ELI STONE: 2.11 “Mortal Combat”
I don’t even like Maggie, and I felt bad for Eli in this episode. I mean, when she told him that her sleeping with him gave her closure on her feelings…ouch. And you know, I feel like that was still a little untrue. I mean, after her reaction in Sonoma–assuming that he was letting her down or blaming his aneurysm–you’d think there was something there. But maybe that anger is what shut the door.
Personally, I don’t want him with Maggie. But we’ve only got two episodes left, and I want Eli to sign off happy, so we should let him get together with someone. Taylor and Matt are so freakin’ adorable it hurts, so we can’t go back with the ex. It’s clearly Maggie to the rescue.
And it’s funny. I really hated the naive, stupid, annoying girl that was all over the first season of the show. You know, the Ally McBeal wannabe. But you know, the new, bitchy, empowered Maggie is just tough to handle. It hasn’t made her any more likable, even if she has learned how to dress more like a lawyer (though still no suits).
But Eli. Poor Eli. I’m so glad that he and Taylor are finally getting along because for a while there, it looked like he had no one. He’s angry at Dr. Chen. Angry at his brother. Maggie’s a bitch. Well, who else is there? Patty is busy trying to keep things organized with the disappearing business (I wish we had had more to her than the super-brief view of her digging through files). Keith has disappeared (think we’ll see any more of him before the finale?). Jordan’s always there, but he’s clearly preoccupied.
But anyway, perhaps it was my disappointment for Eli already welling up the emotion, but when I heard Taylor and Matt are going to have a baby girl, I think my eyes might’ve watered. This show’s so sweet with little details–why does it have to go away?
Ok, back to the episode. So what about the business? They have a new lawyer, which is clearly going to help them in the long run, but they can’t afford to pay him and they only have six months left before they run out of money. Some big win must be in their future. And my hope? Well, my expectation (if this show really does get a series finale) is that it will be against Maggie and her new beau, and it will allow Maggie to realize what a big jerk he is, just in time to fall into Eli’s open arms.
Then the show will end happily, with everyone back at Jordan’s firm, successful and in love. A good, happy family. Then we can have a spinoff–Deliberation and Dances: Eli Stone Entertainment Hour. It will be a half-hour comedy, of course.
Ok, so the last part won’t happen, but it sure would be nice. I think that overall, the episode was a good one. I didn’t see Eli and Taylor winning (sadly), but considering that the firm was on the line, I was still hoping for that win and surprised when it didn’t happen.
Anyway, they’ve got a lot of stuff to do in the next two episodes. I certainly hope that we really do get an ending to this story. Almost as much as I wished it’d never end at all.
