Sunday, August 22, 2010

Drop Dead Diva: Good Grief by Kara Howland

I don’t watch The Bachelor but I do have an opinion about Jake Pavelka: he’s not a very good actor. He’s easy on the eyes though.

Jake makes a cameo appearance as a guy named Toby. A show called The One, with an eerily similar premise to that of The Bachelor, has just made one of the bachelorettes into a public laughing stock. She’s known as Weeping Wendy. She’s suing the show’s producer because she’s been humiliated. Even though she signed a release form, the judge will allow the jury to decide if the show caused her intentional infliction of emotional harm. The most interesting thing about this case, at least for me, is how it affects Kim and Parker’s relationship. But first a quick question: Is this the first time we’ve seen Parker in court? I’m trying to remember. I do like seeing him there, it just feels new and maybe a bit weird. Ok, back to Kim and Parker. She has every right to be wary of his romantic baggage. He’s the love ‘em and don’t ever talk to ‘em again when it’s over type. When he’s in a relationship he’s in 100%. When it’s over, he’s gone. All’s well that ends well though – at least for the case. The producer is in love with Wendy and urged Toby to pick the other girl. He knew Toby was all about launching his career while Wendy was all about finding true love. They end up going out to dinner to see if there’s something there.

Speaking of true love, Jane takes a case that doesn’t please Parker. Her client is dressing up as a clown even though his job is in corporate sales. His wife died about six months ago and that’s when the costume and makeup made its first appearance. The day before Evan’s wife died they spent time together and both got a kick out of a clown that made fun of her. Dressing up makes Evan feel close to his wife. The only problem is that people at his company are uncomfortable and when Evan uses his horn to answer a question in court, the judge holds him in contempt. With Grayson as Jane’s co-counsel she’s getting insight into how Grayson dealt with Deb’s death. He too was on a downward spiral until he realized Deb wouldn’t like the man he was becoming. Jane pulls out that piece of wisdom for Evan and helps him take his makeup off when Evan realizes what he’s doing. And as a bonus he gets his job back. I think it was a shame to put Barry Watson in all that makeup. But at least Jane and Grayson got to bond a bit.

Stacy likes Fred. Well, it’s about time. Jane suspects Stacy might have feelings for Fred when she wipes off her zit cream before he can see it. And later when Fred invites Stacy to dinner and she runs into an ex, Fred defends her honor. When Stacy kisses him, Fred realizes he might just be on a date with his dream girl. I like seeing these two crazy kids together. I’m excited to see where it goes now that Fred has a new “deal.”

Next week is the two-hour season finale and based on the previews it should be quite exciting. I won’t give anything away here but if you miss it you’ll be sorry. See you next week.

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