The Good Wife
Of the shows that we said farewell to 2016, was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed shows – The Good Wife. It follows Alicia Florrick, the wife of disgraced former State’s Attorney, Peter Florrick after he was jailed for corruption and prostitution when Alicia has to go back to work as a lawyer to support her family. The seven seasons that we followed Alicia and co. we saw numerous cases, fell in love with the many men and women who entertained and challenged what we knew, we rooted for the characters, and we seethed in hate at others. Much like Alicia, we went through of a whirlwind of a time especially in poignant scenes like the death of Will Gardner (still one of the saddest moments), the exit of Cary and Alicia from Lockhart Gardner, and the slap heard around the world. Never before has a drama series kept me this invested and enthralled from such a long period of time, and I will forever be grateful to Michelle and Robert King for telling this story, for creating such strong, complex female characters and for turning a role (a disgraced wife sticking with her corrupt politician husband) from that of a victim to one of a victor. The spinoff, The Good Fight, with Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo reprising their roles of Diane Lockhart and Lucca Quinn will air on February 19, 2017 on CBS. – Caryn Welby-Solomon
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