There were so many gaps from last season that had to be shoved into this episode that it was very disjointed. Bull is fully recovered from a massive heart attack and alcohol addiction; Marissa is married (where did that come from and why); Cable is missing; the team lost 2 cases. Wow.
Regardless of the poor transition, I feel I must make a comment on how trials are portrayed. Many cases are framed as this is the law, but we need to make the jury feel bad for the client. In criminal trials, the jury's duty is to determine if the law was broken, not if the defendant had good reasons. That is all that matters, and the judge would instruct the jury to heed that duty. Stop with the judicial activism.
In this case, it was a civil trial, so anything goes. But, was it the insurance company's fault the patient was injured during treatment? No. In fact,they had probably paid exorbitant amounts for her treatment already. Why was the insurance company's case the one to get to trial so quickly? If everyone felt so bad, why didn't the hospital, equipment manufacturers and doctors offer settlement? Because the big, bad insurance company is an easy target. Lazy writing.
And finally, will we ever find out if she was able to get a liver in time? Doubtful she would even make it to the top of the list due to her poor health. Was she a candidate for a living donor (partial liver) transplant. Again, lazy writing, and lack of research.
I'm still sad Michael Weatherly left NCIS, and the more I see of this show - for which I had high hopes - the sadder I get.
Regardless of the poor transition, I feel I must make a comment on how trials are portrayed. Many cases are framed as this is the law, but we need to make the jury feel bad for the client. In criminal trials, the jury's duty is to determine if the law was broken, not if the defendant had good reasons. That is all that matters, and the judge would instruct the jury to heed that duty. Stop with the judicial activism.
In this case, it was a civil trial, so anything goes. But, was it the insurance company's fault the patient was injured during treatment? No. In fact,they had probably paid exorbitant amounts for her treatment already. Why was the insurance company's case the one to get to trial so quickly? If everyone felt so bad, why didn't the hospital, equipment manufacturers and doctors offer settlement? Because the big, bad insurance company is an easy target. Lazy writing.
And finally, will we ever find out if she was able to get a liver in time? Doubtful she would even make it to the top of the list due to her poor health. Was she a candidate for a living donor (partial liver) transplant. Again, lazy writing, and lack of research.
I'm still sad Michael Weatherly left NCIS, and the more I see of this show - for which I had high hopes - the sadder I get.
