Are the guys as awful as last week? Will there be all manner of nonsense? Let’s find out!
We start with Peter making out with Officer Wendy (from last episode — shockingly, she’s still around!), at the time as a party is going on at the house (for no reason, just to have one, I assume). But oh dear! Peter’s mother Colleen shows up (played by special guest star Jane Seymour!) with a real estate problem and creepy boundary issues! Fun! That’ll be “subplot one.”
For subplot two, Pindar will be meeting Megan, the girl slightly mentioned last week that caused his hilariously offensive agoraphobia. He talks to her in the street alarmingly, saying he’s always been in love and was jealous of his roommate. That’ll do the trick. But Carmen decides to help, bringing Megan by to talk to Pindar. She wants to “fix” him (charming), but when they go to lunch like “regular people,” she’s confronted by a guy she’s stalking. Restraining order and all. So I guess the point is … Pindar is hung up on a crazy person?
As for the main plot, Franklin & Bash get their first manslaughter case, regarding Stephen (other special guest star Sean Astin), a parking enforcer by day, costumed vigilante by the rest of the day: Raven Viper! Viper is accused of killing a man he was chasing, although the guy has a criminal past. Which means…
An appearance of ex-girlfriend (who needed to postpone her wedding for monsoon season) DA Janie, who gives an offer for admitting guilt and being declared mentally unfit, then to be sent to mental ward. The boys are initially oddly against it (awful?), but then they ask Stephen, who doesn’t want to, as it it’d be like giving up, letting the bad guys win. Right. So the theme this week is “Crazy people, they need lawyers too!”
Let’s finish off subplot one quickly. Peter’s mom needs help voiding a real estate sale by a predatory developer. Damien hits on her (classic!), then offers to help. After some unnecessary references to kegel exercises, he utilizes a century old law about cattle rights to get her back the house. Best part? Later he says to Peter this charming line: “All in a day (dramatic pause) and a nights’ work” — love that smarm, he’s the best character on the show.
We should probably finish the ridiculous main plot. In “is this really how a courtroom would be?”, even DA ex-girlfriend is talking far too ridiculously for a real lawyer. She wants increase the charge to murder after new evidence appears, based on Section 17b in the penal code, (I looked it up, I don’t think it applies here, it’s really about reducing charges). But in the final plot twist, it turns out Viper tried to flee, and jumped to next building to escape. The victim tried to follow, and fell to death. Stephen just didn’t want to admit to being a cowardly coward.
Oh, and DA ex-girlfriend Janie has called off wedding (of course). Yikes, so that means more love triangle subplots. Wonderful. Nothing substantial ever happens in this show, does it?
Clacked by Jeremy Fogelman 
on Jun 13, 2012 @ 01:17 EST5EDT
im not sure if you just dont understand the point of this show or maybe youre still hung up because you werent as cool as zack morris in high school. i find it wildly entertaining as does a majority of other watchers. this is meant to be a comedy as well as a crime program and the duo of mark-paul and breckin, in my opinion, are awesome. if youre looking for a crime-drama stick to SUV because in all honesty, if you dont like the show, why review it?