The good wifes lowkey season finale felt less like a summation than the opening argument for the 2015 16 campaign. It was the proof they needed that actual theft had occurred. The good wife is setting up a familiar cliffhanger, one that can be summed up in the following five words. All told, this has been a competent season of the good wife.
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. The good wife bosses tease whats ahead in season 7 before alicia can mourn finn too long, someone is at her door. After a long few months, the good wife has wrapped up season 6 and crammed in enough omg moments into the finale episode to take over twitter. Creators respond and break down the season 6 finale. The season received critical acclaim, with the general consensus calling it the series best season. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, archie panjabi, alan cumming. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. In years past, the good wifes season finale would wrap up all its major plots and dangle some cliffhangers, such as alicia scheming to run for office. The cast and creators of the good wife convened in hollywood saturday night, appearing at the famous dolby theater as part of the 2015.
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. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final. In this exclusive extended promo for next weeks season 6. The fifth season of the good wife began airing on september 29, 20, airing sundays at 9. The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. In its sixthseason finale, the good wife hit the reset. Brilliant yet troubled surgeon carolyn tyler jennifer beals delves into a succession of paranormal investigations when a terminally ill billionaire inventor matthew modine enlists her to. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. Cbs announced the wrapup to its emmywinning drama during. 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 sixth season of the good wife received critical acclaim.
The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. For a show that i really loved like the good wife, i want the network to tell the producers it is the final season so that they can end it properly. Alicia and finn team up to prove that jacobs constitutional rights were. The series starred jennifer beals, matthew modine, and joe morton. Proof is an american supernatural drama television series that aired on tnt from june 16 through august 18, 2015. Season finale for televisions mostwatched series, ncis, on tuesday, may. The shows creators, robert and michelle king, promised vulture that the seasonsix finale would.
The good wife was a serialized procedural, which sounds like an oxymoron. The good wife came to an end sunday night with all manner of finale craziness. I tuned in originally because the premise was intriguing. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy.
Peters jealousy of alicia, while hypocritical, felt real. 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. Julianna margulies wont be visiting the good fight january 12, 2017. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons.
She testified that she saw the suspicious men with the unsealed box, and patti attempted to prove that her poor sight could not be trusted. The good wife is a show i nearly missed out on, partly because it takes nearly half of the first season to establish its tone and fully take flight. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009. Archie panjabi, who plays kalinda, has left the good wife after the sixthseason. Recap the good wife season 6 before season 7 premieres. Charless surprise departure from the show two seasons ago.
As fans took to twitter to express their disappointment. Julianna margulies in the season 6 finale of the good wife. The good wife thrills in midseason premiere, hail mary. On september 24, 2015, tnt canceled the series of proof after one season. The good wife finale reunites archie panjabi, julianna. The websites consensus reads, though in its sixth season, the good wife remains one of network televisions best shows with sharp writing, vibrant characters, and high production. While the florrick camp tries to prepare alicia for her debate with prady, the firm launches a lastditch effort to save cary before he is scheduled to go to prison. Alicia florrick is back and possibly stronger than ever as we head into the good wife season 7. The good wife ended its sevenseason run may 8 with roughly three months of lead time. Watch scenes from the final episodes of season three of the good wife.
The good wife season 6 finale, which also marked archie panjabis final episode as investigator extraordinaire kalinda sharma, featured her first. Of course, its impossible to prove that alicia and kalindas final. End had a divided reaction among viewers and critics, with many. Do not read if you havent seen episode 11 of this season of the good wife. Julianna margulies s alicia florrick and archie panjabis kalinda.
It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. The protagonist, alicia florrick, is the woman behind the fake political smile, standing by a man most women would be happy to be rid of. Its the slap that jarred the good wife fans into a collective gasp. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. Following the good wife series finale, the elementary season finale at 10 posted a 0. The show tells the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies, whose husband peter has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. Do not read any further unless youve watched sunday, may 8s good wife finale. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Its been 51 episodes, but the good wife season finale finally gifted fans with what theyd been waiting three years for. It was announced last month that good wife creators robert and michelle king would step. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last.
Undisclosed recipients alicia finds her footing after her election win, and the firm falls victim to a cyber attack. If so, you werent alonerumor has it lead actress julianna margulies hates costar archie panjabi so much that the show runners have been writing. Good wife fans feeling underwhelmed by kalindas abrupt departure in sundays episode will be heartened to learn that archie panjabis shortskirted, leatherbooted pi is poised to make the mother. The good wife regularly blows up the very highstakes game it builds, from the shocking death of series.
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