Mickey’s personal conflicts have seen some similar beats acrossThe Lincoln Lawyer’s three outings so far, but there arecertain stories that shouldn’t be repeated given how intense his new situation will be. InThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 3’s cliffhanger ending, Mickey was shockingly arrested after the body of his client Sam Scales was found in the trunk of his car, implied to be a frame job by one of his enemies. WhenThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 4arrives, he’s expected to be in jail accused of Sam’s murder, raising the stakes for his team to the highest level yet.
With Mickey in jail, the depiction of his non-work life and personal relationships will look very different from past seasons. As expected,The Lincoln Lawyer’s castis changing as Mickey becomes the defendant rather than just the defense attorney. Neve Campbell’s Maggie is helping Mickey’s defense team, Constance Zimmer’s Dana Berg is joining as the case’s ruthless prosecutor, andYaya DaCosta’s Andrea Freeman is exitingThe Lincoln Lawyeraltogether. Though disappointing after her romance with Mickey, Andy’s exit makes sense with the new legal and personal dynamics, and hopefully means season 4 will avoid unnecessarily repeating a Mickey story trend.
Mickey Shouldn’t Have A New Romantic Interest In The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4
Mickey’s Season 4 Story Should Focus On His Established Relationships
WhenThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 3 revealed that Mickey and Andy were romantically involved, it seemed like that relationship had the potential to be endgame – if the show chose to avoid a reconciliation with Maggie, of course. However, withAndy’s exit ahead ofThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 4, that’s clearly no longer the case. Since Andy’s relationship with Mickey wasn’t part of Michael Connelly’s book series,the question now remains of how season 4 will proceed with his romantic lifeafter their implied breakup.
With Mickey being a strong romantic,The Lincoln Lawyerhas given him a new significant other in each seasonso far. In season 1, hisprimary love interest was his first ex-wife, Maggie McPherson, who the showrunners have described as the love of his life. However, with Maggie leaving for San Diego in season 2, Mickey’s main romantic interest became his client, Lisa Trammell – which certainly didn’t end well after he realized she was guilty of murdering her husband. Subsequently, season 3 saw him enter into an unexpected romance with his legal rival Andy Freeman.
This outing doesn’t have enough narrative space in Mickey’s journey to introduce a brand-new love interest.
While Mickey’s new romantic interests each season made sense given the freedom of his personal life, it would be a great understatement to note that circumstances are incredibly different in season 4.Mickey no longer has time for a new love interest inThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 4– he’s fighting for his life as he faces charges for murder, putting into perspective all of his choices and his existing relationships with his friends, family, former clients, and former adversaries.
With Andy gone,it seemsThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 4 is rightly setting aside any budding romances for Mickey, instead focusing on a deeper reflection of his history and a more worrying look at his future. Though it seems inevitable that there will be some romantic elements to Mickey’s story due toNeve Campbell’s Maggie returning for all 10 episodesof season 4, this outing doesn’t have enough narrative space in Mickey’s journey to introduce a brand-new love interest.
The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 Needs To Continue Mickey & Maggie’s Reconciliation Story
Maggie’s Return Will Further Their Will-They-Won’t-They Story
Rather than potentially pairing Mickey with a new love interest,The Lincoln Lawyerseason 4’s romantic story has to focus on Mickey’s established relationship with Maggie.The flashbacks of Mickey and Maggie inThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 3 reiterated that she’s the love of his life, and his arrest and grim charges are bound to put his life and love priorities into perspective. Knowing Mickey, he’ll realize that Maggie and Hayley are his greatest priority, and that it’s time he finally makes it work to reconcile with Maggie. Of course, that’ll require putting her over his career.
Netflix has yet to announce the release date forThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 4.
Other than the fact that he’s facing murder charges with the death penalty on the table, one obstacle that stands in the way of their reconciliation in season 4 isMaggie’s new boyfriend, the orthopedic surgeon Jack Gilroy. Mickey’s jealousy will doubtlessly be high seeing Maggie and Jack together, and he’ll have to admit whether Maggie may be better off staying in her current relationship. The complexities of that relationship have been a throughline for every season ofThe Lincoln Lawyer, which will only become more intense and exacerbated under Mickey’s new life-or-death circumstances.
