Why brenda left closer

She recognizes that she overstepped. She says as much in the episode with Gabriel [ Corey Reynolds ]. At the end, she says, "I made the decision and everything that happened after that, everything is my fault. Duff: [She recognizes] that he was the person who told her what she ought to do, and had she listened to him, she would have done better.

To Gabriel, she says, "I didn't listen. I didn't listen. She wants someone who is going to talk to her and tell her the truth, and that's why she takes Gabriel. Brenda herself assures her former squad that she'll still see them all the time in her new job. Do you think we'll ever see her on Major Crimes? Duff: There's a possibility, absolutely.

There are a couple references to her in the Major Crimes premiere. Will Brenda's ghost hang over the show even if she never shows up? Duff: Not really. I think those symbols are of her leaving and they just make her departure less abrupt and give us time to actually, as I would say, pass the Ding Dong.

Even though you already have the spin-off, what do you hope the legacy of The Closer will be? Duff: I'm not sure The Closer deserves the credit it gets for putting women in [lead roles]. But if that's true, I'm very proud of the fact that we proved that women could be the lead in a procedural show without losing their femininity.

We worked very hard at not making a woman succeed because she could act like a man, but making a woman succeed because she could be a woman. In my experience, successful women weren't one of the boys, they were one of the women, and they were successful because they brought a feminine strength to what it was they were doing.

And if we inspired more people to examine how powerful women are in their own right, then I'm very proud of that. What did you think of The Closer 's series finale? Close Ad. Her brother killed Jake for that reason. With Jake's mother too far away to reach him in time, Brenda stays at his bedside all night long and in the morning pretends to be his mother to comfort the delirious Jake in his final moments. Jake dies with Brenda at his side and his death deeply affects Brenda and Charlie, who both cared deeply for the boy.

Brenda is less than pleased with the new accommodations, stating that it had been designed by someone who had no understanding of police work. When Brenda began modifying the building, for instance changing their visitors conference room to a interrogation room, Chief Pope was less than pleased and told Brenda to adapt to the building, not adapt the building to her. Pope's "wise words" were somewhat hypocritical as Brenda noted that Pope himself had removed a wall separating his conference room and his office.

Pope distracts Brenda temporarily by telling her there is going to be a big announcement soon. At the end of the episode, Chief Edward Thompson announces his retirement from the department and the Major Crimes squad believes Pope is going to be the new Chief of Police, which is most likely the reason he likes the new building so much.

Unbeknownst to Pope, Capt. Raydor interviewed Brenda because the Mayor and the Police Commission want a strong female candidate in the search for the new Chief. As a result, she puts off her mother's repeated attempts to speak with her. The next morning, she found her mother had died in her sleep. Additionally, Pope reveals that Brenda was originally meant to take the Assistant Chief's job but her often controversial actions have resulted in it going to Taylor.

After finally returning home for the first time since her mother's death, Brenda breaks down in Fritz's arms. She shoots Stroh several times in self-defense but does not finish him off despite being implored to do so by Rusty Beck. Fatefully, Stroh survives his injuries.

While more administrative, she can still work in the field sometimes. She is also unaware that Fritz had suffered a heart attack and needs a pacemaker. Only Michael Tao knew. That's not like any woman I know,' " said Sedgwick. Sedgwick's only regret as her show ends is that they never found a way to give her a female friend. The move to Major Crimes means losing J.

In Major Crimes , the LAPD joins forces with the district attorney's office to get convictions in murder cases strong enough to cut down the expense of trying murder cases.

We now end with a conviction," Duff said. And the producer insists The Closer ends five weeks from Monday with a moment he has been driving to from the beginning of the series, played perfectly by Sedgwick. Subscribe Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log in Log out.

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