Honestly, Matlock is starting to feel like the Olympia Lawrence Show, with the character having monopolized the inter-office drama. First, I have to ask: What the hell was Julian thinking by having an affair or a one-night stand with the go-to jury consultant at Jacobson Moore? In what world did he think that was going to end well? The man slept with someone from the firm β the same firm his wife works at.
A drunken hookup at a bar is one thing, but of all the people in the world, he had to pick the human lie detector with legs for days. However, does anyone else think Olympia might be taking things a little too far with the request she made of Julian Jason Ritter at the end of the episode?
Asking him to find a job at another law firm is a big ask. For starters, are Julian and Olympia still divorcing, or are they trying to put things back together? If they are getting back together, then Julian will have to make the sacrifice for their marriage. Did anyone else notice the convenient info drop that Shae had been involved with the Wellbrexa case? Julian spends so much time trying not to be like Senior, so why would he do something he staunchly knows his dad would approve of?
Furthermore, a reader pointed out at the start of Matlock Season 1 that the culprit would likely be a character that has only been seen once or twice. If Olympia was the one Matty has been looking for, it would be an explosive roller coaster of emotions.
After spending the entire season only growing closer with every episode, it would be a massive crushing blow, but it would also make for some incredible storytelling. He was far too adamant about Matty not getting too friendly with Olympia Skye P. Marshall for all of that just to have been bluster. And hats off to Kathy Bates and Sam Anderson for making their marital bickering feel so genuine. They do argue like an old married couple, which is probably why their fights feel so intense.
