The Good Wife

Life Is Overrated, And You'll Miss It

By Jacob Clifton | Aired on 03.23.2014

Dramatics, Your Honor - Jeffrey "Silas Botwin" Grant returns, much the worse for wear; Alicia runs circles around Nelson Dubeck.

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5-15 Recaplet	Life Is Overrated, And You'll Miss It Dramatics, Your Honor - Jeffrey "Silas Botwin" Grant returns, much the worse for wear; Alicia runs circles around Nelson Dubeck.	03.23.2014	A+	Jacob Clifton
Ep.	Title	Air/Pub'l	Grade	Author
5-14 Recap	Don't Talk Too Loud A Few Words - Alicia remembers joining LG while giving a keynote at the Bar Association, Elsbeth forms allegiances and Will gets the horns.	03.16.2014 03.23.2014	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-13 Recap	One Hand Clapping Parallel Construction, Bitches! - Everybody uses the NSA wiretaps against everybody else; a hobgoblin threatens everybody; everybody thinks everybody is lying; Marilyn is great.	03.09.2014 03.13.2014	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-12 Recap	What Was in the Box We, The Juries - Florrick, Agos, Lockhart and Gardner split up a case from the old days, while mistakes of Eli's recent past return to blow up everybody's future.	01.12.2014 01.21.2014	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-11 Recap	The Privilege of Irony Goliath & David - My anaconda don't want none unless you've procured a derivative copyright, son.	01.05.2014 01.12.2014	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-10 Recap	When You're Weak The Decision Tree - Alicia's too busy with a holiday officewarming to worry about Will Gardner coming apart at the seams.	12.01.2013 12.10.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-9 Recap	Call Me Mr. Feet Whack-A-Mole - F/A and LG face off on their first real case, which could affect the final disposition of ChumHum's millions; Reddit misidentifies the Boston Bomber (basically); Jackie takes down a Supreme Court candidate, with extreme prejudice.	11.24.2013 11.26.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-8 Recap	An Airbag Saved My Life The Next Month - Robyn Burdine powers up, Florrick/Agos moves in, and Marilyn Chambers stupidly involves herself in the Ugly Betty situation.	11.17.2013 11.22.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-7 Recap	Zach & Gracie Make A Porno The Next Week - Will fails at being Alicia, who may be liable for about $6 million in old malpractice, but at least that one awful fourth-year is no longer a problem	11.10.2013 11.12.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-6 Recap	My Bloody Valentine The Next Day - Alicia must contend with Diane's hurt feelings, Will's sex rages, Grace's nonsense, and a constantly barfing Marilyn "Mitch" Garbanza.	11.03.2013 11.05.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-5 Recap	Since The Night Matthew Ashbaugh Died Hitting The Fan - Florrick/Agos finally pulls away from the mothership, leaving most people gasping for air and Peter's tumescent ego creeping out once again.	10.27.2013 11.03.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-4 Recap	As Cool As I Am Outside The Bubble - Diane gets her happy ending; Lockhart/Gardner emphatically does not.	10.20.2013 10.25.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-3 Recap	Already Gone A Precious Commodity - Alicia's inability to separate her marriage from her work life from this week's case forces a sudden moment of clarity; Diane and Will go to war.	10.13.2013 10.18.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-2 Recap	If Our World is Their Heaven The Bit Bucket - Alicia and Cary manage to pull the NSA over on top of themselves, and the entire show, like it's a bookshelf and they are drunk.	10.06.2013 10.11.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
5-1 Recap	What We Need Right Now Everything Is Ending - Peter's first week as Governor is every bit as eventful as the first week of Alicia's last weeks at L/G; David Lee and a robot lawyer also star.	09.29.2013 10.04.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-22 Recap	Clean What's In The Box? - The new firm is go, with a surprising starter staff; the campaign ends in a not-so-Pyrrhic way; Jackie remains committed to her lifestyle choices.	04.28.2013 05.01.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-21 Recap	Giving Is Taking A More Perfect Union - The admins at L/G stage a revolution, and Alicia learns some very ugly truths; Peter's campaign enters the home stretch; Kalinda gets serious.	04.21.2013 04.26.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-20 Recap	Look Me In The Eye & Tell Me Rape: A Modern Perspective - Diane, Cary and Alicia all find themselves suddenly on the opposite side of the divide.	04.14.2013 04.21.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-19 Recap	Whistle & I Will Hear The Wheels Of Justice - Robyn stretches her muscles; Cary gets a cramp; Colin Sweeney is gross and Diane's life shatters in radical new directions.	03.31.2013 04.03.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-18 Recap	Half A Love Story Death Of A Client - John Noble gets murdered/is adorable; S4 Alicia and St. Alicia call a temporary cease-fire.	03.24.2013 03.29.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-17 Recap	Fake Palindromes Invitation To an Inquest - Eli drops a dime on Jordan, Will and Alicia try to be friends, Kalinda impresses Robyn some more, and Cary's awful father's shenanigans actually end up helping him get Diane's attention.	03.17.2013 03.18.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-16 Recap	How Are You A Person? Runnin' With The Devil - Kalinda gets a sidekick, good, and Alicia gets a sidekick, very bad, while Will and Diane -- for the first time on network television -- have a totally grownup fight, discuss it rationally, come to a compromise and put it behind them. You won't believe your eyes!	03.10.2013 03.15.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-15 Recap	The Peter Principle Going For The Gold - Alicia deals with her new work situation, Laura Hellinger falls back into Will's life, and Jordan loses the battle for Peter's campaign... And his heart.	03.03.2013 03.08.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-14 Recap	My Brain On Thief Red Team/Blue Team - A mock trial becomes a bloodthirsty metaphor for firm business; Eli Gold goes undercover in particularly Eli Gold fashion.	02.17.2013 02.26.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-13 Recap	The Goldilocks Zone The Seven Day Rule - Neil Gross's prenup, religious pandering, and a sudden deluge of job offers sends Alicia right over the edge.	01.27.2013 01.28.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-12 Recap	Je Ne Regrette Rien Je Ne Sais What? - Alicia invents the booty call, while Diane and Will go to bat for an even more flustered than usual Elsbeth Tascioni.	01.13.2013 01.22.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-11 Recap	West Nile Is Not Just A Virus In Egypt Boom De Ya Da - While Canning's got Alicia stuck in a deposition that never happens, Hayden finally declares war on the partners.	01.06.2013 01.09.2013	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-10 Recap	M/F/K Battle Of The Proxies - The Florrick campaign hits a huge snag, Jackie has a secret, and Nick leaves town probably forever.	12.02.2012 12.07.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-9 Recap	Continental Breakfast Is Not Real Breakfast A Defense Of Marriage - In a rare misstep, the show threatens -- and fails -- to figure this whole gay marriage deal out for us.	11.25.2012 12.02.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-8 Recap	The Other Grace Here Comes The Judge - Cary is attacked; Grace is in love; Zach's on the campaign and Alicia and Kalinda are finally talking. Big week, altogether.	11.18.2012 11.19.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-7 Recap	Safe Harbor Anatomy Of A Joke - Christina Ricci wanders into an unlikely role as an edgy standup, the appearance of Cary's awful father explains many things, and the Nathan Lane situation continues to deteriorate.	11.11.2012 11.14.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-6 Recap	The Captain & I The Art Of War - Alicia's called once again into the topsy-turvy world of military justice; Hayden has a grumpy old day.	11.04.2012 11.08.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-5 Recap	Bleeding For Monsters Waiting For The Knock - Alicia babysits Lemond Bishop while Kalinda cleans up several messes of her own; Maddie Hayward begins to have a personality.	10.28.2012 11.02.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-4 Recap	Retreat To Advance Don't Haze Me, Bro - Jackie hits the campaign trail face-first; Cary meets his surprising new love interest.	10.21.2012 10.28.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-3 Recap	Can Everybody See That I'm On Fire? Two Girls, One Code - A wild goose chase for a red herring leads Alicia to reconsider her stance on a few things, such as her entire marriage and like, life.	10.14.2012 10.19.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-2 Recap	Ladies & The Tiger …And the Law Won - Kalinda tries to focus on work despite all manner of frosty distractions, while Alicia makes a strange new acquaintance.	10.07.2012 10.11.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
4-1 Recap	The Forfeiture Corridor I Fought The Law… - Zach and Alicia take on a neighboring county's State's Attorney, until Peter steps in; Kalinda's finally revealed husband is ... a lot to deal with.	09.30.2012 10.07.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-22 Recap	Goodbye Kalinda Sharma The Dream Team - History comes calling for everyone eventually, from Kalinda and Alicia to the very foundations of Lockhart/Gardner itself.	04.29.2012 04.30.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-21 Recap	The People Who Judge The Penalty Box - Cary finally comes home -- and then, so does Alicia.	04.22.2012 04.23.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-20 Recap	The Alford Doctrine Pants On Fire - Alicia makes a decision that is either surprising or inescapable; Eli makes a choice between evils.	04.15.2012 04.22.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-19 Recap	See Me Bare My Teeth For You Blue Ribbon Panel - Alicia declares war on everybody at the same time, and it's amazing.	03.25.2012 03.30.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-18 Recap	Nice Between Women Gloves Come Off - Diane weathers a man deluge while Alicia thinks about her options, both professional and personal.	03.18.2012 03.25.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-17 Recap	As Cool As I Am Long Way Home - Complications in the ongoing trainwreck that is Colin Sweeney -- and her relationship with Caitlin -- cause Alicia to reevaluate a lot of her stuff. Oh, and another storyline about blowjobs.	03.11.2012 03.18.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-16 Recap	Sisters And Bothers After The Fall - Less than a week into Will's sabbatical, everything goes bonkers at both the SA and the former L/G.	03.04.2012 03.11.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-15 Recap	Here I Go Again Live From Damascus - Will takes a hiatus after Wendy's latest attack; drama in the SA's office; more Faceboogle tech firm fisticuffs.	02.19.2012 02.27.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-14 Recap	Will v. Grace Another Ham Sandwich - The show tops itself, putting an end to the grand jury investigation and several other rivalries and starting up a whole new fight with Amy Sedaris.	01.30.2012 01.30.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-13 Recap	Looking For Mr. Bitcoin Bitcoin For Dummies - Kalinda's loyalties are tested as the State's Attorney finally makes their move.	01.15.2012 01.23.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-12 Recap	Cary, Get Out Your Cane Alienation Of Affection - A paperwork mixup leads Alicia into the kind of ethical murkiness that only Alicia could manage to get out of a paperwork mixup; Will's indictment.	01.08.2012 01.10.2012	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-11 Weecap	More Than A Woman What Went Wrong - Wendy pulls some stunning moves, and Kalinda goes to jail.	12.11.2011 12.12.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-10 Recap	The God Of Small Things Parenting Made Easy - An emergency shuffles several key relationships, while Caitlin's first arbitration pits Alicia against Martha and Michael J. Fox.	12.04.2011 12.06.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-9 Recap	I Am Not The Cheese Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - Eli loses Cheese, Diane lays down the law, and Alicia gets a lesson in applied feminism.	11.20.2011 11.28.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-8 Recap	Nothing Is Very Clean Death Row Tip - A Death Row inmate, sex with Santa Claus, and post-traumatic hookups.	11.13.2011 11.18.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-7 Recap	Look At All This Paper! Executive Order 13224 - Alicia takes on Bob Balaban single-handed while Will has hilarious showdowns with both Peter and Cary. Also: Dana's fate revealed!	11.06.2011 11.13.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-6 Recap	Emotion To Suppress Affairs of State - Cary gets a promotion, Caitlin works her first case, and Will continues trying way too hard.	10.30.2011 11.04.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-5 Recap	True South Marthas & Caitlins - Colin Sweeney returns, risking life and limb for Celeste's last class-action suit; the scintillating tutoring storyline continues; Kalinda gets a shock.	10.23.2011 10.26.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-4 Recap	Feeding The Rat Feeding The Rat - As Will's being tempted by Celeste's total insanity, Eli and Kalinda discuss the future and Diane has some violently strong, yet completely contradictory feelings about some fiscal matters.	10.16.2011 10.23.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-3 Recap	Arguments with Gravity Get A Room - Eli and Diane have a pissing contest over cheese, while Will and Alicia spend the weekend with a fierce new opponent.	10.09.2011 10.12.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-2 Recap	Cold Equations The Death Zone - Diane rethinks Alicia's career after some Peter sabotage; Eli and Kalinda have a meeting of the minds.	10.02.2011 10.06.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
3-1 Recap	Find The Lady The New Day - We line up the chess pieces for this season's game of Florrick v. Florrick, and a needlessly complex case shows all the pieces in action.	09.25.2011 10.02.2011	A+	Jacob Clifton
Mondo Extra	Good Timing The Good Wife: The Story So Far - A quick run through the major themes and characters of the show's first two seasons.	01.16.2021 09.23.2011	N/A	Jacob Clifton