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Baby, Its Cold Outside, January 16, 2001 As Reviewed by Michele Blackburn |
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Had it not been for four scenes this
show would have had my C rating, but it came through with those two scenes
and therefore I have given it an A.
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In this episode, the Admiral is head of
a promotion board so Mac will be the active JAG in his absence. The
SecNav has made it known that he wants his right hand man, Commander
Lindsay to get the promotion. Commander Lindsay in hopes that
talking to people that he has made mad such as the Admiral and Mac that it
will help his chances of getting his promotion. It does not help and
he doesn't even get on the short list of promotions. 
When the Admiral makes Mac the Acting
JAG in his absence, Harm wants to defend a man that is facing the three
strikes law and he asks Mac if he can defend him. Mac says yes but
she wants to know why Harm is treating her nicely. He says something
like I am always nice to you. They both come off looking confused.
Gunny is facing losing his license and
his car because of unpaid parking tickets and Tiner who is in Pre-Law
convinces the Gunny to let him defend him. He and the Gunny go into
court and he gets all the parking tickets dropped. On their way out
of Court, Tiner is so excited about doing so well but his happiness is
short lived when he gets his own parking ticket in front of the
Courthouse. Harm is able to get the man off on the life in prison
charge and will get him the help he needs with his anger. At the
end, we once again have a great singing scene with the Admiral, Mac, Harm,
Bud and Harriet. 
Third,
the entrance of Teddy Lindsay. Teddy first appeared in the first season
and worked his way into the third. Personally, I don't like Teddy Lindsay.
I never have. I think he's a very weak officer and I think that's what the
Admiral saw as well. What made me dislike him even more was when he
entered the Admiral's office and talked to Mac about getting Captain. He
had no right to go to Mac. Not only because she was the defendant in the
case he prosecuted and lost, but because ethically it wasn't right. 
And
lastly, the scene between the Admiral, Mac, Harm, and the Roberts at
McMurphys is my fourth. This scene was similar to the end sequence of
CHAIN OF COMMAND. Mac, first, insulted the Admiral by telling him he
looked terrible. (That was a good one Mac.) Then the Admiral talked about
losing Dr. Walden. Harm enters and they talk. Harm mentions Dr. Walden and
Mac gives him the evil eye. The Roberts then enter and Bud asks about Dr.
Walden. Harm gives him the cut sign and Bud shuts up. The Admiral then
starts in about his job. "Ya know, Bud, I like my job and I ---like my
people." He starts in about how the world is cold outside. In the
background, the song BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE is playing. Harm, just like
in CHAIN OF COMMAND starts singing. The Admiral and Mac join in and soon
all of them are singing. TPTB, thank you for another wonderful scene like
that. Each of them have sung by themselves on the show, but when they get
together and sing it's a real joy to see them. They're like a big family.