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The Closer: The Complete Seventh Season, Ep. 13 "Relative Matters"

A man is murdered under FBI surveillance. Plus, Brenda's parents (FRANCES STERNHAGEN and BARRY CORBIN), who have come to town for the holidays, have surprising news.

Runtime: 43 minutes
Original air date: December 12, 2011
Network: TNT


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Episode 13, "Relative Matters"

Synopsis: A man is murdered under FBI surveillance. Plus, Brenda's parents (FRANCES STERNHAGEN and BARRY CORBIN), who have come to town for the holidays, have surprising news.

Original air date: December 12, 2011

Runtime: 43 minutes

Captions and Subtitles: English

ASIN: B006LG7HWQ

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,338 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

The Closer: The Complete Seventh Season

Synopsis: Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is a world-class interrogator whose quirks and hard-nosed approach can rub her colleagues the wrong way. But when it comes to obtaining confessions, she is a closer.

Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons

Supporting actors: Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Phillip P. Keene, Mary McDonnell, Jon Tenney, Ransford Doherty, Michael Beach, Derek Webster, Tahmus Rounds, Titus Makin Jr., Katherine Sigismund, Curtis Armstrong, Michelle N. Carter, Thai Douglas

Season year: 2012

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Executive producer: Michael Alaimo

Network: TNT

ASIN: B005C8DB06

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5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps Getting Better August 7, 2011

By Richard A Schauer VINE™ VOICE

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Most series go into a decline by the fourth season but there are ocassionally a few that do keep your interest beyond the fourth or fifth season. Very few improve. Closer is one that does. The seventh season finds the great cast clicking like a machine, with all the quirks of the characters we have come to care about continuing (I do miss Daniels and was sorry to see her go). The scripts are a nice mixture of drama and comedy as we have come to expect from Closer. The show revolves around Kyra Sedgwick, the head of the Major Crimes division, but several episodes allow the cast members to take center stage. Very nice. This is the best season yet. If you like Closer at all you will really like this season.

The first time I remember seeing Kyra Sedgwick was in Tai-Pan in 1986, who would have expected that young lady to evolve into this gorgeous woman. She just keeps getting better looking every year.

The eight season is scheduled to be the last, I expect they will go out on a high note. Perhaps leacve some room for a movie or two down the line.

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58 of 64 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Closer-Intelligent, Well-written & Superbly Acted September 8, 2011

By P. A. Muccigrosso

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There are only 4 television shows I actually watch and for 7 years, this has been one of them. I have waited for each new season and watched each episode avidly. Kyra Sedgewick is amazing - alternately sweet and savage and always, always, always driven by a purpose - get a confession. She is sensational in this role but she does not stand alone. Each of the cast members has grown and changed over the last 7 years, each contributes to the overall show.

And while praising the series, you cannot forget the writers who have had a wonderful run with The Closer.

The two part episode where Brenda, Fritz, Flynn and Provenza travel from Atlanta to LA in her parents RV with an armed robber in custody is funny, poignant and finally forces Brenda to tell her Mom what she really does day in and day out as the Deputy Chief of one of the largest police forces in the country. Well-written and superbly acted, the closing minutes of this episode bring tears to the eyes of all but the most jaded.

And these writers don't just do drama. Who else could have come up with an episode where Pope, Flynn and Provenza hand over all the evidence at a shooting to a Detective named...Dick Tracy? What about "Junk In The Trunk?" In this episode, Flynn is on the phone with Brenda when the car with the body in the trunk slips off the tow truck, flies down the hill behind him, hits a telephone pole and has a live electrical wire drop on it. Flynn, Provenza, the body in the garage and the ball game make up another hilarious episode.

I highly recommend this series, LOVE the Closer retrospective included in the Season 2 discs and will hate to see Kyra Sedgewick leave at the end of this season.

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52 of 58 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE LOVE LOVE The Closer August 3, 2011

By Ashlie Lepek

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This is quite possibly the best show on TV (in my opinion). I love the cast, I love the writing. I keep thinking, they can't possibly do better than what they've done. And, every show is just more and more incredibly great!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Farewell to Brenda August 19, 2012

By K. M. Bradley

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For you crime drama buffs this is a season not to miss! Not buying or seeing this season would be like leaving your car window open in a rain storm. Here are the main reasons why;
1. We find out who the leak was in Brenda's team. You will be amazed to find out who it was and who it wasn't.
2. We see the stunning final chapter of Brenda's plight to catch her archenemisis, attorney (and presumed rapist and murderer) Phillip Stroh. The only case Brenda could not close.
3. How the writers found a sensical way for Brenda to leave the show without killing her. (Well done)
Look I don't know much (I admit that), but the Closer is/was an excellent show, from season one to season seven. The rewatch value of this show is very high. New generations of crime buffs will enjoy this show for a long time.
For those that remember that first season watching and rooting for Brenda. Wanting to see Brenda prove herself to the other characters that she was the real deal. Watching Brenda gain the trust and confidence of her team, the Brenda way was great. One by one they all began to accept her and we saw the begings of a exceptional show, with good writing and great chemistry. With each season the episodes just got better (but just don't take my word, see for yourself).
Now what am I going to do on Monday nights around 9 PM eastern standard time? I guess I will go back to watching that sport with the odd shaped ball or those real athletes in the WWE.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fan From Over The Pond February 2, 2012

By Kulgan

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First caught on to this series while on holiday in Chicago several years ago; flicking through channels on the hotel TV and came across this quirky, compeling drama and was instantly hooked. As a previous reviewer says, after 3 or 4 series, most dramas lose steam or their way, but not The Closer; Kyra Sedgwick is superb, swinging from delightfully scatty to laser sharp perception. Hell, the whole cast is superb and its a tribute to the show the way the majority have stayed through the years. Great show, Great TV.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Closer not finished till summer 2012 November 27, 2011

By Carol

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The Closer is my all-time favourite TV show and I have to come to the States to watch current episodes since it's not available in Canada. There were 10 shows in the summer, 5 this winter, and the final 6 next summer, so the seventh season won't be out until after that. I'm surprised that Amazon is listing the DVD for pre-sale already. I wish TNT was taking a page from Glee and offering the final season in two parts so I'd be able to purchase Part 1 now. I'm working on being very patient. I'm going to miss Kyra Sedgwick's fine acting and her Brenda Leigh character.

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