Season, episodes, originally aired, rank, average viewership in millions. Season 5 finale in the season 5 finale, the futures of lockhartgardner and florrickagos hang in the balance. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. The fifth season of the good wife began airing on september 29, 20, airing sundays at 9. Cbs the good wife ended its sevenseason run the way it started, with the final scene in the closer. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. While alicia took her final bow in an era when the ice zombies on. The good wifes cast and creators say an emotional goodbye.
Their 2014 emmy campaign included a handy chart highlighting the good wifes far larger episode output than that of. Get caught up on the good wife and get ready for the season 7 premiere on sunday, october 4th at 98c. The good wife tv series 2009 season 1 trailer youtube. All of that delight will be robbed from me when the. The good wife ended its seven season, 156 episode run in the same way. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. As the good wife wraps up, lets look back at its very first episode. After seven acclaimed seasons, the good wife closed its doors not with julianna marguiles character alicia florrick, finally finding an.
Before tuning in to the series finale, heres everything you need to know. The late show with stephen colbert recommended for you. This article deals with the plot of the good wife and contains spoilers about what happened during the shows series finale. Seriously spent the last 45 episodes trying to convict peter just for him to settle for a plea deal. The final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era. Nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series christine baranski for the last call. Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv guide. You cant talk about the good wifes best episodes without talking about colin sweeney. By the final episode, i was very happy to see the series end. They got to bring will back for the shows final episode on sunday night as an imaginary friend advising alicia florrick julianna. In many ways we had a lot of hints that this would be the final season of the good.
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 season received critical acclaim, with the general consensus calling it the series best season. Jan 19, 2018 i could ask the same about this back half of the final season. This season has been among the strongest ive seen, and the last two episodes may be the best television produced this year.
If there have been moments this season when the good wife started to feel repetitive, this episode redeemed them. 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. The good wife soundtrack complete song list tunefind. Good wife creators robert and michelle king admit they contemplated tying alicias sevenyear journey up in a neat little jasonadorned bow. Tonight on cbs the good wife starring julianna margulies continues with an all new sunday may 1 season 7 episode 21 called, verdict and we have your weekly recap below. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. All of that delight will be robbed from me when the series leaves cbs after its final episode on sunday 8. On tonights episode, peters chris noth trial begins and alicia julianna margulies works desperately to keep him from returning to prison.
Last nights episode of the good wife was all about grief, with each character trying to cope with wills death. The drama stars julianna margulies as alicia florrick, a disgraced wife who returns to work as a lawyer after her husband, peter florrick. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, alan cumming, cush jumbo. The good wife finale ended with a divisive scene that shocked viewers, but the creators say it was always. The cbs drama aired its series finale on sunday, may 8 after seven critically acclaimed seasons. Their 2014 emmy campaign included a handy chart highlighting the good wifes far larger episode output than that of its emmy. May 06, 2016 the final episode of the good wife airs may 8, and its truly the end of era. Sticking with peter, or not, was too simple a framing of alicias options. The shows critical resurgence and creative renaissance garnered the series many accolades, including the tca award for outstanding achievement in drama and the writers guild of america award for. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. May 11, 2016 our the good wife round table debates if the series finale was a satisfying end, if will gardner is the love of alicias life and who theyd like to see in a spinoff. The good wifes cast and creators say an emotional goodbye to the show at tribeca 2016. All good things must come to an end and so it is for the good wife. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its seven season, 156 episode run in the same way it started.
After the good wifes final episode airs, the show will be. A popular legal and political drama, the good wife manages to be smart and funny while addressing todays hottest issues. Reinvigorated storylines and an even stronger cast keep the good wife fresh in its seventh season and away from the doldrums that overcome many longrunning dramas. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new. Alicia recalls her tough road back into the workplace as she prepares an important speech. In some ways, i cant believe its been only five seasons, because so much has happened since the beginning. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending. May 09, 2016 good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators.
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. Find all 255 songs featured in the good wife soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. The cbs drama aired its series finale on sunday, may 8. Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv. But nothing in the storylines of the final season set up the story that began the new show.
All 54 songs featured in the good wife season 5 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. May 15, 2016 christine baranskis easiest role ever. This story contains details from tonights series finale of the good wife. Watch scenes from the final episodes of season three of the good wife. Meanwhile, florrick agos tries to court a lawyer into joining the firm, and will looks for help to get out of the voter fraud investigation. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the good wife anytime, anywhere. The good wife is a solid adult drama, with a delicately finetuned performance from julianna margulies and storylines that become. The show did not wrap everything up in a nice bow either. The good wife will come to an end in may after seven seasons.
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. But it never sparkled or caught fire the way the series did in its best seasons, when it was broadcast televisions. On this noncommercial channel, you will find high quality trailers for the greatest movies of all time. Good wife creator admits will gardner was killed off. Thats too bad the good wifes very strong season finale will likely be remembered for being kalindas final episode. May 01, 2016 tonight on cbs the good wife starring julianna margulies continues with an all new sunday may 1 season 7 episode 21 called, verdict and we have your weekly recap below. The end of the good wife the slap, the verdict, the resignation, the ambiguity, the spoiler alerts scored a seasonbest preliminary crowd of. Cbs used tvs biggest platform the super bowl to confirm that the current season of the good wife will be its last. This story contains spoilers for the series finale of the good wife, end.
I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. Good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators. There is so much going on tonights episode of the good wife, were going to break it down in chunks. I could ask the same about this back half of the final season. The first half of the shows fourth season is filled with clunkers, and there have been brilliant episodes scattered throughout the final two years. I am not sure whether the good fight was decided on after the good wife wrapped, but if the showrunners knew ahead of time that the spinoff was a go, they did a crappy job setting it up. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending this. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. This fifth season finale speaks volumes for the enduring quality of the good wife. 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. It certainly always ended its seasons like that, leaving us wondering what.
May 08, 2016 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. May 09, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. There was a lot going on at last nights screening of the good wife with cast and crew. The drama stars julianna margulies as alicia florrick, a disgraced wife who returns to work as a lawyer after her husband, peter florrick, is imprisoned following a scandal. It was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. 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. Good wife final season confirmed hollywood reporter. 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. They got to bring will back for the shows final episode on sunday night as an. In the final hour of the good wife, a ghost came to visit, one relationship blew up and another had an ambiguous ending. Having just started the final season with the political ramifications of peter florricks decision to enter the 2016 presidential race ive noticed a number of prescient.
On tonights episode, peters chris noth trial begins and alicia julianna margulies works desperately to keep him from return. Alicia florrick as a tv character will be dearly missed. The good wifes biggest twist was also the moment of its downfall. And as the last moment in a sevenseason series, its one final bold statement from a network drama that will carry the. The websites consensus reads, along with julianna margulies and a fine cast, the gripping drama the good wife, boasts hookheavy plotlines torn from the headlines. Its a toast to the good wife on cbs, which ends its memorable seven season run with its series finale sunday night. Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury comes back with a verdict. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. Its a rare show that starts to come into its own in the middle of its fifth season, but somehow cbss the good wife has managed to do it. There was a scene in a recent episode where robyn came to kalinda to beg for her old job back, and kalinda instead. Cbs broke the news sunday via a commercial during its telecast of super bowl 50. The series finale will air sunday, may 8, the network confirmed in a. The good wife tv series 2009 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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