I started watching this show pretty much because I had seen good reviews, it looked funny and it was available on netflix. The more I watched it however, the more frustrated I became that people actually liked this character.
I enjoyed the side characters with my favourites being John Cage and Elaine but Ally McBeal was pathetic to say the least. She was the most self-obsessed, selfish, egotistical person who constantly whined about not finding the love of her life. She expected everyone to drop what they were doing to hear about her problems and acted so unprofessionally at times that I couldn't believe that she hadn't been fired or at least charged with assault. The whole time I kept thinking she needs to learn to love herself without a man and stop calling herself empty all the time, it just got sad. And then, when she did meet a man, she acted so standoffish and coy- it bugged the hell out of me. I would not be friends with this person- she seems like such a buzzkill.
My other little annoyance were some of her 'fantasies'. Honestly at first they were funny and cute but they got more intense and disruptive in her life and I kept thinking that maybe there was a serious medical problem there.
This is just my opinion and there are probably others out there who think that it is too harsh or too serious for a TV show; however, it pains me to think that this show influences how women should view the world and themselves and how men view us. Overall, this is a seriously annoying show for any woman who has any iota of self-respect.
I enjoyed the side characters with my favourites being John Cage and Elaine but Ally McBeal was pathetic to say the least. She was the most self-obsessed, selfish, egotistical person who constantly whined about not finding the love of her life. She expected everyone to drop what they were doing to hear about her problems and acted so unprofessionally at times that I couldn't believe that she hadn't been fired or at least charged with assault. The whole time I kept thinking she needs to learn to love herself without a man and stop calling herself empty all the time, it just got sad. And then, when she did meet a man, she acted so standoffish and coy- it bugged the hell out of me. I would not be friends with this person- she seems like such a buzzkill.
My other little annoyance were some of her 'fantasies'. Honestly at first they were funny and cute but they got more intense and disruptive in her life and I kept thinking that maybe there was a serious medical problem there.
This is just my opinion and there are probably others out there who think that it is too harsh or too serious for a TV show; however, it pains me to think that this show influences how women should view the world and themselves and how men view us. Overall, this is a seriously annoying show for any woman who has any iota of self-respect.