Jan, 2014 the good wife is taking a little winter break. May 09, 2016 the good wife came to an end sunday night with all manner of finale craziness. Since its premiere in 2009, the good wife has had to wave the flag as network tvs prestige drama while peak tv made waves on cable and streaming. Why its time for kalinda to leave and you shouldnt be sad about it now, the scene.
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. The series last scene is eerily similar to its first. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. When the good wife bid farewell to josh charles who played will last season, his exit was melodramatic and more than a little silly. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. The good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an alternate ending, tvline reports. The good wife creators explain series finale episode watch now. Dont continue reading if you dont want to know what happened on the series finale of the good wife. Joshua rothman on the tv drama the good wife, which drew to a. The finale, goodbye is always implied was an extended episode that tied up virtually every loose end in the series and changed the characters lives once and for all.
May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156 episode run in the same way it started. And in the series finale, diane slapped alicia across the face in the moment she realized alicia was always going to put her family, and herself, first. In this last episode, we finally get alicia standing alone. Good wife spinoff and why she was shaken by that finale slap. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. The one thing that will never sit right with me about the good wife is the slap that diane christine baranski administered to alicia. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009. Peaky blinders season 5 ending explained was that finale. The good wife ended its seven series run with an acrosstheface slap from diane lockhart christine baranski to alicia florrick julianna margulies, after her betrayal in the courtroom. Jan 19, 2018 since its premiere in 2009, the good wife has had to wave the flag as network tvs prestige drama while peak tv made waves on cable and streaming. 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. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale. The good wife finale reunites archie panjabi, julianna.
May 09, 2016 the good wife creators robert and michelle king recently explained the final scene of the cbs series and revealed an alternate ending, tvline reports. Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. Charless surprise departure from the show two seasons ago. When it did the same for archie panjabi in sunday nights episode the deconstruction a surprise move, coming two weeks before the end of the season it was the opposite. The loosebaggymonster problem bedevils longrunning television shows like the good wife, which concluded, with a rich and unsettling final episodean ending that commanded respect. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending.
The good wife starred julianna margulies as alicia florrick. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new. While alicia took her final bow in an era when the ice zombies on game of thrones and the sweaty zombies on the walking dead rule popculture, alicia florrick belongs to the time of walter white. Peter at a press conference announcing his resignation and his plea deal and thanking everyone for their support, most importantly his wife. Its safe to say alicia didnt get her happy ending on the good wife series finale sunday, as shes still feeling the sting of dianes hard slap when the last scene closes. They were kind of good for the last episode of the show. 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. Spoilers from the good wife finale can be found throughout this article like a lot of major finales, last nights final episode of the good wife was a mixed bag of longawaited moments and odd. Then again, how you perceive the ending probably has a lot to do with what you think. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new video interview. 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. The good wife creators robert and michelle king weigh in on the ending. May 06, 2016 as uneven and headscratching as the good wife can be sometimes and these last two years have had lots of rough patches when its good, its great. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale.
Im going to need physical proof that these two were in the same room. A recap of the good wifes april 26 episode kalindas last. The 10 episode first season premieres on cbs proper in february before. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the. She returns to her old job as a defense attorney under will gardner and diane lockhart josh charles and. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. To talk about the end of the series is probably to talk about the beginning of the series because we started with this feeling that it should begin with a slap and end with a slap, robert explained in the video shared by cbs after the good wife s final episode. Oct 14, 2009 a look at last nights episode of the good wife in an episode that initially seems tame, but builds up to one doozy of a surprise, the series continues to successfully juggle parallel story. The beloved chicago lawyer, played by christine baranski, returns in her own cbs all access spinoff. May 09, 2016 the good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale youtube. The good wife season 6 finale, which also marked archie panjabis final episode as investigator extraordinaire kalinda.
May 19, 2016 the loosebaggymonster problem bedevils longrunning television shows like the good wife, which concluded, with a rich and unsettling final episodean ending that commanded respect. Vip treament is a knockyoursocksoff episode that shows why the good wife may have the best ensemble cast ever. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of networkor really anytv drama. May 09, 2016 good wife creators explain the series finale. In the episode, a vip massage therapist reaches out to alicia, claiming. Regardless, viewers can imagine their own ending for alicia and. The show tells the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies, whose husband peter chris noth has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network. 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. It didnt need need a slap or if it was going to engineer one, it needed to start that process much, much. The ending of good wife was very strong with that slap and the two. Thank you for an extraordinary seven seasons of support, encouragement, and. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap.
The show tells the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies, whose husband peter has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. The good wife was inspired by a question, one that has occurred to almost anyone who has watched the familiar bit of political theater that is the busted politician, contrite at a press conference. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. The finale is the twopart series finale of the american sitcom seinfeld. The series, which aired its finale in the us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes right at the point. It was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. May 09, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. The good wife finale explained by creators spoilers. If you cant help but spoil yourself, keep reading, because this is the last trip to absaroka well be taking.
But for us, the viewers, shes also alicia florrick, who has just exited the good wife stage. I cant risk being away from you until youre thirty. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. The good wifes big endingyou know, the one where julianna. The good wife creators explain series finale episode. We had a sitdown in our writers room about two to three months ago about the ending. Perhaps the most beautiful part of this ending is that it really isnt an end. The good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. The additional footage wouldve made it clear that alicia julianna margulies ended up with jeffrey dean morgan s jason. The good wife killed off an integral character in sundays episode fans have struggled with understanding why showrunners robert and michelle king have explained it. A look at last nights episode of the good wife in an episode that initially seems tame, but builds up to one doozy of a surprise, the series continues to successfully juggle parallel story. 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. Peaky blinders season 5 finale saw the boldest cliffhanger in the shows history with tommy shelbys mental trauma culminating with him facing down his dead wife and horse while pointing.
All good things must come to an end, and with a show this complex and convoluted, theres a lot of explanation necessary after the series finale. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending this. Peaky blinders season 5 ending explained was that finale real. The good doctor season 3 finale gave the abc series a huge shakeup, with two cast members confirmed to be leaving, another character considering departing, and a new couple at the heart of the. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. The good wife came to an end sunday night with all manner of finale craziness.
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. They are the 179th and 180th episodes of the show and the 23rd and 24th episodes of the ninth season. 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. Apr 26, 2015 when the good wife bid farewell to josh charles who played will last season, his exit was melodramatic and more than a little silly.
The good wife bosses explain the series finale ending slap and betrayal. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final. 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. May 11, 2016 the good wifes last hour had plenty of those, and thats all it needed. But the good wife is a prestige drama built on the network model, meaning that its 22episode seasons offered plenty of entry points to drop into the world of the characters, whether that. After six seasons and a network change, longmire has come to an end. Arts and culture film and tv outlander season 5 finale explained. Instead, the episode concluded with diane christine baranski smacking alicia upside the head. Heres what happened in the last episode of outlander season. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was. May 09, 2016 the good wife season 7 episode 22 quotes.
Aug 16, 2016 the good wife wrapped its sevenseason run in may, but diane lockharts story is far from over. As uneven and headscratching as the good wife can be sometimes and these last two years have had lots of rough patches when its good. Heres what happened in the last episode of outlander. May 08, 2016 its safe to say alicia didnt get her happy ending on the good wife series finale sunday, as shes still feeling the sting of dianes hard slap when the last scene closes. The good wife creators robert and michelle king weigh in on the ending that even star julianna margulies said would be very divisive. Christine baranski on good wife spinoff and why she was.
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