"A New Spin on the Legal Drama"
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The pilot episode of the new MATLOCK is fun and compelling, wth a clever performamce by Kathy Bates as the title character. The episode places strong emphasis on justice and family. For example, Matlock wants to hold those responsible for her daughter’s death. Also, the specific case reunites a father and a daughter. However, MATLOCK’s first epside has some foul language. Also, two eyewitnesses are former prostitutes. One doesn’t regret her lifestyle but the other one has reformed her life with help from God.
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MATLOCK is a reboot of the classic 1980s legal drama on CBS. The show follows the aging lawyer Madeline Matlock, who returns to practice law after 30 years. Despite being overlooked because of her age, Matlock impresses a cutthroat law firm through her unique approach and lands a spot on their team. However, she has an unforeseen motivation as she looks to uncover one of their lawyers who withheld information directly leading to her daughter’s death.
To get a shot at the law firm, Matlock crashes a partner meeting, which she infiltrates through the superpower she ascribes to older women, the power of being overlooked. She provides the law firm with crucial evidence concerning a competing practice and asks to be added to the staff, a request accepted because the practice has an opening. She has to undergo a two-week trial, though, to prove her worth.
Matlock is assigned to help a black female lawyer, Olympia, a junior partner having trouble with a case meant for settlement that’s going to trial instead. Matlock must find the key evidence to prove the client innocent and deliver the payment he deserves.
Through ingenious methods of collecting information, Matlock digs up relevant clue after clue, uncovering key data that bumps a $200,000 litigation offer up to a $20 million in-court settlement. Recognizing her work, the law firm hires Matlock full-time. However, she has a secret. She’s actually a wealthy woman lying about her credentials.
Episode One of MATLOCK is a strong reboot of a beloved show. The episode is entertaining, and Matlock is a fun character to follow. However, the short politically correct teachings in the episode on ageism and “white privilege” get annoying.
The episode places strong emphasis on justice and family. For example, Matlock wants to find the person responsible for her daughter’s death. Also, the specific case in Episode One reunites a father and a daughter. The pilot episode also has two positive but brief references to God.
However, Episode One of MATLOCK has some foul language. Also, two eyewitnesses are former prostitutes. One doesn’t regret her lifestyle but the other one has reformed her life with help from God.
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