Warning: spoilers for Matlock Season 1, Episode 9 – “Associates” are in play.
Fellow Matlock followers, the wait is lastly, blissfully over. With CBS’ hit drama returning for the beginning of its 2025 TV schedule run, the Kathy Bates-starring collection didn’t waste time to get to the drama. That’s as a result of we obtained the decision to Matlock’s Fall finale cliffhanger, and so much faster than I’d have anticipated.
Which may serve a function, because the identification of Julian’s fling accomplice simply gave me a brand new concept on who Matlock’s potential huge dangerous could possibly be. So when you haven’t seen “Associates” simply but, you’re going to wish to change that as quickly as potential. Paramount+ subscription holders, that is your cue.
So we’ve now realized that the affair that Julian (Jason Ritter) engaged in was with none aside from Shae “The Meerkat” Banfield (Yael Grobglas). Higher nonetheless, as Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) revealed to Madeline (Kathy Bates) throughout a pleasant spherical of drinks, the divorced couple and the human lie detector all met because of the Welbrexa case.
Matlock didn’t dive too deeply into this topic, however Madeline Kingston seemingly obtained sufficient to take Olympia off the Welbrexa clue board, and put Shae up in her place. I can’t blame her, as The Meerkat was additionally revealed as a Welbrexa worker liaising with Jacobson Moore.
Pulling collectively the entire threads that appear to be hanging in entrance of us for the time being, right here’s what I believe is going on. Shae Banfield’s entry to Jacobson Moore’s work on Welbrexa, in addition to her supposed homewrecking between Julian and Olympia, appear to point that she could also be a saboteur.
Which makes me assume that she is the one that cast senior accomplice Howard Markston’s signature to guarantee that essential file obtained misplaced. If that is true, then the human lie detector could possibly be the best liar of all, as she would have manipulated a complete case of company malfeasance into oblivion – taking Madeline Kingston’s daughter as potential collateral harm. Now who desires to inform Maddy that to her face?
I’ll admit, I had hoped for extra Shae Banfield display screen time in my Matlock Christmas episode pitch, and it seems like I’m going to get that want. However the monkey’s paw has apparently caught up with me, as now Shae Banfield could possibly be probably the most evil individual within the halls of Jacobson Moore.
As if issues couldn’t get any worse, Julian and Olympia have now agreed upon the final word skilled wager. The phrases had been set by Julian, as follows:
Why don’t we ask the managing board to choose solely considered one of us for accomplice, the opposite leaves?
On the plus facet, Matty and Olympia are lastly work pals, which provides Madeline Kingston opening to dig additional in direction of the reality in regards to the Welbrexa conspiracy. Though these earlier Matlock fan issues over Matty going to pharma look to be extra legitimate than we thought, as our silver-haired sleuth will nonetheless be splitting her time between the feuding former energy couple.
So if anybody was pondering they had been merely going to drop their Thursday evening appointment with Madeline Kingston, I’ve obtained one factor to say to you: good luck with that. Issues are getting twisty on Matlock, and I believe a variety of you’ll agree with me that we want to see this story by means of.
The perceived tonal problems with this CBS hit could turn into a factor of the previous, as tales are getting so severe that I believe it could be time to retire the OG theme slide whistle. Now, courtroom’s adjourned till subsequent Thursday’s episode, “Crash Helmets On.” That does not sound harmful in any respect!