In the final two episodes of season five of The Practice, Jackie Cahill’s murder trial spins out of control as he threatens witnesses and prosecutors. But when he follows through on one particular threat, the consequences to everyone are catastrophic.
(Season 5, Episodes 19-20) It is with deep regret that I inform you that next week you’ll have to do without my virgin diary. For some inexplicable reason, FX is only airing one episode per weekend for the next two weeks, a steep decline from the four the network was airing just a few months […]
(Season 5, Episodes 17-18) It’s great that Ellenor is having a baby, and I imagine it was probably important in 2001 to have a professional woman on TV choosing to have a baby on her own. But I wonder where the writers intended to go with the story. Not that she can’t juggle work and […]
(Season 5, Episodes 15-16) It wasn’t the most fascinating or compelling case, but episode 14’s terminated teacher was left in the middle, with Ellenor essentially challenging Principal Steven Harper (Chi McBride) to a court battle. And the question of why Superintendant Marsha Shinn (Debbi Morgan) seemed to be gunning for her client also hung in […]
(Season 5, Episodes 13-14) It seems I’ve hit a snafu with FX and the network’s airing of The Practice re-runs. I’m not sure who they imagined would be watching at 7AM on Saturdays and Sundays, but apparently that crowd isn’t tuning in as enthusiastically as they’d hoped, because the network has pulled back from airing […]
(Season 5, Episodes 10-12) Wouldn’t you know it, but William Hinks continued to wreak havoc even after his death. Michael Emerson is just too good. I mean, I know he was only reading the lines that someone else wrote for him, but he’s too good. Of course, had he been just a bit better he […]
(Season 5, Episodes 7-9) I’m completely not surprised to discover that Michael Emerson won an Emmy for his work on The Practice. Anyone who marvels at the character Benjamin Linus on Lost need only look to Emerson’s turn as William Hinks to see just how expert the actor is at this type of psychopath. And […]
