David E Kelly = Genius. This show topped all others! Casting was Perfect! Stories were/are timeless! This last episode, although sad, to see it end was the perfect ending. (We wonder just how many businesses could relate with a "very similar" type of takeover - as our was too, almost to the letter). :-( If you have not watched this show, it is worth a binge watch! Funny, Thoughtful, Frustrating. If you do not laugh, cry, get angry, feel inspired, get excited, feel frustrated, or have the urge to hug a loved one for no reason... you are not human.
5 Reviews
Going Out At The Top
DKosty1233 March 2009
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It seems like this show has left us too soon, but then this 13th show of a final entire season that almost didn't happen goes out at the top.
Crane, Poole & Schmitt is being sold to the Chinese, perfectly appropriate an example of what is happening with our disaster know as free trade policy. Actually, the firm having to sell out is quite timely & predicts what appears to be the future of America. Within 5 years I think Americans will wake up one day & find out that the NYSE is going to be a regional exchange & that the center of the worlds financial universe is moving to China.
The challenge of the gay marriage law is quite appropriate as it never really has been our law systems business what 2 adults are doing in their bedroom. Alan & Denny make it legal which is very appropriate considering their relationship throughout this series. Our Government & Lawyers want Gay Marriage legal as it will produce more revenue for both. In a way that is ahead of its time here still but is bound to happen soon.
The Supreme Court Sequence & the Double Wedding at the fishing lodge are nicely staged. Denny even finds out he is getting his new drug too. I have to admit that even though Jerry Espson's kiss is satisfying, I was in love with that British blonde before this episode. Therefore, I am jealous that Jerry got that kiss, I wanted it.
I like the touch of the balcony sequence with the new Japanese owners sitting there replacing Alan & Denny. Of course they are saying That both our heroes are crazy, & in truth they really are. This series has been very consistent entertainment & I hated to see it end.
Chang, Poole & Schmidt is happening to the entire United States, it is now only a matter of when.
Crane, Poole & Schmitt is being sold to the Chinese, perfectly appropriate an example of what is happening with our disaster know as free trade policy. Actually, the firm having to sell out is quite timely & predicts what appears to be the future of America. Within 5 years I think Americans will wake up one day & find out that the NYSE is going to be a regional exchange & that the center of the worlds financial universe is moving to China.
The challenge of the gay marriage law is quite appropriate as it never really has been our law systems business what 2 adults are doing in their bedroom. Alan & Denny make it legal which is very appropriate considering their relationship throughout this series. Our Government & Lawyers want Gay Marriage legal as it will produce more revenue for both. In a way that is ahead of its time here still but is bound to happen soon.
The Supreme Court Sequence & the Double Wedding at the fishing lodge are nicely staged. Denny even finds out he is getting his new drug too. I have to admit that even though Jerry Espson's kiss is satisfying, I was in love with that British blonde before this episode. Therefore, I am jealous that Jerry got that kiss, I wanted it.
I like the touch of the balcony sequence with the new Japanese owners sitting there replacing Alan & Denny. Of course they are saying That both our heroes are crazy, & in truth they really are. This series has been very consistent entertainment & I hated to see it end.
Chang, Poole & Schmidt is happening to the entire United States, it is now only a matter of when.
Joyful
Hitchcoc5 August 2022
Everything ends well. If the firm is no longer number one, then they are people moving on. Even the silly wedding is OK because it is done for practical reasons. Also, the two guys have shown they love each other through the entire show. So they carved their little niche in TV history. I do long for a show that has a more serious focus on law and its implications.
Love the Show, Didn't Like this Episode
nannyjo3 June 2019
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Part of this episode just didn't sit right with me. Alan was WAY over the top on this one. Knowing that his case could be the saving grace for Denny he was still rude and dismissive of the judges. I normally love Alan's passion but this time is should have been tempered for his case before the Supreme Court - it could have ruined everything. It seemed out of character when the stakes were so high. He could have still been passionate without the insolence.
It seemed like a weak episode for the series finale of such a great show.
It seemed like a weak episode for the series finale of such a great show.
The end
safenoe9 April 2021
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I'm not sure how many authentic Boston accents there were in this landmark series, but still something that is cited by many law students in measuring pop culture's influence on legal studies.
Here the firm is sold to Chinese owners, not the Japanese as one reviewer for this episode stated (in fact the reviewer stated at the beginning of the review that it was Chinese owners, but at the end refers to the Japanese partners - it's like mixing up Americans and Canadians, or British and Irish).
Here the firm is sold to Chinese owners, not the Japanese as one reviewer for this episode stated (in fact the reviewer stated at the beginning of the review that it was Chinese owners, but at the end refers to the Japanese partners - it's like mixing up Americans and Canadians, or British and Irish).
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