I don’t know about you, but I spent most of The Rainmaker Season 1 Episode 7 alternating between laughing, cringing, and muttering, “What is going on?”
This one was a full-on train wreck — part domestic thriller, part courtroom circus, part cover-up conspiracy — and somehow none of it fit together.
But even in the middle of the mess, there were moments worth grabbing onto, and the story I disliked the most this season has run its course. Can I get an amen?!
Rudy, Guns, and Cookie Jars
The episode began with Rudy being handed an untraceable gun by Prince. Because when you’re barely scraping by as a lawyer, what you really need is an illegal firearm.
He then trotted it straight to Dot’s house, where she stashed it in the cookie jar, as if it were a normal Tuesday. Who expected Dot to be so cool with a gun? She was like Annie Oakley all of a sudden.
And poor Daisy the dog gave us a scare sprinting into the woods, because apparently, The Rainmaker won’t rest until even the pets are at risk. This is the second such scare, and if the third time’s a “charm,” Daisy won’t make it out of The Rainmaker Season 1 alive.
By the time Cliff popped up in the shower to torment Kelly with “Peekaboo, I see you,” the subplot had gone full Lifetime movie.
And then, surprise — Rudy shot him! Seriously. I had whiplash with how fast this all played out. Except no, Rudy didn’t kill Cliff. Kelly pulled the trigger. Because of course she did.
Bruiser, Truth, and Dot’s Boarding House
For me, the shock of the hour came when Bruiser told Rudy and Kelly that sometimes the truth really does matter. I had to rewind — did Bruiser just become the moral center of the show?
Was anyone else surprised by how unbothered she was about Rudy basically turning Dot’s house into a boarding house for abused women? The legalities of using a client as your personal savior seem astronomical.
Yet, Rudy did it, and Dot somehow ended up with closure when Kelly finished the jewelry box Donny Ray left undone. That was a sweet moment, but I saw it coming as soon as Kelly started passing out gifts.
I’m happy for Dot even if the whole thing was outrageous. Still, the truth of it is this: what could go wrong did go wrong. Rudy’s choices put everyone in danger again, and it was Bruiser who had to free them. Again.
The Arraignment Circus
Rudy’s arraignment should have been dramatic. Instead, it played like courtroom sketch comedy.
Bruiser begged him not to look like a murderer. Deck muttered “shitballs” under his breath. And the prosecutor literally told Bruiser to “eat a bag of dicks.” As you do. As you do.
But here’s the thing: beneath the absurdity, Bruiser was actually good. She slashed Rudy’s bond down to $50k and sparred with her old nemesis Bobby Quinn in a way that made me think, “Okay, if the show remembered it was supposed to be a legal drama, it might actually work.”
Watching her go toe-to-toe with Quinn was one of the few stretches that felt grounded. It reminded me of the chaotic scenes from The Good Wife when they took turns grabbing whatever cases came their way on arraignment day.
Bruiser, Dad, and the Long Game
The only subplot that didn’t make me want to throw something at the screen was Bruiser’s ongoing story with her father.
Three bugs planted in her place suggest the feds are circling again, and her quiet conversation with Quinn about Rosalee Sutton reminded me there’s still a bigger conspiracy at play.
It’s slow, painfully so, but at least it has weight.
Sarah is Still in the Game
Over at Tinley Britt, Sarah got an awkward pep talk from her father about enjoying her fast-track career, while Brad dangled access to the tissue committee documents.
Brad also twisted the knife by showing her Rudy’s mugshot.
Sarah is as confused as I am about her. She wants to be there for Rudy, but insults Bruiser’s legal capabilities by offering someone her dad knows instead.
Her dad didn’t seem high on Rudy, even as an ex (although good on Leo for calling Rudy smart, if not for Tinley Britt), let alone someone she’d trust to find him representation.
And I can’t tell if she’s serious about wanting to work for the firm in all the ways she expresses to Brad or if she’s trying to figure out what they’re up to with the tissue committee.
Brad Back in the Dirt
Brad also proved he’s back in Leo’s inner circle by firing Jane Allen. Just like Jackie before her, Jane got too close to the truth, and Tinley Britt thinks cutting ties solves the problem.
They really do believe that if you make someone go away, their information vanishes with them.
But that’s not how it works — not with Jackie and not with Jane. If I were Sarah, I’d be taking notes, because this is the exact future she’s being groomed for.
Leo and Prince: Plot Twist or Headache?
And then there was Leo, meeting Prince in a dark parking lot and handing him cash to track down Jackie and Pritcher and “top shelf them,” which I assume is code for “make them disappear.”
Apparently, Prince has history with Lymon Stone, Bruiser’s dad, and Leo.
Does this make Prince Leo’s old fixer? Jane Allen before Jane Allen? Honestly, I have no clue. And judging by how clunky it all felt, I’m not sure the show does either.
Closing Arguments
This was, hands down, the worst episode of the season. Not sorry.
Cliff and Kelly’s storyline finally wrapped (thank God), but it swallowed so much screen time that everything else felt rushed or incoherent.
I appreciated Bruiser’s reminder that truth matters, and I loved Dot finally getting closure with that jewelry box, but the rest? Train wreck.
The only thing that keeps me holding on is Bruiser’s long game with her father and the bigger conspiracy around Great Benefit.
If the show can leave behind the Lifetime movie antics and focus on the case, keeping the comedic moments peppered throughout, there’s still something worth rooting for here.
But if I were doing a rewatch of The Rainmaker, I’d make a note to skip right over this one.
What did you think of this episode?
Are you relieved Kelly’s story is finally over, or did it add something I’m missing?
Does anyone have a flowchart to explain Leo, Prince, and Lymon?
Drop your thoughts below — I know I can’t be the only one confused.
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