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Trivia Corner Last month's trivia question was: how does AJ describe a typical day in his life and what episode does this come from? In "With Intent to Die," AJ says, "Unhappy, unpopular, upset - sounds like a typical day in my life." We’re going to do something a little bit different this month. You get one point for each woman you can name who holds a special place in AJ’s heart. We’ll even spot you one here - since May is the month we celebrate Mother’s Day, we’ll start by listing AJ’s mother. We’ve come up with several others - let’s see how many of those you can match or how many new ones you can come up with. To play our trivia
game, e-mail your answers to admiralslady@oocities.com by May 31. Answers will be in
the next issue of The Journal.
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From the Admiral's Desk We will let you know about interesting JAG-related books, both fiction and nonfiction. This review was submitted by Yankee Rose.
I have never bought a Harlequin Romance book in my life, but when two friends on different lists said they had read this book and thought I would like it, I broke down and sheepishly bought it at Target. When the cashier held it up and called over three isles to her friend "See this is the book I told you about!" I must have blushed ten shades of red. "Your going to love it. It's a really good book!" she said. I took my purchase and slithered my way out of the store. That night I settled in to read the book. I read it cover to cover. I couldn't put it down. (Of course it helped to imagine OFA as the lead romantic role ;-) The story starts out with Lt. Tabitha Chapel being assigned to do a feasibility study of the possible integration of females into the NAVY SEAL training program at Coronado, CA. She immediately runs up against the base Commanding Officer, Commander Marc Miller... and his negative attitude. Little does she realize that he's a teddy bear compared to the rest of guys she is going to have to deal with throughout her assignment. The book takes you through her training, and her fight for female equality. She never takes the easy way out, and doesn't give up no matter what they throw at her. The give and take between Chapel and Miller is totally believable, and very humorous at times as they both try to deny their mutual attraction for one another. This book is a love story, but it is so wonderfully written by the author (who was a Naval Officer), that all the action, drama, and romance are beautifully weaved into a great read. I highly recommend this book to all you ladies who love a man in uniform. You can check out more about this novel at the author's web site at http://members.aol.com/Rogenna/ . When I wrote to her about how much I liked her novel, and how we had been discussing it on the Chegwidden and AdmiralsMast lists, she wrote back that she was also a JAG fan! Too Kewl! Pick up this book ladies.... your going to love it! [Ed. Note: The author has since joined the JMJAS!! Check out the Welcome New Members section.] If you have read a JAG-related (in one
way or another) book that you think others might like,
please send your review to us at moviesii@aol.com.
The Jackson Vibe Kip35, an insider many of you know from
the old Quixotic list, had this to say about the May 4
episode: "There is a scene coming up between the
Admiral and Mac in an episode called "Wilderness of
Mirrors" which takes place in his home. It hasn't
been filmed yet so it may change, but at the moment there
is only a subtle electricity between them which they both
feel, but do not acknowledge...although I'm sure you'll
pick it up." Thanks for the information Kip!
Hi, guys; welcome to the first installment of The ABC's of AJC. I'm not sure quite yet what form I want this to take, but one thing is clear: every month we will be going through part of the alphabet as it relates to AJ Chegwidden. If you keep these neatly tucked away in a folder somewhere, eventually they will form a sort of AJ encyclopedia. Handy for quick reference, alphabetized for your convenience. Of course, if you're looking for a word that starts with "Z" (like ZNN or Zulu time), you may have a long wait ahead of you, but hey. That's what life is all about. Read some fanfic while you're waiting. I think at least for the first few articles, my format is definitely going to change around… sometimes I may use glossary format with lots of different words, sometimes I may pick only one word and write a paragraph or two about it. Enough pontificating; let's get started. A is for…. ---ADMIRAL--- …. Is a rank we should all be familiar with as AJ fans. As we all know, AJ is a rear admiral, upper half, two stars. In "With Intent To Die," AJ was offered the chance to be promoted to DCNO (Deputy Chief of Naval Operations), which would have given him a third star, but luckily for all of us, AJ ended up remaining at JAG. Good thing; Paramount would have had a riot on their hands. ---AFTER JAG--- .....After (never happen never happen never happen) the very final episode of JAG, wouldn't it be nice to have a spin-off where AJ is the DCNO or the CNO? He could work with Mitch Pileggi and Patrick Stewart as an action-packed trio—Top ten possible titles for the series:
---ARLEIGH S. BURKE--- ....AJ has a portrait of Admiral Arleigh S. Burke in his office. We first see this portrait in the "Smoked" episode. The description we get gives us the distinct impression Adm. Burke is a role model/ hero to AJ. Burke's leadership skills, courage, and impressive promotion record seem to be footsteps AJ has every intention of following. See, it would be great if this tradition continued on into the future…. Perhaps somewhere on the USS Enterprise, in Captain Jean-Luc Picard's ready-room, there is a "priceless antique" portrait of a historically significant Admiral named Albert Jethro Chegwidden. Can't think of a better role model for ol' Jean-Luc, can you? J
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Welcome New Members We would like to extend a warm welcome to the following members who joined the fan club during the month of April:
Welcome
aboard! e're glad to have you join our (not-so) little
family--we now number 158 members.
We would like to wish a Very Happy Birthday and a joy-filled year to the following members with May birthdays: Barb Moore - May 6 Paula Mackey - May 7 Deb Galeone - May 10 Laurie Rogers - May 11 Dorthe Friman - May 13 Sandy Bose - May 16 Janet Arnott - May 22 Francesca Romana - May 23
Meet Our Members Here's the short stack on Melissa.
Call me Rebecca ( as opposed to Ishmael...I never answer to Ishmael). I am a huge fan of AJ and enjoy Jag the best when he is on the screen. Have to blame the husband for getting me hooked, he likes Jag very much also and made watching a Tuesday night ritual. Well, I watched one night and goodbye heart! We have one daughter, a 3 year old. Two german shepherds and two cats. Our menagerie lives in Virginia (any neighbors out there?) Was it CathyL that liked to talk about Richard III? He is one of my favorite topics too! Would love to chat off-list about him! I'm Francisca, not be to mistaken as Francesca from Italy!! =) Anyway, I'm a Chinese Indonesian girl who is studying in the USA. I'm taking a French major at Washington University in St. Louis. The Pope is here at the moment by the way (if you are interested):þ Let me see what else...I'm 22 years old, and I have been studying abroad since I was 5. I studied in Singapore for 11 years, then in England for 3 years and now I'm in the States. I can speak 4 languages. If you
would like to introduce yourself to the group, please
send a one-paragraph bio to Jenni at gypsy77@home.com. We'd love to get to know you.
Birthday Greetings for JMJ JMJ’s birthday is
June 1. We are collecting birthday wishes to send to him.
We have set up an internet birthday card for him (thanks
to Yankee Rose for designing and maintaining this page
for us). If you would like to take part, you must submit
your message by May 15. We will then download the
messages, print them out, and include them in a card that
is being specially created for Mr. Jackson. So be sure to
include your birthday wishes.
Favorite Quotes: This month's quote comes from "Washington Holiday." To Webb after he suggests that AJ should visit Romania again on "one of our warships." "Why don’t we start with a
supply ship, Mr. Webb? Bearing gifts is more polite than
bearing arms."
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JMJAS/CHEGWIDDEN LIST May 11 marks the first anniversary of
the creation of the Chegwidden List and the concurrent
start-up of the John M. Jackson Admiration Society. On
the first day the list was created, 20 people joined up.
Of those "charter" members, nine are still on
the list. Congratulations to Sandy Bose, Meg Bryant, Gray
Cargill, HughesFan, Felicia Kunefke, Jenni Martin,
Kathleen McGregor, Sylvia Mohr, and Nancy Pratt for
sticking it out. From those initial 20 members all from
the United States, we have grown to 159 members from 9
foreign countries as well as the United States. Not too
shabby - especially considering that it took us until
late August to really get organized and get going! So
Happy Anniversary to us!
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FanFic Forum The Reason Why This story is not your typical Admiral story I have reviewed before. This is not a romance story or is it a JAG story. This is a pre JAG story right before our favorite Admiral takes over at JAG. It gives insight to Arriall's thoughts on his background. It is a very limited and somewhat implied background. It shows that just because we don't see our Admiral with a lot of emotions doesn't mean that he doesn't have them, and we see that in this story. It is a short story but a very insightful story. This is one I am proud to say is a great read for all. You will find this story in the FanFic Archives on the JMJAS site. About the Author Name: Arriall Where are you from: Originally, Glasgow, Scotland--but my folks brought me to Canada [via England] at the age of 4. When did you start watching JAG: Since the original pilot with Kate. Who is your favorite character: I know I'm supposed to say AJ! But it's really Clayton Webb--by a slim margin. ;P When did you start writing fan fiction: I've been writing for as long as I can remember--fan fiction about 22 years now, although I did take a few years off in the middle of it. I started originally in print fanzines. And what type: Star Trek: The Original Series. And I stopped for a while before I got on-line and found X-Files fan fiction. When I could not find much JAG fanfic on-line, I volunteered to set up an archive: Ex Libris. What other fan fiction have you written for JAG: My first piece was "Eyes," I didn't [and still don't claim to] have a lot of knowledge of the military and felt a little uncomfortable writing about it. After did some learning, I felt a lot more comfortable. I started "Thunder of Another Night"--*well* before we met Mac's hubby on the show--and "Heart of the Hornet"--Harriet is kidnapped; the latter with my brother. I also have a series called: "Soul Survivor"--an alternate universe to our JAG world. Anything new coming up: Two more parts to the "Soul Survivor" series; finishing my two WIP. . . and a million other ideas that I just don't seem to have time to get down on "paper". Ex Libris, BCD, JAGStuff!,"Friends & Lovers" and Skyfox Presents tend to take up my spare time these days. Who is your fav fan fic author (other than yourself of course..LOL): I don't get much time for reading these days, but I enjoy reading Gray's work--she captures the Admiral so very well! [I bet she wishes she did anyhow!!! ;P] Famous Last words...: LOL... people
only wish!
If the poems featured in this newsletter have touched you, visit the Veterans & Memorial Day Poetry page.
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About AJ’s
Awards, Medals and Decorations This is a continuation of last month’s feature article on the awards, medals and decorations which our favorite admiral wears. This month, we’re looking at the last of the various Military Campaign and Service Medals that he has. Military Campaign and Service Medals
(Again, my thanks to
John Strandberg, Tat, and the United States Navy for
their invaluable assistance in researching this article.)
As a
MEMBER-ONLY benefit, you can place an order through the
JMJAS for selected SEAL merchandise. Merchandise
available includes bumper stickers, SEAL Team 3 patches,
baseball caps, and a variety of t-shirts. The JMJAS makes
no profit on this merchandise - prices quoted are what we
pay. Please allow 6-8 weeks to receive merchandise. To
order SEAL Merchandise, please print out the order
form you'll find at that link, fill it out completely,
and mail it with your check or money order to the address
given. Be sure to include your e-mail address or phone
number (we will call collect) so we can contact you in
case of a question or problem with your order. Again,
this is a member-only benefit, so if you do not already
belong to the JMJAS, please join before placing an order. Thank
you.
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Admiral's Mast In this feature, you - the viewer - get to be the critic. We invite you to review the JAG episodes and give them two ratings - one for the overall episode and one for the episode as a showcase for JMJ. Please rank them based on a system of 1-10 where 10 is the best. You can review every episode or just your favorites. You can write two sentences or two paragraphs or two pages. You can write about the plot (although you do not need to summarize the plot as we will have seen the episodes ourselves), the special effects, the acting, "bloopers," whatever aspect appeals to you. But do write! This is truly a case of "the more the merrier." This column is being compiled by HughesFan so send your reviews to HughesFan@aol.com. The subject line should read "JAG/JMJ Review." Please do not put anything else in the reference line. Send your reviews in as early as possible, but the deadline is the 25th of each month. [Note: For next issue, we will extend the deadline to May 31 to allow for the inclusion of "New Hope for the Dead," the series finale which airs on May 25.] So, for the June issue, the April 27 episode ("Second Sight") as well as the four (4) new May episodes can all be reviewed. |
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Shakedown (aired March 30 , 1999) |
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Cargill: Ratings: JAG: 5 AJ: 7 My first impression of the B storyline of this episode, about A.J.'s friend Lt. Sherkston, "the son he never had," was not terribly positive. This should in no way reflect on John Jackson's acting abilities. He was perfectly fine. It was the writing I had a problem with. And I hate to criticize the storyline, since in essence, TPTB were just giving us what we wanted, which is more A.J. (Leave it to me to look a gift horse in the mouth!) Anyway, my initial reaction was based on the fact that the whole storyline unfolded too suddenly for me. Not only were we introduced to the Sharkey character and his family and were expected to accept that he and A.J. were close even though we'd never gotten a hint of his existence before, but we were also then confronted with him being diagnosed with leukemia within the first half hour of the episode. That seemed like an awful lot going on for one episode--especially for a B storyline. I would have preferred it if we had met Sharkey and his family in one episode, had time to get used to his friendship with A.J., and then in another episode, deal with him contracting leukemia. In my humble opinion, that would have allowed the writers to deliver more of an emotional impact with the storyline. I still have a problem with the predictability of Sharkey's illness. As soon as he said he had a physical at Bethesda, I knew what was going to happen--which is another reason they should have introduced him in one episode (by having him stationed stateside in the DC area) and then brought on the illness in another. That way, it wouldn't have been so predictable. Or, better yet, maybe they should have used some in-house talent by making it a Tiner storyline. Oh well. It's not my show. That said, I felt much better about the storyline after viewing the episode again. The second time around, the friendship between A.J. and Sharkey felt more natural and less forced. Sharkey seemed like a more fully realized character. As others have pointed out, given A.J.'s obvious paternal instincts toward the younger members of his staff, it's not surprising that he would have taken Sharkey under his wing in a similar manner—especially given the fact that Sharkey was described by Tiner as being a "juvenile delinquent" at the time. A.J. probably felt he was passing along some of the kindness shown him by Bill Clancy by helping this "fractious young man." I also enjoyed the way A.J. convinced Sharkey to accept treatment for his leukemia by reminding him of his SEAL training days and what happened to the "quitters." Now that they have introduced the character and his illness, I hope they keep us apprised of his progress and show some more scenes between the Sherkston family and A.J. in the future. Miscellaneous: It was adorable to see Sharkey's little girl call him "Uncle A.J." Awww. Favorite quotes:
Review by Lyn: JAG: 5 AJ: 8 Overall, I thought this episode was not a real good one for JAG. The main storyline with Harm and Mac was, in many ways, a re-hash of "Silent Service." We have Harm and Mac arguing, Harm and Mac pulling together at the end to solve the crime, and a third person stepping in to tell them what a great team they make. Overall, it was not particularly involving, although I did enjoy the banter about "meatless meatloaf." Mac was not well served in this episode. When she harangues Harm about flying, she comes across as rather cold and heartless. As far as she knows, flying is Harm’s dream - a dream that was denied him by circumstances beyond his control - and flying is something that he will never be able to do again, so why begrudge him his fantasy while on board the ship? What did she hope to gain by telling him he’s too old to fly any more, that he’s moved past it, that it would be a step backward for him? If she was trying to help him see that it was time to give up that dream and find a new one, she chose a very cruel way to do it. Then, at the end, Mac is really the one who saved the day by restoring power to the ship. That allowed the pilots to land, and the ship to protect itself. But it is Harm who gets all the accolades for figuring out where the money was. Well, insurance would have replaced the money, but no amount of insurance would have made up to the families the loss of their loved ones if the pilots had been killed trying to land. So as far as I’m concerned, Mac was the real hero there, but her contribution gets pretty much ignored. Nope, this was not her episode. The subplot involving AJ was much much better and will make this episode one I will watch over and over again. It absolutely did not surprise me to learn that AJ has mentored people before Harm and Mac and Bud. To the contrary, I would have been surprised to find out that was a new behavior for him. I thought they did a good job of establishing a relationship between AJ and Sharkey very quickly. From the minute you hear Sharkey say, "These are nice digs, sir," and AJ’s reply, "If you like museums - comes with the territory," you understand this is more than a professional relationship. How many Lieutenants would say something like that to an Admiral? Having Sharkey invite AJ to lunch, having AJ invite Sharkey to dinner at his home instead, their shared laughter over chili with no beans and SEALs preferring to bleed rather than see a doctor all set it up well. Then seeing Sharkey’s wife immediately come to hug AJ and the little girl calling him "Uncle AJ" and being obviously delighted to see him spoke volumes for the depth and quality of the relationship between the two men. This subplot was much more involving than the main one because we got to know people. Everyone on the ship was pretty much nameless and interchangeable - no one there you could really care about. The scene with AJ and Sharkey in the
hospital where AJ convinces Sharkey to undergo treatment
was great. How perceptive of him to use a shared heritage
of pride and strength to get through to what was
basically a scared young man. Just another indication
that, although AJ would like to be seen as this tough,
hard old bastard, he is in fact a compassionate, caring,
intelligent and intuitive man.
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Adversaries (aired April 13, 1999) |
| Review by Gray Cargill: Ratings: JAG: 8.5 AJ: 7 After viewing last season's "Wedding Bell Blues," I wrote somewhere that if I never saw Big Bud again, it would be too soon. He was so obnoxious in that episode that he was a caricature. I hated him. So when I saw that he would be reappearing in "The Adversaries," I wasn't all that thrilled. However, I have to admit, he was well used here. The first positive was that they toned down Big Bud's more obnoxious and offensive behavior (by design, since Big Bud needed to be on his best behavior in order for his plan to work). I just hope that if we see him again in the future, they keep the new and improved version of Big Bud, who is underhanded and clever enough to tone down his bullying behavior (when sober) in order to get his own way. He's still no nice guy, but he's much more tolerable and interesting to watch. Good job to Jeff MacKay, by the way. I was also pleased to see other familiar faces: Mikey Roberts, Carolyn Imes, Jordan Parker, and Dar-Lin. In fact, the follow-up on Harm's pursuit to bring Charlie to justice for killing Dar-Lin's sister has been very nice to see. I wish they would use that method of playing storylines out over a period of time more often, and with the other characters. I was also pleased to see Bud and Harriet treated like grown-ups in this outing. Too often, their characters are trivialized for comic relief, which isn't really doing a service to the characters. Both of them got some great moments in this episode--Bud in the A storyline, and Harriet in her scenes with Harm. The script for this episode filled my need to see more character development and interrelationships on the show, and I have to credit Larry Moskowitz and Dana Coen for doing wonderful things with all of the characters: Bud and Harriet came off looking mature for a change, there were some nice scenes between Harm and Harriet, there was continuity with the Dar-Lin storyline, and the bar scenes involving Jordan and Mac were excellent. I think most people enjoyed the interactions between the two women, even though it was because there are at least two different interpretations of those scenes. If the writers can continue to be ambiguous like that and make everybody happy, then they are on the right track, in my opinion. I’d also like to give a little praise to director Tony Wharmby. There isn’t a lot of room for individuality in direction on JAG, but he did manage to insert a couple of interesting directorial choices that I thought worked very effectively in terms of story: the juxtaposition of the scene between Harriet and Mac talking about how Bud "doesn’t have a mean bone in his body" with Bud ripping Dobie’s character to shreds in the courtroom; and the flashbacks Harriet had in the parking lot to the photos of Dar-Lin’s murdered sister. In the case of the latter, this was effective in introducing new viewers (who might not be familiar with the events of "Nobody’s Child") to the horror of what Dar-Lin and her sister went through. The angle in which he filmed Bud and Harriet crossing the parking lot also caught my eye. Nice job. Once again, not nearly enough of John Jackson in this one, but the brief scenes he was in certainly had me grinning ear to ear. His warning to the Master Chief not to hurt Bud was excellent. No matter how smug Big Bud might have been about how well his plan was going, he must have been quaking in his shoes a little bit at A.J.'s remarks. It was obvious the Admiral didn't buy Big Bud's contrition for one minute. Smart man. I also liked the effective way he stepped in and took charge when Big Bud got out of control at the party--he didn't need to make a scene, he just grabbed the man and smoothly ushered him out of the bar--and his earlier comment to Harm about not underestimating Bud. I'll tolerate the fact that we got so little of A.J. in this episode simply because I know there are some good episodes featuring him coming up soon. Hoorah. Favorite Quotes:
Big Bud: This is your office? I've got underwear bigger than this place. Review by Lyn: JAG: 8 AJ: 8 I'm a little disappointed that the first time we see Harm really lose a case (as opposed to "throw" it because he knows he’s on the wrong side of the truth) it's to Bud and not to Mac. But on the other hand, they didn't really give Harm much of a case either. There was just no case against Big Bud except the questionable word of a convicted felon who made no bones about the fact that he was trying to save his own ass. Hardly a believable witness. So overall that went the way that it should have. But I thought Bud as defense attorney should have been out there looking for anything that might have actively proved his father's innocence. However, he appears to do no particular "research" other than question Dobie briefly—until Harm has uncovered the other witness. Then Bud did his homework better than Harm, which was nice. And I don’t think Harm knew about the guy. I think he *thought* he knew, and I think he underestimated Bud a little bit, and I think he just got himself into trouble there. At least that’s what I got from his crack to Bud about "nice diversion." I loved Bud’s line about "lack of evidence is evidence?" That was perfect. <g> I did not like the ending scene between Harm and Big Bud. It does not surprise me that BB was guilty nor did it bother me that Harm figured out what was going on. But I would have liked that scene better if BB had not responded to Harm's comments. I know the theory about BB needing to have someone know what he did - the bully who needed to brag about it. But if he were really smart, he would have realized that it would drive Harm crazy not to have an answer to his question. I just think it would have been more effective if Big Bud had just smirked at Harm and walked away without saying a word. I can't really decide whether I liked or didn't like the fact that everyone was worried about Bud's first case. It was wonderful that they were concerned about him - it showed how much they care about him, but I think I would have liked it more if they had been more concerned about the fact that he was representing his father in a case that had repercussions for him outside of what was going on in the courtroom rather than being concerned because his first "big" case was against Harm. I suppose it makes sense given Harm's propensity to get caught up in whatever he's working on and really push the limits to win, but it's not like Bud didn't know what he was getting himself into either. It would have been better if they had been trying to prepare Bud for the fact that things might go wrong no matter how well he did or that his father might be guilty and there was nothing he could do about that rather than worrying about whether he'd win or lose. Thought the courtroom scenes for the most part were handled pretty well. Loved the last scene with the driver. It was interesting to see Harm react to getting caught flat-footed, so to speak. It was nice "payback" after he was so patronizing to Bud in the bar. It’s not that Harm didn’t respect Bud, but I think Harm really thought he was going to have an easy win in the case given Bud’s inexperience. So he makes the comment about preferring to trap at night with 30-foot swells rather than face Bud. That was so obviously an exaggeration that it came across as rather condescending - he found out in the end he should have been more prepared. Not enough AJ - not by a long shot. But boy did I love the scenes he was in. His paternalistic instincts were in full force. Loved that Big Bud did not fool him for one second, and he was right there to try to protect Bud. Absolutely loved the way he stepped in at the party and had Big Bud out of there before he knew what hit him. Very masterful!!! All the more impressive considering he and BB are probably fairly close in age - although in attitude and abilities they are ages apart. And that scene was staged just perfectly - if the audience wasn't paying close attention, they would have missed it too. No big scene or anything - just "Master Chief - with me." And they were gone! AJ at his best. I both loved and hated the party scenes with Jordan, Mac, and Imes. I loved them because to me it was absolutely natural. You get a bunch of women together - they start comparing notes. No surprise that Jordan and Imes thought Mac and Harm might have slept together. They're human - you've got two attractive people who work in close proximity to each other and have had some very exotic adventures. I'd wonder too in that situation. Doesn't mean anything more than idle curiosity. Then when Jordan made the statement about thinking it would only go on until Mac decided she wanted him, she was testing the waters to see how Mac felt about Harm. She's not stupid - I'm sure Harm has talked a lot about what he and Mac have been through together and they've been together a lot longer than she and Harm and have shared experiences that she'll never be a part of. So I loved that, even though she's a psychiatrist and probably understands better than most what she's going through, she was still human enough to need to ask anyway. And I loved that Mac made it clear that she was not interested in Harm as a potential lover and that she had enough respect for Jordan not to try to pass their relationship off as brother and sister. Nice touch with Jordan thanking her for her honesty on the subject. What I hated was that, once again, we did not get a chance to Harm and Jordan interact much. We are asked to accept that they are in a serious relationship but we get no chance to judge the quality of their relationship for ourselves. I would have loved an intimate scene between Harm and Jordan - maybe him taking her aside to find out what they’d all been talking about or something. Anything that would have allowed us to see them interact with each other. It was great to see Mikey - he's growing up. But it was funny to watch him trying to stand at attention and call his brother "sir." It’s all very true that he would have to do that, but he made you realize how very awkward it is at first. Nice follow-up on Darlynn. Nice touch that Jordan got involved with that too. I hope they continue to let us know how she’s doing and that they don’t suddenly abandon the search for her sister’s killer. This was a much better episode for Mac, even if she didn’t have a lot to do. Loved Mac's continued mentoring of Bud - she's so good at it. She never tries to tell him what to do and she always listens to what he has to say and considers it. She'll bring up options and other ideas, but then she sits back and lets him go with it. She really does have faith in his abilities, and she's been a good teacher to him. All things considered, I really enjoyed
the episode.
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Switched at Birth (1991), JMJ as "Ernest Twigg"
(practicing for "Yeah Baby?"<g>)
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| May 1 | 5 p.m. | Sci-Fi | "Roswell" (1994) | |
| May 4 | 8 p.m. | CBS | JAG: "Wilderness of Mirrors"* | |
| May 9 | 11:30 p.m. | FX | "The Hitcher" (1986) | |
| May 9 | 12 midnight | VISN-Odyssey | "Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232" (1992) | |
| May 11 | 8 p.m. | CBS | JAG: "Soul Searching"* | |
| May 18 | 8 p.m. | CBS | JAG: "Yeah Baby" | |
| May 25 | 8 p.m. | CBS | JAG: "Goodbyes" | |
*These are known to be especially good "Admiral" episodes, so don't miss them.
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