A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. I have some very mixed emotions about that last sequence, maureen ryan wrote for variety. The good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an alternate ending, tvline reports. And in the series finale, diane slapped alicia across the face in the. Something struck me as i was digesting the aftermath of the good wifes series finale, end. Of course, the show has always belonged to alicia florrick. 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. In the final hour of the good wife, a ghost came to visit, one relationship blew up and another had an ambiguous ending. The good wife was preempted sunday due to the super bowl, but there was still major drama for fans. The good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye.
The good wifes sixth season finale is on the horizon and theres a lot of loose ends to tie up but new beginnings are taking shape for the heroine. The good wife finale ended with a divisive scene that shocked viewers, but the. The good wife season 7 the seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. A total of 156 episodes of the good wife aired over seven seasons. Good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. The cbs drama aired its series finale on sunday, may 8 after seven critically acclaimed seasons. Before we get down to the meat of the good wifes season premiere, a word about its episode titles. The good wife surprised fans as alicia florricks emotional rollercoaster ride of the past seven seasons came to a surprising end. 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. The good wife awkwardly reshuffles in season seven premiere. On may 11, 2015, cbs renewed the series for a seventh season. Read our recap, then grade the episode in our poll.
This article deals with the plot of the good wife and contains spoilers about what happened during the shows series finale the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way. The good wife series finale ends with alicia chasing jason, getting slapped by diane. 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. In its series finale, modern family isnt what it used to be. Thank you for an extraordinary seven seasons of support, encouragement, and. Sapped by a dispiriting season that culminated with the hasty exit of colleagueloverprison liberator. The good wife said goodbye to beloved character kalinda archie panjabi on may 10s emotional season 6 finale, and as series costar matt czuchry explained to huffpost live monday, kalindas. Peters jealousy of alicia, while hypocritical, felt real.
Its biggest emotional beats have all been deeply rooted in the characters psyche and perspective. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. 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 following story contains spoilers about sundays season 6 finale of the good wife. For the first four seasons of the show, the number of words in the title corresponded to the. Ghost will josh charles asks alicia julianna margulies that on sundays series finale of the good wife. I guess its officially time to start thinking of the good wife as the alicia florrick show. Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. 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. 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.
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. But for a while there, especially in season five the shows best season, despite the continued focus on alicia and her narrative, the. 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, experienced investigator whom she hires. The good wife season finale shakes up cast for season 7. When the good wife premiered in 2009, it risked seeming like a onenote joke. I could ask the same about this back half of the final season. Seven seasons ago, alicia florrick slapped her husband across the face in the moment she realized that her life was. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. A series devoted to those political spouses who have to stand behind their husbands, grimly smiling in the midst of. 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. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes.
Alicia and lucca work together on a complicated court case involving a designer drug dealer. 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. 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 seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. Suits season 7 episode 16 mike and rachel wedding hd season finale goodbye best tv moments duration. It was announced last month that good wife creators robert and michelle king would step down as showrunners at the end of the shows current. End had a divided reaction among viewers and critics, with many praising a fitting ending to a complex. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. The kids have always said but they started off to do a 7year series with a fission vision. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Alicia and will had such bad history with missed calls and voicemails the season one finale, wills death, will the same be true for her and jason. Expectation and disappointment are at the heart of the good wifes spotty, if not overtly headscratching, midseason finale.
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. But maybe theyll manage salvage the season in the last few episodes especially that oftdropped ball. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. All good things must come to an end and so it is for the good wife. You almost had me, good wife finale, right until the end. Get caught up on the good wife and get ready for the season 7 premiere on sunday. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening.
The good wife ended its seven season, 156episode run in the same way it started. It was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. The good wife came to an end sunday night with all manner of finale craziness. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. We weigh in on why diane slapping alicia was a moment that did not feel truly earned. Also, to help with his presidential campaign, peter engages ruth eastman. 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 series, which aired its finale in the us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes. All 24 songs featured in the good wife season 7 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Also, eli encourages alicia and veronica stockard channing to participate in a motherdaughter cooking show to help peters campaign, with disastrous results. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new.
The good wifes sixth season finale is on the horizon and theres a lot of loose ends to tie upcoughaliciakalindacoughbut. The good wife begins the final countdown by mixing the old with the new. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. I love this show for different reasons than most of the other people opining on it.
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