The Good Wife Season Finale 4.29.12

Well, Blogger ate my first attempt at this post, so I'm going to try and recreate it. (But I know I'll always think it isn't as good as the "orginal" version.)

The fact that I won't be seeing Alicia, Will, Diane, Kalinda and the rest of the gang until the fall is making me sad (I know, these people are not really my friends and I shouldn't get so attached, but I do. So deal.). But this finale episode gave me a little bit of all the things I love about this show.

Favorite Moment:

Will and Alicia in the elevator. Seriously, these two should bottle their chemistry. It'd probably work better than those "warming gels." We haven't had elevator tension this good since early Grey's Anatomy. I love me some Josh Charles. I 've loved him since he was Knox Overstreets screaming "Chris!!!" in Dead Poet's Society, and that's not changing any time soon. I think we are likely going to see Alicia go back to Peter, at least in some capacity, next season, but I will always be rooting for Will and Alicia to have more "good timing."

Things that made me laugh:

1. Everyone standing so awkwardly together outside the elevator and then Kalina comes in too. The odd silences and sideways glances were a riot.
2. Eli smirking at Alicia when he sees that Peter has been in her office. He's the definition of "impish" in that moment.
3. The little girl riding her toy around the office. Mostly it was funny because it reminded me of the kid from The Shining riding his big wheel through the hotel.
4. Diane. When she rolls her eyes and raises her eyebrow when saying "So. Tomorrow." it is classic. I love this character and I love Christine Baranski in the role. Perfect amount of smart, funny and sexy.
5. The "Dream Team." Okay, so Louis Canning (Michael J Fox) has gotten a little mean. But I love snark and these two have it in spades. Great guest stars and great together. Martha Plimpton is looking good, by the way. Loved all the "poop" discussions.

What's Up With:

1. Jackie? That woman has been a witch (with a B) and I love her for it. So now I can't quite figure out if her "confusion" is an act or for real. I hope it's an act. I don't want to have to feel sympathy for her. One thing I know for sure: She doesn't mean her apology to Alicia.
2. Kalinda? Sister friend is badass. Not that we didn't know that already. I think we've known (or suspected at least, I can't remember what we really KNOW) for a while that she had a husband out there somewhere, but man is he SCARY. But really, I don't think he stands a chance against Kalinda lying in wait for him like that. But why did she need money from Will? There looked to be quite a bit stashed in her wall. And how many guns were in there anyway? I'm glad she decides to face facts and not run away.

So, to Sum Up:

Lockhart Gardner wins a suit, and is awarded more than their "ask" and awarded it by one of the judges Will allegedly bribed. So, Canning and Patti Nyhold (Marthan Plimpton) team up for their clients who are tired of all these class action suits against them. In reality, they just wanted to distract them (which they were, since money is tight and the suit could have bankrupted them) long enough to steal their biggest client, Patrick Edelstein. As Will says, "Whoops." In the process of depostions though, the interview Peter who admits, on the record, that he and Alicia are separated. This could mean bad things for him in the governorship race when it gets out. Alicia found a check in Kalinda's tax file for $21,000. She called the number and a scary man answered, but wouldn't say who he was. He ends up calling Alicia at home and at work, and Kalinda admits that he is her husband and he's dangerous. Kalinda toys with the idea of running away (and she knocks a big hole in her wall and pulls out guns and money while she's packing), but in the end she loads a gun and pulls her chair in front of her door, so when he comes to find her she'll be waiting (it ended with a slow knock on the door). Jackie apologizes to Alicia for outbidding her on the house. Alicia tells her to show her that she means it by putting the house in the kids' names (or else she'll sue Jackie since she took money from the kids' trust for the downpayment). Meanwhile, Peter has moved into the house "temporarily" and it ends with Alicia standing outside, watching the kids and Peter have pizza and trying to decide if she should leave or go back in with them. (I think she's going in, but we'll have to wait and see).

So that's it until the fall. What did you think?

Getting Started

So, I've always watched a decent amount of TV. We didn't have rules in my house as a kid about how many hours we could watch a week or anything like that. But we didn't overdo it back then either. I watched Saturday morning cartoons, Little House on the Prairie after school, and The Cosby Show on Thursday nights. But, because I went to half-day kindergarten, I also remember watching Soap Operas with my mom (Days of Our Lives and Guiding Light specifically), and I continued that into my college years. I used to record them in college (onto good 'ol VHS tapes) and would have stacks to go through.

I was also an extremeley avid reader, but as I've gotten older, I have watched more and more TV and read less (though I do still do it and I still love it). I think it all really began in the days of Dawson's Creek (I was a Dawson supporter until the very end I'm afraid--now I lean in more of a Pacey direction) and Felicity (NOEL! Come on, she should have been with NOEL!!!!!) West Wing--I love a good boys' club kind of feeling--and Gilmore Girls. I've tried to get away from the teenage dramas, and while I've escaped a few (never watched Gossip Girl for instance), I'm addicted to them like crack, but in a much healthier, safer way.

A few years ago, as I was rattling off Friends' episodes from memory and talking about how the guy that was on X last night was the kid from XX 15 years ago, a friend of mine suggested that I start a website with synopses of shows. I just laughed it off. But here we are, years later, and once again the idea was planted at a dinner a few nights ago. So why the heck not, right? I like to watch, I like to write, I figured I'd give it a go.

So, come check in once in a while, see what I have to say about your favorite show last week. As I say in my disclaimer, don't expect daily updates. I'm not E! with a team of people getting paid to do this. I'm a mom with a DVR. And I know how to use it! Feel free to comment on what you'd like to see added here, or if you find grammar and spelling mistakes! But, let's keep it nice and happy, shall we? It's TVLand after all, we don't need no stinkin' real life drama!