# Boston Legal 5/9 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143 "2006-05-09T23:18:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/1 "2006-05-09T23:18:07Z")
Parker Posey joins the cast tonight. Beyond that, I don’t know a thing. See you all later… ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/2 "2006-05-10T17:33:12Z")
It didn’t record! What am I going to do?!?!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/3 "2006-05-10T17:46:22Z")
> [@NoCoolUserName](#): > > It didn’t record! What am I going to do?!?!?!?! You are so gonna hate yourself for missing this one. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/4 "2006-05-10T19:31:10Z")
What’s that gadget that Parker Posey kept typing on? Is that a Blackberry, or was she texting on a cell phone? She looks to be an interesting character – if she had the client’s best interests in mind, and not just one-upping a rival. If she’s just gonna be another cutthroat lawyer, meh. Loved Denny’s last line: “I can’t wait till next week.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/5 "2006-05-10T19:45:18Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > 1. What’s that gadget that Parker Posey kept typing on? Is that a Blackberry, or was she texting on a cell phone? > > 2. She looks to be an interesting character – if she had the client’s best interests in mind, and not just one-upping a rival. If she’s just gonna be another cutthroat lawyer, meh. > > 3. Loved Denny’s last line: “I can’t wait till next week.” 🙂 Numbered by me for ease of response: 1. I believe it was a Treo, a hybrid phone/PDA. 2. I don’t ususally like characters thown in to stir the pot, but she could be a great addition to the angst level. Her and Alan are already thowing sparks. 3. I love it when Denny does this. I think it’s called “breaking the third wall” or something like that when the act outside of thier character and acknowledge it is all a fiction. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/6 "2006-05-10T20:19:42Z")
Sparks indeed. They’re acting like they have some history, but apparently not. Although it looks like Marlene has definitely heard of him. 🙂 If she’s so great, why did her old firm let her go? Shirley says Marlene was recruited, but if she’s truly a squid, wouldn’t her old firm have made her a better offer? Loose cannon, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/7 "2006-05-11T02:18:34Z")
I wonder how different the Squid will look if she ever actually smiles. ``` Dumb question, perhaps, but is there actually a "global gag rule"? I know I've heard of the situation, but is there actually a law like this that the President can decide on? ``` ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/8 "2006-05-11T23:49:19Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > I wonder how different the Squid will look if she ever actually smiles. > > ``` > Dumb question, perhaps, but is there actually a "global gag rule"? I know I've heard of the situation, but is there actually a law like this that the President can decide on? > > ``` Here it is: [http://www.globalgagrule.org/](http://www.globalgagrule.org/) ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/9 "2006-05-12T02:45:41Z")
> [@brownie55](#): > > I don’t ususally like characters thown in to stir the pot, but she could be a great addition to the angst level. Her and Alan are already thowing sparks. Did anyone notice that Alan was the only person she could not stare down? ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-legal-5-9/356143/10 "2006-05-12T03:23:40Z")
> [@Dragwyr](#): > > Did anyone notice that Alan was the only person she could not stare down? I like how Alan has the god like ability of verbally dominating everyone he comes in contact with. I wish I could do that and that is probably why I love the show so much.