Elsbeth changes things up for ElsbethSeason 2 Episode 7, “One Angry Woman,” as Elsbeth finds herself on the jury of a murder case.
Typically, Elsbeth is the one investigating a murder. That means she can follow her instincts and find evidence to prove her theories, no matter how far-fetched they initially seem.
However, as part of a jury on “One Angry Woman,” she must rely on the evidence collected by others to determine if they charged the right person. That’s bound to be tough for Elsbeth. She’ll see missing pieces immediately but not be able to find them the way she usually would.
While it will almost certainly frustrate her, it should be fun for viewers to see if Elsbeth can color in the lines for once.
And if she can’t, it will be equally fun to see what sort of workaround she finds to get the answers she needs without completely disregarding the rules and getting thrown off the jury.
Another way “One Angry Woman” changes things is that rather than Elsbeth’s antagonist for the episode being the murder suspect, she is going up against the trial judge played by Carrie Preston’s real-life husband, Michael Emerson.
Described in the episode synopsis as an unusually difficult Judge, it’s already easy to see Emerson’s character and Elsbeth being like oil and water. Again, this is something that will no doubt be frustrating for Elsbeth but loads of fun for viewers.
Do you think Elsbeth’s conflicts with the judge will be the result of some twist that connects him to the murder? Or, is it a simple case of the chaos that is Elsbeth meeting a particularly inflexible person in Judge Crawford?
Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!
Episode description:
Elsbeth finally makes it as a true New Yorker when she is summoned to jury duty and lands on a murder trial where she faces off with the unusually difficult Judge Milton Crawford, who will prove a formidable adversary.
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