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Oct 20, 2010
100
Like "Mad Men," Wife has an obsessive attention to detail; it's a hurricane of detail, in the visual touches, legal patter and the actors' unspoken flourishes. Nothing seems extraneous or out of place. Also like "Men," this show cares as much about silence as words, or that which isn't said (also a form of eloquence).
Oct 20, 2010
100
As season two begins, creators/executive producers Robert and Michelle King show no signs of standing pat. They're allowing the series and its characters to evolve while reminding viewers of the show's original premise.
Oct 20, 2010
100
It's getting difficult to keep coming up with superlatives for this sophomore-season drama, especially with a thrilling and tantalizing episode like tonight's.
Sep 17, 2014
100
The best drama on broadcast TV hasn’t missed a beat since its universally praised fifth season.
Sep 18, 2014
100
The Good Wife, a delectable, invigorating series of unprecedented depth and cynicism, is the best drama on TV.
Sep 17, 2014
91
Good, crackling start that--as the old saying goes--changes everything and may even point to the end.
Oct 20, 2010
90
It raises its emotional game almost instantly, as Alicia (the enigmatic and compellingly subtle Julianna Margulies) makes a fateful choice between her disgraced husband Peter (Chris Noth) and amorous boss Will (Josh Charles), though the decision is clouded by another character's manipulative deceit.
Oct 20, 2010
90
In its first couple of Season 2 episodes, The Good Wife stirs up a delectable stew of political, legal, romantic and interpersonal complications. It manages to be both escapist and intelligent, and that is an unbeatable combination.
