Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. The good wife soundtrack complete song list tunefind. May 09, 2016 good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators. Spoilers ahead for the lastever episode of the good wife.
Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. Kalinda shows some fear stop talking about quitting the show. As alicia struggles to get her career back on track, she stumbles on a case that puts her up against diane lockhart and david lee. The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. We were teased in promos that we wouldnt believe who was behind the. This story contains spoilers for the series finale of the good wife, end. It was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. The good wife creators robert and michelle king reveal what fans can and cant expect from the final nine episodes the biggest surprise of the super bowl had nothing to do with football. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way it started.
If there have been moments this season when the good wife started to feel repetitive, this episode redeemed them. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. 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. They got to bring will back for the shows final episode on sunday night as an imaginary friend advising alicia florrick julianna. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. By the end of the episode, kalinda had her final kiss with cary, called diane one last time, and left alicia a note.
After the good wifes final episode airs, the show will be remembered as an incredibly strong network tv series, and rightly so. Alicia hires a new investigator, and a new friend from bond court helps. The good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. Jon snow wasnt the only dead character to return to tv this week. May 11, 2016 200 videos play all popular videos the good wife the good wife topic the good wife. 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. While alicia took her final bow in an era when the ice zombies on game of thrones. 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. While many shows offer resolution in their final episodes, the good wife. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. May 09, 2016 the good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. This story contains spoilers for the final episode of the good wife.
Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. Jul 12, 2017 its the slap that jarred the good wife fans into a collective gasp, ending the final moments of cbss crown jewel drama series with a fullcircle moment certainly more violent than anyone. This was a busy finale of the good wife, including but not limited to the shocker of a final second referenced above. May 09, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas 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 line with how our best tv shows end in this. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. For a series thats been wordy with legalese, stump speeches, sarcasm and courtship, the good wifes 156th and final episode sure came with a pithy title. During the past few seasons, the good wife has poked fun at prestige drama cliches by giving viewers. Admittedly, its best was not much in evidence during the good wifes final two seasons, but flashes came through every so often. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs.
Cary discovers that his firm is getting out of touch. But its also had its fair share of inevitable missteps over. The drama stars julianna margulies as alicia florrick, a disgraced wife who returns to work as a lawyer after her husband. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale. The good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. Sticking with peter, or not, was too simple a framing of alicias options. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending this. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes.
With betrayal and uncertainty tv critic david bianculli discusses the final episode of the cbs drama and the legacy of the show as a. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of networkor really anytv drama. No matter how convoluted the story lines get, the actors are just too freaking good to give up on. Last episode of cbs drama good wife proves a real disappointment. The good wife tv series 20092016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. May 09, 2016 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. 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. 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. Alicia florrick as a tv character will be dearly missed. Find all 255 songs featured in the good wife soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. The final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era. Feb 08, 2016 the good wife creators robert and michelle king reveal what fans can and cant expect from the final nine episodes the biggest surprise of the super bowl had nothing to do with football.
There was a slap in the first episode, so there must be a slap in the final one. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. 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.
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. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final. Like the scene in sundays finale, when the main character. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009. Before tuning in to the series finale, heres everything you need to know. Ask questions and download or stream the entire soundtrack on. May 11, 2016 why did the good wife spend its last 10 minutes contorting itself into darkness at noon, the fake show it had. Dont read on unless youve seen end, the series finale of the good wife. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. The drama stars julianna margulies as alicia florrick, a disgraced wife who returns to work as a lawyer after her husband, peter florrick. 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. Good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators.
I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. Why did the good wife spend its last 10 minutes contorting itself into darkness at noon, the fake show it had. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. 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. 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. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. 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. 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 following story contains spoilers about sundays season 6 finale of the good wife.
The show tells the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies, whose husband peter has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. May 09, 2016 the good wife was always going to end midthought. Thank you for an extraordinary seven seasons of support, encouragement, and. Its the slap that jarred the good wife fans into a collective gasp, ending the final moments of cbss crown jewel drama series with a fullcircle moment certainly more violent than anyone. 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.
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