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. The good wife came to an end sunday night with all manner of finale craziness. A series devoted to those political spouses who have to stand behind their husbands, grimly smiling in the midst of. There wasnt much to love about the series finale of the good wife, he wrote.
Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs. End will sort of returns in the series final hour by samantha highfill. 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. The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. The series was created by robert and michelle king. The good wife series finale reaches a frustrating verdict.
But its also had its fair share of inevitable missteps over. Luckily, the producers of cbss muchloved legal drama the good wife didnt have to worry about that, a little bonus of mr. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. On a youtube video that cbs sent out immediately following the finale, the creators of the good wife, robert and michelle king, described these paired slaps as. The good wife ended its seven season, 156episode run in the same way it started. Good wife series finale brings alicia florrick full circle. Spoilers ahead for the lastever episode of the good wife. The good wife is an american legal and political drama television series that aired on cbs from september 22, 2009, to may 8, 2016.
Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. The good wife wrapped up its seven season run sunday night, with a disappointing farewell that underscored a familiar tv truism finales are hard. And so the episode pivots from then potential fallout of peter returning to prison to. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm. Good wife fans in meltdown over slaphappy series finale. Who died in the good doctor season 3 finale and what it. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. The good wife creators took to twitter and to explain that series finale on sunday night and say goodbye. It was announced last month that good wife creators robert and michelle king would step down as showrunners at. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. Jon snow wasnt the only dead character to return to tv this week.
The good wife series finale airs sunday at 98c on cbs. When the good wife premiered in 2009, it risked seeming like a onenote joke. The good wife wrapped an acclaimed seven season run last night with the series finale, end. Series finale director discusses that montage june 10, 2016.
One of the strengths of the early seasons was that the characters were realistic. Julianna margulies may appear in spinoff june 6, 2016. The good wife surprised fans as alicia florricks emotional rollercoaster ride of the past seven seasons came to a surprising end. Like a number of final episodes, it bore the weight of expectations and the responsibility of concluding a lengthy narrative and on. 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. The good doctor season 3 finale gave the abc series a huge shakeup, with two cast members confirmed to be leaving, another character considering departing, and a. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. Word will come out soon enough, but my guess is that they werent. Get caught up on the good wife and get ready for the season 7 premiere on sunday. Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. The good wife tv series 20092016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. 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.
After the good wife s final episode airs, the show will be remembered as an incredibly strong network tv series, and rightly so. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. Julianna margulies is elaborating further on her dispute with cbs over why she didnt reprise her the good wife character in cbs all access spinoff the good fight in an interview with. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. This story includes details about the series finale of the good wife. Thank you for an extraordinary seven seasons of support, encouragement, and. With julianna margulies, chris noth, josh charles, matt czuchry. 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. Robert and michelle king on the good wife series finale duration. As the good wife approached its finale, it gave us hints about the definitive statement it might leave behind. Creators discuss the series ending viewers didnt see. That point was made all the clearer by the surprise return of josh charles as.
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