‘The Good Wife’ season 7, episode 2 preview: What’s next for Julianna Margulies, cast?
Sunday night was the season 7 premiere of “The Good Wife,” and for Alicia Florrick, this story marked an opportunity for her to be able to move forward with the next phase of her legal career. She wants to be able to be a good attorney and person, but does continue to struggle with so many different weights. There is the burden of a given case, and then also one that comes from being married to Peter, an ambitious man who causes her more often than not to live a ruse.
The next new episode airing on October 11 is entitled “Innocents,” and based on the official synopsis below, one of the most interesting elements of this story is going to be seeing if she can find some sort of solace in newcomer Jason Crouse:
“Alicia argues a complex museum vandalism case that involves photographs a mother took of her son, and considers enlisting the help of investigator Jason Crouse (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Also, Cary must deal with partner Howard Lyman’s inappropriate conduct towards the younger associates at the offices of Lockhart, Agos & Lee.”
It feels like much has been said already about Crouse as a possible love interest for Alicia, and we’d like to personally see things go that way in the event that the chemistry is there. There are two things that we feel Julianna Margulies’ character needs to have by the end of the series: Unbridled success, and some sort of genuine love. Hopefully this is the beginning of things going her way.
What was your take on the premiere of “The Good Wife,” and are you more excited than ever to see what is coming up next? Let us know right away in the comments.
Ginger Fires
October 5, 2015 @ 2:57 am
Season 7, episode 1 started off promising, very. To a certain extent it almost feels like a new show, which is good and bad. What feels new is the show appears to be shot slightly differently. Perhaps because it appears as if many of the scenes were shot on actual locations than a studio – where the lighting can be controlled more and a visual style can be a bit more grounded. This gives the show a subtle psychological shift from something that was once familiar to something new… Trying to decide if I like it. It’s a little frustrating to watch the oh so familiar cast become relegated to one note nemesises. Diane (Christine Baranski) was chiseled down to bland line reading and a cut side eye. Cary Argos just looks uncomfortable without someone to play off of. It’s nice to see Eli will be getting more scenery to chomp on but I don’t know if I’ll care to see his character’s arc, unless perhaps the show can re-enlist Parker Posey as his ex-wife. Rather than cultivate deeper story lines with the long time supporting cast the show feels like it’s turned on us. Finally, letting go of Kalinda Sharma (Archie Panjabi) may have been a nail in the coffin. Kalinda was definitely the precursor to an Analise Keating, a brazen woman who takes no prisoners. Kalinda was the spicy glue that seemed to connect so much of the show with divine chutzpah. The show wants to commit itself to Alicia Florrick but seems to forget what branded the show for so many of us was the stellar ensemble acting. It’s like watching Batman without the criminals… What fun is watching our hero if the real meat and muscle are being sidelined for new storylines? I want the series to end with the ones we loved, not new faces who came to the party just for the free gifts.