Season eight wouldnt have changed last episode may 6, 2016. Ive gotten to the point where i think every minute of the good wife is sublime, so maybe im not the best pinchhitter for david sims tonight. The series focuses on alicia florrick margulies, whose husband peter. Over the last three years, much of what the guardian holds dear has been. Alicia hires a new investigator, and a new friend from bond court helps. 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. Meanwhile, diane delivers the somber news to the partners at lockhartgardner who must decide how to move forward. Jon snow wasnt the only dead character to return to tv this week. May 10, 2016 luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. 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. Does alicia end up in politics or back at the law firm. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit.
Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, archie panjabi, makenzie vega. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. You cant talk about the good wife s best episodes without talking about colin sweeney. When the good wife bid farewell to josh charles who played will last season, his exit was melodramatic and more than a little silly. There isnt a lot of tolerance for beating around the bush with anyones. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king. You cant talk about the good wifes best episodes without talking about colin sweeney. Alicia searches for answers as she tries to make sense of wills death in the aftermath of the courthouse shooting. 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. This is such a great series great scripts, great acting and great development of characters that i find it hard to believe that series 5 is as good, if not better, than the earlier series. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network.
Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. Watch the good wife episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Peter at a press conference announcing his resignation and his plea deal and thanking everyone for their support, most importantly his wife. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the good wife anytime, anywhere. The good wife wanted to assert that, in the end, alicia florrick was. 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. The good wifes last hour had plenty of those, and thats all it needed. 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.
Watch full episodes of the good wife and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. May 15, 2016 the good wife season 7 episode 22 finale regina spektor. But the next week is a lovely, sharp episode of the series, combining the shows signature patience with plotting with its equally signature bluntness. The good wife season 7 episode 22 finale regina spektor. Once the decision is made, they begin battle with lockhartgardner for clients and cases. Instead, the episode concluded with diane christine baranski smacking alicia upside the head. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. That was an 11 episode window of greatness that formed the spine of the shows fifth season but, as happened with some regularity on the good wife, the most enticing storylines were either too. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7.
Now that it is working with death and grieving, its working across two fields. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. 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 series finale recap hollywood reporter. Do not read any further unless youve watched sunday, may 8s good wife finale. May 11, 2016 the good wifes last hour had plenty of those, and thats all it needed. Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury comes. The last call is the beginning of the good wife doing something different and weird and fascinating. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. The good wife wrapped up its sevenseason run sunday night, with a disappointing farewell that underscored a familiar tv truism finales are hard. The good wife finale reunites archie panjabi, julianna. In the fifth season of the good wife, alicia and cary make plans to start their own firm. This show has always defied categorization, because it aspires to be a bit more than just one category.
Why did the good wife spend its last 10 minutes contorting itself into. As fans took to twitter to express their disappointment. By the end of the good wife, wed watched its heroine, alicia florrick. The good wife kept up their impressive storytelling over long, 22episode seasons that rivaled shows like breaking bad and house of cards. And at the end of the press conference, she reveals her vulnerability and rage. Meanwhile, peter makes waves as governor while eli works overtime to keep any hint of scandal at. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. 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. As alicia struggles to get her career back on track, she stumbles on a case that puts her up against diane lockhart and david lee.
May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way it started. May 09, 2016 good wife creators explain the series finale. 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. I watched the good wife on netflix series 14 first and had to buy this series 5 to catch up before watching series 6 on tv. Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv guide. That was an 11episode window of greatness that formed the spine of the shows fifth season but, as happened with some regularity on the good wife, the most enticing storylines were either too.
The good wife creators robert and michelle king weigh in on the ending that even star julianna margulies said would be very divisive. Spoilers ahead for the lastever episode of the good wife. But so far up to, and including, episode 18, in our case this final season has been a major disappointment. Mar 02, 2015 im still trying to process everything after last weeks shocking episode of the good wife. In the final episode, alicia acknowledged that she saw jason as a. In this last episode, we finally get alicia standing alone. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. And while the episode felt true to the programs roots, ultimately, the good wifes finish and indeed, the entire final season didnt match its highs along the way. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Charless surprise departure from the show two seasons ago. 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. Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, alan cumming, cush jumbo.
Dylan bakers maybemurderer quickly made his mark on both alicia and the show, and when this. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009. The series last scene is eerily similar to its first. May 09, 2016 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. Read speakeasys recap of the latest episode of the good wife, titled wanna partner. A recap of the good wifes april 26 episode kalindas last. Us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes right at the point where viewers were about to. 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. I cant risk being away from you until youre thirty. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. Cary discovers that his firm is getting out of touch.
Its hard not to read a little message about storytelling, and the good wifes emmy campaign, and the kings departure from the 22episode series, into this last moment. The good wife 20092016 2009 2010 2011 2012 20 2014 2015 2016. Of course, callbacks to a shows first episode in a finale can be a lot of fun. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as the deceased will gardner in sundays finale titled end. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. 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. Im still trying to process everything after last weeks shocking episode of the good wife.
The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. A wife and mother resumes her former career as a defense attorney after a very public sex and political corruption scandal lands her husband in jail. As alicia struggles to get her career back on track, she stumbles on a. 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. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. The good wifes last episode sunday night on cbs certainly left something to be desired in terms of full conclusions, but the finale was right in line with how our best tv shows end in this. It didnt need need a slap or if it was going to engineer one, it needed to start that process much, much. 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. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. The good wife season 6 finale, which also marked archie panjabis final episode as investigator extraordinaire kalinda.
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