Ally McBeal (TV Series) Being There (1998) User Reviews

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[jtsjtssmokey-703-366973 · 9/10 · 2 March 2023]

So many saying she, rene, should have been found guilty, so another words, going backwards. Typing this re the backwards means NO no matter where/when saying NO, means nothing. THAT IS JUST GRRRARG! SO RAPING SOMEONE IS NO LONGER SOMETHING TO BE PUNISHED OR ATTEMPTED RAPE IS ALSO FINE AND DEFENDING ONE SELF WILL NOW MEAN THE ONE DEFENDING WILL BE PUNISHED!

Yes it is not right to mix things up, but NO, STOP, LEAVE ... IS NO LONGER MEANING NO, STOP, LEAVE, so attempted rape and rape is ok ??? So mixed means a person is allowed to attempt rape or raping you is fine ???

So, she could/should(??) have had a punishment, like community service, but this guy hit her and demanded she never hit him while being really "hands on"( shown as a show with no real going for rape) her body and taking what she has said NO, STOP, LEAVE... and he gets nothing done to him for attempting to rape her ???

Renee

[Jeneral28 · 9/10 · 29 September 2020]

Should have been found guilty wrong idea David Kelley.

Really disappointing episode

[tartydoris · 3/10 · 22 February 2017]

This was clearly the worst episode of the first season so far.

The main premise concerns John and Ally defending Renee in court for her assault of Michael Rivers, earlier in the season, when she kick boxed him to the head, knocked him unconscious and broke his neck after their date turned sour.

It seemed obvious from the start of the episode how this was going to turn out and that Renee would get off with the charges. However, I really don't understand why or how and quite frankly I found it really annoying.

In all of the trials up to this point in the first season I have been happy about the results as they all seemed pretty fair. Renee's trial however, is just hokum. John and Ally made a terrible case/argument on Renee's behalf. The prosecution had a solid case and presented good arguments. Plus the fact she was guilty as hell and put up little to no mitigating circumstances to explain her over the top actions.

Now maybe things have changed in courts in the subsequent 19 years since this episode first aired. But can women still get away with grievous assault, breaking someone's neck and nearly killing them and get no punishment just because they are a woman and they attacked a man? As mentioned in the episode. If this was a man that broke a woman's neck. He would be in jail, 100 percent of the time and probably for a few years too.

The hypocrisy and double standard here makes me sick and that's why I really hated this episode. There were a few interesting moment's which is why I'm not giving it 1, but it loses at least 5 points for the terrible, unjustified verdict of Renee's case.