‘Night Court’ Recap: ‘Train Court’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Seven of ‘Night Court’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.

Over the course of the past six weeks, the NBC Series, Night Court, has done a phenomenal job of offering up some supremely uplifting commentary regarding the human condition. Since its stories have been filled to the brim about how we can lift each other up and be better all around, all while of course, keeping things light and funny and that has brought about… some powerful stories. The kind that really do stick with you after the show has come to an end. But the best shows out there, understand balance and understand that sometimes… you just have to let loose and have fun and let the audience process what they’ve learned and that’s why this week’s episode of the show is of note.
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Because ‘Train Court’ is a story… that went light on the commentary and had a lot of fun through ‘a day in the life’ type tale. Wherein we came to learn that Abby and several of her co-workers all took the same train and she thought… that perhaps they should be train buddies. Which Olivia informed her, was a bad idea. Simply because… train time is sacred time, and no one wants to deal with anything but their thoughts on the subway. But that of course, didn’t stop Abby from trying and well… the pausing of the Number Six train that she and Olivia took into work every day due to mechanical failure, prompted Abby to try and see if by chance… she could get people on the train to open up and be friendly and make their ride more than just a trek to work.

Which went about as well as one might expect. Since everyone was pretty territorial and spicy about talking to anyone else. But a dispute regarding who was sitting in a particular seat, and the subway rules regarding that… led to an opportunity for Abby. Wherein she could use the law to her advantage and set up a full-on court inside the train. To give everyone a sense of justice about the evening’s events and hopefully open up to one another again. Which also… went about as well as one might expect. Since the testimony was wild and the judgement from the jury was something straight out of a reality television show. But at least Abby did get people to interact with one another and socialize and that’s something of a win in the end. 

However, while she and Olivia were taking part in that, Dan and Gurgs had their own little shenanigans going on. Because with Abby out, a substitute judge was behind the bench, and he was eager to cook through the night’s cases. Which was going to benefit Dan and Gurgs, since they would finish early, and he would be able to partake in a delicious unique meal at New York’s hottest new restaurant. While Gurgs planned on using her spare time to enjoy a little time in the VIP Champagne Room in the hottest gentlemen’s club in NYC, the one filled with only the hottest gentlemen. But the arrival of Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir in the courtroom for a case, changed plans. Because Abby loved that duo and Gurgs wanted her to meet them… so Dan and Gurgs took part in a little game of game of cat and mouse to delay things long enough for Abby to meet them. One that Dan handed to Gurgs to help a friend out, costing him that reservation, even though… Abby already knew them.

If anything, this was just a fun episode through and through. One that really did just have a lot of fun with the moment and let so many characters shine, and it was filled with some great comedy. Since the folks on the train were as quirky as it gets, especially the pizza guy with the serial killer brother. Not to mention, the jail scene where Dan and Neil were christened ‘Sweets and Sour’ by an amorous prisoner was pretty amazing and well, this was just a fine lesson is how versatile this series can be, and how well it understands its history and the wonder of comedy. And now that we’ve reached the end of one delightful tale, it will be interesting to see if deeper meaning returns next week or if we are in for another round of outright hilarity. Until next time.

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