By request, I am planning to go through all of the episodes of The Good Wife with the goal of analyzing Kalinda Sharma. These will be my impressions, but they are meant to encourage discussion and alternative points of view. Comments and suggestions are appreciated; flames will be doused in the River Charles.

Given my tendency towards extreme ( Read more... )

Continued from Part 1

[Alicia tentatively picks up Wesley as a client, provided “North Memorial” (sic-it should be “Memorial North”) waives conflict. Will and Diane agree, but Will points out that they’ve already reassigned Kalinda and Cary, so Alicia will be on her own. (Can I add a “yeah, right” here?)

Alicia ventures out to see Jackie, then she ( Read more... )

Painkiller

Air date: 12 January 2010Cases of the week: The episode opens with Zach and Becca iChatting in Grace’s bedroom (if that sounds weird, remember that Zach’s computer had been moved to the family room so Alicia can keep an eye on him in 1x08). Meanwhile, a very stiff and formal Alicia interviews a very stiff and formal master’s student from ( Read more... )

Infamy

Air date: 5 January 2010

Cases of the week: Duke Roscoe, a slimy TV commentator, is sued by a distraught Tim Willens for slander when Roscoe states on-air that his wife, Cheryl Willens, killed their missing infant before hanging herself from her closet door. Meanwhile, Alicia is called in by David Lee to help with the divorce of Carla Browning ( Read more... )

Lifeguard

Air Date: 15 December 2009

Case of the Week: Tapped to defend a nine-year-old African-American boy on a charge of misdemeanor assault, Alicia is shocked when the judge ignores her plea deal and hands down a much harsher sentence; aggrieved, she works to prove that Judge Baxter is racist in his sentencing, only to find that he’s isn’t racist ( Read more... )

Thought I'd surprise you all with a fic. A one-time thing, I assure you. In alphabetical order:

A/N: So I promised myself I wouldn't jump into the middle of Season 3, but somehow this appeared on my computer regardless. I will say that you might find some similarities between this and my (eventual) comments on the relevant episodes, but this is much ( Read more... )

Threesome

Air Date: 24 November 2009

Case of the Week: Stern taps Alicia to act as a front man for him while he defends himself on a DUI charge, prompting concerns about his mental health in the process; meanwhile, Alicia has to deal with the fallout when Amber Madison (28), Peter’s “high class whore,” dishes intimate secrets during an interview with ( Read more... )

Unprepared (a.k.a. Introducing the Infamous Lana Delaney)

Air Date: 17 November 2009

Case of the Week: Stem-cell researcher Ellen Whitton is accused of setting the fire that destroyed her lab, while the guilty party tries to redirect blame by forging threat letters; Peter receives a bail hearing, only to be betrayed at the last minute by the ( Read more... )

Unorthodox

Air Date: 10 November 2009

Case of the Week: Will taps Alicia to rescue Stern’s daughter Anna and her husband-both Orthodox Jews-from charges that they were responsible for injury to a passerby because they did not remove an eruv wire lying on the sidewalk outside of their house on the Sabbath.

Kalinda’s name precedes her in this episode- ( Read more... )

Conjugal

Air Date: 3 November 2009

Case of the Week: Alicia (and Cary) work to appeal the conviction of Clarence Wilcox, who is on death row for shooting a cop.

I should start off by mentioning that Kalinda had a much larger role in the first courtroom scene, the first scene of the episode in which she appears. It takes place immediately after ( Read more... )