Michael Sheen’s portrayal of Roland Blum is a "hammy cartoon version" of the real Roy Cohn, designed to evoke his ferociousness and unscrupulous devotion to winning. The episode juxtaposes the firm’s traditional legal ethics
: Blum is an amalgamation of Roy Cohn and other "Machiavellian" figures like Roger Stone and Gore Vidal .
Corruption enters the courtroom in the form of (played by Michael Sheen), a boorish and ethically compromised lawyer who becomes Maia Rindell's new co-counsel on a murder trial. The episode juxtaposes the firm’s traditional legal ethics against Blum's "win at all costs" mentality, which he attributes directly to his mentor, Roy Cohn. The Roland Blum Character
The second episode of The Good Fight 's third season, titled "," originally aired on March 21, 2019 . It serves as a pivotal introduction to the season's primary antagonist, Roland Blum , and explores the corrosive legacy of the real-life lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn . Episode Overview