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[Opinion] CBS’s ‘Matlock’ Remake Trashes Andy Griffith Legacy with Woke, Anti-White Male Plot

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When CBS unveiled plans to reboot the iconic detective drama Matlock with Oscar-winner Kathy Bates stepping into the titular role, many worried it would be another woke hatchet job, gender-swapping Andy Griffith’s beloved character with a woman. Thankfully, however, the show actually pays homage to Griffith with a clever twist: Bates’ character, Madeline Kingston, adopts the alias Madeline “Matty” Matlock to go undercover at a swanky law firm. H…

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'Matlock' Keeps Twisting the Story After [Spoiler] Discovers Matty's Secret

Matty’s secret being discovered is only the beginning as Matlock plans to keep the surprises coming. During the Thursday, April 3 episode, Sarah (Leah Lewis) is worried that Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) is planning to leave Jacobson Moore after she got help from a fellow attorney on the Johnson file. Sarah tried to get Matty (Kathy Bates) to find out more, to no avail. But the truth ultimately came out when Matty made the journey back home — only …

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CBS’s ‘Matlock’ Remake Trashes Andy Griffith Legacy with Woke, Anti-White Male Plot

When CBS unveiled plans to reboot the iconic detective drama Matlock with Oscar-winner Kathy Bates stepping into the titular role, many worried it would be another woke hatchet job, gender-swapping Andy Griffith’s beloved character with a woman. Thankfully, however, the show actually pays homage to Griffith with a clever twist: Bates’ character, Madeline Kingston, adopts the alias Madeline “Matty” Matlock to go undercover at a swanky law firm. H…

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Matlock’s New Olympia Cliffhanger Might Be Its Most Important, And I'm Nervous With Just Three Episodes Left

In "The Johnson Case," Olympia has finally confronted Matty about her identity - which could challenge their friendship, and the Welbrexa case at large.

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Uh-Oh, Is ‘Matlock’ About to Get Found Out, With 3 Episodes Still Left to Air?

The following recap contains spoilers from the April 3 episode of CBS’ Matlock. With four three episodes left to air (over the next two weeks, including a two-hour season finale on April 17), it looks like “Matty Matlock” is about to get busted by her bestie boss. This week’s episode ostensibly was about Matty (using […]

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