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Season: 3 Episode: 10 Production Code: #3M-10 First Air Date: January 17, 2000 Writer: David E. Kelley Director: Michael Schultz # of Times Richard said Bygones: Guest Stars:
Gina Philips as Sandy Hingle
Synopsis: Dizzying fears flooded my pop-cultured brain when Ally and John started getting all mad passionate. Chiefly, would this give Vonda dramatic license to hack-job Aerosmith’s "Love in an Elevator"? Thankfully for a myriad of ick-inducing reasons, Ally’s eyes fluttered open in the nick of time. I will admit to the occasional eruption of laughter over some of The Biscuit’s shall we say eccentricities. But John, as a leading man? He’s not exactly the type with whom if presented with an "It Happened One Night" you wouldn’t feel at all compelled to string up a sheet between the two beds. Do you find John Cage, Gable-worthy (Clark, that is) or should he remain in slapsticky neutral? With the amount of stock Ally seems to stake in dreams you’d bet she triple-checks her decidedly non-corporate apparel the morning after a nude nightmare. Then again, this past season the sprightly one seems to have adopted "you had me at hello," as her undying mantra. Are Ally’s instantaneous love emotions still endearing or are they veering towards pathetic? One other note on this storyline concerns what now seems to be a weekly complaint. Is Nelle a faux-Gaultier model or an high-powered attorney? I’m confused. Elaine is misunderstood. We know this from the oh so not subtle hints like when she was suing the firm, playing mommy for the day, and this time the fact that she didn’t have sex on the first date. You see, if Elaine were in the movies she’d be a hooker of the Julia Roberts heart of gold variety. Jane Krakowski proved that on the rare night she gets to flex her dramatic muscles, she’s actually pretty capable. These are the only times the character of Elaine ever exposes a smidge of reality (mind you, it’s microscopic). She even borders on likeable here. Would you like to see Elaine’s role expanded so she isn’t so cartoony week after week? Lastly, Georgia showed up startlingly Anne Heche-like with butchered blonde locks and handed her hubby the divorce papers. It kind of seems like Billy might turn to his assistant Sandy, the younger, brunette Georgia i.e. thus far given all the personality of a rice cake. Do you want to see Billy and Georgia part deux? This episode was like biting into the most delectable looking chocolate and finding a hollow center. Pray they’re saving the nougat and cherries for sweeps, and this isn’t as good as it is likely to get. |