It's easy to figure out who the real "witch" is (although that's not the word that Janet Shackelford, J.D.'s nasty ex-wife uses) from the moment that Julie Cobb uses. It's a play on the tagline from the popular TV miniseries "Lace" and sets up potentially great conflict, a humorous soap opera like plot that will have to make Mary Jo become stronger. Then there's the secondary plot that has Anthony involved with gamblers and in major trouble with a high rolling gangster.
This episode has Charlene going off on one of her wacky endless thoughts over the dumbest things, and only an actress like Jean Smart can get away with not making it annoying. Charlene has a major plot involving being checked out for cancer so this gives pretty much everyone something to do. Suzanne has a great rant about being forced to have lunch with some homosexuals, and only because it's Suzanne that it doesn't come off as homophobic. That's future "Evening Shade" actor and Tony award winner for "Grand Hotel" Michael Jeter as the messy "Calvin Klein". For so much going on with the plot, this is an easy plot to get into, often quite touching.
This episode has Charlene going off on one of her wacky endless thoughts over the dumbest things, and only an actress like Jean Smart can get away with not making it annoying. Charlene has a major plot involving being checked out for cancer so this gives pretty much everyone something to do. Suzanne has a great rant about being forced to have lunch with some homosexuals, and only because it's Suzanne that it doesn't come off as homophobic. That's future "Evening Shade" actor and Tony award winner for "Grand Hotel" Michael Jeter as the messy "Calvin Klein". For so much going on with the plot, this is an easy plot to get into, often quite touching.
