‘Bosch: Legacy’ Recap – ‘Horseshoes and Hand Grenades’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Four of ‘Bosch: Legacy’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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There are, a great many elements that go into making a quality crime drama. For starters, it needs top-notch dynamic characters. The kind that people can relate to on some level and who grow as the story progresses along. Plus, it needs to feature a little bit of tension and danger for the characters, so there’s something at stake for the viewer or reader that loves them so. But above all else, it requires a juicy plot. One that features a quality and unique mystery that of course, demands attention and progresses at the right pace. Because if it goes too slow, you lose the audience and if it goes too fast, there’s nothing left for people to hang onto and well, that’s precisely why Bosch: Legacy continues to impress in its inaugural run.

Because it continues to do all of those positive things, as evidenced by its next episode. For ‘Horseshoes and Hand Grenades’ features growth for Maddie and Honey in this tale. Since Maddie continued to come to understand the harsh realities that accompany wearing a badge and how hard it is to navigate the emotional side of the job, since that assault continued to haunt her and it was supremely human to find that here, since so many crime dramas gloss over the impact the real world has upon people. As for Honey, well she continued to work to find her way back from the darkness  she’s been dealing with for some time now. Which in this instance, involved getting the charges dropped against a man that was wrongfully accused of a crime and it is fascinating to know that Honey’s path to healing is through these kinds of victories, and it was powerful to see these characters grow before our eyes.

As for progress and engagement regarding the mysteries present in this story, well that was all handled by Mister Harry Bosch. Because he took the time to meet with Dominick’s adopted sister, to learn what kind of man he was, as Whitney Vance asked him to do and not only did, he come to discover that he was kind and giving, but… that he might have fathered a child. For some old negatives spoke to the possibility that there was a wife and child in his life, but sadly there was not enough information to hammer that down fore certain. But that was major progress on the case, and it did rattle the people eager to get their hands on Vance’s fortune, since they popped up at Dominick’s adopted sister’s house to make her a sneaky cash offer, and even Vance’s lackey tried to pull information out of Harry.

But while that plot thread likely could have advanced further in this tale, we cannot forget that Bosch is working two cases at the moment and is also trying to bring down the ever-scuzzy Carl Rogers and it just so happens, that he made progress there as well. Because they needed some idea of what illegal acts he was up to in order to build a case against him, and thanks to the return of some of Harry’s old friends, they managed to get that intel. In that, Rogers is basically working to steal gas in the hopes of selling it off in order to obtain the profits he needs to save his skin from the Russian Mafia. Making it clear that Rogers knows no boundaries and will do whatever it takes to survive another day and well, both of these plot lines were just a perfect way to keep us engaged with this amazing series.

Because we are getting answers, and we are getting just enough additional mystery to keep us hungry for more. Plus, we’re getting cliffhangers too, since Bosch was staring down the barrel of a gun at the end of this tale since security discovered his presence after he discovered the oil, and that definitely compels us to continue the journey. But what matters more, is that Bosch: Legacy really is doing an incredible job with its storytelling, and the cast continues to deliver fine performances and well, that likely means we are in for quite the powerhouse season for certain. One that will undoubtedly wow us with more quality moments as these two important and dynamic cases come to a head in the weeks to come. Until next time.

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