http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/10/BOSTON-LEGAL----The-Chicken-and-The-Leg.aspx Now that Denny (William Shatner) has a suspicion that the new guy Carl (John Larroquette) is bedding his beloved Shirley (Candice Bergen), he’s on a mission to prove he’s the bigger and better man. And when a cockfighting case finds its way to Crane, Poole and Schmidt, Denny figures it is the perfect opportunity to put his money where his mouth is. Seriously, a cockfighting case; there couldn’t be any better analogy of what’s going on between these two than that. I thought men outgrew that stuff by the time they were 50-years-old. I guess as long as there is any trace of testosterone left in their bodies, they remain a slave to it. But it isn’t all fun and games at BOSTON LEGAL this week, because Alan (James Spader) and his hot to trot coworker Lorraine (Saffron Burrows) had to represent a teenage girl, who is HIV-positive, against her school. And Katie (Tara Summers) and Jerry (Christian Clemenson) have been paired together again on a case involving a women whose husband has committed suicide. That’s the beauty of BOSTON LEGAL; it doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it doesn’t avoid the heavy subjects either. Yes, now and again the writers have Alan jump up on his soap box and wax poetically about how poorly our country is being run, but even those tirades are balanced by the conservative slant of Denny Crane. That’s why I feel like I’ve watched three shows in one, when I tune in to this show. Not to mention the diversity of the their cases, which can run the gamut from serious cases of murder to the silliness of cockfighting. And speaking of that cockfighting case, Denny and Carl have a much bigger problem on their hands than just trying to defend a wretched human being who pits dog against dog from going to jail, they have to try and get him to speak English during his trial. That’s because, thus far, he only seems to be able to tell his story in Spanish. But you know Denny Crane will do whatever it takes to keep his perfect record. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/10/BOSTON-LEGAL----The-Chicken-and-The-Leg.aspx 77 60