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Summary"The Good Wife" is a female-driven drama about a politician's wife who pursues her own career as a defense attorney after her husband is sent to jail on charges of political corruption. Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) will not only have to deal with her career but also with keeping her family together by providing a stable home for her two c... Read More

Created By:Michelle King, Robert King

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Season 2

7 Seasons

Season Premiere:

Sep 28, 2010

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Episode 1 • Sep 28, 2010 • 42 m

Taking Control

While Alicia rejects Will's advance and stays with Peter, a judge appoints her as counsel for a man accused of killing his business partner. Meanwhile, Lockhart and Gardner find a new, young and ambitious name partner.

Episode 2 • Oct 5, 2010 • 42 m

Double Jeopardy

While a viral video damages Peter's campaign, Cary exploits a legal loophole and force Alicia and Will to defend a murder suspect in military court, and Will and Diane weigh the pros and cons of taking on Lou Dobbs as a client.

Episode 3 • Oct 12, 2010 • 42 m

Breaking Fast

The firm takes on a case involving a son whose father died as a result of a sniper trial in which he was acquitted. Meanwhile, Alicia's gay brother comes to town and makes trouble for Peter's campaign.

Episode 4 • Oct 19, 2010 • 42 m

Cleaning House

While Alicia defends a security company being sued after a fatal rave stampede, she is accused of leaking her deposition of Glenn Childs to help Peter's campaign. But could it really be the work of an unnamed third candidate?

Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2010 • 42 m

VIP Treatment

Alicia and the partners debate whether to take the case of a massage therapist who accuses a Nobel Peace Prize winner of sexual assault. Meanwhile, Peter and Eli try to figure out what Wendy's candidacy means for their campaign. decision.

Episode 6 • Nov 9, 2010 • 42 m

Poisoned Pill

The firm takes on a test case which could lead to a class-action suit against a pharmaceutical company, a dirty trick against Wendy Scott-Carr backfires for Florrick and Childs' campaigns, and Blake and Kalinda step up their rivalry.

Episode 7 • Nov 16, 2010 • 42 m

Bad Girls

Alicia defends a former teen star against charges of attempted murder. Wendy Scott-Carr launches an all-out assault against Peter's vulnerable campaign, while Peter considers a sweetheart deal to drop out of the race.

Episode 8 • Nov 23, 2010 • 44 m

On Tap

Alicia discovers new information about Eli Gold and Will's feelings while listening to wiretap recordings for a case about a corrupt alderman, and Zach hurts his dad's campaign by producing a viral video.

Episode 9 • Dec 14, 2010 • 42 m

Nine Hours

While Peter prepares for his debate, Alicia and the rest of the firm work overtime amending a last-minute appeal for a death row inmate after Alicia receives a cryptic call from an appeals court clerk.

Episode 10 • Jan 11, 2011 • 42 m

Breaking Up

The firm tries to get a client's son to turn on his girlfriend when they both face murder charges, Alicia's brother comes for a surprise visit, and Will finds out that Diane is planning to break away from the firm.

Episode 11 • Jan 18, 2011 • 42 m

Two Courts

A basketball grudge between Will and a judge could cost Will's client a shot at a fair trial, a new consultant threatens Eli Gold's control over Peter's campaign, and the power plays within the firm become complex and nasty.

Episode 12 • Feb 1, 2011 • 43 m

Silly Season

As Cary and Alicia go head to head again in a prison murder case, Cary uncovers an unlikely connection between the accused and one of Bond's clients. Meanwhile, a dirty campaign trick could backfire on Peter's campaign.

Episode 13 • Feb 8, 2011 • 43 m

Real Deal

While battling an old rival to gain control of a class-action lawsuit, Alicia, Will and Diane discover that a traitor is in their midst. Meanwhile, the Florrick campaign tries to find a way to win the youth vote.

Episode 14 • Feb 15, 2011 • 43 m

Net Worth

Will and Diane take on a movie studio and screenwriter accused of defamation against a famous computer programmer. Meanwhile, Alicia contemplates her relationship with Will on a cross-country trip, and Blake and Kalinda come to blows.

Episode 15 • Feb 22, 2011 • 43 m

Silver Bullet

Episode 16 • Mar 1, 2011 • 43 m

Great Firewall

As the vote to determine the fate of the firm arrives, Lockhart, Gardner, and Bond make final maneuvers. Meanwhile, the firm takes a case involving the Internet and human rights, and Peter's campaign tries to take out Glenn Childs.

Episode 17 • Mar 22, 2011 • 43 m

Ham Sandwich

Alicia helps Bishop with his divorce and custody settlement, and helps Kalinda after she is subpoenaed to appear in front of a grand jury. Meanwhile, Eli changes Peter's campaign strategy to appeal to white, middle-class voters.

Episode 18 • Mar 29, 2011 • 43 m

Killer Song

The firm takes a case involving a killer who allegedly wrote a song about his crime, Eli tries to help the family of Wendy Scott-Carr's illegal nanny, and Peter takes steps to keep his and Kalinda's secret from going public.

Episode 19 • Apr 5, 2011 • 42 m

Wrongful Termination

Episode 20 • Apr 12, 2011 • 42 m

Foreign Affairs

On the eve of the election, Eli tries to persuade Alicia to conduct an interview on behalf of her husband. Meanwhile, Will is forced to work on an oil case with Frank Michael Thomas (Fred Dalton Thompson) and the Venezuelan government.

Episode 21 • May 3, 2011 • 57 m

In Sickness

After Peter wins the election, Alicia kicks Peter out of the house because of his affair with Kalinda. Meanwhile, opposing counsel in an organ transplant case suddenly asks Will to represent her when her firm fires her.

Episode 22 • May 10, 2011 • 42 m

Getting Off

Episode 23 • May 17, 2011 • 42 m

Closing Arguments

Lockhart Gardner is in a race against time after new evidence in a murder trial is discovered during jury deliberations, Eli Gold offers his consulting services to the firm, and Alicia and Will reevaluate their working relationship.

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Oct 20, 2010

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.

Oct 20, 2010

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.

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Universal Acclaim

Based on 156 User Ratings

8.6

90% Positive
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4% Mixed
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6% Negative
9 Ratings

Jun 14, 2015

Over the course of 6 seasons, with its unique blend of serial and procedural storytelling, /The Good Wife/ expands the clichéd “good wife,” or melodrama’s martyred “coping woman,” with a contradictory and mercurial characterization of a woman whose liberation and corruption are increasingly intertwined.

Nov 1, 2014

Can "The Good Wife" go on forever? It is as smart, dark, and emotive as cable. "The Good Wife" is a storm of fantastic acting and writing and wittiness. It can't not impress me.

Oct 20, 2010

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

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

Tuesday night by plunging its characters deeper into a web of crisscrossing dramas that suggest the law and politics ultimately come down to soap operas. Whether it's true or not, The Good Wife makes the theory entertaining to explore.

Oct 26, 2010

Verdict: guilty--of being a guilty pleasure.

Oct 21, 2010

While it will no doubt settle back into its normal pattern, the first two episodes have been a bit busy--and a little light on the courtroom drama side of things.

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Jul 8, 2014

The appearances of Michael J. Fox, along with the cunning Patty Nyholm (Martha Plimpton) really help the show to upgrade itself. Julianna Margulies and Christine Baranski are definitely among my favorite female TV characters. However, I gotta admit that Archie Panjabi is the real scene-stealer throughout the show.

Feb 21, 2012

I love this season so much! The first few episodes are amazing and it just gets better from there, almost without fail. Best Episodes: Cleaning House, Silly Season, Ham Sandwich, and In Sickness.

Feb 21, 2012

Season 2 of the Good Wife is a hugely unwieldy beast that starts and ends well. The middle is more hit-and-miss, but the huge pay-off in episodes 16-17 and 20-23 more than makes up for it. Despite the hype you may have heard, this show is still vastly underrated.

Dec 8, 2010

The Good Wife is one of those shows that's well-written, but talks frequently about politics, and my guess is that if you dislike Fox News you'll also dislike this show. The political subtext of almost every episode is either disturbing or simply absurd -- for example, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who works with African women ends up guilty of sexual misconduct. This is consistently how the writers choose to raise the stakes, and after a while, you have to ask why.

Feb 24, 2016

I never actually volunteered to comment so my rating(which was zero according to Metacritic) is completely undeserved, especially because I am a huge fan of the show. While no one can argue with the quality of such programs as Law&Order, The Practice, Murder One, et al, few shows are able to capture the various issues Alicia has deal with in addition to the standard legal gymnastics as well as this show(I.e. infidelity, politics, familial strife, etc.). On top of everything, the show has a tantalizing sexiness that I personally have never experienced in a show of this type or caliber. Alors, bravo.

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