Jul 12, 2017 its the slap that jarred the good wife fans into a collective gasp, ending the final moments of cbss crown jewel drama series with a fullcircle moment certainly more violent than anyone. Spoilers ahead for the lastever episode of the good wife. During the past few seasons, the good wife has poked fun at prestige drama cliches by giving viewers. 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. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. Seven seasons ago, alicia florrick slapped her husband across the face in the moment she realized that her life was not what she thought it was. This story contains spoilers for the series finale of the good wife, end. 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 following story contains spoilers about sundays season 6 finale of the good wife. It is also, in its own funny way, a final departure from something deep in the good wifes core. A recap of the good wifes april 26 episode kalindas last. Thank you for an extraordinary seven seasons of support, encouragement, and. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit.
May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way it started. 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. The good wife tv series 20092016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This new tvn drama is about a husband who is a successful prosecutor and his future appears bright. 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.
After seven years and more than 150 episodes, its no surprise that the finale of the good wife would revisit the themes that haunted alicia from the. They got to bring will back for the shows final episode on sunday night as an imaginary friend advising alicia florrick julianna. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. Trying to find chicago in the good wife, the longrunning cbs series set but not shot in the city, has been a frustrating experience throughout its seven. May 11, 2016 dont read on unless youve seen end, the series finale of the good wife. 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. 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. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending. Our the good wife round table debates if the series finale was a satisfying end, if will gardner is the love of alicias life and who theyd like to see in a spinoff. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new.
Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale. The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. 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. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. Alicia florrick as a tv character will be dearly missed. The good wife creators robert and michelle king reveal what fans can and cant expect from the final nine episodes the biggest surprise of the super bowl had nothing to do with football.
The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. The finale of the good wife was discussed on the most recent episode of the talking tv podcast, which is here, on itunes and below. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale. Like the scene in sundays finale, when the main character. 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 is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009.
The show tells the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies, whose husband peter has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. 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. Alicia hires a new investigator, and a new friend from bond court helps. After the good wifes final episode airs, the show will be remembered as an incredibly strong network tv series, and rightly so. Searching for chicago in the good wifes pretty good. She returns to her old job as a defense attorney under will gardner and diane lockhart josh charles and. Before tuning in to the series finale, heres everything you need to know. Jon snow wasnt the only dead character to return to tv this week. May 09, 2016 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. May 09, 2016 the good wife was always going to end midthought. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. Cary discovers that his firm is getting out of touch. The 11 best episodes of the good wife with that, the judge says he will hear legal arguments the following morning, which gives diane and company the night to come up with something.
I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way it started. Though i wasnt really happy with the ending, it does portray real life as it often is. Dont read on unless youve seen end, the series finale of the good wife. Last episode of cbs drama good wife proves a real disappointment. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of networkor really anytv drama. While many shows offer resolution in their final episodes, the good wife.
The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. Its the slap that jarred the good wife fans into a collective gasp, ending the final moments of cbss crown jewel drama series with a fullcircle moment certainly more violent than anyone. Sticking with peter, or not, was too simple a framing of alicias options. Good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators. Kalinda shows some fear stop talking about quitting the show.
The drama stars julianna margulies as alicia florrick, a disgraced wife who returns to work as a lawyer after her husband, peter florrick. Admittedly, its best was not much in evidence during the good wifes final two seasons, but flashes came through every so often. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. The show has often struggled with its procedural heartbeat, frantically trying to cram long. The good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an. No matter how convoluted the story lines get, the actors are just too freaking good to give up on. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. May 09, 2016 good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators.
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. 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. 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. Its hard not to read a little message about storytelling, and the good wifes emmy campaign, and the kings departure from the 22 episode series, into this last moment. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap.
Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. It was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. If there have been moments this season when the good wife started to feel repetitive, this episode redeemed them. This drama is an adaptation of the american tv series. May 11, 2016 200 videos play all popular videos the good wife the good wife topic the good wife. This story contains spoilers for the final episode of the good wife. By the end of the episode, kalinda had her final kiss with cary, called diane one last time, and left alicia a note.
Feb 08, 2016 the good wife creators robert and michelle king reveal what fans can and cant expect from the final nine episodes the biggest surprise of the super bowl had nothing to do with football. So, i applaud the writers of the good wife for taking that risk and am grateful they brought will gardner back for the last episode. 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. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7.
It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. May 09, 2016 the good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. And jasons role in the finale might have carried more weight if the character had been on for more than 19 episodes. While alicia took her final bow in an era when the ice zombies on game of thrones. 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. May 09, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. But its also had its fair share of inevitable missteps over. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final. With betrayal and uncertainty tv critic david bianculli discusses the final episode of the cbs drama and the legacy of the show as a. The final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last.
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