JAG (Judge Advocate General) is an elite legal branch of
officers trained as lawyers who investigate, prosecute and defend
those accused of crimes in the , including murder,
treason and terrorism. Navy Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb, an ace
pilot turned lawyer, and Marine Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie, a
beautiful and strictly by-the-book officer, are colleagues, both
with similar high standards, that often find themselves clashing
with one another as they take different routes to solve cases.
Assisting them with their mission is Navy Lt. Bud Roberts, a
lawyer who often surprises his superiors with the breadth of his
knowledge, and their boss, the no-nonsense Admiral Chegwidden, a
former Navy Seal.
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JAG: The Seventh Season is noteworthy for slightly better stories
than usual, a somewhat less random selections of storylines than
in previous years, and a connecting thread throughout the season
concerning the relationship between Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb
Jr. (David James Elliott) and Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie
(Catherine Bell). Sure, their relationship has been the series'
biggest tease for some time. But now it's on the front burner
following resolution of the cliffhanger "Adrift" as the season's
opener. At the end of season six, Harm was lost in the middle of
a stormy ocean following a problem in the jet he was co-piloting.
His disappearance postpones the date for Mac's wedding to Brumby
(Trevor Goddard), but Brumby picks up in Mac's anxiety over
Harm's predicament something more than anxiety over a friend. His
suspicions confirmed, Brumby heads home to Australia, leaving Mac
and Harm (once he's rescued) in need of an important
conversation. (On his end of things, Harm's longtime girlfriend
marries someone else.) The state of things between JAG's two
leads is a mystery throughout The Seventh Season, but that
uncertainty gives an extra zing to many different episodes, such
as penultimate story "In Country," in which Mac and Harm are lost
together in rural Afghanistan.
"New In Town" introduces a new character, Commander Sturgis
Turner (Scott Lawrence), to the show, an old friend and
professional rival of Harm's. While Turner and Harm take site
sides in a case, Mac and "ny" Galindez (Randy Vasquez) take
overlapping assignments aboard an aircraft carrier, giving Mac a
chance to get away from her problems. doesn't last long,
however, when Harm shows up on the carrier to defend a marine
charged with negligent homicide. "Guilt" is a harrowing drama
about an outbreak of violence against a U.S. embassy in
Indonesia, a y situation in which Mac is immersed while
trying to protect a local girl whose mother works for the
consulate. "Mixed Messages" is another fine drama, this one about
an old buddy of Harm's who is suspected of selling submarine
intelligence to the Chinese. "Redemption" is a complex,
interesting tale in which Harm defends another old friend against
charges of fraternization, only to uncover what appears to be
more serious evidence of espionage. Complicating matters is that
the defendant seems wholly uncooperative in the investigation--as
if he were protecting someone else. "Tribunal" is the timely
story of a U.S. tribunal passing judgement on a
suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist. The twist is that Harm and Mac's
boss, Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson), must join Turner in
defending the suspect. The season finale, "Enemy Below,"
continues the theme with a story about Al-Quaeda bribing a
Russian submarine commander to launch an attack against the U.S.
--Tom Keogh