Fairly Legal came back after it's season premiere with "Start Me Up," one of my favorite episodes of the series thus far. I've always felt this show had great potential and finally it seems to be living up to it with captivating characters and absorbing storylines.

First I'll get one bit of silliness out of the way. Kate walking through the office in a towel would under normal circumstances seem ridiculous except for one important point. It's Sarah Shahi. I'm a heterosexual female and even I've got to say the woman is gorgeous. So if Kate Reed feels the need to make her way from the executive washroom to her office in a towel who am I to complain.

That the towel scene led to Justin walking in on her changing could have been played for laughs. I was so glad it wasn't. The hurt and awkwardness between the two was palpable. Justin wanted a chance to explain and make amends but Kate was still far too angry to want to hear the details of his indiscretion.

In on of the best Fairly Legal quotes of the night, Kate told him it wasn't just the one night stand that hurt…

Kate: What hurts is the lie that you told every night after. | permalink

Ouch! I do hope that sometime this season these two get to hash things out no matter where their relationship is headed. But let me be clear. I want them together…eventually. Their chemistry melts the screen.

The main case was really thought provoking. I've never known too much about organ transplants other than I've checked the little box on my license to donate mine once I no longer need them. Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that as with most other aspects of life, there's a large amount of politics involved.

One of my favorite twists was that there were no angels here. Roxanne wasn't just a woman playing by the rules waiting for her liver transplant. She and her husband mortgaged their house to donate $60,000 to the hospital in the hope of moving up on that list. Was that the right thing to do? If you or someone you loved were in their position would you hesitate to do the same?

Even the FBI agents had a valid point. The testimony of the Japanese mobster could save a lot of lives. Was that worth a pass on the transplant line? How do you choose whose life to save when there were so many on the line.

It was the shades of grey that kept me fascinated throughout the hour.

Even with the lawsuit between the fashion designers, my first instinct was to side with Lauren. You remain loyal to your client. But her client certainly held little respect for her and was quick to make a public spectacle of telling her so when he didn't get his way.

But Ben was also being loyal to his client and easily proved that she had the better case and would be a more lucrative client for the firm into the future. Ben's presence at Reed & Reed and the fact that they now have three partners will certainly make things more interesting.

The end of the episode held two of my favorite moments. First was Kate handing Justin the divorce papers that she'd signed. The look on his face conveyed devastation and heartbreak. He loves her. He doesn't want to lose her but is it too late?

And as much as I want them together it was great to see Kate finally make a decision about her personal life and move forward.

Then much to my delight she made the effort to get those insurance papers to Lauren and even told her that although she expected Lauren to be every bit as good as Teddy, she didn't have to actually be Teddy.  It's time to stop asking what would Teddy do and decide what Lauren will do? 

Fairly Legal's cast of characters is finally growing up and the complex relationships that are evolving make me crave much more of this unique and wonderful show.

C. Orlando was a TV Fanatic Staff Writer. Follow her on Twitter.