Almost nothing works on this episode, especially the comedy. The Closer usually makes us giggle and laugh with witty, smart and subtle humor. So subtle that many times you only get to understand a joke on rewatch. I don't know what happened on this one, but they definitely missed the mark by far. Turning all male characters into creeps over Buzz's sister was really off-putting. Maybe Flynn and Provenza could have cracked a couple of jokes at first, but then they would act normal. Not on this one. All of them act like 15 yo boys getting to meet the new hot neighbor. And it's really off-character the way most of them acted. Then there was Santa creep, sneakily touching the women's breasts all the time. When did they ever make fun of sexual harassment? That's off-character for the show itself. And even the non-creep humor was off the mark the entire time. None of the jokes ever landed. The one redeeming point here is Brenda's lawyer at the end of the episode spilling some secrets. That's the only reason I give this one 3 stars. The Closer is still my favorite procedure cop drama of all time, and season 7 is one of their best. However, this episode stains what could have been a perfect season.
