Show to Watch: Closer

Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson looks like a ditzy blond at first glance. She has to have a driver take her to the crime scene or risk getting lost, she has syrupy southern drawl, she’s scared of her papa and she has a serious love affair with snack cakes. But she’s a closer – the one who can get the confession when the suspect hits the interview room!

Kyra Sedgwick pulls off one brilliant performance after another as the neurotic, sugar obsessed deputy chief of LA’s Priority Murder squad. A sweet as sugar “Thank you, oh, thank you sooo much!” always seems to deflate anyone who gets in her way, but this southern belle is only a steel magnolia half the time.

The other half she is guilt tripping over the chocolate cupcake she scarfed down in her office, agonizing over her relationship with sexy FBI agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney) and navigating the sticky aftermath of her fling with former flame and current boss Chief Pope (J.K. Simmons).

Kyra is appealing as a typical woman with typical hopes, dreams and quirks – we can all sympathize with her emotional upheavals and her ongoing battle with sweets! Her consistently riveting performance garnered her a Golden Globe for best actress in 2007, and nominations across the board year after year.

Season Five closed with the long awaited wedding between Brenda and Fritz, and this summer we’ll get to see how married life suit’s the two law enforcement officials. In the meantime, TNT has all the back story and seasons one through four can be watched online.

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