The Lincoln Lawyer
This article contains discussions of substance use disorder and suicide.
Spoilers for The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 and The Gods of Guilt are ahead!
Like past seasons, the Netflix adaptation maintains the biggest parts of the story.
This is especially true with Connellys books, which pack action and character development into every page.
Luckily, each change inThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 3 benefitted the overall story.
As an elected position, he has to run a campaign to win the position.
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Mickey previously represented a woman arrested on a DUI charge, getting her off without any real consequences.
This single event derails everything for him.
He returns to defense attorney work, losing his bid for the DA job.
He blames himself for enabling this womans actions.
Additionally, the incident is the first thing that drives a wedge between Mickey, Maggie, and Hayley.
The choice to leave out the drinking-and-driving accident benefitsThe Lincoln Lawyerbecause it paints Mickey in a less bad light.
Izzy spends the season trying to figure out what she really wants to pursue with her career.
Interestingly, neither Izzy nor Andy exist in Michael ConnellysThe Lincoln Lawyerbooks.
As such, their storylines inThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 3 dont exist inThe Gods of Guilt.
The issue is eventually dropped because Julian lies and says that he signed the waiver.
David then agrees to testify on the matter, confirming that the signature came from Julian.
He also seems to be the kind of person to bend the law to take care of his love.
The character is Miickeys ex-wife and an office manager.
Another lawyer even tells Mickey he needs to lay off alcohol.
Luckily, they didnt explore this aspect of the book.
Mickey deals with overwhelming guilt because he believes that hes responsible for hurting or killing everyone around him.
This feeling is intensified by his DUI client killing two people in a drunk driving accident.
While his emotions are palpable in the writing, NetflixsThe Lincoln Lawyertakes this to a whole other level.
Its hard to watch the emotional impact of these scenes.
InGods of Guilt, hes directly in the courtroom and stays there until the commotion, slipping out undetected.
Suicide is never the answer.
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