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 is, quite literally, going out with a bang and blair underwood will be a part of the turmoil the l. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. After the good wifes final episode airs, the show will be remembered as an incredibly strong network tv series, and rightly so. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its seven season, 156episode run in the same way it started. The seventh and final season of the cbs political drama series the good wife, concluding the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies and her politician husband peter chris noth amidst various scandals and betrayals. It introduced an obviously insufficient new love interest, a private. The good wife series finale airs sunday at 98c on cbs. The good wife final season good wife costume designer dan. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons.
Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. Cbs used tvs biggest platform the super bowl to confirm that the current season of the good wife will be its last. Our idea of a really dirty alley would be like one little word written on a wall and one piece of. May 09, 2016 and while the episode felt true to the programs roots, ultimately, the good wife s finish and indeed, the entire final season didnt match its highs along the way. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. Good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators.
It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. The series finale will air sunday, may 8, the network confirmed in a. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. Law vet is set to gueststar on the cbs dramas final season, according. After an unsuccessful lawsuit against judge schakowsky, jasons return to chicago, and a looming malpractice suit, alicia reaches her breaking point. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. We never had a chance to get very invested in the aliciajason relationship.
In season 5 episode 9, whackamole, the good wife featured a version of reddit called scabbit and how it affects the law and the downsides of having an average joe being an investigator trying to find a domestic terrorist. Cbs broke the news sunday via a commercial during its telecast of super bowl 50. 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. Good wife final season confirmed hollywood reporter. Its never easy to say goodbye to one of the crown jewels of your network and studio, much less to a show that is among the best on. The good wife is a very elegant show, so we wanted everything to look elegant, pristine, clean. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing.
The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. Julianna margulies, christine baranski, archie panjabi. Its the slap that jarred the good wife fans into a collective gasp, ending the final moments of cbss. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. The kings are working on the 18th episode of the 22episode final season with the series finale scheduled for sunday, may 8 at 9 p. May 09, 2016 it was goodbye for the good wife last night as cbs aired the legal dramas series finale.
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. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. Primetime emmy award winner julianna margulies returns for the last time as alicia florrick, the good wife who went on to create an independent life of her own, in this final season of the acclaimed series. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. In a time when ambition and being clever are a virtue, the good wife, especially the final season, ranks as the best show of the last 8 years. 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 alicia struggles to get her career back on track, she stumbles on a. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, alan cumming, cush jumbo. The good wife 20092016 2009 2010 2011 2012 20 2014 2015 2016. Jan 04, 2015 is season 6 the final season of the good wife. Feb 07, 2016 good wife final season announced in super bowl ad. And while the episode felt true to the programs roots, ultimately, the good wifes finish and indeed, the entire final season didnt match its highs along the way.
I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. May 09, 2016 good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators. Cbs speaking of characters, the good wife had one of the best rogues galleries of recurring. Just as alicia has always been trying to find the guy in her life, the show has. The good wife surprised fans as alicia florricks emotional rollercoaster ride of the past seven seasons came to a surprising end. May 19, 2016 the good wife heightened this existential suspense by spending much of its final season on a narrative fakeout. All 22 episodes from the season are included in this release. It also deals with injunctions of taking down a defamatory web page on scabbit but having another similar web page. May 06, 2016 the good wife series finale airs sunday at 98c on cbs. May 10, 2016 a minor one was the shows habit of making alicia look clumsy and naive to set up a segue into steely efficiency, which in the final season required ms. The good wife will come to an end in may after seven seasons. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it.
Speaking of jason, morgans charming, but his characters a late arrival to the good wife party. The good wifes cast and creators say an emotional goodbye to the show at tribeca. This story includes details about the series finale of the good wife. The seventh and final season of the cbs political drama series the good wife, concluding the story of alicia florrick julianna margulies and her politician husband peter. The series focuses on alicia florrick margulies, whose husband peter. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale.
Heres what you need to know about the highly anticipated conclusion. In the final hour of the good wife, a ghost came to visit, one relationship blew up and another had an ambiguous ending. The good wife heightened this existential suspense by spending much of its final season on a narrative fakeout. 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. One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. As i noted in my story on the good wife finale, the cbs drama recreated the opening scene from the pilot for. May 04, 2016 the good wife is a very elegant show, so we wanted everything to look elegant, pristine, clean. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for.
The discussion quickly turns to their animosity towards one another in season five after she left the firm for florrick agos right. Ridley scott takes you a bit out of your comfort zone to show you, the viewer, what has become of the land of the free. 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. 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. Creators robert and michelle king recently explained their decisions behind the final episode in a new. 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. May 09, 2016 the good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. As announced during the super bowl, the good wife is officially in its last season and only has a few episodes left before the big finale on may 8. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final. The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10.