Ally McBeal (TV Series) The Promise (1997) User Reviews

Here's the start of the connection

[Jeneral28 · 8/10 · 29 September 2020]

Here's the start of the connection of John and Ally. Sadly they never dated. Sigh.

One of the best hours of television I've seen

[johandav · 10/10 · 1 June 2018]

I'm not really an Ally McBeal fan - I've only seen a handful of episodes - but this particular one really struck me. The intertwined storylines, between the prostitution case that Ally is forced to defend with John Cage and the heavy attorney who becomes smitten with Ally, both worked beautifully towards an emotional climax. I loved the honesty of Renee telling Ally 'You know, if this was in a movie, we'd be rooting for the girl to go out with him.' - when Ally wouldn't, and couldn't think of a friend who would, only because of his 'heft'. And a beautiful, bittersweet ending of the groom looking at Ally waving at him after she convinces him that he should indeed go through with the wedding even if his bride doesn't 'make his heart bounce'. (Try not to get emotional when he tells Ally 'And the promises that we make to ourselves when we're kids . . . they're pretty stupid anyway.') And, of course, the great scene when John Cage talks to Ally after they win their case (to Ally's frustration, in a way) when he tells her 'The world is not a romantic place. Some of its people, however, still are, and therein lies the Promise. Don't let the world get you down, Ally McBeal." Beautiful stuff. Kudos to the staff and especially the writers.