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-I don't get the Coho charachter.That entire storyline could have been Alan's. Let's face it-Coho pretty much is Alan. yeah it's weird. is David E Kelley not consc of this?
-Every time New Guy got into one of his bantering modes, all I could think was: "Did someone give this guy James Spaders' script by accident?" He was absolutely Alan Shore with 100% less charm. It's not that I disliked his character ("Hey, Drop Dead!" amused me.), it's just that his character seemed completely unnecessary.
-Brad's "I'm that guy" sums it up for me. I don't see a need for such an over the top, scene dominating Coho. if it means even less air time for Brad, who gets precious little as it is. this seems th majority opinion.
-I also like MV, he's funny, charming, and very easy to look at, and I agree he needs to be given more to do.I enjoyed the new people, but Craig B. needs to be toned down.
-New girl much better than Parker Posey who I liked in so many other things but not the role here. yeah me too. We already have drastically underutilized talent in Rene Auberblahblah, and now they're cutting back on Mark Valley. The end result is going to be this show spiralling into the ground. Crane and Shore are the quirky center of the show, everybody else is the "straight man" to their craziness. I've even warmed up a lot to Julie Bowen. We've already got a good cast, stop f-ing with it.
-Ick Girl didn't bug as much because I don't feel like she is taking over some other aspects of some other remaining character. Having a "bad" Coho and a "good" Alan seems like a simplification of characters. Bad writers!
couple minority positive opinions..
-The only thing I *didn't* like about last night's ep was how quickly the new female associate (Claire? Clare?) did the "my NY Miss Ick Bitch Queen is just a persona" reveal.
-I really liked this episode. I love Craig Bierko and cheered up when I saw that he was in the credits and not just a recurring guy. As much as I love Mark Valley, they just added to this show in my book. I like it.