Bosch: Legacy

Summary

Bosch: Legacy final season airs in March 2025 on Prime Video channel, Freevee, causing fan disappointment.
K Party is an LAPD jargon term, and it refers to officers attending an event to blow off steam after shooting incidents.
Bosch's involvement in a K party surfaces in court, influencing his reputation as a cop in legal matters.

Bosch: Legacy season 3 will begin airing in March 2025 on Prime Video channel, Freevee, and many fans are still reeling at it being the final run for Harry Bosch and co. However, the quest for more Bosch-focused stories continues, as Amazon's real plans to dent the Bosch-verse have been exposed. One of the big things that makes Bosch and Bosch: Legacy stand out from the crowd in the pantheon of crime dramas is the insistence on accuracy in the portrayal of the LAPD. The use of slang phrases is a major part of that and one of them has become very familiar to fans of both shows.

The 'K Party' is something that goes back as far as Bosch season 1, and it refers to the aftermath of a shooting of a suspect by an officer, and the attendance at a 'Kill party' to address the shooting, and give the officer a boost after the incident. It's designed to act as a coping mechanism for the officer involved in the shooting, but if misunderstood, it can appear to be a celebration of the event. And this is evident in the show, when Bosch suffers the consequences of attending one.

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By Callum Murray

Harry Bosch Attends A K Party In The First Season Of Bosch And He Pays The Price In Court

The first mention of a K Party was in the early stages of the original Bosch series back in 2014. Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) attended one of these so-called 'events' thrown for him after he gunned down a suspect called Roberto Flores during a stakeout with his partner, Jerry Edgar. Fast-forward two years, and Bosch was facing a civil lawsuit for Flores' death, and it was none other than his future co-conspirator, Honey Chandler trying the case against him. Chandler uncovered evidence of this 'K party' and Bosch was left having to explain what it was all about.

She accuses Bosch of being a corrupt cop, and planting a gun on Morales, to justify the shooting. The case ends in favor of the plaintiff, Flores' wife, but Bosch is ordered to pay just $1, which basically suggests it was a 'good shooting' after all. The audience don't actually see the K party on screen, and it is assumed it took place during the two-year time jump that takes place between the end of the opening sequence and the rest of the pilot episode.

The K Party Is Mentioned Again During Bosch Season 3 And Introduces Another LAPD Jargon Known As The Six Month Club

The subject of a K Party comes up again in the season 3 episode 'Aye Papi', in the aftermath of Jerry Edgar's shooting of a suspect called Woody Woodrow in the previous episode. Just like Bosch's shooting of Roberto Flores in the pilot episode, Edgar's shooting is totally justified, as the suspect reached for a gun. But, in the typical LAPD way, a K Party is suggested to help him cope with the incident, which has caused him a lot of distress. These K Party events are known to be a real thing in the LAPD, and the creative team behind the show have access to technical consultants like Mitzi Roberts, to advise them on using the correct jargon.

Sgt John 'Mank' Mankiewicz brings up the subject of a K Party being thrown for Jerry Edgar, in a conversation with Harry Bosch during this episode:

Some of us old timers were thinking about throwing a little end of watch debrief for young Edgar.

K Party? Thought we don't do that anymore.

The K Party is clearly an old-fashioned event, and isn't deemed to be PC, but Mank and Bosch are old school. However, Bosch is concerned about being associated with it due to revelations about his involvement in a K Party in the aftermath of the Flores shooting. This is when Mank brings up the subject of Bosch being part of a certain 'club'.

Thought you were a proud member of the six-month club?

The six-month club refers to an LAPD officer being suspended, which has happened to Bosch on a few occasions. So, his official involvement in the K-Party is considered a very bad idea. However, in Edgar's case, Bosch 'unofficially' announces he will be in attendance, of course. Edgar is his partner, and he wants to support him in any way he can. There was a discussion on the Reddit thread, r/BoschTV about the K Party phenomenon and its representation in Bosch. A redditor known as machetenexus said:

Cops bragging about killing someone and/or being suspended for something. Typical sociopathic cop bulls**t. Bosch talking to J. Edgar and trying to get him to understand he had no choice: that I totally understand. But celebrations of horrible things, even if justified, is sick.

Another redditor known as Local_Jellyfish7059 summed up their understanding of a K Party:

So, even though the K Party is referred to as a party, it's not. They're not celebrating their kill, but it is something done to try and bolster the officer involved. As you can see, Edgar is quite troubled by the killing, as anyone would be, and a K Party is designed to help the officer let off some steam, take them out of that headspace.