The two-part tryst between Michael Bluth and Maggie Lizer comes to an end (temporarily!) in an episode that may even be a little bit funnier than it's first part. There were moments I laughed harder at in the first one, but overall, this episode brings things to a satisfying close.
Just as the "previously on.." segment said, Maggie is not blind. As it turns out, she uses her blindness, or supposed blindness, in order to win her cases and get the sympathy of the judge and jury. As a result, Michael, Barry and the rest of the family is forced to figure out as fast as possible the best way to get the evidence out of Maggie's hand and disprove her.
To be honest, there's not a whole lot of plot here that wasn't already set up in the previous episode. Both episodes rely heavily on each other, but for me, the episode before it was funnier. However, in terms of how well the episode itself works, I'd say this episode was better.
For instance, I thought it was hilarious seeing Tobias sneak into Maggie's house, not only because of how ridiculous it is to see him rolling around on the floor, trying to dodge Maggie, but also because of how the outcome of the situation directly effects the rest of the episode. You see, Michael learned that Maggie was not blind by closing his eyes while walking Justice and getting lead into the middle of traffic. Turns out Justice, the dog, was literally blind. So Michael plans on proving she's blind at the courthouse by throwing a Bible at her. The complications grow after Tobias blinds her temporarily with Mace, which Michael doesn't realize. You can likely see where this one's going.
All in all, the writing in these two episodes was remarkably strong. Henry Winkler, as usual, was amazing. The whole "ten commandments" storyline felt random but had a great pay-off. I also thought that there were some very sharp lines here ("I know thou shalt not make up a name in vain," a.k.a just about any line where the family misremembers Bible quotes).
Along with Heather Graham, Dreyfuss was proof that the show could bring in big name stars and not have to worry about whether or not they would mesh or not. Both parts were extremely well done, but this one gets my vote as the overall better one because of how well everything is resolved.moreless
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Episode Summary
Gob steals a file on the government's case against the Bluth Company that Maggie had given to Michael. Tobias is sent to Maggie's house to get evidence, George Michael tries to prove Maeby's fraud, and Lindsay fights to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse lawn.
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Jeffrey Tambor
George Bluth Sr. / Oscar Bluth
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Portia de Rossi
Lindsay Bluth Fünke
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David Cross
Tobias Fünke
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ADD TRIVIA- In the interrogation room, there is a chart that features everyone connected to the Bluths. The people on the chart were: 1)The Bluth and Funke Family (the 7 main characters). 2)Kitty. 3)Marta (Her face is crossed out). 4)Annyong. 5)Carl Weathers. 6)Lucille 2. 7)Surely Funke. 8)A photo that reads "No Photo Available". Edit
- Though Barry is shown looking for a guy, he always flirts with Lucille. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- Guest stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Ping Wu appeared together on several episodes of Seinfeld, starting with "The Tape". He played Ping, the Chinese food delivery boy who sued Elaine for opening a taxi door into his path when delivering via bicycle. Edit
- This was the 18th episode produced, but the 17th to air. Edit
- Rating: 4.9/7 Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Michael: All right, listen. This is all getting a little crazy. We cannot accept their conditions if we don't even know what their conditions are. Barry: Do you wanna read it? Michael: I know it's thick. Why don't we just take it? Barry: I could kiss you on the *bleep*. Michael: Ah, well it's -- what?! Edit
- Maggie: It's like the ten commandments saying, you know. "Be true to thine own self, and to thine own self.." Michael: "... be true." Yeah, number seven. Edit
- Gob: And now you love the ten commandments. And yet you're the one who so conveniently forgot "Thou shalt protect thy father and honor no one above him unless it be-ith me, thy sweet Lord". Michael: I'm not sure that one made it down the mountain, Gob. Edit
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ADD ALLUSIONS- During a scene in the men's bathroom, Barry Zuckerkorn (Henry Winkler) pulls out a comb to fix his look and made a gesture in the same way that Fonz did in Happy Days. Edit
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Maggie: Well, it's like the ten commandments say. You know, "be true to thine own self, and to thine own self ..."
Michael: "... be true."
Maggie and Michael misquote the Bible (a running joke on this episode) but here the quote is actually from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Edit - The chart of the Bluth family visible in the interrogation room is reminiscent of a similar chart of the Corleone family seen in the Senate hearing chamber in The Godfather, Part II. Edit
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