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Season 03
Episode 22
The Dream Team

The Good Wife Recap: Kalinda’s Got a Gun

We're bothered that almost all of this season felt like an aimless run-up to what will essentially be a reboot.

Season 03
Season 02

S.03
Ep.21
'The Penalty Box'

The Good Wife Recap: Kalinda Shows Some Fear

Stop talking about quitting the show. No matter how convoluted the story lines get, the actors are just too freaking good to give up on.

S.03
Ep.20
'Pants on Fire'

The Good Wife Recap: Lies Make the World Go Round

Matthew Perry's character is a real bastard, isn't he?

S.03
Ep.19
'Blue Ribbon Panel'

The Good Wife Recap: Suburgatory

Alicia still wants her old house back.

S.03
Ep.18
'Gloves Come Off'

The Good Wife Recap: Wine-Fueled Booty Calls

No one's immune to 'em. Not even Diane.

S.03
Ep.17
'Long Way Home'

The Good Wife Recap: The Law Is a Strange, Sex-Addled Thing

A beautifully complicated episode.

S.03
Ep.16
'After the Fall'

The Good Wife Recap: Suicide, Blondes

Welcome to Will’s enforced vision quest. It lasts a week. It is profound.

S.03
Ep.15
'Live From Damascus'

The Good Wife Recap: False Positive

Adios, Mr. Gardner.

S.03
Ep.13
'Bitcoin for Dummies'

The Good Wife Recap: Mixed Metaphors

Who do you trust?

S.03
Ep.12
'Alienation of Affection'

The Good Wife Recap: Clause 63

All hail Christine Baranski.

S.03
Ep.13
'What Went Wrong'

The Good Wife Recap: That’s What Friends Are For

“I am the State’s Attorney. You don’t say no to me."

S.03
Ep.10
'Parenting Made Easy'

The Good Wife Recap: The End of the Affair

And Kalinda to the rescue.

S.03
Ep.09
'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'

The Good Wife Recap: Natural Enemy, Vegetables

"Even if it weren't wrong, it's not smart."

S.03
Ep.08
'Here Comes Santa'

The Good Wife Recap: Magic Sex Dust

Kalinda sprinkles it on everyone.

S.03
Ep.07
'Executive Order 13224 '

The Good Wife Recap: Ringtone of Doom

And terrorism.

S.03
Ep.06
'Episode 06'

The Good Wife Recap: Cary Rising

And someone bangs a good Bin Laden. Really.

S.03
Ep.05
'Episode 05'

The Good Wife Recap: Classic C-Student

"You and I should get drinks, trade whore stories."

S.03
Ep.04
'Feeding the Rat'

The Good Wife Recap: Inside Baseball

Half of the core cast is no longer interacting with the other half of the core cast.

S.03
Ep.03
'Episode 03'

The Good Wife Recap: Say Cheese

And then vomit.

S.03
Ep.02
'Episode 02'

The Good Wife Recap: Current Affairs

"How have I never met you before?"

S.03
Ep.01
'Episode 01'

The Good Wife Recap: Good Girl Gone Bad

Sexy times in the season-three premiere.

S.02
Ep.23
'Closing Arguments'

The Good Wife Recap: Red Light, Red Light, Green Light Go

Will and Alicia finally get it on.

S.02
Ep.22
'Episode 22'

The Good Wife Recap: The Breakup

Alica and Kalinda, dunzo.

S.02
Ep.21
'Episode 21'

The Good Wife Recap: Hell Hath No Fury

"Say something to make me love you again."

S.02
Ep.20
'Episode 20'

The Good Wife Recap: Crying Game

The secret is out.

S.02
Ep.19
'Episode 19'

The Good Wife Recap: Six Feet Under

Florrick has bimbo issues.

S.02
Ep.18
'Episode 18'

The Good Wife Recap: Storm Clouds on the Horizon

The show takes a step back from last week's revelations.

S.02
Ep.17
'Episode 17'

The Good Wife Recap: A Knife in the Back

Kalinda's big secret gets revealed, and it's a doozy.

S.02
Ep.16
'Great Firewall'

The Good Wife Recap: Victory Dance

Team Cary and Kalinda all the way!

S.02
Ep.15
'Episode 15'

The Good Wife Recap: Guns Blazing

“What is this attraction with guns it’s so base."

S.02
Ep.14
'Episode 14'

The Good Wife Recap: Road Trip

"Will, I need a moment of your time."

S.02
Ep.13
'Real Deal'

The Good Wife Recap: Blood in the Water

"You seem like a nice woman from the outside and then I get a glimpse of the darkness within."

S.02
Ep.12
'Silly Season'

The Good Wife Recap: Abort!

"Whenever I see that bitch I know we're in trouble."

S.02
Ep.11
'Episode 11'

The Good Wife Recap: Micro-Expressions

"I want to make things different so you don't leave."

S.02
Ep.10
'Breaking Up'

The Good Wife Recap: Pharmacide

"You mean before or after I fellated my first guy?"

S.02
Ep.09
'Nine Hours'

The Good Wife Recap: Witness to a Near-Execution

If you didn't cry as the firm rushed to free a convict from death row, you may not be human.

S.02
Ep.08
'On Tap'

The Good Wife Recap: The Wire

"I'm sorry. Was that in your opinion?"

S.02
Ep.07
'Bad Girls'

The Good Wife Recap: Teenage Wildlife

"Went pantiless in court just to rebel."

S.02
Ep.06
'Poisoned Pill'

The Good Wife Recap: Drug Money

"A lie always beats the truth."

S.02
Ep.05
'VIP Treatment'

The Good Wife Recap: SVU

"I thought the goal was to die with the most money."

S.02
Ep.04
'Cleaning House'

The Good Wife Recap: Ham-Fisted

"You shooting deer, or compensating for something?"

S.02
Ep.03
'Breaking Fast'

The Good Wife Recap: Sniped

"As you well know, I don’t have a life."

S.02
Ep.02
'Double Jeopardy'

The Good Wife Recap: Status Updates

"The stiffer the better."

S.02
Ep.01
'Taking Control'

The Good Wife Recap: I Just Called to Say ...

Who says, "I love you" on a voice mail, anyway?

Schedule

Sundays, 9 p.m.
CBS

Cast

Julianna Margulies:
‘Alicia Florrick’
Matt Czuchry:
‘Cary Agos’
Archie Panjabi:
‘Kalinda Sharma’
Josh Charles:
‘Will Gardner’
Christine Baranski:
‘Diane Lockhart’
Alan Cumming:
‘Eli Gold’

Creator

Michelle King and Robert King

Producers

Ron Binkowski, Michelle King, Robert King, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, and David W. Zucker

Debut

September 22, 2009

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The Good Wife’s Cary Glad to Be Back at the Firm

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5/10/12 at 10:00 AM

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4/27/12 at 6:00 PM

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"There’s a really nice scene between Alicia and Will towards the end of the episode that was one of my favorites to shoot, and you’ll see what I mean when you watch it."

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Classic side-eye, Archie Panjabi.

3/16/12 at 10:30 AM

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Eli wants to know. And ... so do we.

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