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Kathy Bates’ ‘Matlock’ Is a Clever, Meta Spin on the Reboot: TV Review
Kathy Bates stars in the CBS revival of 'Matlock,' a clever and meta entry in the IP arms race.
Un-retired attorney Madeline Kingston has a folksy affect and the trademark gray suit, but her deception is the first of many indications that this clever, winning show is not your father’s “Matlock.” “People assume I’m a harmless old lady, and that’s how I’m gonna trick them.” The most effective reveal in the pilot isn’t her spy mission; it’s clear the sob story she tells her new employer, about a no-good husband who’s left her a broke widow at 75, is too over-the-top to be true. While Julian runs the lucrative Big Pharma practice, Olympia has launched a de facto startup initiative to prove “social justice can make real money,” a theory “Matlock” seems surprisingly open to despite the firm’s track record.
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