May 9 2016
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There has never been a show quite like The Good Wife, and there likely never will be again. As it progressed, the…
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May 2 2016
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B
The Good Wife is getting quite on-the-nose with this whole final-season thing. In tonight’s “Verdict,” a crew of…
Apr 24 2016
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As it nears its end, The Good Wife seems simultaneously ready and not ready to die. “Party,” which is really The…
Apr 18 2016
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“So, we’re right back where we started, huh?”
Mar 27 2016
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“Unmanned” brings much needed momentum to the final season of The Good Wife. After the events of tonight’s episode,…
Mar 20 2016
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There’s a troubling contradiction at the heart of The Good Wife’s final season. “I wasted the last 20 years,” Alicia…
Mar 6 2016
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A lot of the best scenes in The Good Wife history have taken place in very small spaces—namely elevators. When the…
Feb 21 2016
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Alicia Florrick works at Lockhart, Agos & Lee now. Remember? Last week, Alicia and Lucca took Cary’s offer to join…
Feb 15 2016
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A few seasons ago, The Good Wife was a show that might have been accused of juggling too many plates. Between the…
Jan 31 2016
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Nothing is official yet, but all signs are pointing toward this being the final season of The Good Wife. Creators…
Jan 18 2016
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“Tracks” opens with a montage of Florrick & Quinn clients and deliveries arriving at Alicia’s downstairs neighbor’s…
Jan 11 2016
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As my fill-in LaToya Ferguson wrote in her review of The Good Wife’s midwinter finale, the only moment worth truly…
Dec 14 2015
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C
Until the final moments of “KSR,” is shockingly low-key for a finale of any type. While that could be a strength in…
Nov 30 2015
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Never mind the fact that Lucca and Alicia were trying to steal candidates from Louis Canning last week. This week,…
Nov 22 2015
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I never would have guessed that an episode of The Good Wife featuring Kelly Bishop and Vanessa Williams would be…
Nov 15 2015
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When Lucca Quinn breezes into the conference room of Lockhart, Gardner, & Lee, she introduces herself and then…
Nov 8 2015
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And just like that, the wiretap boys are back. When Lucca and Alicia take on a case that ends up leading back to the…
Nov 1 2015
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Eli Gold will not be defeated. After the events of “Payback,” I’ve realized just how important Eli Gold’s arc is…
Oct 26 2015
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“We’re being taxed,” Alicia explains to her latest bond court client when she realizes Judge Schakowsky is punishing…
Oct 19 2015
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Slowly but surely, The Good Wife is finding its groove again. “Cooked,” with its twists and emotionally supercharged…