The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. In season 5 episode 9, whackamole, the good wife featured a version of reddit called scabbit and how it affects the law and the downsides of having an average joe being an investigator trying to find a domestic terrorist. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its seven season, 156episode run in the same way it started. Heres what you need to know about the highly anticipated conclusion. May 19, 2016 the good wife heightened this existential suspense by spending much of its final season on a narrative fakeout. The good wife is an american legal and political drama television series that aired on cbs from september 22, 2009, to may 8, 2016. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. We never had a chance to get very invested in the aliciajason relationship. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. May 10, 2016 a minor one was the shows habit of making alicia look clumsy and naive to set up a segue into steely efficiency, which in the final season required ms. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap.
Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. 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 good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. It was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. The good wife series finale airs sunday at 98c on cbs. Alicia has spent much of this final season in bond court. Its never easy to say goodbye to one of the crown jewels of your network and studio, much less to a show that is among the best on. The good wife heightened this existential suspense by spending much of its final season on a narrative fakeout.
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. 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 season 7 the seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new. After an unsuccessful lawsuit against judge schakowsky, jasons return to chicago, and a looming malpractice suit, alicia reaches her breaking point. Speaking of jason, morgans charming, but his characters a late arrival to the good wife party. The seventh and final season of the cbs political drama series the good wife, concluding the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies and her politician husband peter chris noth amidst various scandals and betrayals. 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 final season dvd, 2016, 6disc set at the best online prices at ebay. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. The fourth season of the good wife began airing on september 30, 2012, airing sundays at 9. The seventh and final season of the legal drama opens with alicia julianna margulies trying to revive her career after rejecting a proposal from canning michael j. The good wife will come to an end in may after seven seasons.
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. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. The discussion quickly turns to their animosity towards one another in season five after she left the firm for florrick agos right. This story includes details about the series finale of the good wife. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network. In the final hour of the good wife, a ghost came to visit, one relationship blew up and another had an ambiguous ending. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final. The good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an alternate ending, tvline reports. It introduced an obviously insufficient new love interest, a private. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. The kings are working on the 18th episode of the 22episode final season with the series finale scheduled for sunday, may 8 at 9 p. Jan 04, 2015 is season 6 the final season of the good wife. 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. 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 good wife begins the final countdown by mixing the old. Cbs broke the news sunday via a commercial during its telecast of super bowl 50. Julianna margulies is the good wife the emmy winner tells peter travers whats on deck for season 3 of the hit show. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it.
Viewers could debate which overwrought drama the good wife was making fun of maybe it was low winter sun, perhaps it was the second season of true detective, or maybe the. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. All 22 episodes from the season are included in this release. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. The good wife final season good wife costume designer dan. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, alan cumming, cush jumbo. As i noted in my story on the good wife finale, the cbs drama recreated the opening scene from the pilot for. As alicia struggles to get her career back on track, she stumbles on a. As announced during the super bowl, the good wife is officially in its last season and only has a few episodes left before the big finale on may 8. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. Primetime emmy award winner julianna margulies returns for the last time as alicia florrick, the good wife who went on to create an independent life of her own, in this final season of the acclaimed series. May 09, 2016 good wife creators explain the series finale. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale.
The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. Will gardner josh charles, who died in the fifth season of the good wife, returned, at least in alicias imagination, in the shows final episode. The series finale will air sunday, may 8, the network confirmed in a. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. Feb 07, 2016 good wife final season announced in super bowl ad.
The good wife is a very elegant show, so we wanted everything to look elegant, pristine, clean. After the good wifes final episode airs, the show will be remembered as an incredibly strong network tv series, and rightly so. Executive producer tony scott died in august 2012, about a month prior to the start of the season, and the premiere was dedicated to him. It also deals with injunctions of taking down a defamatory web page on scabbit but having another similar web page. Our idea of a really dirty alley would be like one little word written on a wall and one piece of. The series focuses on alicia florrick margulies, whose husband peter. 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 robert and michelle king weigh in on the ending that even star julianna margulies said would be very divisive. 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. May 04, 2016 the good wife is a very elegant show, so we wanted everything to look elegant, pristine, clean. The series was created by robert and michelle king and stars. Jul 15, 2019 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.
Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. May 06, 2016 the good wife series finale airs sunday at 98c on cbs. The good wife 20092016 2009 2010 2011 2012 20 2014 2015 2016. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. Good wife final season confirmed hollywood reporter. May 09, 2016 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. 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. Its the slap that jarred the good wife fans into a collective gasp, ending the final moments of cbss. 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 seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale.