Previewing Dark Blue 2.x

As the name may suggest, Dark Blue aims for the darker underbelly of police work. Where other cop shows of its ilk like to also play up the glitzier parts of cities like Las Vegas, Miami and New York City, Dark Blue stays on the grittier side of the tracks of Los Angeles for better or worse because even on basic cable, they still cannot cross that preverbal line that stories on the big screen can.

Season two opens up with a new player in town, Tricia Helfer (Canada’s Next Top Model) as a FBI Agent who pulls rank, much to Carter Shaw’s dismay, when their respected cases intersect leading to the two butting heads in more ways than one. Carter’s team remains in tack; Ty slips further away from his wife with her recent promotion who he cannot share his adrenaline rush.

In the second episode of the night, Dean gets a little too close for comfort to a mark’s daughter, the form of Fast and Furious star Jordana Brewster, which may hamper the case. Then in next week’s episode Jaimie gets to babysit an informant released from jail to help the team who, in a rare comedic moment in the show, seems more interested in scoring some conjugal time on the outside then helping her out.

Dark Blue airs Wednesdays at 9:00 on TNT. You can stream recent episodes on TNT.tv. You can also download Dark Blue on iTunes.