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The Obstacle Course

Episode Number: 85    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Monday April 16, 2001    Prod Code: 4M18
Cassandra surprises John when she suddenly shows up at the office. She wants to continue the relationship they started in LA, but John doesn't want to go on seeing her, because they're 3.000 miles away and he's not completely over Melanie yet. Ally takes the case of a man who's being sued because he didn't reveal to his internet date that he was a dwarf. Larry is representing the woman suing, and the case ends up reflecting on their own relationship as Ally questions Larry if they would be together if she was 3 feet tall. Ling and Jackson take a case of a woman who's suing her old boyfriend for interrupting her wedding ceremony. Jackson reveals his true feelings towards Ling, who is confused and torn between him and Richard. Caught in the middle of this is Renée, who feels used by Jackson.

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Writer: Kayla Alpert, David E. Kelley
Director: Joanna Kerns
Star: Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal),  Greg Germann (Richard Fish),  Lisa Nicole Carson (Renée Raddick),  Jane Krakowski (Elaine Vassal),  Vonda Shepard (Herself),  Portia de Rossi (Nelle Porter),  Lucy Liu (Ling Woo),  Peter MacNicol (John Cage),  Robert Downey Jr. (Larry Paul),  James LeGros (Mark Albert)
Recurring Role: Albert Hall (Judge Seymore Walsh),  John Michael Higgins (Steven Milter),  Renée Elise Goldsberry (Ikette #1),  Vatrena King (Ikette #2),  Sy Smith (Ikette #3),  Taye Diggs (Jackson Duper)
Guest Star: Ann Cusack (Rebecca Moore),  Arturo Gil (Douglas McGrath),  Meta Golding (Sylvie),  David Batiste (Michael Pupnick),  Bernadette Peters (Cassandra Lewis),  Gwendolyn T. Oliver (Foreperson)

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Featured Music:
"Something About You" performed by Vonda Shepard
"Miss Gulch" theme from The Wizard of Oz
"Goodbye To Love" performed by Vonda Shepard (edit)

Quotes

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Cassandra: Most men so forget how to be soft. (edit)
Ling: Don't you miss me?
Richard: Yes.
Ling: And Jackson doesn't bother you?
Richard: Well, a little, but... we're soul mates, Ling, and we'll probably get back together.
Ling: You think?
Richard: Yeah, we're emotional guppies, eventually we'll always reunite at the shallow end of the pool. (edit)
Ally: Love is, um, well, it's like an obstacle course. And some people let the obstacles win and then there are those who don't. (edit)
Richard: When she's out of town, it's easier to cheat. Fishism. And here's a little known secret: older women. Smarter. Sexier. Better. I mean, not even close. (edit)
John: I'm confounded, Richard. Women find me so irresistible lately. What is it?
Richard: You've got money.
John: That's, eh...
Richard: And women love power. She saw you in action. Add to that, you're sensitive. You're a rich powerful man with feelings. How many guys do you know like that besides me? (edit)

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Episode Title: "Obstacle Course"
An obstacle courses is a series of challenging physical obstacles an individual or team must navigate usually while being timed. (edit)
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