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The Good Wife: Threesome (2009)
Plotline ripped straight from Boston Legal
In this episode, we are introduced to previously absent third partner of the firm, Jonas Stern. For anyone who has watched Boston Legal, the parallels between Stern and William Shatner's character Denny Crane are unmistakable. Both are highly successful lawyers at the end of their career, eccentric with no regard for rules, and insist on defending themselves against the advice of their other partners. To top off the blatant rip off, Stern also suffers from dementia and is why he is declining in his lawyering ability. Despite the similarities of the plot, Stern's actor, Kevin Conway, doesn't have the same charm as Shatner's Denny Crane, leaving the audience annoyed and largely unsympathetic with his antics, rather than amused.
The saving grace for the episode comes from the acting of Julianna Margulies and Chris Noth. Their acting has been the glue of the show, redeeming it from otherwise predictable storylines.