Boston Legal question

[tenaya]

I've a question about the last episode, "Do Tell."


When Alan revealed how he lost his virginity, there was a moment when his expression went kind of blank/introspective. Later, he called it statutory rape. Since he said that woman looked like Lorraine and now he was getting word salad around Lorraine, does that mean that he was traumatized by what happened when he was 14 and Lorraine's resemblance is calling up old trauma and upsetting him?

Comments

[margec01.livejournal.com]

The thing with Boston Legal is, who knows? I have to admit, I doubt anything that serious will come of it. However, if David E. Kelly decides he can make something out of it, either serious OR goofy, we may see more. Which way it may go, will probably depend on which way he thinks can make a better story.

I LOVE Alan and Denny's relationship in this show. However, I try never to forget that this is from the same mind that created Ally McBeal, The Practice, Picket Fences, and several other shows which were wonderful until they went over the top and got stupid. At least Boston Legal started out over the top, so we knew what we were getting into! (g)

And while I enjoyed the court case about Don't Ask, Don't Tell, so that Alan (and thus David E. Kelly, et. al.) could pontificate and speechify about the subject, in the end it was pretty meaningless. This would never be tried in a State (vs. Federal) court and the outcome, while heartening, has no meaning in the real world. I realize they're trying to shine some light on the subject, but it's pretty likely that people who believe in DADT aren't watching this show anyway. But, it was entertaining!

Ah, well, speaking of pontificating, let me step off my soapbox now. Sorry 'bout that!