She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm. And so the episode pivots from then potential fallout of peter returning to prison to the scooby gang at lockhart. The good wifes big endingyou know, the one where julianna margulies. King said in a video posted on after the episode first aired. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap.
With julianna margulies, chris noth, josh charles, matt czuchry. The shows pilot gets at that in its first few minutes. Its not the good wifes first glimpse of the ersatz showwithinashow, which began. If that first slap launched alicia on a sevenyear path of selfdiscovery and independence, then this second slap signals the start of a new phase of her life. In its closing arguments, the good wife makes a point to. Christine baranski talks good wife spinoff and why she was shaken by that finale slap. This story includes details about the series finale of the good wife. The show takes place a year after the good wife ended, which has given us lots of time to rank the characters on the good wife one of the best tv dramas ever. She quickly discovers that the retrial of a woman accused of murdering her exhusband is not as straightforward as it seems.
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 creators robert and michelle king weigh in on the ending that even star julianna margulies said would be very divisive. The good wife takes another slap at cabletv antiheroes. The two slaps to our mind are chapter endings and headings. The good wife creators talk about their polarizing. While many shows offer resolution in their final episodes, the good wife. The good wife season 7 episode 22 finale regina spektor. I was pleased to see alicia put her familys best interest first over kurt and diane. The beloved chicago lawyer, played by christine baranski, returns in her own cbs all access spinoff next spring for a 10episode first season.
The good wife creators explain that slap in series. Picking up a year after the good wifes slap heard round the. But its official now the good wife ended its 156episode run last sunday, and now fans of kings dramas can turn to their new project brain dead, which. Good wife spinoff and why she was shaken by that finale slap. Their 2014 emmy campaign included a handy chart highlighting the good wifes far larger episode output. 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. Christine baranski on good wife spinoff and why she was. The good wife began with a slap and ended with a slap, both of them rude awakenings in the life of alicia florrick julianna margulies. Its recapitulation of the seriess opening episode in 2009 alicia once again standing by her husband, peter, as he makes an embarrassing public mea culpa, and another resounding slap in the. The good wife is a mix of legal drama, political intrigue, and soap opera, and until the last episode aired, there had been no plot indications that the show was coming to its end. The series finale of the good wife was best known for a ghost long story and a slap, dished out by diane lockhart to alicia florrick wifes main character, played by julianna margulies.
The good wife is consistently one of televisions most surprising and. I applaud the writers of the good wife for taking that risk and am grateful they brought will gardner back for the last episode. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. Alicia florrick julianna margulies has been a good wife to her husband, a former states attorney. Alicia florrick julianna margulies got slapped across the face in the final episode of the good wife and some fans felt the same way about. The biggest baddies currently on air, from gotham to game of thrones michelle has always said the slap at the beginning of the series was like a.
Why did the good wife spend its last 10 minutes contorting itself into darkness at noon, the fake show it had. As it progressed, the series became more and more difficult to define. I watched the good wife on netflix series 14 first and had to buy this series 5 to catch up before watching series 6 on tv. 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. First of all, its the new cbs streaming service and it will be 10 episodes instead of 22, so its not. The good wife creators explain that slap in series finale video. They also touched on how a slap began the series and another ended it, and how the first episode brilliantly tied into the last. Good wife fans in meltdown over slaphappy series finale. The 10episode first season premieres on cbs proper in february. Thank you for an extraordinary seven seasons of support, encouragement, and commitment to the good wife. The good wife finale ended with a divisive scene that shocked viewers, but.
The good wife can be a very serious drama, but it also gives us characterslike stacie and carrie prestons elsbeth tascioniwho are hilarious oddballs. The kings wanted to show to fade out on alicia in tears after the slap, but they. A shocking confrontation between alicia and diane reveals that the last seven seasons were never leading to a happily ever after. The weekly cases didnt just serve the purpose of character development or plot advancement. I missed his josh charles character and was very saddened by his loss, but really appreciated how they.
The good wife creators explain inspiration behind pilot slap on. But it doesnt go light on the legal proceedings or politics. This is such a great series great scripts, great acting and great development of characters that i find it hard to believe that series 5 is as good, if not better, than the earlier series. The good wife ended its seven series run with an acrosstheface slap from.
How the good wife series finale perfectly echoed the. Julianna margulies is elaborating further on her dispute with cbs over why she didnt return for the good wife spinoff. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network. Robert is referring to the slap alicia gives her husband peter chris noth a chicago politician she stood next to as he admitted his extramarital affairs in the shows first episode.
The good wife executive producers robert and michelle king discuss. Much like the sting thats probably still lingering on alicias cheek after the slap part deux, the good wife series finale was supposed to leave you unsettled. The good wife series finale recap and fan reactions glamour. The good wife came along at a time when network television was primed and ready to go for something as messy, deep, intelligent, layered, and cynical as this series was, so it. But the slap needed to have credibility and diane brought that. There has never been a show quite like the good wife, and there likely never will be again. The good wife wrapped up its sevenseason run sunday night, with a disappointing farewell that underscored a familiar tv truism finales are hard.
This story contains spoilers for the final episode of the good wife. The most stunning moment of the episode was, of course, the slap, which will likely go down in television history as one of the most daring. In what will feel like a slap in the face to some fans, the good wife tv series finale, end has nabbed an emmy nomination for outstanding writing for a drama series. Alicia returns to work as a defense attorney after her husbands corruption scandal and incarceration. In the latest episode of the writers room, hosted by jim rash and airing on. The good wife is a legal drama television series created by robert king and michelle king, which premiered on cbs on september 22, 2009. To say that we could not have done this without you is an understatement. As i would for anyone or any show i love with more passion than logic, let me first defend this episode that broke my heart. Couchers cant handle the good wife season finale slap.
The real housewives of atlanta have some advice for andy cohens first virtual reunion. The good wife bosses explain the series finale ending slap and. I cant risk being away from you until youre thirty. It was the slap heard round the world or at least in living rooms across the country tuned into the series finale of the good wife on sunday night.