Drop Dead Diva: The Complete Fourth Season

The fourth season of Lifetime's legal dramedy revolves around romances both old and new. Jane (Brooke Elliott)—the plus-sized attorney whose body houses the spirit of a deceased aspiring model named Deb—returns to Los Angeles after a trip to Italy with beau Owen (Lex Medlin) only to find that co-worker Kim (Kate Levering) took over the law firm; guardian angel Fred (Ben Feldman), who'd been dating Jane's best friend, Stacy (April Bowlby), met someone new; and Grayson (Jackson Hurst), who was Deb's boyfriend, developed feelings for Jane while she was away. Senior partner Jay (Josh Stamberg) returns with new creditor Luke (Carter MacIntyre), who doubles as Fred's replacement. After Stacy's new friend Nikki (wooden guest star Kim Kardashian) turns out to be an unreliable business partner, Stacy turns to Teri (Margaret Cho) for help setting up her pastry shop. On the legal front, cases involve a feisty salesclerk (Patty Duke), an underage CEO (Jake T. Austin, with Steven Culp playing his father), and a dispute between two women (Ever Carradine and Anne Ramsay) over a reincarnated rat. Other notable guests include Valerie Harper and Bruce Davison as judges, Joan Rivers as Jane's therapist, and John Ratzenberger as Kim's ne'er-do-well father. A cliffhanger points to a new supernatural wrinkle for the fifth season. Compiling all 13 episodes from the 2012 fourth season, extras include deleted scenes and outtakes. A fun show with a devoted fan base, this is recommended. (K. Fennessy)