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The Good Wife
Season 7
DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) –
May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)
Season chronology
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Season 6
List of episodes

The seventh and final season of The Good Wife was ordered on May 11, 2015, by CBS. It premiered on October 4, 2015, on CBS[1] and consisted of 22 episodes. A promotional advertisement for the series that aired during Super Bowl 50 announced that the seventh season would be its last.[2]

Premise

The series focuses on Alicia Florrick (Margulies), whose husband Peter (Noth), the former Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney, has been jailed following a notorious political corruption and sex scandal. After having spent the previous thirteen years as a stay-at-home mother, Alicia returns to the workforce as a litigator to provide for her two children.[3]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Main article: List of The Good Wife episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1351"Bond"Brooke KennedyRobert King & Michelle KingOctober 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)9.25[4]
1362"Innocents"Jim McKayCraig TurkOctober 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)8.82[5]
1373"Cooked"Michael ZinbergLuke SchelhaasOctober 18, 2015 (2015-10-18)8.09[6]
1384"Taxed"Jim McKayLeonard DickOctober 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)8.82[7]
1395"Payback"Craig ZiskStephanie SenguptaNovember 1, 2015 (2015-11-01)7.55[8]
1406"Lies"James Whitmore, Jr.Erica Shelton KodishNovember 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)8.27[9]
1417"Driven"David DworetzkyTyler BensingerNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)8.52[10]
1428"Restraint"Matt ShakmanAdam R. PerlmanNovember 22, 2015 (2015-11-22)7.81[11]
1439"Discovery"Rosemary RodriguezJoey Scavuzzo & Aaron SlavickNovember 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)7.94[12]
14410"KSR"Jim McKayCraig TurkDecember 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)8.49[13]
14511"Iowa"Matt ShakmanErica Shelton KodishJanuary 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)7.65[14]
14612"Tracks"Félix AlcaláStephanie SenguptaJanuary 17, 2016 (2016-01-17)8.96[15]
14713"Judged"Rosemary RodriguezTyler BensingerJanuary 31, 2016 (2016-01-31)8.03[16]
14814"Monday"Nelson McCormickLeonard DickFebruary 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)7.96[17]
14915"Targets"David DworetzkyLuke SchelhaasFebruary 21, 2016 (2016-02-21)7.91[18]
15016"Hearing"Félix AlcaláAdam R. PerlmanMarch 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)7.27[19]
15117"Shoot"Frederick E.O. ToyeStephanie SenguptaMarch 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)8.08[20]
15218"Unmanned"James Whitmore, Jr.Tyler BensingerMarch 27, 2016 (2016-03-27)7.51[21]
15319"Landing"Phil Alden RobinsonLuke SchelhaasApril 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)8.55[22]
15420"Party"Rosemary RodriguezLeonard DickApril 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)8.49[23]
15521"Verdict"Michael ZinbergCraig TurkMay 1, 2016 (2016-05-01)9.19[24]
15622"End"Robert KingRobert King & Michelle KingMay 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)10.62[25]

Reception

The seventh season of The Good Wife received positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% certified fresh rating based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Reinvigorated storylines and an even stronger cast keep The Good Wife fresh in its seventh season - and away from the doldrums that overcome many long-running dramas."[26]

However, like the latter part of season six where viewer ratings fell precipitously, the seventh season has received criticism for the "incredibly uneven [plotting], sucking so much of the vitality and urgency out of the show". Variety noted that in Season Seven that "there were notably more of subplots and segues that were, at best, time-fillers and at worst, eyeroll-inducing" and said it "was obvious that it was time for the show to go".[27] TV.com observed that "obituaries for the show were already burying it instead of praising it, pointing to where it all went wrong, or that it wasn't even truly that great to begin with. An episode like "End" solidified a lot of those arguments. Hell, it solidified a lot of my arguments about this season being a grab bag of ideas."[28] Similar to how Kalinda Sharma was sidelined in Season Six which led to her departure,[29] Season Seven main characters like Cary Agos and Diane Lockhart lacked compelling storylines to the point where they almost became irrelevant. With the departure of male lead Josh Charles (who played Will Gardner) in Season Five, the show's "writers really struggled to rebuild that same type of long-term emotional storytelling. His departure left a gap that was never fully filled again".[30]

The finale episode of The Good Wife: "End" had a divided reaction among viewers and critics, with many praising a fitting ending to a complex character[31][32] with others who argued of its ambiguity and absence of a conclusion - particularly with Alicia's love life. The finale drew controversy in its last scene when Diane Lockhart slaps Alicia Florrick after betraying her in court to save Peter from jail. Alicia is then left alone in a hallway before walking away to a future of uncertainty regarding her relationship with Jason, her career and political life. Vanity Fair noting "As Breaking Bad famously tracked the evolution of Walter White "from Mr. Chips to Scarface," The Good Wife followed Alicia as she evolved into Peter. The Kings claim the show was "moving in the direction where there wasn't much difference between who Alicia was and who her husband was." Is Alicia a villain or an anti-hero? It's hard to quite see her that way after all the good she's done for so many seasons. But the inclusion of Will Gardner in the finale momentarily humanizes Alicia while also highlighting the idea that Alicia's transformation into Peter has been a longtime coming." and claiming that "The show's incredible finale belongs to an earlier age of television." Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker said "it was an ending that commanded respect."[33] The show garnered a huge backlash on social media and has been rated one of the lowest episodes of the series on IMDB. In anticipation of a divided audience, Robert and Michelle King penned a letter to the fans explaining their creative decisions.

References

  1. ^ "CBS ANNOUNCES A MULTI-PHASE ROLLOUT FOR FALL 2015-2016 PRIMETIME PREMIERE DATES". CBS. June 9, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Welch, Alex (February 7, 2016). "'The Good Wife' set to end after its current season". Tv by the Numbers.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "About The Good Wife". CBS.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Porter, Rick (October 6, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'Blood & Oil,' 'The Simpsons' adjusted up, 'Madam Secretary' adjusted down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Porter, Rick (October 13, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'The Good Wife' and 'Last Man on Earth' adjusted up, plus final NFL numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Porter, Rick (October 20, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'The Good Wife', 'Madam Secretary' and 'The Simpsons' adjusted up, plus Final NFL Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  7. ^ Porter, Rick (October 27, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'The Simpsons', 'The Good Wife' and 'Last Man on Earth' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  8. ^ Porter, Rick (November 3, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'CSI: Cyber' adjusts down, NFL and World Series rule". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Porter, Rick (November 10, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'Family Guy' and 'Once Upon a Time' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  10. ^ Porter, Rick (November 17, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'Madam Secretary' adjusts up, 'CSI: Cyber' rises vs. last week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  11. ^ Porter, Rick (November 24, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: AMAs and scripted shows steady, plus final NFL numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  12. ^ Porter, Rick (December 2, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'Madam Secretary' and '60 Minutes' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  13. ^ Porter, Rick (December 15, 2015). "Sunday final ratings: 'Blood & Oil' finale adjusts up (not that it matters)". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  14. ^ Porter, Rick (January 12, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: 'Simpsons' still at a season high after adjustment". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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  16. ^ Porter, Rick (February 2, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: 'Grease Live' and others unchanged". TV by the Numbers.
  17. ^ Porter, Rick (February 17, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: 'Bachelor' special and 'Cooper Barrett' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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  22. ^ Porter, Rick (April 19, 2016). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time,' 'The Good Wife' adjust up, 'Little Big Shots' and 'Crowded' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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  25. ^ Porter, Rick (May 10, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: 'Good Wife' finale adjusts up, 'Once Upon a Time' and 'Carmichael Show' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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  27. ^ Ryan, Maureen (May 9, 2016). "'The Good Wife' Finale Review: Alicia Revisits Her Past, Faces Ambiguous Future". Variety.
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  30. ^ Upadhyaya, Kayla Kumari (May 9, 2016). "In its closing arguments, The Good Wife makes a point to disappoint". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  31. ^ Robinson, Joanna. "Why The Good Wife Creators Think That Finale Was a Tragedy". Vanity Fair.
  32. ^ Paskin, Willie. "The Good Wife's Powerful Finale Was Exactly the Ending This Great Series Needed". Slate.
  33. ^ Nussbaum, Emily. "Goodbye to The Good Wife". The New Yorker.
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