The 'Elsbeth' mystery series, a spinoff of 'The Good Wife', might be shaking things up with a potential change to its storytelling format. Carrie Preston, who plays the quirky detective Elsbeth Tascioni, hinted at a shift in the way the show unfolds.
A potential storytelling change is in the air for Elsbeth , and it could make or break the mystery series. The Carrie Preston-led spinoff of The Good Wife focuses on quirky attorney Elsbeth Tascioni, who uses her unique skill set to help the police solve homicides while also observing the NYPD to ensure they are following protocol.
Few characters from The Good Wife have appeared on Elsbeth; instead, the mystery show is mostly a stand-alone series that is far more lighthearted than its parent show. For most of its run, Elsbeth has followed the format made popular by the classic detective drama Columbo. Most episodes open with the murder of the week so that the audience knows who the killer is. Elsbeth's title character carries a lot of bags and engages in other quirky behavior while solving the case, which often lulls perps into the false belief that she's too dimwitted to catch them so that they make mistakes that help her do so. This dynamic leads to comic or lighthearted moments while Elsbeth works on proving her theory of the case is correct. Elsbeth May Be Changing Its Storytelling Format Carrie Preston Suggests The Writers May Mix Things Up Close Elsbeth often follows the same formula, which includes the eponymous detective figuring out the killer's identity early in the episode while Captain Wagner (Wendell Pierce) dismisses her idea as ludicrous until she comes up with the proof. While this formula is still fresh and interesting, it is silly that Wagner doubts Elsbeth's instincts when she's been right and he's been wrong every single time they've butted heads over a killer's identity. Thus, it is unsurprising that Preston indicated that an important aspect of the formula might be changing soon (via TVLine). Related Elsbeth Season 2 New Cast & Returning Character Guide A guide to the characters and actors who are playing returning characters or who have first been added to the cast for Elsbeth season
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