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jimmyspades · 5 months

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"When did you have your last abortion? Until you know everything that goes with it, don't you dare lecture me or anybody about–" "I know what goes with it! Obviously I haven't experienced the physical part, but I know the overwhelming emotion that goes with it. I know the sense of loss, I know the doubt, the guilt, so please, don't–" BOSTON LEGAL 5.08 "Roe"

#this scene guts me like a fish #alan AND shirley shouting at each other on the verge of tears. why are my parents fighting #and watching this whole episode post-roe is so....... ugh #james spader #alan shore #boston legal #*#this whole season is the most overtly political and there are fantastic nuanced debates VERY current to the times like. down to the week #and alan the Democrat (as a proxy for liberalism) usually* comes out on top (though maybe that's a matter of perspective)#but this ep is especially interesting bc abortion is suuuuch a divisive issue they still come down relatively conservatively.#blegal pushed many envelopes on network TV in the bush era and the abortion eps went further than most but not too far #and notice there weren't any fourth wall jokes about getting letters in this ep. but I bet they did!#ANYWAY my polisci degree and characters as proxies for political parties aside. back to the boston freak #you could say it's a cop-out OR that it's realistically complicated but I like how alan balances his feelings #he feels the weight of the procedures he's been part of personally he has questions but he will fight to the bone for the legal right #fine upstanding gentleman. principled supportive man <3 I want him to get me pregnant #we'll keep it!

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