Boston Legal

So Sally Heap returns, and what a change of character! A very hot one too, I must say, although she is no Rhona Mitra!



Jerry's return was excellent, and I loved the case with the scientologist! It really was amusing, and provided some great laughs- especially with Alan's cross and closing! I also loved how he and Sally flirted, and the end scene between the pair of them, though I was a little sad for Jerry when he found out the pair were sleeping together.



The murder trial finally kicks off, and what I trial it is! The crossing of the police, the Judge and the creeping neighbour, Lincoln, were all excellently done, and the bombshell revealed by the father was just shocking! So dramatic. It was good that Denny and Bethany provided some comic moments too!



The closing between Alan and Denny was also as brilliant as ever- the chemistry between them is (or now was) the best on television, rivalled only by House and Wilson.



Overall, a perfect episode, with so many quotes, one-liners and perfectly executed drama.

Although I can see why people have taken offense to the 'attack on scientology' i'd have to say that you can't watch a show like this if you're going to be so easily rattled. Especially if you're going to be outraged on the behalf of others. I don't believe David E. Kelley chose scientology because it's the easy target of religions. The choice was simply made because it is such an amusing target. The comedic material practically writes itself. I doubt Kelley sat down and wondered "hmm...which religion could I attack today with the least consequences?" maybe he asked himself "which religion sounds like an absolute joke?"

I laughed so hard. I am a new-comer to this show (only 4 episodes) and I think it\'s great. I only wish I had started watching it a long time ago. It\'s laugh out loud funny! James Spader is an awesome actor, his timing is perfect. I enjoy watching him in this role.

I always liked Lake Bell and was sorry that she left. So it was great to see her back and it's smart of the writers that Sally has made herself a bit more "proffesional" in appearance. I liked her new backbone to both Allan and Brad, long overdue and hope she comes back again soon.



The trial itself was interesting as Hands always makes things fun and nice of Sally to bring up how, in some ways, Scientology's beliefs aren't that much crazier than other religions. But Alan had the good point that the founding fathers didn't mean for "freedom of religion" to become an automatic pass to all behavior. I have to admit I felt a bit bad for Hands coming to ask out Sally only to find Alan there. I'd say that Gracie is a caricture but considering Nancy Grace's actual behavior as of late...Seeing Denny get with her was fun as was Denny trying to explain it to Bethany, another nice look at how Denny's mind works. "Once I'm in a commmitted relationship, I sleep with very few people."



The main trial had some nice developments with the son in love with his mother and the team doing a good job spreading out doubt. I still think the shrink did it, something about his behavior seems off. Guess we'll find out next week.



Overall, a bit of a filler but having Sally back gives it some extra fire that looks to continue.

I find it odd that David E. Kelley had decided to use Scientology as a means to rant against those who force their religious beliefs upon others. This guy could have easily used another religion. But since Scientology is the unpopular subject of the day and not as established as Christianity or Judaism, Mr. Kelley had rather cowardly decided to jump on the anti-Scientology bashing bandwagon.



I don't even like Scientology, but last night's episode left a very unpleasant taste in my mouth. I see that even so-called liberals like David E. Kelley is not above religious bigotry.