{television} the closer; season two (2006)

Kyra Sedgwick earned a Golden Globe for her turn as unassuming Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, a cop whose sweet Southern drawl belies her tough-as-nails confession-getting tactics. The second season of this TNT original series finds Brenda solving the murder of a woman who was killed during dinner; tracking down the person who axed a celebrity photographer; and trying to keep her 40th birthday from her colleagues.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: **** Another great season from Kyra Sedgwick and the rest of the amazing cast. Each episode is a great mystery and I love seeing Sedgwick wear down the suspect. The show's soundtrack is also wonderful. She reminds me of Designing Women's Julia Sugarbaker if she were a detective. I can totally understand why this is the most watched show in basic cable. And Kyra and the show also deserve all the awards they're winning.