Wackner arbitrates a copyright case over a tiktok dance, and gets sued by the unhappy loser, Mr. Vitar, who signed a contract written on the back of a restaurant menu. Diane gets a lot of criticism for being a white name partner in a black firm. Julius gets it for representing Kurt, an alledged white supremacist. Liz learns that her boyfriend is making a reality show out of Wackner's court.
Tropes:
- Affectionate Nickname: Marissa claims that "your honor" is a term of endearment in Wackner's court.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: Wackner is advised to downplay his natural tendency toward this trope when in a real court.
- Hypocrite: Diane is afraid she will be this if she doesn't step aside as a name partner. Her inner representation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg tells her to stand her ground.
- Irony: After all the talk about having a woman-led law firm, a black-led firm, and a black woman-led form, Diane finds it this trope when Julius asks her to start a law firm with him.
- Passive Aggressive Combat: Diane pulls this by telling a big-name client she's stepping down and won't be meeting him day-to-day anymore. He doesn't like it and wants to know who to call about it.
- Streisand Effect: In-Universe, Madeline thinks they shouldn't complain about the anonymous insults in the in-firm chatroom because of this effect.
