When Numb3rs returned for its fifth season on October 3, it came back with a bang, achieving a major milestone in its three-year run.  Cast member David Krumholtz didn't think the police procedural can surpass or even equal what last season put forward but what the new season has to offer may be the best yet.

"I honestly think we hit our stride last year," Krumholtz, who plays mathematician Charlie Eppes on Numb3rs, told Zap2it.com.  "Knowing what we've accomplished so far this season, I really do believe, it doesn't get much better than this.  If last year we hit our stride, this year we found our voice."

When the fourth season of Numb3rs concluded, university mathematician Charlie Eppes defied government rules about sharing information overseas and consequently lost his security clearance.  This implied he could no longer work on government research projects, and he could no longer use his mathematical skills to help his brother, Los Angeles-based FBI Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), to solve crimes.

"He's, for all intents and purposes, given up," Krumholtz said.  "But it's not so much a surrender as it's given him a chance to move on.  The problem is, he really did lose a great opportunity [in working with the FBI], and he lost perspective on that.  He starts getting pushed to fight to get his security clearance back, which at first is not the most comfortable position for him.  He's a busy guy with a lot going on."

While dealing with this setback, Charlie also has to deal with the one person standing in his way this season: FBI Agent Carl McGowan (Keith Carradine).

"He plays this hard-a--ed, old-world FBI agent who's been put in charge of reviewing Charlie's case," Krumholtz explained.  "He's not happy with Charlie.  He thinks Charlie is a potential disaster, that he has the potential for causing even more problems.  He doesn't like rule-breakers, and Charlie broke the rules.  Charlie doesn't take to him very kindly, especially when this Agent McGowan character uses Charlie's case to attack Don.  As a result, it sends Don on a journey of self-discovery throughout the season."

Fans can catch a new episode of Numb3rs every Friday at 10pm on CBS.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Zap2it.com
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