I wish I was a lawyer.  I’ve said that many times.  I hear of an injustice or experience one myself, and wish I had the power, the means, to take down the bastards that are doing wrong and make everything right, fair, just.

Recently someone suggested I watch “Damages” about Patty Hewes, a high stakes, hot shot lawyer, played by Glenn Close.  I rarely watch TV and when I do it’s usually comedies since one hour dramas tend to bore me with their slow pace and predictable outcomes.  But, lately with all the time I spend feeding Max, I decided TV was pretty much the only thing I could do during that time that didn’t require me to move or use my hands, so I gave it a shot.

I watched Season 1, Episode 1, and I was IN.  One complaint about hollywood is the lack of strong female roles.  Oh sure, I know, there’s always the “hooker with a heart of gold” (insert eye roll here).  But, there’s also a lack of cool lines said by women.  Think of all the good one liners said by men, like “Yippie Ki Yay M*therF**ker” and “Go ahead, make my day” or “I’ll be back”.  Wait, no–I take it back–skip that last one.

So I am thrilled to watch Glenn Close play an extremely strong role AND she has several great lines to boot.  In the first episode, my favorite scene was when Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) pisses off an opposing lawyer.

He says, “Patty, if you were a man I’d kick the living dog-shit out of you.”

She shoots back with a smile, “And if you were a man, I’d be worried.”

Delicious.

For those of you who haven’t seen the show, here’s a taste of Patty Hewes: