![]() ![]() The problem with toning down Delany's character is that it means diluting the only thing that distinguishes "Body of Proof" from all the other crime procedurals, and what's left is a generic show with an above-average star. ![]() As a viewer, I wanted to like Hunt more than I initially did. ![]() It's understandable that the powers behind the series would want their lead character to be less off-putting. "I lost my child to my career and then I lost my career," Hunt says, noting that if a wife works 18-hour days she's an "absentee mother," but a father who does the same is a "good provider." It's a keen observation and opens up an interesting area to explore, but after the "Body of Proof" pilot, many of Hunt's edges soften. On top of that, Hunt has a frosty relationship with her ex-husband and she's somewhat estranged from her teenage daughter. Now she's a medical examiner, she says, because, "You can't kill somebody if they're already dead." After that, she tried to operate again but wound up killing a patient. She was a top neurosurgeon until she was injured in a car accident. In Tuesday's premiere, viewers learn about Hunt's past. Its been 4 years since a car accident left her with unknown medical issues which led to her patients death. Kate Murphy ( Jeri Ryan, "Star Trek: Voyager"), before solving the case by the end of the hour. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) is a self-possessed former neurosurgeon who suffered some setbacks. The good doctor is closest in temperament to nurse Colleen McMurphy, the character Delany brought to life in the excellent, late-'80s ABC drama "China Beach." But where "China Beach" was a serial, "Body of Proof" is a paint-by-number episodic.Ī body turns up, Philadelphia medical examiner Hunt and medical investigator Peter Dunlop ( Geoffrey Arend) show up at the crime scene and bump heads with police detectives Samantha Baker ( Sonja Sohn, "The Wire") and Bud Morris ( John Carroll Lynch), then Hunt begins her own sleuthing, eventually ruffling feathers at her workplace and catching flak from her boss, Dr. In some ways, Hunt brings the actress full circle. The show benefits from a strong central character played by the always-engaging Delany. "Body of Proof" fits neatly and blandly in that tired category. Tuesday) seems less likely to drive viewers away, at least not viewers content with whodunit procedurals. ![]()
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