Bygones: The Ally McBeal Podcast

It is here! It is time! Yep, we've loved, we've lost (mainly RDJ) and now we're on the other side of Season 4 - it only took us 3.5 years but we did it!! And what a rollercoaster ride that was. So, as is customary here at Bygones, we simply cannot move on to seasons new until we make time to hold space for everything we lived, laughed and lost over the course of this one. AND OF COURSE, we must de...

We're FINALLY here with the last episode of Season 4 (!!) which means that it is high time for us to tie up this Larry business once and for all (spoiler: THAT'S IT, HE'S NOT COMING BACK, EVERYONE MOVE ON, NO IT'S FINE HONEST), for LJ to lose her mind over witnessing Josh Groban's origin story, and for all of us to wonder wtf just happened here. Today we are processing all of our feelings about S4...

Dust off your karaoke booths and sing along Bygoners!: 🎶 Richard hops off a plane at LAX, with a dream and his cardigan, Welcome to the land of fame, excess... is he gonna fit in?  Jumped in the cab here he was for the second time. Looked to his right and he saw the Hollywood sign. It was all so crazy. Everybody seemed so famous. His tummy was turnin’ and he was feelin’ kinda homesick. Too much p...

Let's have an episode that has literally nothing to do with Ally SHALL WE?! Richard and John bravely fight against their manly urges when a sexually magnetic women who admires bee's a little too much needs legal counsel... and elsewhere Reverend Mark is back because he is incapable of expanding his dating pool beyond his own employees. Today we are discussing S4E21: Queen Bee *** FIND US ON THE IN...

🎺 MOMENTOUS EPISODE KLAXON! Larry is starting his own firm and his first client is only (GASP!!!) bloody Sting!!! THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A DUET ON THE CARDS AND WE'RE NOT MAD ABOUT IT!! Oh also, it's Ally's birthday or something. However you prefer to celebrate, we've got you covered for S4E20: Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade   *** FIND US ON THE INTERNET! 📱Follow Bygones on Twitter and Facebook...

We're back! A man wants to clone his dead wife! John has lost the ability to channel everyone's favourite disco behemoth! Ling might be in love cos Jackson is in slo-motion! It's like we were never away! It's S4E19: In Search of Barry White.   ***   FIND US ON THE INTERNET! 📱Follow Bygones on Twitter and Facebook @bygonespodcast and Instagram @bygonespod!   📧Or email us bygonespodcast@gmail.com...

🚨 CN: Bigotry is back at Cage & Fish (did it ever go away?!), this time in the form of ableism directed at folks with dwarfism so feel free to skip this episode if that's going to be tough to hear. Meanwhile Cassandra has come from LA to confound John and Ling continues to refuse to be with Jackson to confound us! For better or worse, today is all about S4E18: The Obstacle Course.   *** FIND US O...

There's nothing we love more than a little homo-erotic toe-to-toe but NOT at the expense of innocent people's weddings! Jackson and Larry almost end things between a betrothed couple over a pre-nup with a side of muscle-envy. And things aren't so great between Elaine and Mark (oh no, stop, so sad...👀) because Elaine is cheating on him. For gods sakes Elaine, if he finds out he might dump and then...

🌴 AHHH RICHARD AND JOHN HAVE BEEN LET LOOSE ON LOS ANGELES AND THAT'S THE ENTIRE PREMISE OF THIS EPISODE?!!! This means we need all hands on deck to understand HOW and WHY this was allowed to happen. It's a good job friend of the pod, and quadruple recurring guest star Liam Dempsey (off of Spocklight podcast) has agreed to help us out! Loosen your tie, grab your camera and pack your briefcase as...

ℹ️ Content Note: This episode was recorded a few weeks before the news broke of Anne Heche's death. This episode marks Anne's last appearance as Melanie West, so we discuss her performance in the show towards the end of the episode. Our thoughts are with all those who loved and knew Anne 🤍 *** No spoilers but, this episode SOMEONE is back to make a certain BEDROOM FREEZER redundant, and we could...

John and Richard are bickering like an ol' married couple and Mark has unceremoniously tried to dump Elaine for being too thirsty but don't worry we've got Cage & Fish's OFFICIAL RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLOR Ally McBeal on the case so make sure no unhealthy toxic partnerships are EVER broken up. That's right! We've arrived at the middle of this season, gang, and today we're talking S4E14: Boy's Town.  ...

Don't you just love it when your favourite show about a Single Female Lawyer making her way in the world at the turn of the millenium has an extra special musical star guest spot by none other than Bazza Manilow?! And then don't you just love it even more when said musical star Bazza Manilow, who has a plethora of banging tunes in his back catalogue, proceeds to use said guest spot to sing precise...

🚨Content Warning: Mark's ex-girlfriend Cindy is back in town so of course we need to issue a warning to bypass this episode if hearing about the show's blatant transphobia is going to be difficult for you.. we wish we could but for some reason we've committed to watching every episode of Ally McBeal with our horrified 2022 eyeballs! 🤷🏼‍♀️   In less upsetting eyeball fodder, Nelle's dancer is ba...

At Cage & Fish this episode, everyone except Nelle has competition fever as Chubbie Checker is in town overseeing a TWIST CONTEST. Meanwhile as Vonda makes her way through the back catalogue of songs Robbie Williams has covered, Melanie introduces John to her tiny home and her special homeless friend - neither of which turn out to be what they seem. And Ally is surprised to learn that Richard is a...

Who's got the Ex-Factor? ❌ Ling, for one, who's ex is supposed to getting married but can't just quit Ling (who can?!). ❌ But also Larry, because guess what, everyone's fave Detroit homewrecker is back in town, and BOY ARE WE MAD ABOUT IT! ❌ Today, we're discussing S4E10: The Ex-Files.   *** FIND US ON THE INTERNET!   📱Follow Bygones on Twitter and Facebook @bygonespodcast and Instagram @bygon...

John's boyhood legal hero (sure!) is having marriage trouble so John pulls in the best charmer in town THAT'S RIGHT Larry Paul to get those two ol' love birds back on track. Also, John defends a lady with Tourette's on a murder charge but SOMEHOW we have a feeling will be STICKING AROUND! Today, we're discussing S4E9: Reasons to Believe *** FIND US ON THE INTERNET! 📱Follow Bygones on Twitter and...

A li'l late but its Christmas in Boston, and that means another patented Cage and Fish holiday party! Except this year, ONE THING and ONE THING ONLY threaten to spoil the festivities and that is Larry's ex-wife Jamie! It's not all about Ally's love life though, elsewhere Nelle's dad is actually Santa?! Of COURSE he is 🎅🏼Today, we're discussing S4E8: The Man with the Bag   *** FIND US ON THE INTE...

🚨Content Warning: Ugh all the homophobia from Richard this episode is yuck. You have been warned!   LAWYERS ARE UP FOR AUCTION in today's episode, but don't worry its for charity, and Nelle gets to fall in love so we guess its ok?! ALSO Richard spends the whole time running away from a man in case he catch gay???! (sure), Elaine finds herself at the centre of a sexual harrassment case and we get...

Oh, Larry. This episode Ally discovers the sad secret as to why he hates Christmas. Join us as we discuss blowing Big Santa wide open, John's questionable rock n roll wooing technique and of course, the heartbreak that is RDJ sitting at a lonely piano singing Joni Mitchell covers on S4E6: 'Tis The Season. *sobs into some tinsel* *** FIND US ON THE INTERNET! 📱Follow Bygones on Twitter and Facebook...

Kimmy is BACK but this time she's not suing Ally, but her old firm. Turns out Kimmy is l'il too prudey for those dudies! Meanwhile we think it's about this point when everyone is shipping Ally and Larry, EVEN THOUGH she is having an unnatural level of stress over their first kiss, cos they are just too frickin cute. Today we're discussing S4E5: The Last Virgin.   ℹ️ This episode of Bygones was rec...

🚨Content Warning: If it wasn't clear from the episode title, yes, there's a transphobic storyline in the show that continues in this episode. Feel free to skip if you're not up to having to hear about that, we wish we could!   Ding Ding, it's Ally vs Kimmy as Ally is a bitch and Kimmy sues! Meanwhile, Nelle dates Larry, Ally dates a father and son but secretly still wants Larry (of course) AND ra...

🚨Content Warning: Sadly the transphobic storyline from last episode, continues in this episode. Feel free to skip if you're not up to having to hear about that.   Ally's Carrie Bradshaw VoiceOver™️ is BACK as she dates a father AND a son, and hosts a Cage/Fish gals sleepover! Oh, and Richard continues to be an absolute jerk to Mark and Cindy and unfortunately we have to witness it because DAVID E...

🚨Content Warning: Unfortunately there is quite a lot of transphobia to discuss in this episode BOOOO   Feminism owes Ally McBeal so much, because in this episode Ally has just plain HAD IT with the fact that nobody cares about women's interests at Cage & Fish and has decided to do something about it. So she sets up a Women's Bar Association to help the ladies of the firm climb the corporate ladde...

Ally's boyfriend Brian has asked her to move in with him! Hooray! A MAN! It's everything Ally has ever wanted!! Let's celebrate! Right?! WRONG! Ally runs immediately to therapy, and finds no Tracey (😭) but instead a Larry Paul (🥵). But he's a lawyer not a therapist... OH NO! However will she cope?! Knowing Ally, badly. Yep it's a new season, a new love interest and WE ARE ALL HERE! FOR! IT! Toda...

Er, hi, remember us?!?! We're coming back baby! Here's what to expect from Bygones S4 now that it has its very own real life dancing baby to contend with. Thanks for being patient - we love you all!! *** FIND US ON THE INTERNET! 📱 Follow Bygones on Twitter and Facebook @bygonespodcast and Instagram @bygonespod! 📧 Or email us  bygonespodcast@gmail.com   *** PRO TIPS! 🛍 WE HAVE MERCH!! - with our...