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A Love-Hate Relationship

Maybe Cupid lost his sights when he let his bow and arrow fly off course. Or maybe he used a seriously defective product when he had his sights on Ed and Stuckeyville's D.A. Bonnie Hain.

One thing seems clear: the two lusting litigators look like they're on a path for a romantic showdown, maybe even a break-up. That's the tendency in nearly all love-hate relationships. Ed's seems to be no exception.

It's A Control Thing

Ed can never quite figure out Bonnie. Why is she so cold? Why does she seem to put him off without any rhyme or reason? I'm no Stuckeyvillian, but ask anyone who's ever traveled that rocky road of relationships, and I bet they'll point to the mother of all break-up explanations: Bonnie wants to be in control here, and that doesn't work for Ed.

Even a casual "hi, how are you" cruise by Bonnie's office on the morning after Ed and Bonnie let their passions run wild for each other is a crisis. Bonnie is stone cold and all business. The way she talks to him, it's as though Ed doesn't even exist. It's a recipe for disaster.

Storming away, Ed makes it clear to Bonnie that their relationship is on thin ice. Think about it: Ed seems like the kind of guy who has got the "C" word written all over him. His wife cheated on him, he went to Stuckeyville for some personal and professional stability, and he's got heart and soul behind every case. What more could a woman want?

Well, if you ask Carol and Molly, details are the must have fashion accessory for this episode. At first, Ed reveals over coffee that he and Bonnie were just "necking" during their passionate sleepover at Ed's house. (If Ed were the kind of guy to write a kiss-and- tell book, it would be issued in serial installments.)

Later on, Ed reveals to Carol that he and Bonnie slept together, and Carol is full of witty comments like "a hearty congratulations to the both of you." Ed fans quickly realize, however, that the real issue behind Ed and Carol's tension in this episode is that Carol is just plain jealous.

The Power Of Prayer

The case-of-the-week's case involves two diametrically opposed personalities. In one corner, there is the show's latest hero, Reverend Carver of Stuckeyville's Grace Church. In the other, is Phil Knight, the slick-talking owner of Stuckeyville Motors who Ed once battled in court in a wage dispute / sexual harassment case. Ed fans will be hard-pressed to forget this fast-talker who is prone to running away and leaving Ed with an expensive sports car as the lawyer says "I'm not buying a car" and Knight retorts "I'm not selling it" (http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/entertainment/reviews/ed/001029.html).

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Why the Reverend is in Court when he's essentially an at-will employee after his contract expired doesn't make a lot of sense. But this is television, which probably explains why the jury prefers the righteousness of the Reverend's substance to the devilish salesmanship of a car salesman. Ed's client wins the case, and weary Stuckeyvillian souls can rest easy.

Love-A-Torium

Trying to copycat a "speed-dating" service that originated in New York, Phil Stubbs is in overdrive mode, limiting all daters to just twenty-seconds each to get to know one another. With two men and one woman at this Valentine's Day event, someone's going to get left out. Turns out that it's going to be the local bauxite businessman, Chuck (if you don't know what bauxite is, check your aluminum foil at home).

Does Ed Still Have a "Love Jones?"

It's hard to tell if Ed is really falling for Bonnie, or if he's just confused as she is after their hot and heavy tryst. All of Stuckeyville seems to be waiting with baited breath to see if the lawyers will stick together or drift apart. That control thing between Ed and Bonnie, though, could be a sign that the beginning of the couple's relationship is really just the end.

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