Apr 14, 2017 its been 51 episodes, but the good wife season finale finally gifted fans with what theyd been waiting three years for. The good wife chose an appropriately bloodcurdling, spinetingling subject matter for this holiday weekends episode. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale duration. 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. While the florrick camp tries to prepare alicia for her debate with prady, the firm launches a lastditch effort to save cary before he is scheduled to go to prison. May 09, 2016 the finale received the highest number of viewers for the show since november 2014, when it hit 10. Kalinda will be back and fans will be very happy good wife fans feeling underwhelmed by kalindas abrupt departure in sundays episode will be heartened to learn that archie panjabis shortskirted, leatherbooted pi is poised to make the mother of all encores.
Thank you for an extraordinary seven seasons of support, encouragement, and. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. Dig two graves the other big finale of the third sunday night of the may sweep was the good wife 1. The good wife is a drama starring emmy award winner julianna margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and reenters the workforce after her husbands very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. The good wife ended its seven season run may 8 with roughly three months of lead time. Apr 27, 2015 good wife fans feeling underwhelmed by kalindas abrupt departure in sundays episode will be heartened to learn that archie panjabis shortskirted, leatherbooted pi is poised to make the mother. Kalinda will appear in the season 6 finale by samantha highfill updated april 27, 2015 at 12. Posted by bradley adams at april 28, 2015 0 comments the good wife.
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. 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. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs 1 and consisted of 22 episodes. The good wife tv series 20092016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The good wife s very strong season finale had a lot going for it a great rippedfromtheheadlines case for finn and alicia, the return of wallace shawn. The good wife takes a weak swipe at racism an overly busy mid season finale clumsily tries to discuss ferguson and the eric garner case without taking the time to give the issues their due. The good wife season 7 the seventh season of the good wife was ordered on. Good wife fans in meltdown over slaphappy series finale. May 09, 2016 when the good wife premiered in 2009, it risked seeming like a onenote joke. May 01, 2015 catch the good wife on sundays at 9 p.
The sixth season of the good wife began airing on september 21, 2014 on cbs, and concluded on may 10, 2015. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. A recap of the good wife s april 26 episode kalindas last. Cbs announces finale dates for the good wife, big bang. In the finale, alicias julianna margulies client was taken to homan. The good wife came to an end sunday night with all manner of finale craziness. The good wife is an american legal and political drama television series that aired on cbs from september 22, 2009, to may 8, 2016. Charless surprise departure from the show two seasons ago.
Watch scenes from the final episodes of season three of the good wife. Alicia faces an uncertain professional future, on the sixth season finale of the good wife, sunday, may 10 michael j. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. May 09, 2016 good wife creators explain the series finale. Fox returns as louis canning episode written by executive producers robert king and michelle king. A few weeks later, the big bang theory will conclude its season on thursday, may 7 at 87c and the good wife will air its season finale on sunday, may 10 at 98c. The good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. In the promo for the upcoming finale, cbs teases whoever is at alicia florricks julianna margulies door will stun viewers. Alicia attempts to revive her struggling law career by once again starting her own law firm, this time with the assistance of jason crouse new cast member jeffrey dean morgan, a calm, experienced investigator whom she hires.
Julianna marguliess alicia florrick and archie panjabis kalinda. The good wife ended its seven series run with an acrosstheface slap from diane lockhart christine baranski to alicia florrick julianna margulies, after. 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. The good wifes kalinda will return for season finale after. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. Reinvigorated storylines and an even stronger cast keep the good wife fresh in its seventh season.
End had a divided reaction among viewers and critics, with many praising a fitting ending to a complex. 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. In its sixthseason finale, the good wife hit the reset. Julianna marguliess alicia florrick and archie panjabis kalinda sharing. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. Get used to it you may be seeing it on business cards, briefings boxes and even a conference room wall before long.
Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale youtube. 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. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, archie panjabi, alan cumming. With this latest twist in peters case, alicia is ambivalent about how much to push for the ballistics, or not. Kalinda and alicia closure, cast shakeups and season 7 by by chris harnick thu. 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. The series focuses on alicia florrick margulies, whose husband peter. Its been 51 episodes, but the good wife season finale finally gifted fans with what theyd been waiting three years for. Alicia ended the series by deciding to become a bad wife, but that looked a little different than they might have expected. This statement was discussed on social networks, because these experts brought the project to a high level. You must be a cbs all access subscriber to enjoy this video.
Season eight in question as cast contracts expire january 22, 2016. The good wifes lowkey season finale felt less like a summation than the opening argument for the 2015 16 campaign. But i will say the good wife writers did what they do best with the season 6 finale. Good wife series finale brings alicia florrick full circle. A series devoted to those political spouses who have to stand behind their husbands, grimly smiling in the midst of. It is a ballsy series finale that leaves its audience with a. Julianna margulies in the season 6 finale of the good wife. Cbs announced the wrapup to its emmywinning drama during a super bowl commercial.
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. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. The bullets were from lockes gun so peter did have reason to hide them. 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. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. Twentytwo episodes is an insane thing to ask of anyone, and in the television landscape of 2015, its patently unfair. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. The nexttolast good wife episode of this season took care of a lot of business. May 11, 2015 related story revenge finale discussion thread. 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. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final time, but in the process squandered her relationship with jason crouse jeffrey dean morgan and betrayed her partner diane.
The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. The good wife s very strong season finale had a lot going for it a great rippedfromtheheadlines case for finn and alicia, the return of wallace shawn, a solid and surprising cliffhanger. They tied up all the loose ends from the past 22 episodes and presented alicia. For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews subscribe. Gumming up the works last nights episode of the good wife was a reminder that when the show is good, its among the best in the business. In terms of quality, the good wife still surpasses almost any other current network show, but this season the series uncharacteristically struggled with messy longterm arcs. May 03, 2016 the good wife series finale cbs trailer. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. Thats the big question of the good wife s season six final, apparently. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. A recap of the good wifes april 26 episode kalindas last.
The good wife said goodbye to beloved character kalinda archie panjabi on may 10s emotional season 6 finale, and as series costar matt czuchry explained to huffpost live monday, kalindas. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. It got alicia florrick out of her postpoliticalscandal funk and back into a. 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 ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. Robot the good wife the walking dead post your questions for starstudded cocktail reception for the 68th emmys red carpet posted by shirleena cunningham at august 22, 2016. The good wife takes a weak swipe at racism the atlantic. Archie panjabi, who plays kalinda, has left the good wife after the sixthseason finale. Seven seasons ago, alicia florrick slapped her husband across the face in the moment she realized that her. The finale received the highest number of viewers for the show since november 2014, when it hit 10. May 11, 2015 in years past, the good wife s season finale would wrap up all its major plots and dangle some cliffhangers, such as alicia scheming to run for office. When the good wife premiered in 2009, it risked seeming like a onenote joke. Thats why this season on the good wife weve seen plots hinge on an. Kalinda and alicias final scene on the good wife was utterly.