ELI STONE - The George Michael Episode

It dawned on me while watching this week's Eli Stone that just about the only character who hasn't sang or danced on the show is Eli himself.   This week we got to see Eli's boss Jordan once again break into song, which is always awesome, and a Sonny and Cher duet by Taylor and Matt Dowd.  I think at this point everyone in the law firm has had a turn at the mike with the exception of Eli himself. 

Usually Eli is a bewildered witness to all these hallucinatory musical spectacles, a passive observer.  It would be great if Eli had a fully interactive vision/hallucination that actually required him to sing and dance.  Just once is all I ask.  Get on that, Eli Stone producers!

"I Want Your Sex" was the name of this week's episode as well as, duh, the name of the George Michael episode at the center of the plot.  The Man himself hires Stone's firm to defend a high school student who was expelled from her school for playing "I Want Your Sex" during a school abstinence assembly as a protest.  Why Eli?  Because George Michael had a dream that told him to seek out Eli Stone, and George Michael listens to his dreams.

The best part of the episode was - no surprise here - Victor Garber's performance as Eli's normally unflappable boss Jordan, who is reduced to star struck awe by George Michael.   The scene where Victor first meets George Michael (pictured above) was priceless -  he just stares in wonder at George Michael like a 13 year old girl.   Well, a 13 year old girl from the year 1987 anyway.  The whole episode added a new dimension to Jordan's character and was funny to boot.   Who knew Jordan was a George Michael fanboy?

Other noteworthy events this episode:  Taylor sleeps with Matt Dowd after he bares his soul in court, but is outraged when she learns that his emotional courtroom revelation was a lie designed to win their case.  Poor Taylor hasn't had the best luck with men.

This episode was also noteworthy for the relatively small cast.  We didn't see Maggie Dekker,  Patti, Dr. Chen, or Keith Bennett, or what's his name, Jordan's unscrupulous right hand man whose name I can never recall.  I guess that's what happens when you bring in superstar George Michael - you have so much awesomeness packed into your show that there's no room for anybody else.

Hey, I just thought of something else - Eli's brother Nate has never sung on the show either, has he?  He appeared as a knight in the dragon/Dr. Agon episode, but I can't remember ever seeing him sing, or even hum a few bars.  They need to have Nate sing, too.

Maybe an Eli/Nate duet...?

--Dave Campbell

Comments

[Mascha]

Eli did dance to the music he was hearing in his vision of GM on some stage in the lobby of his office's building. One of the first - if not the first - episodes.

I just love the show!

[maria]

I love the show, but enough of George Micheal. He is a registered sex offender or do we forget. Also, Reagan did not promote the spread of AIDS, it was the sexual promiscuity of people. Who would of known it was going to be such an epidemic. I resent George making such stupid remarks.

[Vichi Yañez, Argentina]

I love George Michael!!! He´s is the reason why I´m watching this show!!! I´m a huge fan... I think he´s fantastic and I really like that all the episodes are about his songs. He´s one of the best songwriters ever! Girls, if you don´t like him... do not watch the show anymore!!! (It´s your loss!!)and one more thing.... YOU KNOW NOTHING!