Television Series Review of Bosch: Legacy – Season 1 – freevee
Being a cop show it’s all about justice. This first season also features a billionaire who seeks redemption as he’s dying. And there’s an undercurrent of revenge featuring Honey Chandler. The first season is several months after Harry Bosch retires from the LAPD, as seen in the last episode of Bosch season 8. He has his private detective license and is pursuing cases for clients as well as unsolved cases from his time as a LAPD homicide detective. However, in season one, the story lines do not get into any of these. Hints are dropped that some of these may come later.
This first season focuses on three main story lines. First, is Harry’s daughter, Maddie, still played by Madison Lintz. Maddie has graduated from the police academy and is a “Boot” – what they call rookies. We see Maddie grow as a police officer by making mistakes, learning from them, and having some wins. The show does a great job of presenting Maddie with some moral dilemmas. For example, she feels for victims and forms attachments, but her senior partner tries to steer her away from these. The show does a good job of showing the struggles a new police officer must go through.
Second, is Harry Bosch and his private detective work. Titus Welliver still plays Bosch. The predominant case throughout the season is one in which he’s hired by billionaire Whitney Vance, played by William Devane, to find his son. The son was the result of an illicit affair with a woman much below his social status. Vance is dying and feels guilt, wanting to make amends and possibly have an heir to pass his substantial wealth onto. This doesn’t sit well with the corporation that Vance owns a large share of, as it’s the current heir. Bosch battles wealthy men intent on keeping the money as he tries to find an heir for Whitney Vance.
The third main story line revolves around Honey Chandler, again played by Mimi Rogers. She is now working for another law firm, so we get a couple of those cases. On the side she is trying to get back at Carl Rogers, who plagues her nightmares. If you haven’t seen Bosch, in season eight, Honey Chandler was shot, and Maddie was shot at. Both her and Bosch believe that Carl Rogers is behind the shooting, as well as another murder. Chandler cannot let it go. She wants revenge, almost to the point of enacting it herself. She enlists Bosch to work with her to nail Rogers. This season spends a lot of time on Rogers and his attachment to the Russian mob.
Both my wife and I enjoyed this series. Good action. Good mystery. The acting is well done, and the characters are deep. J. Edgar even makes a cameo appearance. As Bosch is now a private detective, we have one common trope and that is the hacker dude. In this case, Maurice “Mo” Bassi is played by Stephan A. Chang. He bails Bosch out of many situations and supplies the PI with plenty of hi-tech gadgets.
There is the same level of profanity as Bosch. But no on-screen sex and only one very brief glimpse of nudity. It is on freevee, which is free because there are commercials. If you like hardboiled private eyes and/or police procedurals, this series is worth watching. Season one ends with a major cliffhanger, so we’re looking forward to season two. If you’ve seen it or when you watch it, leave a comment, and let me know what you thought.
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