be traced to the police, but the taskforce has already been said to "leak like a sieve", so who could blame him?). The Chinese guy should have at least some purpose beyond being a shadowy bad guy - if he's intelligence (with no cover), have him abduct/intimidate/setup some Chinese gangleader who just so happened to have actually ordered the hit on Wish (or so we think!). Walker realises that as Lincoln is in jail, she'd not be helping him with info, that he'd be seen entering the tunnels by the staff etc and reports the message to Irving, O'Shae etc, claiming he's being setup by the very crooked cops it's his job to eradicate yadda yadda.
If you stop making empty drama you can actually create the proper kind!
Who eats on the hood of a car?
Harry_Cany0n14 November 2021
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