Good wife creators explain series finale ending, slap. The entire first season of the good fight, cbs all access sequel to cbs the good wife, aired on the broadcast network last summer. The good wife season 7 the seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. Is the good wife finally about to have a good time. The good wife creators explain why the show had to end. 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. With julianna margulies, matt czuchry, alan cumming, cush jumbo. Its hard not to read a little message about storytelling, and the good wife s emmy campaign, and the kings departure from the 22episode series, into this last moment. The move raised the possibility that prior seasons of the.
Christine baranski on good wife spinoff and why she was. Much in the same way that i dont think a bad season or series finale ruins the run of episodes that preceded it, i dont think its impossible for. 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 additional footage wouldve made it clear that alicia julianna margulies ended up with jeffrey dean morgans jason. Watch the good wife finale josh charles returns for. End was a thoroughly and deeply unsatisfying way for the good wife to take its final bow, a bit. I was really disappointed with the last episode of the good wife.
The news of the impending cancellation was announced during cbs coverage of the super bowl last year, and for many fans, the announcement came as a surprise and. For a long time, a tension had been growing in the structure of the show. The good wife wrapped its seven season run in may, but diane lockharts story is far from over. The seventh and final season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs. The good wife is a holdover from an earlier age of network. 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. A total of 156 episodes of the good wife aired over seven seasons. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. Last episode of cbs politicaldomestic drama proves a real disappointment. The good wife spoilers spoilers and episodes guide. Speaking of jason, morgans charming, but his characters a late arrival to the good wife party. Its been clear for several episodes know that the good wife was aiming to come full circle with its season finale. 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. After a long few months, the good wife has wrapped up season 6 and crammed in enough omg moments into the finale episode to take over twitter.
This story contains spoilers for the series finale of the good wife, end. The good wife s future had been in limbo with the recent. The good wife ended its sevenseason, 156episode run in the same way it started. Courtesy of cbs peters fate, among other things, was finally revealed when the critically acclaimed cbs legal drama wrapped sunday after seven seasons. As the good wife approached its finale, it gave us hints about the definitive statement it might leave behind. Why the good wife creators think that finale was a tragedy. Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury comes back with a verdict. On may 11, 2015, cbs renewed the series for a seventh season. Alicia florrick is back and possibly stronger than ever as we head into the good wife season 7. Cbs has announced this season of julianna margulies hit legal drama, season seven, will be the shows last the network made the announcement during the 2016.
The cbs drama aired its series finale on sunday, may 8. Its been 51 episodes, but the good wife season finale finally gifted fans with what theyd been waiting three years for. The discussion quickly turns to their animosity towards one another in season five after she left the firm for florrickagos right before he died. In the series finale of the good wife, alicia stood by peter one final. And so i think i could tentatively get behind the idea of a good wife that looks like last nights episode did for a season in which alicia stays small and picks the most rewarding cases and. Jon snow wasnt the only dead character to return to tv this week. The good wife creators explain why the show had to end the way it did. 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 ended its seven season, 156episode run in the same way it started. The good wife 20092016 2009 2010 2011 2012 20 2014 2015 2016. It was such a wonderful show and to have an ending that was beyond what i expected it to be. The beloved chicago lawyer, played by christine baranski, returns in. The seventh season of the good wife was ordered on may 11, 2015, by cbs.
We never had a chance to get very invested in the aliciajason relationship. Heres what you need to know about the highly anticipated conclusion. But this time, alicia julianna margulies was getting the rude awakening. Now that super bowl 50 let the cat out of the bag, the creators of the good wife are ready to talk about how they would like to see their sevenyearold drama end in may on cbs. Good wife has finished, and if youve been left with any questions then watch this video from the series creators. The good wife creators explain finale the show would start with a slap and end with a slap, the creators said. Recap the good wife season 6 before season 7 premieres. Alicia florrick as a tv character will be dearly missed.
The good wife knows how to bring its agame to a finale. The good wife bosses tease whats ahead in season 7 before alicia can mourn finn too long, someone is at her door. I cant risk being away from you until youre thirty. The good wife series finale recap hollywood reporter. The good wife season 6 premiere episode will be shown sunday, and fans will finally get to see alicias julianna margulies answer to the big question from the end of the season 5 finale.
On this sundays episode, jeffrey dean morgan joins the good wife as jason crouse. Instead, the episode concluded with diane christine baranski smacking alicia upside the head. It was announced in a commercial that aired during super bowl 50 that the seventh season would be the final season of the good wife. It premiered on october 4, 2015, on cbs and consisted of 22 episodes. 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 even more surprising that our final image of alicia is of her standing alone, cheek. The good wife ended its run on a high note, ratingswise, bringing in 10. The good wife reaches its dramatic conclusion on the series finale. I think ill just pretend that party was the actual series finale. 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.
Julianna marguliess alicia florrick and archie panjabis kalinda. There were few neat and tidy endings in the series. Just as alicia has always been trying to find the guy in her life, the show has. All good things must come to an end and so it is for the good wife. Cbs just announced with a promo during the super bowl that the current season of the good wife will be its last, with nine episodes left. Within the first 15 minutes of the last episode, will gardner snuck his way back in and we couldnt help but love it. Alicia was the good wife and she was no longer good because she became just as bad as the rest of the. Good wife creators robert and michelle king intended to tack an extra scene onto last springs polarizing series finale. The good wife bosses explain the shocking ending e. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during super bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last. The good wife ended its seven season run last sunday night, according to cleveland. Stop reading unless you have seen the may 8 finale of the good wife. Spoilers ahead for the last ever episode of the good wife. Meanwhile, alicia must decide whether her future is with peter or with jason, and she channels the ghost of will gardner to help make a decision.