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The Good Wife

The Good Wife


The Good Wife is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who must assume full responsibility for her family and re-enter the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. Pushing aside the betrayal and crushing public humiliation caused by her husband Peter (Chris Noth, Law & Order, Sex & the City), Alicia Florrick (Margulies, ER) starts over by pursuing her original career as a defense attorney. As a junior associate at a prestigious Chicago law firm, she joins her longtime friend, former law school classmate and firm partner Will Gardner (Josh Charles, Sports Night), who is interested to see how Alicia will perform after 13 years out of the courtroom. Alicia is grateful the firm's top litigator, Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski, Mamma Mia!), offers to mentor her but discovers the offer has conditions and realizes she's going to need to succeed on her own merit. Alicia's main competition among the firm's 20-something new recruits is Cary (Matt Czuchry, Hack), a recent Harvard grad who is affable on the surface, but will use any means to ensure that he, not Alicia, secures the one full-time associate position that's available. Fortunately, Alicia finds an ally in Kalinda (Archie Panjabi, Bend It Like Beckham), the firm's tough in-house investigator. Gaining confidence every day, Alicia transforms herself from embarrassed politician's scorned wife to resilient career woman, especially for the sake of providing a stable home for her children, 14-year-old Zach (Graham Phillips, Evan Almighty) and 13-year-old Grace (Makenzie Vega, Saw). For the first time in years, Alicia trades in her identity as the "good wife" and takes charge of her own destiny. (Source: CBS)
  • Currently 9.2/10
9.2/10 (41 Votes cast)


Episode Info

Prev: 4x22 -- What’s In The Box? (Apr/28/2013)


On the night of Peter’s gubernatorial election, Alicia, Will and Diane race to a series of emergency court proceedings when Zach believes he’s witnessed vote tampering. Meanwhile, an unlikely source offers Cary aid to start his own firm, while the conflicted feelings Alicia has in her personal and professional lives come to a head.

  • Currently 7/10
7/10 (1 Vote cast)

Cast
Julianna MarguliesJulianna Margulies
As Alicia Florrick
Matt CzuchryMatt Czuchry
As Cary Agos
Josh CharlesJosh Charles
As Will Gardner
Archie PanjabiArchie Panjabi
As Kalinda Sharma
Graham PhillipsGraham Phillips
As Zach Florrick
Makenzie VegaMakenzie Vega
As Grace Florrick
Christine BaranskiChristine Baranski
As Diane Lockhart

Reviews

milliefern

Reviews: 1
the good wifeRating: 2 likes, 0 dislikes

THis is the best new drama series of TV.
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Review posted on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 at 10:18 am

swakwa74

Reviews: 2
Class ActRating: 1 likes, 0 dislikes

This show is truly my favorite! I think the acting is just great,and the story lines keep us all very interested to see what's next. Do keep up the good work one and all and thanks CBS for bringing this "class act" to our television screens and in our homes! Read more

Review posted on Sunday, May 8th 2011 at 8:40 pm

annlee

Reviews: 1
Great showRating: 1 likes, 0 dislikes

I love Julianna Marguiles. I think she is terrif!! The show is engaging, adult oriented ,brillant and she is showiing her best side.. Chrs Noth is a definite plus.. Wouldnt miss it!!! Read more

Review posted on Sunday, November 22nd 2009 at 12:58 pm

3 reviews available
Recaps
4x22: What’s In The Box? recap: The episode begins with Zack arriving to vote. He spots a broken seal on of the ballot boxes. He tries to click a picture, but the ballot monitor shoos him away. Alicia calls Eli. She tells him that Zach had gone for early voting and saw a stuffed ballot box with Krestva’s votes. Eli tells Alicia to put Diane on it. Eli tells his manager about this situation and the manager assures him that he will take care of it. Cary, and the other fourth years, are looking at their new office. It is too expensive for them to afford. Some of them suggest that they could afford the office if they hire someone other than Kalinda... read more.

4x21: A More Perfect Union recap: The episode begins with Alicia and Owen meeting at the funeral of one of their mother’s acquaintances. Neither of them knows the dead guy. The topic soon shifts to Alicia and Will. Owen wants to know why she wants to be with Peter. She tries to tell him that she loves Peter and that Peter is a changed man. Owen tells her that Peter slept with prostitutes and there is no excuse for that. Alicia wonders why he and her mother try to push her towards Will. Owen asks her why she ended up things with Will. She tells Owen that she knew that it wouldn’t be a long term thing... read more.

4x20: Rape: A Modern Perspective recap: The episode begins with someone typing a tweet: ‘I don’t care if they put me in jail. Todd Bratcher RAPED ME’. Cut to the court room, where Will represents a high school student, Rainey. Rainey says that Todd raped her, but got out on a plea bargain and he is now “going to Princeton, not prison”. This is why the case is being fought in the civil court. She tells the court that if she wins, she will use the money to fund rape victim advocates... read more.

4x19: The Wheels of Justice recap: The episode begins with Alicia walking into her new office. Diane congratulates her. Diane then shows Cary his new office. She tells him that he has a good chance of becoming a partner in six months time because one of the partners is going to quit. Diane doesn’t tell him who. She also wants him to prove himself valuable by hiring a new employee. Cary thanks Diane and she leaves. Later, Diane tells Kalinda about Peter’s offer. She knows that being a Supreme Court judge wouldn’t be easy. She wants Kalinda to run a background check on her and find out the areas where she is most vulnerable. Kalinda tells Robyn to assist her... read more.

4x18: Death of a Client recap: The episode begins with Alicia arriving at the Shamrock dinner. It is a white tie event. Eli arrives and Alicia compliments him. She picks up a glass of wine and Eli looks a little “”worried”. Alicia tells him that if he is going to clock her alcohol intake, she will end up doing shots. Eli says “OK”. He tells them that their goal for this evening is to get a hug from Cardinal James and that hug would mean 800,000 of catholic votes. Eli tells Alicia that she needs to be “Saint Alicia” for the night and she needs to be the paragon of faithful wives... read more.
Recurring Guests

Chris Noth as Peter Florrick (51 eps)
Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick (30 eps)
Titus Welliver as SA Glenn Childs (19 eps)
Zach Grenier as David Lee (16 eps)
Anika Noni Rose as Wendy Scott-Carr (16 eps)
Michael Boatman as Julius Cain (15 eps)
Scott Porter as Landlord/Blake Calamar (14 eps)
Renée Goldsberry (1) as ASA Geneva Pine (12 eps)
Chris Butler as Matan Brody (11 eps)
Joe Morton as Daniel Golden (11 eps)

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Classification: Scripted
Genre: Drama | Family
Status: Returning Series
Network: CBS ( USA)
Airs: Sundays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 22, 2009
Episode Order: 22
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