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. I cant risk being away from you until youre thirty. The good wife spinoff is officially a go at cbs all access, series launches in 2017 october 10 2016 the good wife spinoff still under negotiations with cbs. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict. The good wife ended its seven season, 156 episode run in the same way it started. Were right back where we started, he laments to alicia. This story contains spoilers from the series finale of the good wife. The good wife creators explain that slap in series. As fans took to twitter to express their disappointment. 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 robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. Ghosts from the good wife s 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 reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. The good wife s tv series finale airs mothers day, sunday, may 8, 2016 at 9. The good wifes powerful finale was exactly the ending. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. If there have been moments this season when the good wife started to feel repetitive, this episode redeemed them. The good wife returns tonight for its final four episodes and things are not looking for peter florrick. The alicia storyline in which shes still upset about the death of will 6 years on has been milked and milked. Watch the good wife episodes online season 7 2016 tv. The good wife series finale spoilers kalinda, will.
In the final hour of the good wife, a ghost came to. 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. Season 7, episode 17 march 20, 2016 diane, cary and lucca defend the grieving father of a shooting victim in a defamation suit over a billboard he put up describing a gun store owner as a murderer. The good fight, executive producedshowrun by the kings, picks up one year after the events of the final episode of the good wife. The first five minutes of the good wife season 7 episode 17 had me so heartbroken that i almost wanted to change the channel. And as the last moment in a seven season series, its one final bold statement from a network drama that will carry the. On may 11, 2015, cbs renewed the series for a seventh season. When the good wife s nsa storyline was first introduced in the shows magnificent season 5, it was a surprising and interesting twist that added layers to the chicago legal show. All of that delight will be robbed from me when the series leaves cbs after its final episode on sunday 8 may at 9pm est.
I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series 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. Do not read any further unless youve watched sunday, may 8s good wife finale. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. They got to bring will back for the shows final episode on sunday night as an imaginary friend advising alicia florrick julianna. The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. This story includes details about the series finale of the good wife.
Sticking with peter, or not, was too simple a framing of alicias options. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. 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. Her character is now a poor shadow of the woman she was in.
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