The series, which aired its finale in the us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes. Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. The series last scene is eerily similar to its first. Cary discovers that his firm is getting out of touch. Find all 255 songs featured in the good wife soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. It was election day on the good wife and though the case may have surrounded foreign affairs the. Mike hanback, outdoor life, 18 best tips for finding your first shed antler, 24 mar. 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. Instead, the good wife opted for, well, something that felt like episode 21 instead of episode 22. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. May 09, 2016 good wife creators robert and michelle king admit they contemplated tying alicias sevenyear journey up in a neat little jasonadorned bow. The good wife bosses explain the series finale ending.
May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way it started. The good wife message discipline tv episode 2014 imdb. May 19, 2016 as the good wife approached its finale, it gave us hints about the definitive statement it might leave behind. May 09, 2016 the good wife season 7 episode 22 quotes. A recap of the good wifes april 26 episode kalindas last.
Cbs cast talk what theyll take from the set april 27, 2016. The education of alicia florrick began seven years ago with a slap. The good wife creators explain why the show had to end. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. The good wife finale reunites archie panjabi, julianna margulies. Series creators explain the last episode may 9, 2016. The good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an alternate ending, tvline reports. We always had this idea of alicia becoming more and more of something that. 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. 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.
As fans took to twitter to express their disappointment with the ending to the hugely popular series the good wife, creators michelle and robert king released a video to explain their choices. When the good wife bid farewell to josh charles who played will last season, his exit was melodramatic and more than a little silly. 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. Season eight wouldnt have changed last episode may 6, 2016. Bayan abin da ya faru da maryam sanda shiek fantami ya. Shes in that hallway that political shows love to use. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. The good wifes biggest twist was also the moment of its. It was election day on the good wife and though the. May 09, 2016 the good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an alternate ending, tvline reports. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. At last, alicia stands by herself in a place loaded with meaning. A total of 156 episodes of the good wife aired over seven seasons. Charless surprise departure from the show two seasons ago.
The good wife would have been perfectly within its rights to end with a reflection on this familiar theme. The good wife soundtrack complete song list tunefind. The good wife is a show about human behavior and emotion, and death, as. The cbs drama rose 20 percent in the key 1849 demographic last night with its lastever episode. Alicia hires a new investigator, and a new friend from bond court helps.
May 06, 2016 the final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era. The good wife s romantic entanglements were fun, but they were secondary to the story of alicias journey from political wife to selfdetermined woman, pushing back against the status quo. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. The good wife was a serialized procedural, which sounds like an oxymoron. Apr 22, 2016 there have been so many the splitting of cary and alicia from lockhartgardner was great. Before tuning in to the series finale, heres everything you need to know. The final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era.
The good wife finale reunites archie panjabi, julianna. 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. It was announced in a commercial that aired during super bowl 50 that the seventh season would be the final season of the good wife. The good wife creators robert and michelle king weigh in on the ending that even star julianna margulies said would be very divisive. The fifth season of the good wife began airing on september 29, 20, airing sundays at 9. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Hours after the series finale of the good wife aired, creators robert and michelle king got on the phone to discuss the closer, which robert king admitted had sparked controversy and a. That slap parallelled a slap in the first episode, when a younger, more naive alicia had slapped her husband for his cheating and corruption, and for leaving. 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 wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. She returns to her old job as a defense attorney under will gardner and diane lockhart josh charles and.
Years from now, when we look back, itll fall under the they dont make em like they used to category. 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. The good wife season 6 finale, which also marked archie panjabis final episode as investigator extraordinaire kalinda. The good wife just staged its latest major elevator moment. Good wife creators robert and michelle king admit they contemplated tying alicias sevenyear journey up in a neat little jasonadorned bow. As uneven and headscratching as the good wife can be sometimes and these last two years have had lots of rough patches when its good. As she collected her breath, adjusted her skirt, stifled her tears, and steeled herself to march toward her future, it ended the. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009. May 09, 2016 hours after the series finale of the good wife aired, creators robert and michelle king got on the phone to discuss the closer, which robert king admitted had sparked controversy and a split of opi. Which episode is the best episode of the good wife.
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. Read speakeasys recap of the latest episode of the good wife, titled wanna partner. Meanwhile, a potential new candidate in the states attorney race could challenge alicias frontrunner status. The good wife creators explain why the show had to end the.
Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new. The otherworldly genius of the good place the atlantic. Dec 23, 2019 the law of surprise is first mentioned in the last wish s short story a question of price. The season received critical acclaim, with the general consensus calling it the series best season. Shed cut herself off from diane, peter and pretty much. The good wife has done such a good job at showing rather than telling that this monologue, while exceptionally acted, feels rather redundant.
Basically the law of surprise is a human tradition that. There have been so many the splitting of cary and alicia from lockhartgardner was great. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. Mar 24, 2014 good wife creators explain shocking episode. May 09, 2016 as fans took to twitter to express their disappointment with the ending to the hugely popular series the good wife, creators michelle and robert king released a video to explain their choices. The good wife creators explain why the show had to end the way it did. Sep 30, 2009 last nights episode of the new cbs series. Polarizing as the series finale of the good wife is turning. Ultimately, however, they erred on the side of amb. May 11, 2015 the good wife season 6 finale, which also marked archie panjabis final episode as investigator extraordinaire kalinda sharma, featured her first scene in two seasons with julianna margulies.
May 09, 2016 spoilers from the good wife finale can be found throughout this article like a lot of major finales, last nights final episode of the good wife was a mixed bag of longawaited moments and odd. Finn polmar devises a new strategy to go after cary, which could have a negative affect on governor florrick. I cant risk being away from you until youre thirty. On thursday, abc and shonda rhimes closed up olivia pope and. The good wifes romantic entanglements were fun, but they were secondary to the story of alicias journey from political wife to selfdetermined woman, pushing back against the status quo. The law of surprise is first mentioned in the last wish s short story a question of price. Jul 12, 2017 the education of alicia florrick began seven years ago with a slap. The good wife kept up their impressive storytelling over long, 22episode seasons that rivaled shows like breaking bad and house of cards. One word changes everything christine orlando at april, 2011 3. The show portrays an intelligent wife with warring emotions who desperately wants to be free, but in the end chooses to remain bound, by her. Your last time with the loved one will always remain your last time. 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. Joshua rothman on the tv drama the good wife, which drew to a close after a sevenseason run. Peter at a press conference announcing his resignation and his plea deal and thanking everyone for their support, most importantly his wife.
May 09, 2016 polarizing as the series finale of the good wife is turning out to be, creators robert and michelle king want to remind you that this show has never been a fan of easy answers. For a long time, a tension had been growing in the structure of the show. This article deals with the plot of the good wife and contains spoilers about what happened during the shows series finale. May 10, 2015 read speakeasys recap of the latest episode of the good wife, titled wanna partner. All the conflicts alicia had to contend with and the decisions she would have to have considered was terrific. Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. May 06, 2016 as uneven and headscratching as the good wife can be sometimes and these last two years have had lots of rough patches when its good, its great. The shows critical resurgence and creative renaissance garnered the series many accolades, including the tca award for outstanding achievement in drama and the writers guild of america award for. Seven seasons ago, alicia florrick slapped her husband across the face in the moment she. The good wife is a solid adult drama, with a delicately finetuned performance from julianna margulies and storylines that become increasingly.
So that slap at the end is very similar to the slap at the beginning. What the good wifes finale taught us about women, power. As fans took to twitter to express their disappointment with the ending to the hugely popular series the good wife, creators michelle and robert king released a. It was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. Watch the good wife episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. 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. With a shocking plot twistand a letter of explanation. 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 story contains spoilers from the series finale of abcs scandal, over a cliff. The good wife is a show about human behavior and emotion, and death, as sad. The good wifes creators, robert and michelle king, call that a tragedyyet their show was consistently more nuanced than that word implies.
The show tells the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies, whose husband peter has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. Spoilers from the good wife finale can be found throughout this article like a lot of major finales, last nights final episode of the good wife was a mixed bag of longawaited moments and odd. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, archie panjabi, alan cumming. 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.
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