Drug Trial Side Effect Is Bad Deposition

2 Broke Girls, S01E20

Caroline's old lawyer came to ask her to give a deposition, but his fees to represent her were way out of her price range.  Max suggested they earn the money through a drug trial, even though Caroline was pensive about putting untested drugs into her body.  They spent the night waiting for any of the side effects that were described to them, but it looked like they were given the placebo.  At the time of Caroline's deposition, however, one of the symptoms showed itself and made her unable to speak properly.  Max spoke on her behalf and reminded Caroline's lawyer that her father is a good man who is worth doing Caroline a favor.  Thanks to his kindness Caroline was able to speak later when her condition had gotten better.

There wasn't much to say about the girls' adventure this time.  I would have thought that a drug test would have been more interesting (the nurse Toby was probably more so than the drugs they took), but the night they spent with their constantly peeing roomie was pretty boring.  I think I've had my fill of Caroline telling us a sweet memory with her dad.  We get it--he's a nice guy.  Whatever.  The only point in hearing that story was that Max had something to talk about when she was speaking on Caroline's behalf at the deposition.

I did like that Max was so into Law and Order.  The way the lawyer kept looking at her, every time she threw out some of the legal stuff she had learned through the show, was funny.  Plus, I just like seeing a passionate Max.  We all have our shows that we get a little more than excited about, and it's nice that Max can relate to most people about that.  I especially liked how she was so taken with the "tiny typewriter."  It's great when she has the enthusiasm of a kid at a toy store.

Not much of a story this time.  I would have said that it was useful in exposing more about the mystery of Caroline's father, but I don't think we really learned much more than that Caroline isn't the only person who might believe in his goodness.  And of course, we learned that Max is a Law and Order fan.  There wasn't much racy material to work with this time, thus reducing the amount of comedy.  It's a little disappointing, but I guess this show can't always be about how many sex jokes they can throw in within half an hour.