It is hard to "get" Alicia. (Hard to warm up to her).

The writers do not give us a reason to relate to her or to like her.
We watch the show to see how she handles the other lawyers and the chaos in her personal life.
The show seems more plot driven than character driven -- usually not my cup of tea.

And yet the show somehow works. Some weeks I watch the same episodes all the way through twice.
Diane and Kalinda are fabulous. I wish that those two had more screen time.

I like the show because the writing is very good -- dialogue, plotting, pacing, topics, . . . clothes !!!
The actors in the male parts are consistently good.
Overall, the show is worth watching when I can get the DVR and the CBS scheduling to cooperate.


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