This overwrought outing is too extreme to be very enjoyable. Night Court is best savoured when its humour lies within the realm of possibility. In this particular episode, it's devolved into pure silliness.
The premise of Bull regaining his virginity via a pricey youth restoring procedure is not only incredulous, it's downright stupid and diminishes the more serious thread, Christine finding faith in herself after losing respect for a former law professor.
It's possible to marry absurd elements with a more serious storyline but the writing has to be flawless for it to work. It's disappointing to have Christine's devastating experience lumped beside Bull's fool's quest. One has nothing to do with the other. It's like two different writers created a patchwork quilt and the seams REALLY show.
The entire night court team is middle aged. It doesn't work professing that Bull and Christine are the innocents they once were. Their characters have grown in other ways through the seasons so it's illogical they wouldn't have moved forward in this direction, too.
There's always room for the show to be madcap. It makes it fun. When too much suspension of disbelief is required and lazy writing leaves the viewer to fill in the blanks, it's a poor combination. I was disappointed in this episode.
The premise of Bull regaining his virginity via a pricey youth restoring procedure is not only incredulous, it's downright stupid and diminishes the more serious thread, Christine finding faith in herself after losing respect for a former law professor.
It's possible to marry absurd elements with a more serious storyline but the writing has to be flawless for it to work. It's disappointing to have Christine's devastating experience lumped beside Bull's fool's quest. One has nothing to do with the other. It's like two different writers created a patchwork quilt and the seams REALLY show.
The entire night court team is middle aged. It doesn't work professing that Bull and Christine are the innocents they once were. Their characters have grown in other ways through the seasons so it's illogical they wouldn't have moved forward in this direction, too.
There's always room for the show to be madcap. It makes it fun. When too much suspension of disbelief is required and lazy writing leaves the viewer to fill in the blanks, it's a poor combination. I was disappointed in this episode.
