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(S01E13) Drop Dead Diva has lived up to the pilot/premiere, and in some ways, exceeded it. The Deb/Jane dichotomy has morphed into someone different than either pure Deb or pure Jane. Brooke Elliott is wonderful as "New Jane" with just a hint of Deb. As season one comes to a close, even if the writers hadn't left us with a cliffhanger ending, I'd be more than anxious to tune in next year.

There were two interesting cases on the docket for the finale, with Stacy offering lots of comic relief as second stool -- chair -- to Grayson in a lawsuit brought by a lingerie model who'd been fired because she went public with her surviving breast cancer. Jane's case was more complex, but not until after it had been won. More on both cases, and Jane's dilemma on the dating front, after the jump.

As Deb has grown more comfortable in Jane's body, her love for Grayson has never wavered ... until now. The attention she's receiving from Tony, including an invite for a weekend in Napa, has Jane's head spinning.

Regarding Napa, it was great the way the writers turned the phrase "weekend in Napa" into code for having sex. Had Jane ever had a "weekend in Napa"? Everyone has had a "weekend in Napa" at some time or another, right? Was Jane ready for a "weekend in Napa" with Tony?

Of course, just when Jane was ready to take the leap and give Tony a tumble, Stacy learned from Grayson that Jane's in his head. He's been losing sleep because Jane is in his dreams. Why is Grayson dreaming about Jane? The romantic in me says it's because he connects with Jane on the same level he connected with Deb. He's seeing past the exterior. But can he do that when he's wide-awake?

Grayson's case was the comic relief, especially with Stacy's over the top assist. But Jane's litigation for a baseball player whose arm was ruined in a botched surgery turned into something much darker than it seemed. Parker put Jane in first chair -- much to Kim's displeasure -- and when, after a $15 million victory, something felt off to Jane, she discovered the firm had been used to defraud the insurance company.

Jane believed the firm had to disclose the crime. Parker disagreed and pointed out that Jane risked disbarment if she broke client/lawyer confidentiality by revealing the truth. Jane found a way around that, but this was a tricky one for me because while I believed in Jane's integrity, would Deb be that ethical? This is where the line between Deb and Jane is blurring. And that's a good thing for a drama like this.

Finally, the jaw-dropper ending was Ethan appearing at Jane's door. Is he really Jane's husband or is he an ex-husband or was he her spouse in a marriage of convenience? What's the deal? And why did Jane not know about it. You mean she didn't Google herself after the transformation or check out Jane's Facebook or Myspace page? Wouldn't Teri have made sure that Jane was social networking?

But that's why it's a cliffhanger. We won't know till next season. Same with Jane's legal career. All in all, a great freshman season for DDD.