Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale. Creators discuss the series ending viewers didnt see. The series, which aired its finale in the us on 8 may, had a knack of cutting episodes. The series was created by robert and michelle king and stars. 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 series finale of the good wife, end. 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.
And at the end of the press conference, she reveals her vulnerability and rage. Its especially predictable that we end up, once again, with alicia standing next to peter as he humbles himself in front of flashing cameras. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm. 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. The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. 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.
Looking back at 7 seasons of stunning clothes on the good. Dont read on unless youve seen end, the series finale of the good wife. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. As the good wife approached its finale, it gave us hints about the definitive statement it might leave behind. Alicia florrick julianna margulies has been a good wife to her husband, a former states attorney. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. May 19, 2016 as the good wife approached its finale, it gave us hints about the definitive statement it might leave behind. Looking back at 7 seasons of stunning clothes on the good wife. Series finale director discusses that montage june 10, 2016. May 06, 2016 the good wife series finale airs sunday at 98c on cbs. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. 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 good wife creators robert and michelle king weigh in on the.
Charless surprise departure from the show two seasons ago. There wasnt much to love about the series finale of the good wife, he wrote. The good wife wrapped its sevenseason run in may, but diane. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. I feel sad for alicia, the whole series meant nothing with this kind of end. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. The good wife wrapped an acclaimed sevenseason run last night with the series finale, end. Ghosts from the good wifes prior seasons will make their presence felt during the cbs dramas final nine episodes but not the two characters whose absences loom largest.
The good wife series finale airs sunday at 98c on cbs. The good wife is an american legal and political drama television series that aired on cbs from september 22, 2009, to may 8, 2016. Kalinda shows some fear stop talking about quitting the show. When the good wife premiered in 2009, it risked seeming like a onenote joke. As i noted in my story on the good wife finale, the cbs drama recreated the opening scene from the pilot for. With julianna margulies, chris noth, josh charles, matt czuchry. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. The good wife series finale spoilers kalinda, will. End brought the show full circle, also a cliche, a gambit that generates at least the illusion of design and meaning. During the past few seasons, the good wife has poked fun at prestige drama cliches by giving. May 09, 2016 good wife creators explain the series finale.
Alicia ended the series by deciding to become a bad wife, but that looked a little different than they might have expected. The good wife bosses explain the series finale ending. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. Good wife series finale brings alicia florrick full circle. So that slap at the end is very similar to the slap at the beginning. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. The good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. A series devoted to those political spouses who have to stand behind their husbands, grimly smiling in. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. 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 premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. This story includes details about the series finale of the good wife.
The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. 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. As the good wife ends, seven years of fantastic character clothing goes with it ahead of sundays series finale, mashable called up costume designer daniel lawson to look back on some of the. We always had this idea of alicia becoming more and more of something that. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. What was your initial reaction when you got to the end of the finale script and. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. No matter how convoluted the story lines get, the actors are just too freaking good to give up on. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Fans of the good wife are still reeling following the series finale of the cbs drama, which aired on sunday, may 8.
Good wife spinoff and why she was shaken by that finale slap. May 09, 2016 hours after the series finale of the good wife aired, creators robert and michelle king got on the phone to discuss the closer, which robert king admitted had sparked controversy and a split of. A series devoted to those political spouses who have to stand behind their husbands, grimly smiling in the midst of. May 11, 2016 dont read on unless youve seen end, the series finale of the good wife. The series focuses on alicia florrick margulies, whose husband peter. But there is one series finale, from the dark, dim days before the internet, that took up residence in the confused minds of the 22. The episode featured way more of peters corruption case than was needed. Good wife fans in meltdown over slaphappy series finale. May 08, 2016 as the good wife ends, seven years of fantastic character clothing goes with it ahead of sundays series finale, mashable called up costume designer daniel lawson to look back on some of the. 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. Shed cut herself off from diane, peter and pretty much. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale.
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 full. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale youtube. The good wife wrapped up its sevenseason run sunday night, with a disappointing farewell that underscored a familiar tv truism finales are hard. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. The good wife finale ended with a divisive scene that shocked. The good wife wanted to assert that, in the end, alicia florrick was completely alone. And so the episode pivots from then potential fallout of peter returning to prison to the scooby gang at lockhart. For a long time, a tension had been growing in the structure of the show. May 09, 2016 when the good wife premiered in 2009, it risked seeming like a onenote joke. Do not keep reading if you didnt see the series finale of the good wife the good wife signed off the air for good last night. Watch the good wife season 7 episode 22 online tv fanatic. 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.
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