Critic Reviews

The unhurried pace, the cleverly interlocking story lines and the general lack of pretense and contrivance remain in place. It is still, depending on your preferences, a doddering throwback or an oasis of old-school rationality and calm. (If you’re keeping score, we’re going with oasis.)

Like the original, Legacy pairs the architecturally glamorous side of L.A. with its seedy underside, and Harry Bosch is still compelling as the guy both savvy and scrappy enough to take on the rich and powerful in the never-ending pursuit of justice.

Bosch: Legacy is pulpy, procedural fun in the tradition of both Bosch and the storied, sometimes sordid history of fictional Los Angeles gumshoes that dates all the way back to Phillip Marlowe.

If Bosch: Legacy is a bit odd in terms of how and why it exists, it continues to be a reassuring example of Dad TV(*) executed at a very high level. The new season tweaks the formula in a few ways, some more welcome than others.

Welliver’s ability to keep the quaking emotions of his character consistently interesting – has always been a highlight of Bosch: Legacy and the series it emerged from. And with Bosch as PI existing untethered by department rules and regs, it’s enticing to consider what walls he’ll run through next.

A strong testament overall to the talent of the cast and the life left in this story's world.

Welliver’s contemplative talents have long been on display in this role and the show is at its best when it’s just Harry quietly talking with people. But Rogers, with that immaculate blunt cut bob, had me intrigued in these newest episodes.

The good news: Harry hasn't lost his edge, even if this spinoff sometimes stalls momentum by juggling a few too many storylines. [23 May - 12 Jun 2022, p.7]

It’s nice that Legacy makes its main character’s white-haired life in retirement believable, and not just as a prop to keep him in the orbit of LA law and order.

"Bosch: Legacy," now in its second season on Freevee, is proof that Harry's story is more interesting — and closer to the noir sensibility hinted in the original — as a private investigator teaming up with the wily and poised defense attorney Honey Chandler, played by Mimi Rogers. .... The other half [of the narrative] focuses on Harry's daughter Maddie. A young cop, she’s eager and earnest and, as played by Madison Lintz, never once believable.