Take Three: Bad Judge

Bad Judge: Season 1, Episode 3 “One Brave Waitress” (C-)

This wasn’t quite as bad as episode two, to be sure, but I don’t think that I should be watching this show anymore, let alone reviewing it. The former likely won’t be happening, since it’s a fun half-hour to watch with my wife, who does enjoy it, and I’ll have to consider whether I can bear to keep criticizing this show week after week. This episode got rid of the truly ridiculous case from last week and did its best to make its featured case as ridiculous as possible. I’ll reiterate my comment that it would be great if Rebecca was actually a truly competent judge whose often missteps were in her personal life, but unfortunately that’s not really the case. Watching her talk in doublespeak and make secret deals to ally with one lawyer doesn’t impress, and her clear bias against the defendant didn’t either. I understand that it’s supposed to be a comedy, but having all the female jurors lined up and ready with excuses necessitating their dismissal was a bit much. I’m glad that we haven’t seen Rebecca’s kid pal since episode one, and instead we get to watch her personal life unfold through her budding and now defunct romance with Billy, who she seems to have inspired to go read a second book, though he’s only the latest in a long line of movie and TV idiots to be surprised that “To Kill a Mockingbird” isn’t actually about a bird. Maybe he’ll come back much smarter someday soon – who knows?