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Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Backstrom and the S.C.U. are plunged into the zany, provocative world of a performance art festival when one of the participating artists is found dead. Their investigation turns up a slew of potential killers, all of whom are creative types involved in the festival. In the process of solving the murder, Backstrom reveals a surprising appreciation for visual artwork, and a moment of passion between him and a fiery suspect turns into its own piece of performance art.

Our Take

The art world setting gives Rainn Wilson some fun material, and the suspects are weird enough to keep the case from feeling generic. The romance subplot lands awkwardly though, playing more silly than steamy. A middling hour with a few good laughs, worth catching if you’re already watching but nothing to seek out.