Elsbeth: Pilot

March 4, 2024 6:01 PM - Season 1, Episode 1

When a college theater student is mysteriously found dead in her high-rise New York City apartment, Elsbeth immediately suspects foul play and enters a game of wits against the victim's popular theater director Alex Modarian, who she believes is involved.

This is spin off of the Good Wife and the Good Fight, but a police procedural instead of a legal drama.

posted by Garm (9 comments total)

So much fun. I only really know the Kings through Evil, but I'd seen enough of Elspeth in Good Fight to make sure and watch it, and I think it's kind of an interesting take on Columbo-ing your procedurals.
posted by Kyol at 6:07 PM on March 4

I really enjoyed this. I think the format works great for Elsbeth - banter with a smug jerk that thinks they just got away with murder is something I would watch every week.

Good Fight and Good Wife were not exactly pro-cop, so knowing that she's there for a consent decree and investigating corruption seems to be their way of distancing them from the copaganda charge.
posted by Garm at 6:10 PM on March 4 [4 favorites]

This was great. Best Columbo-ing I've seen since "Poker Face".

"Oh, no, when I drink I get kooky. You don't want to see that."
posted by mmoncur at 10:58 PM on March 5

Nun!
posted by sixswitch at 6:44 PM on March 6

10 more days until the next episode. 5 weeks! Make it make sense, CBS.
posted by Kyol at 6:12 AM on March 25 [1 favorite]

So weird! I was assuming they cancelled it after one episode or something!
posted by mmoncur at 6:38 AM on March 25

Just watched this tonight. It was fun, if a little cheesy. I always have enjoyed watching Elsbeth operate.

Alex Modarian is actually a really bad actor and his theatre productions look like they suck, but the theatre facilities were pretty amazing.

"Old Irish" deodorant [snerk]. That's a fictional brand, apparently. Old Spice, Irish Spring, and Wild Irish deodorant all exist, but not Old Irish.
posted by orange swan at 9:23 PM on April 4 [1 favorite]

I just found three episodes on Pluto. I loved her character on TGW and TGF but…small doses. I’ve never liked Columbo-type set ups though. I am enjoying her brightly colored coats and scarves, a different one every day.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 1:19 PM on April 12

And 3 different bags, _always different_, too. I've been enjoying the season so far, even if the next two mysteries are less whodunnit mysteries and more how Elsbeth works her way through figuring them out.
posted by Kyol at 1:39 PM on April 12