If people could make that one last, little turn in the road, our society would be so much better for it.But Rusty still isn't 100 percent comfortable being honest until he meets Lina and sees the details of her case.Duff: It's not unusual to find ourselves projecting our problems onto other people. Rusty worries the things he will have to testify to on the witness stand will ruin his life and alienate his friends. I think it would be crazy to show a teenage kid who had no romantic interests at all; it's not realistic. If we're lucky, producers can course correct in a hypothetical second season. Major Crimes: Why I hate you when I loved The Closer, Win passes to see Furious 7 first in Boston or Hartford, Cinderella weaves its magic and brings a fairy tale to life, The Flintstones meet the WWE in a Stone Age Smackdown, Unfinished Business is an unfunny experience. Oh yeah, I agree lose Rusty! She takes an interest in street kid Rusty Beck who witnessed a crime committed by serial killer Phillip Stroh. He chose to make the case a major crime strictly because his son attended the high school of the victim. Main article: Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, Rusty is shown to be skilled in the game of chess. Mary McDonnell is solid as a replacement. Following Alice's burial, Gus starts to express an interest in Rusty romantically. After the talk, Rusty agrees to talk with DDA Rios on the condition that neither Raydor nor Provenza be there to listen as the things he would have to say would make them "not like him." After failing to get a story that will get him on the school newspaper in A Rose Is a Rose, at the suggestion of Buzz, Rusty starts investigating the case of Alice Herrera, an unidentified homeless victim who was the focus of Jane Doe 38 and part of the reason he chose to let Raydor adopt him. However, on his first trial weekend with him, Dunn becomes enraged when Rusty tells Dunn's fiancee about having had to prostitute himself. We enjoy one Major Crime per episode and find the Rusty story to be a disturbing diversion from what is going on in each episode. Rusty Beck It's extremely insulting to the LGBTQ community. As she treats his wounds, her police training leads her to photograph him. During the investigation, while bringing Rusty food, Gus recognizes Stroh as a customer who asked about Rusty on the night Raydor died. Rusty is then reassured that he has a family in the team even if they are not biologically related to him and not all of them are extremely fond of him. If I ever see this Rusty character again, I will slit my wrists. The jury decides to sentence Slider to death and Judge Grove ultimately upholds the sentence. [WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Monday's episode of TNT's Major Crimes. Here's hoping it will last as long. Not once have I doubted the journey of Provenza and Sykes. 7/18 update: TNT has renewed Major Crimes for a fourth season. 2023 TV Fanatic Rusty started working on identifying the girl and started an online blog called Identity that he posts his findings to. Landlord works quick.Amy: That's what I thought at first but that sign's been up for a couple months. So all Andy has to do is prove that he was too emotionally immature to get married to his first wife and they'll grant the annulment.Rusty: Except for that Mom wants Andy to come up with this idea himself. Distraught, Rusty calls Gus who arrives at the hospital moments before Rusty and Andy are told that Sharon Raydor has died. After Gus pleads that Rusty let Stroh's return accomplish something good, Rusty seriously considers Gus's request. "Rusty is in a lot of jeopardy," confirms executive producer James Duff, who is aware of the Rusty backlash. When first seeing her, Rusty asks Raydor what she's like and, after a short pause, Raydor states that she and Provenza will be with him at the interview, leading Rusty to ask if she's "that bad?" After the possible murder of Phillip Stroh's former step-mother, Raydor is finally forced to tell Rusty that Stroh has possibly returned. During Season 5 of Major Crimes, he requested the murder file of his father and uncle from Lt. Provenza, and has started investigating the crime with Rusty Beck as a part of his blog Identity: The Long Shadow. Provenza: Ah hah! Slider is put on trial for Mariana's murder with Justine Pittman, Mariana's brother Gus and Andy Flynn testifying against him. Maybe Ricky was right, and his mom was putting on the brakes for no reason. You can live in secrecy, but you never really know who you are, and people are damaged by that. He first appeared as a material witness in the series finale of "The Closer," and he ended this first season of "Major Crimes" as an orphan. When he was 15, his mother took him to the zoo where she abandoned him and left LA with her boyfriend. In , Rusty displays a propensity to sabotage his relationships inadvertently. Their victim, Joe Fox, was found in the bathtub, bleached and tortured. After she accepts, Rusty shares the news with his siblings and works with Ricky through Bad Blood to find a way to get Andy an annulment from his first marriage so that the two can marry within the Catholic Church. Rusty believes that this man knows Alice well, doesn't watch Identity and doesn't know she's dead. The spin off stinks. You know what's "Out of Bounds?" Raydor comes home from work to find that Rusty used the money she gave him to get back to her home, and that he had a split lip and a black eye. The real immunity we have in this world, the immunity that carries us through and really protects us, is the people who love us. Name Look, it's not about us. He is an actor and producer, known for Catch-22 (2019), Major Crimes (2012) and Two and a Half Men (2003). After reconciling, Rusty and Ricky are shown to be much closer with Ricky calling Rusty "little brother" at the Christmas party in . He is attacked while out of the detail's sight, and is narrowly rescued by Raydor. Rusty shows a fear of what people will think of him if they learn what Rusty did to survive on the streets when he met Stroh. ha ha ha! Following the conclusion of his Alice story, Rusty does a story on the background of her killer, Slider. Immediately turning into parent of the year and taking what looked to be a regular road rage case, he turned up the heat between the "blacks and the browns." I just find it inferior. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. And grumpy.Buzz: No wonder you liked her, sir.Provenza: I just wish I remembered why. At Julio's promotion ceremony, Rusty reveals that he intends to join the DA's office as a prosecutor sending criminals to prison once he graduates rather than going into family law as he originally intended. Not entertaining at all. For the people wondering about what happened to Sharon in Major Crimes . If were lucky, producers can course correct in a hypothetical second season. She gives a master class in how to play drama quietly and still grip. He's such a good guy, and so worried about being loved. Their relationship outside of the investigation quickly crumbles and they go their separate ways. While trying to figure out Stroh's next move, Rusty acknowledges that he understands Stroh very well, but that the opposite is also true. In season 2, Rusty is hunted by serial killer Wade Weller on the orders of Phillip Stroh. In Off the Wagon, Rusty admits he loves Gus for the first time and can't imagine a life without him, something which Gus reciprocates. Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell). 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Family It would be a lot better if that very irritating rusty was not included in the script. As Andy Flynn's relationship with Raydor increases, Rusty's relationship with Flynn changes. He immediately decided that must be bad (right?). On the other hand, Sharon sure had a lot of excuses for why the wedding couldn't move forward! I want to see Sharon and Andy get married as much as he does, but I want to see them handle their wedding problems themselves without the help of an interfering young adult who really should have better things to do. The best of the cast from The Closer was carried over as well, and it looked as if the spin off might turn out to be nearly as good, if not quite as good, as the original show. The church was there for her. I still don't like it, though. That's why Dr. Joe is able to use it because it's something we all do, whether we're conscious of it or not. McDonnell's character is so different from Sedgwick's - and this is good because they're both interesting. He wants to be able to defend himself if Stroh ever comes after him. Rusty comes across as unpleasant, rude, annoying, and petulant, and the writers have given him way too much screen time. Rusty claims not to be looking for a relationship with TJ, who is gay but so closeted that he hasn't come out to his family with whom he lives and works. Major Crimes: Graham Patrick Martin on Rusty, The Final Season, and More! "It . This week we not only had to suffer through his presence, but his imprint was all over the case of the week. The other influence was Leonardo DiCaprio. This article about an American television actor born in the 1990s is a stub. Rusty's testimony causes Gus to look into his story on Slider and it helps him understand the relationship between Slider and Rusty and apologizes for his initial outburst. Unfortunately, while Major Crimes is pretty good, even very good at times, it falls short of its early promise, mostly because of the storyline involving Rusty, Capt. Right now he's working as a mortgage broker, which is a bad thing, right? Graham Patrick Martin (born November 14, 1991) is an American actor. Rusty visits Lewis in prison on the advice of Raydor and he admits to his plot. Rusty, introduced in The Closer finale, is easily one of the most obnoxious and annoying characters introduced on television since Smash 's Ellis. Slider also asks if he can wave at Rusty and would he wave back because he is the only person who cares about him and that he doesn't have anyone else who would come to the trial for him. Graham Patrick Martin is an American actor famously recognized for his recurring role as Eldridge on Two and a Half Men (2010-12) and former teen hustler Rusty Beck on the series finale of The Closer and in its spinoff series, Major Crimes (2012-2018). With the evidence Rusty gathered, his biological mother is exonerated for her role in the crime and Lewis is put in prison for life. During his investigations for his blog, Identity, Rusty meets a man named TJ Shaw who starts out as a source but becomes a good friend. He kept expressing resentment towards Aunt Mary; he thought it was wrong that his mom spent his college fund money on his elderly aunt, and he made no secret of the fact that he didn't like her. He's still going to have to deal with that trauma and overcome it in order to be a complete person. This is a big episode. This evening I stumbled on a Christmas episode about a Santa killed in a bank robbery, and I gave it around 20 minutes in hopes. I can admit when I was wrong. Buzz later tells Rusty and Gus that the two men have taken deals for life in prison. The Closer was one of the best shows ever on TV. Was that way of thinking part of what held him back?Duff:That's one of the journeys that gay people go on: recognizing that the judgment of a society that's filled with corruption on something as ordinary as who we love [is] crazy. Based on her own experiences, she tells Rusty to see Stroh as a person, not a monster, so as to deny Stroh an advantage over him. Weigh in below, and don't forget you can alwayswatch Major Crimes onlineif you missed anything. Julio spent most of "Bad Blood" annoying Provenza by constantly reminding him of his meeting. Rusty asks Flynn if he will be in the way. After many interviews with Slider (during which Rusty deduces that Slider is illiterate, which was unknown even to his lawyer), Slider asks Rusty if he will be at his trial and he says yes because it's a part of his story. I would give it 8 or 9 if one vital change were made. Until now I have only caught snippets of the show and it could never hold my attention longer than 10 minutes at the outside. I don't care that he was the Commander's adopted kid or that he had a miserable biological mother -- if anything, Raydor should have been extra cautious about him being around because it could have also meant the end of her career. I came here to check to see if maybe they've finally killed him off. TV Talk - Major Crimes (The Closer Spinoff) -- Series Discussion Thread -- (TNT) - Originally Posted by Tom Creo Major Crime is decent but The Closer was magic. She explains that Lewis's parents are good people who are willing to adopt the child. Rusty testifies to Slider's past, including that he believes Slider has a learning disorder like dyslexia. Dunn tries to explain his side of the story to Raydor and delivers a spontaneous confession. His journey is long from over. I thought he was a minor distraction. Thanks to Rusty's discovery the detectives are able to determine that Stroh's current victims were all people that were being paid off by Gwendolyn until her stepson took over her accounts and stopped all of her payments, including to Stroh. This time conflict is deeper, I believe, and the scene between Provenza and Raydor was very intense. Rusty did research on his dad, the brother of a cocaine dealer, and discovered he's a mortgage broker. I was always fond of cap. In Down the Drain, she officially adopts Rusty. Look, it's not about us. Also the new character "camilla" was so annoying, & unbelievable that she would work at major crimes.. her character is in charge of missing teenagers, & she became a major character in major crimes, this didn't seem to make any sense, & she had the most air time & lines once she became a main character. In By Any Means, Part 3, Rusty continues to be disturbed by the parallels between himself and Stroh. Graham Patrick Martin was born on 14 November 1991 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA. My hope is that the viewers feel the same, because I'm starting to feel a little nutty! After being told about Mary Wellington, Stroh's first victim, Rusty is intrigued due to the fact that the name Wellington seems familiar to him for another reason. Photo Gallery: Check out celebs who are out and proudWill we see him get involved in a relationship?Duff: We will see him develop a crush on someone. Rusty comes out as gay to Raydor, expecting rejection (comparing himself to the pedophiles in the case, because they went after boys) but instead gains full acceptance from her. I wanted the mystery to tie into it in way you didn't expect. It's essentially the same show with a different lead. I never understood why Star Trek fans passionately hated Wesley Crusher and felt he ruined every episode he was in. He was the teenage male prostitute you felt sorry for, but also believed he was the rudest teenager on the face of the Earth. As a result, he has started to wear a suit and tie and acts as Hobbs' assistant, calling Raydor "a badass" after she tricks a suspect into hitting her so they can get an arrest. The last time I saw him, he was extremely annoying. Recap: Rusty's secret, scary penpal is at it again. Slider insists on being innocent and that the system screwed him over. I'm an Easter Catholic. Rusty's successful efforts enable Buzz to positively identify and arrest Bill Jones for his father and uncle's murders. In the last season, a few episodes before the end of the show, the makers decided to kill off one of the main characters (Sharon Ryder) of the show. I'm not too taken with the material witness kid yet but maybe he'll get a little less annoying. After she collapses during an interrogation, Rusty attempts to rush to her side but is held back. As the LAPD focuses their attention on the airport as an avenue of escape for Stroh, Rusty grows suspicious that Stroh is up to something else. There's really not very much difference between gay people and straight people except in how we love and whom we love. While Rusty initially goes to Santa Monica City College. With the murder of DDA Emma Rios and the furthering evidence of Stroh's return, Rusty is asked by Provenza to take part into the investigation into Stroh's possible murders. Rusty's fate death, or perhaps a transfer to the witness-protection program will go unresolved until the series returns this winter, at which time Sharon will consider divorcing her absentee husband. About Us | Copyright Inquiry | Privacy Policy | Contact Us, Major Crimes Review: The Victim No One Liked. It is that rare combination of police procedural and humour, which gives the distinct impression that there people are real human beings, who not only work together but like one another. Provenza discovers that Stroh had a hidden gun that he was presumably going for, making Rusty's actions not a murder.