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So much to discuss from the second episode of "The Good Wife" Season 2. We thought this episode eclipsed the premiere (which was also good) -- the court case was particularly interesting.Spoiler alert - don't keep reading if you haven't watched the episode yet.
Double Jeopardy
When Cary loses a murder case, he sics his JAG lawyer friend on it and the man is retried in a court martial, which is apparently very different from a civilian courtroom. The judge (who you may have recognized as "Gossip Girl's" headmistress) was no-nonsense to the point of ridiculousness. Not teleconferencing in potential witnesses/suspects from Afghanistan? When a man's life is at stake? That seems a bit extreme to us.
Will's antics to get a continuance were outstanding, as was Alicia's putting Cary on the stand as an impeachment witness. We like that Alicia gained the judge's respect by the trial's end, but -- were the writers trying to make the military look crazy? Yikes.
Back at the ranch ...
The Lou Dobbs storyline was an interesting side plot, but what was more intriguing was Diane having Kalinda look into Will and Derrick's connection. Seeing as how she (thought she) brought Derrick to the firm, it'll be interesting to see what Kalinda found out. Nice cliffhanger, show.
And on the homefront ...
We don't like the reappearance of Becca. That girl spells t-r-o-u-b-l-e, even if she does know Glenn Childs Jr. And when do you suppose Grace's on-camera talk about her dad will come to light? Also, while totally dirty and underhanded, we have to admit that Amber Madison's "song" and music video was kinda funny.
What did you think of "Double Jeopardy"?
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GREAT - No, SUPER Great episode - the very BEST yet so far - Those GOOD WIFE writers rock. Superb acting as well. And that Cary - Traitor... He's worse than a scorned woman- really... Love how he betrays the JAG friend whom he manipulated into the court martial of the case he lost. Devious try on Cary's part - love how Alicia turns it around and nails him. And Will's antics to get a continuance- precious. Not surprised that he noticed how biased the JAG judge was - that soldier would've been better off having the JAG appointed lawyer - who smartly helped Alicia around the military rules & pitfalls. What was surprising, though, was how Will "attacked" the judge, and voiced the prejudice against private sector lawyers. Although, I think that he rubbed that judge the wrong way by being arrogant and showing superiority. That's why that judge liked Alicia better, for SHE/Alicia was subdued yet effective when crucifying Cary on the stand. Really GREAT episode. Good thing I taped it while watching, so I can watch it again and revel in the writers' brilliance. This show should've won an Emmy - hope it gets really awesome down the line and win an Emmy for this season. So far, it's even better than last season, which in itself was great to begin with.
Just terrific. "The Good Wife" and "Mad Men" are the 2 best things on tv.