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. A client is infatuated with lucca, alicia discovers that lockhart agos lee is trying to poach their new clients, alicias homeowners association tries to. Everything came full circle in the good wife series finale. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. Main julianna margulies as alicia florrick, matt czuchry as cary agos, alan cumming as eli gold, cush jumbo as lucca quinn, makenzie vega as grace. It certainly always ended its seasons like that, leaving us wondering. 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. Cbs used tvs biggest platform the super bowl to confirm that the current season of the good wife will be its last. The series was created by robert and michelle king and stars. On may 11, 2015, cbs renewed the series for a seventh season. In the final hour of the good wife, a ghost came to visit, one relationship blew up and another had an ambiguous ending.
The seventh and final season of the good wife began airing on october 4, 2015 on cbs, and concluded on may 8, 2016. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. The way the story takes alicia actually makes some of season 7s mishaps make a bit more sense. Sticking with peter, or not, was too simple a framing of alicias options. 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. 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. Feb 21, 2016 watch the good wife season 7, episode 15 targets. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. Alicia joins a secret panel of attorneys advising the u.
The good wife creators robert and michelle king weigh in on the ending that even star julianna margulies said would be very divisive. May 06, 2016 alicia just needs to do one thing on the good wife series finale. After an unsuccessful lawsuit against judge schakowsky, jasons return to chicago, and a looming malpractice suit, alicia reaches her breaking point. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. The good wife 2009 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 20 2014 2015 2016. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. The good wife should end at the end of season 7, michael slezak argues. May 06, 2016 the final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era.
This story contains details from tonights series finale of the good wife. Meanwhile, alicia must decide whether her future is with peter or with jason, and she channels the ghost of will gardner to help make a decision. Cbs broke the news sunday via a commercial during its telecast of super bowl 50. A total of 156 episodes of the good wife aired over seven seasons. If there have been moments this season when the good wife started to feel repetitive, this episode redeemed them. Alicia florrick is now running for states attorney, even. May 09, 2016 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 video to explain their choices. The good wife is an american legal and political drama television series that aired on cbs from september 22, 2009, to may 8, 2016. Series creators explain the last episode may 9, 2016. Before tuning in to the series finale, heres everything you need to know. In the final hour of the good wife, a ghost came to. Get caught up on the good wife and get ready for the season 7 premiere on sunday, october 4th at 98c. Find all 255 songs featured in the good wife soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions.
The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. Main julianna margulies as alicia florrick, matt czuchry as cary agos, alan cumming as eli gold, cush jumbo as. The good wife season 7 episode 7 titled driven is on tonight at 9. 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. Check out spoilers and trailers here with alicia, eli, peter, and more. Good wife final season confirmed hollywood reporter. The cbs drama aired its series finale on sunday, may 8. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. Alicia florrick is back and possibly stronger than ever as we head into the good wife season 7. May 15, 2016 the good wife season 7 episode 22 finale regina spektor. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration.
Recap the good wife season 6 before season 7 premieres. The blacklist season 7 episode 17 brothers sneak peek. 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. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury comes back with a verdict. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. 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. Shes spent the entire season isolated with very few connections except to jason and lucca.
It was spent, and the writers were falling back onto tired cliches. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Meanwhile diane takes on a private college defunding and shutting down its newspaper. Alicia just needs to do one thing on the good wife series finale. Season 7 starts out strong with a string of engaging episodes, but about halfway through it begins a terminal descent into melodrama. 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. 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 wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending. Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. Season eight wouldnt have changed last episode may 6, 2016. At the 2016 super bowl, cbs confirmed that the good wife will end after season 7. Cbs officially announced during the super bowl broadcast, no less that this is the last season of the good wife.
Julianna margulies, josh charles, and chris noth star in the legalfamily drama. Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv. The final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era. I cant risk being away from you until youre thirty. The series finale will air sunday, may 8, the network confirmed in a. The good wife ends its seventh and final season tonight with the appropriately titled end, as alicia and her group make one final push to keep peter out of jail. Nov 24, 2015 the good wife season 7 episode 7 titled driven is on tonight at 9. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network.
May 09, 2016 the good wife season 7 episode 22 quotes. The good wife will come to an end in may after seven seasons. Series creators explain the last episode by jessica pena, may 9, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. The good wife finale surprises as alicia florricks emotional saga ends spoilers. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, alan cumming, cush jumbo. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies.
Cbs the good wife ended its sevenseason run the way it started, with the final scene in the closer. The series focuses on alicia florrick margulies, whose husband peter. All good things must come to an end and so it is for the good wife. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. May 10, 2016 luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr.
There were few neat and tidy endings in the series finale appropriately titled end written by series. Charless surprise departure from the show two seasons ago. A client is infatuated with lucca, alicia discovers that lockhart agos lee is trying to poach their new clients, alicias homeowners association tries to evict her, and eli enlists help to win alicias forgiveness. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending this. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its seven season, 156 episode run in the same way it started. The good wife season 7 episode 22 finale regina spektor.
The cbs drama aired its series finale on sunday, may 8 after seven critically acclaimed seasons. The good wife soundtrack complete song list tunefind. 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. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. 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. As alicia struggles to get her career back on track, she stumbles on a. By the final episode, i was very happy to see the series end.
But so far up to, and including, episode 18, in our case this final season has been a major disappointment. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. It may not be exactly clear what this phase is yet, but hyekyung seems determined to prove shes more than just the good wife. And as the last moment in a sevenseason series, its one final bold. Oct 04, 2015 the seventh and final season of the good wife began airing on october 4, 2015 on cbs, and concluded on may 8, 2016. Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv guide. New hairstyles generally signify a new era, and for hyekyung, her bangs definitely mark a new phase in her life. 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. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale.
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