User Reviews

When you see this episode today, your reaction might very well be VERY different from the typical viewer of 1978. At the time, it was intended as a nice little commentary about feminism and intolerance--whereas today, it seems dated and a bit sexist.

A distinguished member of the Supreme Court (Alan Napier) is visiting the campus to help celebrate the anniversary of the law school admitting women. Although seen by many as a very progressive man, the Justice is confronted, reasonably, by Logan who asks him why he's never had a female law clerk. However, Professor Kingsfield is angered by her question and announces that the question and answer session is terminated. However, this is not the end of this and the local feminist groups all mobilize to confront him and end up disrupting the ceremonies.

The point that political action groups often lose site of civility is well made in this show. However, it's weird how Kingsfield reacts, as Logan's question is not at all unreasonable and she definitely had a point. Simply answering the question and facing his own actions would have solved the issue! But, because it was nice to see the very distinguished Alan Napier in a role OTHER than Batman's butler and because it's good to see them address extremism, it's well worth seeing.

I agree with the comments from planktonrules. This episode epitomizes attempts by the series (especially in the first season) to address legitimate controversial questions with intelligence and balance. Kingsfield's original anger with Logan's question is a study in overreaction. Out of character. I wish they'd found another approach to set matters in motion. That said, the way the plot unfolds is disturbingly realistic and disturbingly familiar. That things got out of control and away from the original point is inevitable in such volatile situations. We see it all the time in the world around us. The last scene adds believable closure to the story. To have left it out would have have cheated the audience of a more optimistic perspective in solving such problems.