Honestly, the SCOTUS thing was monumentally stupid. There's a zero percent chance that someone like Patty would be nominated, much less confirmed. Don't believe me? Check out the list of recent Supreme Court justices. Literally, every single one of the last 17 justices (including the current ones) all had judicial…

While I didn't think it was *quite* as perfect as the pilot was, that basically means I just gave it an A- instead of an A. And honestly, I can't really identify anything I disliked about it. It's just that the pilot was such an incredible episode of television.

This was a very good episode, probably the best since the show returned from the holidays, and it looks like the story is picking up steam The villain of the week was almost a complete throwaway, but there was enough going on that it didn't seriously detract from the show (and at least he wasn't *detracting* with…

Unfortunately, I have to agree. It seems that they picked an episode that would appeal to the lowest common denominator (sex with the strippers at the beginning, violence with a serial killer who murders several people on screen, a porn B story, etc.) while ignoring the character moments that have made Elementary the…

It was a really good episode. I wasn't expecting the final shot with Finch's name on the scrap of paper. That was a good twist. I guess I should have figured out that Kara was going to die because the episode was spending so much time on her (I hadn't heard the news that she was going to another show). The writers…

I'd agree that this was another strong outing. As with many of the previous episodes, the case of the week was secondary in nature to what was going on between the primary characters. And while it's interesting that Joan continues to rationalize why she chose to stay with Sherlock, the falling out between Sherlock and…

Yeah, I can't disagree with any of that. If it was up to me (and assuming the third season lives up to what's in the book), I'd go with Game of Thrones, but if it was up to me, Breaking Bad would have at least two Emmys by now (for its third and fourth seasons, which are among the best in the history of television).…

All-time best pilots for dramas (no particular order, and I probably forgot something): Breaking Bad, Battlestar Galactica (I count the miniseries as the pilot, but "33"—the first episode of the series proper—is also great), Friday Night Lights, Lost, Justified, The Shield, Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Homeland, Downton…

Sorry, I wasn't saying Downton Abbey would win. I think it will get nominated. Not sure what will win. I don't think Homeland will repeat. Honestly, having read the third book, I think Game of Thrones will have the best season, but I'm skeptical that a fantasy show can actually win. We'll see.

I had no problems handing out an A for this. Best pilot since at least Homeland, though I might go back even a bit further to Game of Thrones. Well-written and really well-acted. It also had a nice mix of elements, ranging from a surprisingly exciting eight-minute set piece at the beginning to the slower bits of…

I thought the episode was a bit uneven. While virtually all of the Oliver stuff was quite good (both on and off the island, and while I was fairly certain that he wasn't actually going to kill someone right in front of Diggle, that paralysis choke—not even Jack Bauer had one that could make people think someone was…

I thought the episode was a bit uneven. While virtually all of the Oliver stuff was quite good (both on and off the island, and while I was fairly certain that he wasn't actually going to kill someone right in front of Diggle, that paralysis choke—not even Jack Bauer had one that could make people think someone was…

Is Alicia *that* nice (I mean, maybe relative to House, but that's not saying a whole lot)? Honestly, I've never found her to be all that likable. She's been incredibly fortunate in her career (yes, her husband cheated on her, but how many people in her position could just immediately get a job at a big law firm after…

Whoops. I was pretty tired when I wrote that, so I didn't realize I made the the principles/principals mistake. Fixed. Anyway, yeah, I'd agree that he lied. But at least they had evidence that the other lawyers had negotiated over the non-monetary items.

Well, my point is that it was David Lee who brought up the unenforceable provisions. If Gross' lawyers had been on top of things, they would have simply refused to negotiate over something that was unenforceable. At that point, all Lee could really do is lie to his client and say that Gross wanted those things…

Yeah, now that you mention it. Honestly, I had forgotten about that episode, but you're right. Maybe he was able to get a loan from an outside source. At any rate, it probably doesn't matter that much. I'm pretty sure he's an equity partner now, whether he has a plausible source for the money or not.

Actually, now that I think about it, I seem to remember learning in my first-year contracts class that the non-monetary parts of a prenuptial agreement (especially the "sexual maintenance" stipulation) are actually unenforceable. Some Googling I just did seems to back that up. It seems like Gross' lawyers should have…

I liked how Cary approached the partnership thing. While Alicia delusionally thought it was entirely about merit (and sarcastically saying things like "Cary is as deserving as I am"—let's not forget that she has beaten a more deserving Cary in the past, as evidenced by the fact that he only lost out on the original…

Agreed. And let's not forget "Unplugged," when Alicia beat out the more qualified Cary (more billable hours, clients paying in a more timely fashion, etc.) for the job because of her husband's (and Eli's) political connections.

Good questions. I think they might have made offers to people they knew could come up with the capital from other sources (like Peter, who offered to lend the $600K like it was not a big deal at all). I'd agree that Cary probably doesn't have that kind of cash on his own, but perhaps his family does, and they would be…