The Good Wife

[bop_radar]

I should listen to awesome people when they tell me to watch things. Many, many people with good taste told me to watch the Good Wife, and I scorned it for a long time. A show about a wife that stands by her corrupt, cheating political candidate husband? Bleugh. None of the advertising for the show that I had seen touched on the fact that most of

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[callmeonetrack]

I'm not reading your post because I'm determined to start watching this show (from the beginning) before the year's out! The guest stars alone have me seriously intrigued and I hear nothing but good things!

[bop_radar]

Yup, highly recommended, but I definitely benefitted from watching through from the beginning. Hope you enjoy it!

[etrangere]

I love that show ♥ Alicia:Kalinda OTP :p

[bop_radar]

Hee! They're very fun together.

[turnonmyheels]

I've been watching The Good Wife since the start. I tuned in because I love Julianna Marguiles, but I stayed for the strong women and most importantly, KALINDA.

She is *amazing*

[bop_radar]

I knooooow! Kalinda rocks!

[norwich36]

I'm very happy that you're into this show now, because I always think it's fascinating and no one else I know watches it. I definitely agree with you on the Diane and Kalinda love. (To be honest, if I ship Alicia with anyone it's Kalinda, because like you I'm starting to develop my suspicions about will, and also: KALINDA! She is entirely made of awesome

[bop_radar]

Yes, I see why people ship Alicia/Kalinda. I can't quite go there myself simply because the show is so realistic and I don't think Alicia would go there. I'm not really sure Kalinda would be great in a relationship though either. ;p She makes a kickass BFF for Alicia though so I totally love their relationship.

So interesting your thoughts on it not being a procedural! That's probably my naivety in the genre coming out. What ou say makes a lot of sense, I think I was just set up to see it was that once every ep centred on a court case.

You don't get to be innocent in the Chicago legal system! Either you're a player or you get played.
Yup, it's fascinating to watch! And wow, yeah, the election stuff makes it so much more overt. I also love the way they show how technology developments have had an impact on both politics and the courts.

Ugh, Grandma, SO BAD. That dinner party was excruciating!

[bananainpyjamas]

Yay Good Wife!! I love the show but I can see how it's a hard sell and can take a little while to get going.

Re: anger on the part of Alicia and the kids, I wonder if the fact that the show jumps in a few months (?) after the scandal breaks means we missed the worst of it? Alicia does slap Peter at that press conferences, after all, so I'm guessing some anger was expressed.

Kalinda is the best. And I grew to like Cary too, which is astounding because arrogance is typically one of my biggest turnoffs. I think it's partly because I really felt bad for him when he didn't get the job. It wasn't that his work wasn't up to snuff, but rather that his rival had connections he couldn't hope to match. That sucks in a big way.

Then again I don't hate Alicia for playing that card because she has a family and needs to make up for not being able to put in the hours of a typical single associate. All so very complicated! It's fun. :D

[bop_radar]

we missed the worst of it? Alicia does slap Peter at that press conferenceI know, I spent the first half of the season trying to work out with that was supposed to be her only explosion (she's so very contained that seemed plausible!) or was meant as a stand in for other tension. However, Peter always seemed so deeply surprised by how hurt she was so I'm thinking it was quite isolated? The other thing is I wish we'd seen Peter apologise. Grandma keeps saying he did! But I want to see this grovelly apology!! :p