ELI STONE - Who's your mama?

How come we never see Eli Stone's mother? 

Sure, his crazy alcoholic visionary dad shows up in flashbacks all the time, but we never see Eli's mom.  She's mentioned, of course, and she did appear in the pilot episode, but she never shows up in any of Eli's numerous flashbacks.  When Eli was giving his little speech before the State Bar of California, he explained how his father suffered from a brain aneurysm as well, but that despite all that he still managed to raise his two sons, who turned out to be a a doctor and a lawyer.  I was thinking, "I call B.S. on that - your mom raised you despite your father's frequent drinking binges and vacations from reality."  I guess Eli was trying to make a point and keep his license to practice law, but he and his brother rarely talk about how great their mom must have been.  Has anybody else noticed this?  Eli needs to give more credit to his mom and stop whining about his dad.

This week's episode, "Something to Save," brought the story arc about the detrimental effects that prophetic visions have on Eli's career to a climax as he was dragged before the State Bar of California to defend his ability to practice law.  Will his brother Nathan perjure himself to protect his brother?  Will Eli admit to lying about his condition to his boss?  Will he come clean about his aneurysm?  If you watched the episode you know the answers already, and if you haven't watched it, you should head over to ABC's handy streaming episode player and watch it online.

This episode was particularly satisfying because a) the resolution of Eli's crisis was handled in a logical and satisfying manner and b) we got to see Eli's boss Jordan (Victor Garber) and all the other lawyers in the firm singing and dancing and frolicking about like merry elves.  I love that Victor Garber, his formidable Jordan is the best part of the show.  They should do a spin-off series called Don't Cross Jordan.

I thought I finally detected a break in the Eli Stone pattern of naming each episode after a George Michael song, but a quick Google search proved me wrong.  "Something to Save" is indeed a George Michael song.

Eli Stone:  educating us about George Michael every week.

--Dave Campbell

Comments

[Jeff]

Dave Campebell - you have turned me into an ABC Fan.

[david]

This is the dumbest show ever made

[david]

This is the dumbest show ever made

[EJA]

Dear David,
Then don't watch it and let all of us who do watch it and really enjoy it, do so in peace. EJ