Meanwhile, diane delivers the somber news to the partners at lockhartgardner who must decide how to move forward. End had all the hallmarks of a usual good wife episode with the jury weirdness, lastminute investigations, a realworld cameo, witness stunt. On the good wife season 7 episode 22, alicia must decide what shell do next as a verdict is reached in peters trial on the series finale. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009. Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. When the good wife bid farewell to josh charles who played will last season, his exit was melodramatic and more than a little silly. In a time when ambition and being clever are a virtue, the good wife, especially the final season, ranks as the best show of the last 8 years.
Get exclusive videos, blogs, photos, cast bios, free episodes. May 09, 2016 i was very really disappointed with the last episode of the good wife. The additional footage wouldve made it clear that alicia julianna. But alicia chose duty over passion one last time, and the show ended its sevenseason run. Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury comes. May 16, 2016 i thought id pay tribute to the good wife, a week after its end, using the significant theme from the titles. Ridley scott takes you a bit out of your comfort zone to show you, the viewer, what has become of the land of the free. And while the episode felt true to the programs roots, ultimately, the good wife s finish and indeed, the entire final season didnt match its highs along the way. Speaking to variety, series creators and executive producers michelle and robert king defend the moment. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. Gumming up the works last nights episode of the good wife was a reminder that when the show is good, its among the best in the business.
The series, which aired its finale in the us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes right at the point where viewers were about to see the. During last nights episode of the good wife, it seemed that fans had to say goodbye to archie panjabis kalinda when she decided to flee after turning in. But alicia chose duty over passion one last time, and the show ended its sevenseason run the way it should have. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, archie panjabi, makenzie vega. The good wife season 7 episode 22 finale regina spektor. Jan 19, 2018 their 2014 emmy campaign included a handy chart highlighting the good wife s far larger episode output than that of its emmyfavored cable and streaming rivals. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. Last episode of cbs drama good wife proves a real disappointment. You must have had a lot of different options about what to do next after the end of the good wife. Apr 27, 2015 during last nights episode of the good wife, it seemed that fans had to say goodbye to archie panjabis kalinda when she decided to flee after turning in evidence against lemond bishop. On may 11, 2015, cbs renewed the series for a seventh season. Its safe to say alicia didnt get her happy ending on the good wife series finale sunday, as shes still feeling the sting of dianes hard slap when the last scene closes.
After seven acclaimed seasons, the good wife closed its doors not with julianna marguiles character alicia florrick, finally finding an. May 09, 2016 you almost had me, good wife finale, right until the end. Good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale.
I felt like alicia deserved better, she was entitled to be happy. Alicia and diane defend the privacy rights of a therapist whose neighbor, represented by attorney caitlyn darcy anna camp, flies a drone over his home office. The drama stars julianna margulies as alicia florrick, a disgraced wife who returns to work as a lawyer after her husband, peter florrick. Alicia and lucca work together on a complicated court case involving a designer drug dealer. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, alan cumming, cush jumbo. Series creators explain the last episode by jessica pena, may 9, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. After everything that happened between kurt and diane in the last episode, dianes hesitation is understandable and, as she argues, kurt cant be undercut. The good wife wrapped its sevenseason run in may, but diane. You cant talk about the good wife s best episodes without talking about colin sweeney. Dylan bakers maybemurderer quickly made his mark on both alicia and the show, and when this. The good wife has been praised over the years for its use of alist actors in recurring guest roles.
The good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. The good wife has been named one of afis top television shows, won the television critics award for outstanding achievement in drama and garnered five emmy nominations and three golden globe nominations. The good fight picks up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of the good wife, where an enormous financial scam has destroyed. But so far up to, and including, episode 18, in our case this final season has been a major disappointment. I have some very mixed emotions about that last sequence, maureen ryan wrote for variety. The series, which aired its finale in the us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes right at the point where viewers were about to see the drastic transformation they were hoping for, or the resolution they were longing for. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. May 11, 2016 dont read on unless youve seen end, the series finale of the good wife. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new. The drama stars julianna margulies as alicia florrick, a disgraced wife who returns to work as a lawyer after her husband, peter florrick, is imprisoned following a scandal. Apr 26, 2015 when the good wife bid farewell to josh charles who played will last season, his exit was melodramatic and more than a little silly.
A young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome uses his extraordinary gifts to save lives and challenge skepticism. May 19, 2016 the good wife has always excelled at cheekily dramatizing alicias mind at work, and the final episode centered on an inner dialogue she staged, with herself, through a series of imagined. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. May 09, 2016 on the good wife season 7 episode 22, alicia must decide what shell do next as a verdict is reached in peters trial on the series finale. The following story contains spoilers about sundays season 6 finale of the good wife. Also, eli encourages alicia and veronica stockard channing to participate in a motherdaughter cooking show to help peters campaign, with disastrous results. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit.
The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. May 09, 2016 the good wife finale ended with a divisive scene that shocked viewers, but the creators say it was always part of their plan for the last episode. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as the. Christine baranski on good wife spinoff and why she was.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the good wife with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Spoilers ahead for the last ever episode of the good wife. Watch full episodes of the good wife and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. The good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an alternate ending, tvline reports. The loosebaggymonster problem bedevils longrunning television shows like the good wife, which concluded, with a rich and unsettling final episodean ending that.
In this last episode, we finally get alicia standing alone. Read our recap, then grade the episode in our poll. Alicia searches for answers as she tries to make sense of wills death in the aftermath of the courthouse shooting. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. The good wife wanted to assert that, in the end, alicia florrick was. The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. Whether or not in that final shot people construed that alicia was. Watch the good wife online full episodes all seasons. The good wife ended its seven series run with an acrosstheface slap from diane lockhart christine baranski to alicia florrick julianna margulies, after her betrayal in the courtroom. A recap of the good wife s april 26 episode kalindas last. May 09, 2016 good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators. Of course, callbacks to a shows first episode in a finale can be a lot of fun.
During the past few seasons, the good wife has poked fun at prestige drama cliches by giving viewers. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. Some characters will return for the final episodes. The good wife finale ended with a divisive scene that shocked viewers, but the. Find all 255 songs featured in the good wife soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. The show tells the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies, whose husband peter chris noth has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. Were julianna margulies and archie panjabi actually sitting at the same bar during alicia florrick and kalinda sharmas goodbye scene in the season 6 finale of the good wife on sunday night. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. Apr 27, 2015 this post contains spoilers for sunday nights episode of the good wife everyone knew it was coming, but that didnt make the blow any easier to bear. The good wife soundtrack complete song list tunefind. The good wife series finale ends with alicia chasing jason, getting slapped by diane. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started.
A recap of the good wifes april 26 episode kalindas last. The good wife is a drama starring emmy award winner julianna margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and reenters the workforce after her husbands very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as the deceased will gardner in sundays finale titled end. Meanwhile, eli, realizing the imminent end to governor florricks political career, tries to maneuver his political backers into one day. Us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes right at the point where viewers were about to. The good wife s last hour had plenty of those, and thats all it needed. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. May 09, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. It didnt need need a slap or if it was going to engineer one, it needed to start that process much, much earlier than it did. They were kind of good for the last episode of the show. May 09, 2016 this article deals with the plot of the good wife and contains spoilers about what happened during the shows series finale the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way. A series devoted to those political spouses who have to stand behind their husbands, grimly smiling in the midst of. May 15, 2016 the good wife season 7 episode 22 finale regina spektor. Over the last three years, much of what the guardian holds dear has been.
Jon snow wasnt the only dead character to return to tv this week. A shocking confrontation between alicia and diane reveals that the last seven seasons were never leading to a. While the good wife in no way hits the finale lows of lost or the xfiles, there is a tonal shift in the last half of the seventh season that puts the rest of the series trajectory in doubt. The good wife season 7 the seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. May 09, 2016 when the good wife premiered in 2009, it risked seeming like a onenote joke. The good wife is a femaledriven drama about a politicians wife who pursues her own career as a defense attorney after her husband is sent to jail on charges of political corruption. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. The show tells the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies, whose husband peter has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. When it did the same for archie panjabi in sunday nights episode the deconstruction a surprise move, coming two weeks before the end of the season it was the opposite. May 09, 2016 the good wife creators michelle and robert king say they want to show that the victim has become the victimiser, but we didnt entirely get there. Instead, the episode concluded with diane christine baranski smacking alicia upside the. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale.
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