Goliath......the last duel

A gripping courtroom drama unfolds as the learned warriors draw swords against the legal giants to seek justice that lies beneath the burden of injustice. The show starts with sincere sequences of irritating repeatability but concludes with such a thrill that kicks away the cumulative disappointment due to the slackened pace at the start of the narrative. But on hindsight, it should be acknowledged that the slackened moments might have been a necessity both to prepare for the appropriate ground for the classical crescendo moment and also to let the audience understand the psychological trauma of the protagonist and his state of mind as well as his spirit.

As Billy McBride recuperates from the threat that almost took away his life, his irritability at accepting his torn state of mind estranges him from his daughter. Flashes of memory and dream overwhelm him during his idle moments and not only disturb him but applies break to the momentum of the season that can offend the feelings. But these disappointments will be few and need to be patiently endured to cherish that final moment of classic twist that will be at once wittily terrific and gratefully satisfying.

As Billy brews over the past and tries reviving his health in seclusion, suddenly he is recruited through Patty by her employer, a giant of a law firm, to take steps agains the opoid industry. As the war wages against the chain of the mighty industries in the pharmaceutical business, the lead counsel goes missing and Billy takes up his place. With his usual confidence, Billy takes the case and while starting to score over the opponent he senses something amiss as the other side seems to give away too easily. Dark motives seem to lie dormant while a few are watched. A peculiarly startling discovery is made and Billy is trapped into suspension. Deals are negotiated and witnesses cornered as Billy watches helplessly. The old enemy is befriended as the key seems to lie in Billy taking the stand. How the lawyer conjures himself as the witness remains as one of the smartly crafted and brilliantly played sequences in this battle of brains and deserves applause.

Billy Bob Thornton not only acts in this tense season finale, but directs as well alongside Lawrence Trilling and Derek Johansen to present a refreshing standalone season that also wraps up as the final of a realistically legal series.

Billy Thornton reprises his nonchalant attitude as Billy McBride and his charisma is as addictive as the dope against which the character fights. Nina Arianda similarly reprises as the foul-mouthed but warm-hearted Patty-Solais Papagian who supports her senior colleague, curses him at the slightest of his eccentricities yet harbours the deepest of respects for the veteran in the arena. Arianda will once again be the heart of the theme with her character showing maturity but remaining the same effeminate spirit. William Hurt also reprises with a short peek as Donald Cooperman and adds to the detail significantly.

This must watch saga is highly recommended for the critically skewed Billy and Patty admirers.