I must take issue with those claiming that season 3 was less good than its two predecessors - the third season was outstandingly good, making the abysmal season 4 look so much worse by comparison. As a result, I approached season 5 with trepidation, half convinced that David E Kelley had killed off my favourite show on purpose. Fans can rest easy in the knowledge that the 13 episodes that finish off Boston Legal are tightly written little gems. There's a really good trail of clues to the finale outcomes laid throughout the season, 'fourth wall humour' at its best (and none better than in episode 11, when Carl Sack half mentions 'Boston Legal' when giving an example of a show that features actors over 50, in a superb pop at the networks) and the story of the friendship of Denny and Alan reaching a wonderful conclusion.