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Boston Legal: No Brains Left Behind
(S04E09) "I wouldn't sue God, he's a flight risk." - Alan Shore
I guess I'm just naive. When I first saw the gleam in Alan's eye I knew he was going to try and sue the National Guard. "Ah yes, " I thought. "Alan loves to take on the government." I was happy. I like it when people question the government. It keeps them on their toes. Unfortunately, what I didn't see coming was another comment against the war in Iraq. For the record, I think every soldier should be pulled out of Iraq and brought home. The entire thing is a ridiculous quagmire and I am embarrassed that my government is responsible for making it happen. That being said, I am really sick of hearing those same sentiments from Alan Shore!
Moving on to other annoying plotlines, I was incensed by Shirley's granddaughter. As before, I am a huge fan of civil disobedience. There were many times in high school when I felt like acting out against injustice the same way Marlena did. What stopped me was a fear of the consequences. Marlena knew there would be consequences to her actions and she had to know that those consequences would be expulsion. Someone please explain to me how the girl expects to stay in school when she can't even apologize for what she did or, more importantly, why she would even want to.
I know that the American education system is broken and has been for some time now but, for me, and many parents like me, there is no alternative. We're not fortunate enough to afford private school or home schooling so we send our kids off to the next best thing. However, if you want your kids to get a decent education, it can't stop there. If Marlena and her parents aren't happy with the education she's receiving then it's their responsibility to do something about it, something more effective and a little less selfish than suing the school to let her back in.
One last thing about Marlena. If she gets a job at Crane, Poole & Schmidt and I have to listen to a slew of dirty old man comments from Denny, I'll issue my own fatwa.
The cherry on top was Carl's threat to move back to New York. Are the writers of Boston Legal actually trying to get me to stop watching? Because writing off John Larroquette is a good way to succeed.
So, Lorraine was a madam. Whew, what a relief. I thought maybe she was going to say she had actually done something illegal that could put the firm at risk for malpractice...Wait a minute!
I hate to say it but overall, this was a terrible episode. There were a few things I liked...Henry Gibson was hilarious as always, Steve Hytner was great as the impassioned principal and Denny and Alan trying to enlist was pretty funny. At least Carl decided to stay.
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