The Good Wife 5.18 Exceptionally clever storytelling….

The Good Wife 5.18

Exceptionally clever storytelling. Exhilarating.

• The ongoing NSA storyline comes to head when one of those monitoring the phone calls – Zach Woods – needs needs legal help himself and comes to Florrick-Agos. Exciting to see this character walking a tight rope, knowing things he’s not supposed to know and trying not to say them.
• He fails.
• And the second half of his story is an intricate (but much more typical) court battle. Good fun. Cary and Clarke are a great team. Love watching them.
• The b-story is just as strong, when Alicia must defend the prosecutor who is being accused of being indirectly responsible for Will’s death. Like the character in the a-story, she is walking a tight rope. Instead of forbidden knowledge, her Achilles Heel takes the form of her own strong feelings for Will. And, after a hesitant start, she comes out all guns blazing in the end. Magnificent.

10/10

The Good Wife 4.22

Typically clever and exciting. And funny. Both ‘twists’ were kinda predictable, but nonetheless enjoyable. 10/10

The Good Wife 4.1

Kristen Chenoweth, Nathan Lane. Nice season opener. No one storyline dominates, but all of them hold the spotlight. I particularly enjoyed seeing Alicia and Cary on the same side. 9/10

The Good Wife 3.13

Jason Biggs. Flawed, but the case-of-the-week and story arc are both very clever and very exciting. Carrie Preston pretty much steals the episode out from under everyone (with almost no screentime). Who cares if the logic of Kalinda’s investigation is a bit fuzzy? 10/10

The Good Wife 3.10

Michael J. Fox, Tim Guinee, Jennifer Carpenter, John Michael Higgins. Strong thought-provoking case-of-the-week, with some superb character drama when heroine’s daughter suddenly goes missing. Conclusion is both sad and clever. 10/10