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. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. But maybe theyll manage salvage the season in the last few episodes especially that oftdropped ball.
Amiya steed, who has an uncredited role as a kid in the court room in this episode, also had an uncredited role playing the part of a kid at a party in episode 2. Alicia hires a new investigator, and a new friend from bond court helps. 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. 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. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. For seven seasons, weve followed alicia florrick and her family through. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. All 24 songs featured in the good wife season 7 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions.
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. Julianna margulies as alicia florrick in the good wife. On the good wife season 7 episode 8, desperate for business, alicia and lucca try and poach clients from louis canning while diane faces a conflict over a case. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. 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. The last two seasons though especially season 7 transformed the heroine, and the show, into someonesomething almost unrecognizable. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. 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. After seven seasons the first five of which were brilliant, the last two which were a little less so alicia florrick and her cohorts have to be. 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. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, alan cumming, cush jumbo. Alicia stands with peter as he resigns his governorship a move that peter describes as one last favor. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for.
On tonights episode, the series reaches its dramatic conclusion. In this last episode, we finally get alicia standing alone. The good wifes future had been in limbo with the recent. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale. The good wife series finale recap peter resigns diane. Like a good legal thriller, cbs the good wife surprised fans right down to its closing moments as alicia florricks emotional rollercoaster ride of the past seven season. 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 season 8 episode 1 video dailymotion. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the good wife with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. While alicia took her final bow in an era when the ice zombies on game of thrones and the. The good wife was preempted sunday due to the super bowl, but there was still major drama for fans. Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv guide.
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. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Season 7 starts out strong with a string of engaging episodes, but about halfway through it begins a terminal descent into melodrama. Ive seen all episodes from season 17 and over all the story was. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its seven season, 156 episode run in the same way it started. 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 season 07 songs list tracklist listen to the playlist of all of the songs played in the tv show, who sings them, including end credits and scene descriptions. 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 start. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. All 2 songs featured in the good wife season 7 episode 11. 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. To see a striking visual parallel between the first and last episodes of the. After an unsuccessful lawsuit against judge schakowsky, jasons return to chicago, and a looming malpractice suit, alicia reaches her breaking point. Cbs just announced with a promo during the super bowl that the current season of the good wife will be its last, with nine episodes left.
Over the last three years, much of what the guardian holds dear has been. With the end of the show, critics are asking if the good. A total of 156 episodes of the good wife aired over seven seasons. Day 415 2018, of the good wife spinoff, the good fight 2017. Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. The good wife is a legal 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. Cary discovers that his firm is getting out of touch. Alicia attempts to revive her struggling law career by once again starting her own law firm, this time with the assistance of jason crouse new cast member jeffrey dean morgan, a calm. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit.
On may 11, 2015, cbs renewed the series for a seventh season. Josh charles, the love of her life who was gunned down in season six. Just finished the final episode of the good wife and i miss alicia florrick already. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. Last episode of cbs drama good wife proves a real disappointment.
Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv. Remember that every episode of the good wife is available on demand. 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. Cbs and abc have been losing credibility by the internet click through the last five to ten years. The good wife surprised fans as alicia florricks emotional rollercoaster ride of the past seven seasons came to a. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. The last season is, in my opinion, barely watchable. 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. A commercial announced that season 7 would be the final stretch for the cbs procedural.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the good wife with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. But alicia chose duty over passion one last time, and the show ended its sevenseason run the way it should have. Julianna margulies and chris noth in the good wife 2009 add image. First look at last episode before series finale the good wife april 8, 2016 the good wife began with a discussion of significant scandals, and based on some of the first information we have regarding the sunday, may 1 episode entitled verdict, it certainly looks like the series could end with. Julianna margulies may appear in spinoff june 6, 2016. Peter, then, in a last ditch effort to create what, a 38th. May 09, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale.
The good wife ended its seven season, 156 episode run in the same way it started. The good wife will come to an end in may after seven seasons. In the final hour of the good wife, a ghost came to visit, one relationship blew up and another had an ambiguous ending. Mar 10, 2019 alicia attempts to revive her struggling law career by once again starting her own law firm, this time with the assistance of jason crouse new cast member jeffrey dean morgan, a calm. Oct 04, 2015 all 24 songs featured in the good wife season 7 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. On the last episode, peters trial began and alicia worked desperately to keep him from returning to prison. But alicia chose duty over passion one last time, and the show ended its seven season run. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. 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. Julianna margulies titular character spends the episode wrestling with the. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7.
May 19, 2016 joshua rothman on the tv drama the good wife, which drew to a close after a sevenseason run. Seven seasons ago, alicia florrick slapped her husband across the face in the moment. 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. May 09, 2016 expectations were high for the series finale of the good wife, which had become one of tvs best dramas. May 15, 2016 the good wife season 7 episode 22 finale regina spektor.
We start by getting alicia back in the courtroom, where she discovers that the second client she ever helped in bond court back when she was new and not very good is still awaiting trial. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. Season 7, episode 17 march 20, 2016 diane, cary and lucca defend the grieving father of a shooting victim in a defamation suit over a billboard he put up describing a gun store owner as a murderer. By the final episode, i was very happy to see the series end. The good wife kept up their impressive storytelling over long, 22 episode seasons that rivaled shows like breaking bad and house of cards. Got my glass of wine for the last ep of the good wife. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. Meanwhile diane takes on a private college defunding and shutting down its newspaper. The good wife should end at the end of season 7, michael slezak argues.