The lawyers are back in action tonight…I have no idea what to expect, as I have not bothered to check the guide. Well, whatever. I’ll watch it anyhow.
I liked this episode. It was a nice return to form for Allan Shore… The writers or James Spader or someone has been turning that character increasingly strange, needy, affected, and creepy. Even his mannerisms have been getting more exaggerated. But this episode saw a more normal Allan, which is nice.
And are we really supposed to believe that Denise is such a nymphomaniac that she needs two men to keep her satisfied?
I liked the exchange between Shirley and the elder partner - I really wish those two would become a romantic item, just so we could get rid of the increasingly annoying notion that somehow Candace Bergin is completely irresistable to men half her age.
“Sorry, I only have two tickets.”
“Gee, and I only have a Gulfstream.”
It will be nice to see Brad finally getting some. He strikes out with everyone.
So what was with Shirley and the new guy? Does she really want him for herself hence the manipulation with Brad and Denise?
The New Orleans trial was much more restrained that I expected. I kept waiting for Denny to wake up and yell “Where are the hookers?” And after the prosecutor leaned on the “This is the United States of America!” phrase, I expected Alan to go with something like “Right! In the USA we rescue people when there’s a disaster…wait a minute.” Or something similar. He went with the elephants instead.
On the other hand, the closing balcony conversation was fairly, uh, pointed:
Alan: You couldn’t understand it if you weren’t here.
Denny: I was here.
Alan: (quizical look)
Denny: Well, I flew over in my Gulfstream. Does that count?
Alan: To some people.
(from memory–notoriously faulty)
That’s where I thought Alan was going, too. Still, great closing argument. As Denny said, “still undefeated”.
So, are they going to make every guest star a regular? First Clarence/Clarice, now possibly Vanessa; I wonder if they’re pushing out the older cast members in favor of a younger demographic.
OTOH, the two young associates from last season didn’t last long.
Really enjoyed the Clarence/Clarice storyline also. Hope this is the end of Clarice, though. There’s a great opportunity to really establish the character of Clarence.
Started with a big :rolleyes: when Clarice appeared in the nun’s habit until the line, “This is a contract between me and God, bitch !” Topped by Constance Zimmer’s “Don’t lie to me in a nun suit!”
New low for Denise, however. I was OK with her reestablishing the “friends with benefits” relationship with Brad, but Jeffrey? I can’t wait to see what Shirley’s going to do about that! Hell hath no fury, etc.
And, anyone else think Paul was “testing the waters” when he asked Shirley if she would ever consider a “FWB” relationship? I thought I saw a glimmer of disappointment in his eyes when she said no.
Absolutely…Paul and Shirley were both denying that they would ever get into the FWB with anyone, and it was obvious that the denial was a lie.
Denny’s “up is down” argument turned out to be exactly right. He may have the mad cow, but he still comes up with some good solutions.
I want a trombone kazoo
As much as I enjoy the show, I still sighed because of the accents of the prosecutor and judge, both of whom sounded like they might have come from deep in Mississippi or South Carolina, or somewhere other than Louisiana. I understand that it would be hard to learn a New Orleans or Louisiana or Cajun accent (they’re not the same) for about 20 lines in a 30 minute show, but they should have just dropped the accent entirely.
Sorry, bad Sourthern accents in TV and the movies are one of my pet peeves.
Amen.
Except I don’t think they sounded like they were from Mississippi or South Carolina, either. I think were just terribly bad generic southern accents.
The only bad accent I noticed was the prosecutor. And couldn’t that actor be David Hyde Pierce’s older brother? He even had the chin dimple.
I thought Alan’s summation was brilliant. Was he in tears? And no politicizing, except for that last balcony comment mentioned by NoCoolUserName. Pointed but subtle, if there is such a thing.
Both the prosecutor and the wife of the deceased were terribly familiar. Help me place them please!