Right off the bat, let me bring up a major criticism of the show: That they have this great gimmick (that at the conclusion of the episode, you find out what REALLY happened), yet it is always revealed that the person the firm had just defended really was innocent. Personally, I haven’t minded this (yet), for one major reason: Basically, the fact that it turns out these people really were innocent has really kept me on my toes. I go into each episode saying “okay, after all of their clients have been innocent, THIS one must be guilty!” So, basically, I really have no clue by the time we find out. Of course, this can very easily backfire on them, where things become predictable based on this very pattern. But so far, I think it’s working.
Anyway, I found this episode very interesting due to the fact that it was away from the norm of what we’re used to seeing. First, the obvious: TNT&G were on the side of the Plaintiff, not the Defendant. Along with that, while Luther came across as cold and uncaring, this week he was portrayed as caring and sensitive. On top of that, we also got to better understand why Ron, who is supposedly this great lawyer, never tries cases. In addition to coming across badly, he’s also proud to a fault, which nearly cost them the case this week.
By the way, how awkward is it to be sitting in a room with somebody, watching TV together, as the person you’re watching says it’s common knowledge that you and the person you’re with despise each other?
I was also worried I wouldn’t be able to take Kerr Smith seriously as a high powered, smooth talking lawyer, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with his performance. If anything, though, I’d suggest he gets a more adult looking haircut.
It looks like the show is going to take a bit of a break for the World Series, which is a good thing (as a viewer) because now I can watch Lost without any conflict. I wonder if this break was done consciously, knowing that Lost was on its way?
