Normal, at this point, means an hour split between alicias campaign for states attorney and a florrick agos case. Alicia florrick julianna margulies is the wife of a former states attorney for cook. 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 good wife was a serialized procedural, which sounds like an oxymoron. The good wifes biggest twist was also the moment of its. The websites consensus reads, the good wifes sophomore season explores exciting new layers of the shows meticulous mythology.
The good wife also will be remembered for the rather messy exit of original costar archie panjabi last may. The good wife finale reunites archie panjabi, julianna. 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. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. The good wife creators explain why the show had to end the. All the conflicts alicia had to contend with and the decisions she would have to have considered was terrific. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network. A last dis to alicia, and fans too last episode of cbs politicaldomestic drama proves a real disappointment mark peikert may 8. May 09, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale.
Mar 04, 20 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. 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. The second season of the good wife received critical acclaim. 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. Sep 30, 2009 last nights episode of the new cbs series. The good wife bid goodbye to 2014 this week with an episode gleefully charting the fallout of many. 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. The good wife tv series 20092016 plot summary imdb. It didnt need need a slap or if it was going to engineer one, it needed to start that process much, much. The good wife kept up their impressive storytelling over long, 22episode seasons that rivaled shows like breaking bad and house of cards.
Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. May 11, 2015 the good wife creators promised some resolution for kalinda and alicia, so something had to happen between the two. Mar 24, 2014 good wife creators explain shocking episode. Peter at a press conference announcing his resignation and his plea deal and thanking everyone for their support, most importantly his wife. A look at last nights episode of the good wife in an episode that initially seems tame, but builds up to one doozy of a surprise, the series. May 06, 2016 the final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era. There was no panjabi cameo in the series closer, and unlike many finales, there was no. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale. Oct 14, 2009 a look at last nights episode of the good wife in an episode that initially seems tame, but builds up to one doozy of a surprise, the series continues to successfully juggle parallel story. 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. How the good wife finale blew that alicia and kalinda goodbye. The good wife creators robert and michelle king weigh in on the ending that even star julianna margulies said would be very divisive. 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.
The final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era. The series, which aired its finale in the us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes. Years from now, when we look back, itll fall under the they dont make em like they used to category. The series last scene is eerily similar to its first. The serial plotsa rarity on cbs, a network where most of the programming at that time was procedural were especially showcased in its highly praised fifth. The good wife is an american legal and political drama television series that aired on cbs from september 22, 2009, to may 8, 2016. Ultimately, however, they erred on the side of amb. May 09, 2016 the good wife creators explain why the show had to end the way it did. We always had this idea of alicia becoming more and more of something that.
After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. The good wife is a serialized show featuring several story arcs that play out over multiple episodes, as well as standalone storylines that are concluded by the end of each episode. The websites consensus reads, along with julianna margulies and a fine cast, the gripping drama the good wife, boasts hookheavy plotlines torn from the headlines. Cbs and abc have been losing credibility by the internet click through the last five to ten years.
I cant risk being away from you until youre thirty. It focuses on alicia florrick, the wife of the cook county states attorney who returns to her career in law after the events of a public sex and political corruption scandal involving her husband. 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. There have been so many the splitting of cary and alicia from lockhartgardner was great. The good wife creators explain why the show had to end. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. 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. Polarizing as the series finale of the good wife is turning. May 09, 2016 the good wife kept up their impressive storytelling over long, 22 episode seasons that rivaled shows like breaking bad and house of cards. May 09, 2016 the good wife season 7 episode 22 quotes.
The series was created by robert and michelle king. Jan 19, 2018 the good wife was a serialized procedural, which sounds like an oxymoron. Rating is available when the video has been rented. With the end of the show, critics are asking if the good. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. The good wife is a show about human behavior and emotion, and death, as sad. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new. 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. So that slap at the end is very similar to the slap at the beginning. Which episode is the best episode of the good wife. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way it started. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle. Jul 12, 2017 the education of alicia florrick began seven years ago with a slap.
Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. 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 creators explain why the show had to end the way it did. Before tuning in to the series finale, heres everything you need to know. The good wife closing arguments tv episode 2011 plot.
A shocking confrontation between alicia and diane reveals. Sometimes you have no good choices leftand the choices you do make have terrible consequences. On the good wife season 7 episode 20, everything goes wrong at a party to celebrate howard and jackies upcoming wedding while eli asks jason to investigate peter. May 09, 2016 the good wife was always going to end midthought.
The good wife finale reunites archie panjabi, julianna margulies. Your last time with the loved one will always remain your last time. Open source after last weeks experimental trip inside the mind of alicia florrick, the good wife got back to normal on sunday night. 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.
Sunday nights season 3 finale of the good wife left me feeling like the series had returned to its roots. Alicia florrick julianna margulies has been a good wife to her husband, a former states attorney. 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. Jason uses aggressive investigative tactics when he assists alicia and lucca with a student loan case. But the good wife is a prestige drama built on the network model, meaning that its 22episode seasons offered plenty of entry points to. Charless surprise departure from the show two seasons ago. What the good wifes finale taught us about women, power. 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 good wife s lowkey season finale felt less like a summation than the opening argument for the 201516 campaign. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way it started. 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. 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. So either the rumors, or some variation of them, are true or the writers just have.
The problem in good will hunting numberphile youtube. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. 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. Not only that, but the acting there at the end with julianna and christine was so stellar, its hard to reject anything that brings that. 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. The good wife creators promised some resolution for kalinda and alicia, so something had to happen between the two. How the good wife finale blew that alicia and kalinda. As she collected her breath, adjusted her skirt, stifled her tears, and steeled herself to march toward her future, it ended the. It was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. Good wife creators robert and michelle king admit they contemplated tying alicias sevenyear journey up in a neat little jasonadorned bow. Good wife final season confirmed hollywood reporter.
Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. 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. Seven seasons ago, alicia florrick slapped her husband across the face in the moment she. It happens again near the end of the episode when kalinda leaves alicias. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm. The good wife tv series closing arguments 2011 plot.
The good wifes creators, robert and michelle king, call that a tragedyyet their show was consistently more nuanced than that word implies. 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. The good wife bosses explain the series finale ending. Cbs used tvs biggest platform the super bowl to confirm that the current season of the good wife will be its last. The good wife cast wasnt drinking the whole time duration. Years from now, when we look back, itll fall under the they dont. 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 good wife creators robert and michelle king admit they contemplated tying alicias sevenyear journey up in a neat little jasonadorned bow. The good wifes lowkey season finale felt less like a summation than the opening argument for the 201516 campaign. The series finale will air sunday, may 8, the network confirmed in a. The good wife s last hour had plenty of those, and thats all it needed. 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.
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