The Wedding

Season: 4

Episode: 23

Production Code: AM-423

First Air Date: May 21, 2001

Writer: David E. Kelley

Director: Bill D‘Elia

# of Times Richard said Bygones: 0

Guest Stars:

Gill Bellows as Billy Thomas
Robert Downey Jr. as Larry Paul
Taye Diggs as Jackson Duper
Jill Clayburgh as Jeannie McBeal
James Naughton as George McBeal
Regina Hall as Corretta
Alexandra Holden as Jane Wilco
Albert Hall as Judge Seymore Walsh
Leslie Jordan as Reverend Harris
Josh Groban as Malcolm Wyatt
Shirley Prestia as dress store clerk
Vatrena King as lead singer
Rene Goldberry as a singer
Sy Smith as a singer
Talia-Lynn Prairie as young Ally
Paityn James as Andrea Mason
Jessica Townsend as Wendy
Ryan Hansen as student MC
Verda Bridges as drill Sergeant
K.C. & the Sunshine Band as themselves

Synopsis:

Season four coasted quietly to a close although Ally’s heart is still somewhere near the top of that last loop de loop.

Sunken shoulders, limp hair, hallucinations, yes, Ally is once again in romantic limbo. Clearly if you’re dreaming of being in Boot Camp you’re quite troubled or else watching too much FOX, which also by the way makes you quite troubled. Ally’s whimsical side is little help in a break-up, even less so are her dour parents who appear almost as content as Russell Crowe during an awkward Steve Martin joke.

Would you rather Ally show some hatred towards what’s his name for the way he dumped her? After all, he may as well have just gone on Oprah like Matt Damon’s so fond of.

So, Ally was assigned a case opposite what’s his name and whupping him in court might’ve taken off some of the sting, instead she lost to Corretta (what’s his name is in Detroit presumably singing aching renditions of Smokey Robinson tunes). Anyway, the case revolved around this Luke and Laura haired boy named Malcolm whose prom date backed out at the last minute. And despite the Mary Kay times we live in, no faculty advisors batted an eyelash when Ally walked in on his arm instead. They jiggied to KC and the Sunshine Band (uber hip with the kids) and Malcolm belted out a tune that revived the law gal’s spirits (in the real world the aforementioned uber hip kids would have laughed him off the stage).

The Yoda-riffic ghost of Billy promised Ally a happy life, meaning she has one season (we guess) to find a man, do you hope he’s John or someone new?

In the spirit of change, Richard brought in his newly brunette assistant Jane, and they attended the prom together which was, well, weird. Jane, meanwhile, reminded Richard of the kind of firm he once wanted and he decided that big changes are coming. Hmm, maybe you’ve heard something about a cast exodus.

Since Ally’s the only sure return, would you like to see her maybe move into a small town practice?

Season five is really anybody’s guess, but pilfering from NBC’s Ed wouldn’t be a terrible place to start.