Warning: spoilers for Matlock Season 1, Episode 13 – “Pregame” are in play. When you’re not present, you’ve been warned.
Strain is mounting within the lifetime of Kathy Bates’ Madeline Kingston, and the most recent episode of Matlock raised the stakes a bit of larger. Her exploits by means of the 2025 TV schedule have gotten fairly private, thanks to 2 circumstances in a row opening up some previous wounds. Final week noticed Matlock’s future hinging on one phrase, however within the newest case file, titled “Pregame,” we noticed an ending so mellow that it has me hoping one among Jacobson Moore’s potential large bads will probably be taken off the board actual quickly.
Matlock’s ‘Pregame’ Noticed Matty And Senior Trauma Bonding
That’s as a result of this chapter in CBS’ hit authorized drama noticed Matty and Howard Markston Sr. (Beau Bridges) get excessive collectively. I do know it sounds bizarre, however hear me out. Via the light-hearted session of edibles, zero-gravity chairs, and that candy candy OG theme tune, it was time to get into the intense stuff. Our incognito protagonist truly had a little bit of a coronary heart to coronary heart with the man who’s working the present.
Howard opened up underneath the affect of the Satan’s Lettuce, and revealed he misplaced his brother in a automotive accident shortly after an enormous battle. Nonetheless feeling guilt over how issues ended, Matlock’s senior authorized associate admitted to shouting his coronary heart out to his sibling’s spirit, and inspired Matty to do the identical.
With out naming her late daughter Ellie, Madeline did shout cry “I’m sorry” to alleviate herself of the ache. In that second, Madeline Kingston and Howard Markston have been not implied rivals; they have been pals. If Matlock may finish each episode with these two getting excessive, much like Boston Authorized’s episodic ritual ending on James Spader and William Shatner hanging out, I’d be completely okay with that.
I Actually Don’t Need Senior To Be Matlock’s Massive Dangerous
Very similar to the time Matlock lastly let Matty turn out to be pals with Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), I wish to imagine that it is a signal that Howard’s not our man. If we’re utilizing the method of elimination, Ms. Kingston has now befriended two of the three main suspects on her Welbrexa clue board.
Which leaves Julian (Jason Ritter) because the final suspect standing, and he’s been firmly within the crosshairs for the previous couple of weeks. In the intervening time, I believe I’d be okay with Howard’s son being revealed to be the particular person pulling the strings, in gentle of how his habits has modified within the post-affair bombshell local weather.
Then once more, Shae Banfield (Yael Grobglas) continues to be on the board. Seeing as Matlock’s case of the week targeted on a harmful product that used some shady advertising practices to remain in enterprise, I sense {that a} breadcrumb has been left on the path that might clear all three suspects as soon as and for all.
Which does pose one main query for the lengthy sport of showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman’s authorized dramedy: as soon as Madeline Kingston’s vengeance is secured and her identification is revealed, would she nonetheless be welcomed at Jacobson Moore? I believe I hear my Paramount+ subscription calling, within the identify of a deep dive by means of Matlock’s earlier episodes.
Don’t fear – there are many different potential issues for the remaining bunch of episodes. Sarah’s short-term alliance with Shae continues to be one thing that could possibly be revived, as Jacobson Moore’s favourite human lie detector is about to return in subsequent week’s episode, “Recreation Day.” So let’s make a date to reconvene subsequent week after Matlock concludes at 9 p.m. ET on CBS, and we’ll decide up the place we left off.