Matlock
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Finally, were reminded that Mattys sister Bitsy showed up at the end of last weeks episode.
Those last two items turn out to be connected.
Mattys imitation is not a form of flattery.
My sister is a grown woman named Elizabeth who likes to be called Itsy Bitsy.
She demanded maybe too much of Ellie.
Shes perhaps too permissive with Alfie.
Shes definitely overly dismissive of Edwin.
If all these things are true and they are how can Matty say that shes any different from Ellie?
The revelation that Bitsy is more insightful than Matty brings some zing to this episodes domestic scenes.
When Bitsy finds Matty working late on Slammd, she asks, Do you care about this case?
Not just another ruse?
To be honest, I had the same question for roughly the first half of this episode.
At first, Matty seems just as passive and unhelpful during this weeks case.
Tucker, blackout drunk on Slammd, once jumped out of a moving car.
Is Slammd just a fun product, properly labeled with warnings of any potential dangers?
Matty, of course, can relate to this feeling.
Her testimony matters especially because Olympia has a jury problem.
Alas, despite everyones diligence, the case goes haywire.
All of her pro-bono social-justice work was supposed to be paid for by this class action against Slammd.
If the case is dead, her drive to be made a partner dies too.
Olympia talks to Matty about starting over in her own practice with Matty as her first hire.
Slowly, a different scenario with Olympia as the villain dawns on Matty.
Still, this is a huge narrative pivot point.
Can Matty take a step back, consider everything she knows about Olympia, and rethink her whole mission?
Hotdoggin
Romantic status reports!
If the previously on next week shows Billy and Simone having a secret rendezvous, buckle up.
