IN WHICH ADDISON FINDS HER SPINE:The honor for most improved show of the year (at least thus far) has to go to Private Practice, which has finally found its footing, courtesy of several factors.
1. Addison has a spine and is a badass again. After a first season where she spent far too much time being moon-y over Tim Daly and repeatedly saying "I want a new life, not like my old one!," she's now back to being the character we grew to knew and love over on Grey's, in particular with making her the person in charge of the practice.
2. Bizarre relationship plots (Cooper, the pediatrician sex addict!, Naomi and Del!, Violet pines for her ex!) have generally been jettisoned, in favor of something a little more stable.
3. The medical stuff has been much better--last season often felt like a relationship-based drama with a medical overlay, while this season has moved to a medical drama that also explores relationships. This season, there's been real drama. Yeah, sure, some of it (they're really half-brother and sister! No, you shouldn't have a baby!) has been done elsewhere, and rings of House, but it's been well executed.
4. While I figured last night's episode would go in a different direction (I'd guessed Charlotte would join the practice as an administratix/rainmaker, rather than just take the office upstairs), they've finally figured out what to do with Charlotte, both with the Charlotte/Cooper relationship and from a work perspective.
And what was good is still good--the cast remains generally likable and gorgeous (though they still can't figure out what to do with Chris Lowell and his character, and some trouble finding a plot for Tim Daly). Sure, there are still flaws (characters, particularly Violet, still have a tendency to do stupid things for no good reason), but in contrast to some shows that promised improvement (I'm looking at you, Heroes), this one's actually delivered.
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