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I must confess, when I found out that The Good Wife was going to have a spinoff, I was extremely excited. I was a HUGE fan of The Good Wife and watching the first two episodes of The Good Fight gave me goose bumps. I realized how much I missed seeing Alicia, Will, Kalinda, Cary and Eli (especially Eli). I'm thinking of binge watching the entire series again, but I'd probably skip Will's death which drained me emotionally. Okay, let's get back to The Good Fight!
Of course I was elated to see Diane again, who still never disappoints with her wardrobe. She is forced out of her firm which had changed from Lockhart Gardner to Lockhart, Decker, Gussman, Lee, Lyman, Gilbert-Lurie, Kagan, Tannebaum, & Associates; after she loses her life savings in a financial scam. Diane's Goddaughter Maia Rindell, whose father was accused and arrested for the scam moves with Diane to Reddick, Boseman and Kolstad. Lucca Quinn is also a lawyer at this firm. Diane who was at the top of her career, is left to work at a firm as a partner and she can't even put together her capital contribution. She is abandoned by all her friends and can't get a job because they consider her poison to their businesses. Maia's story feels exactly like Alicia Florrick's at the beginning of The Good Wife. Her life is turned upside down after a major scandal, and she keeps getting scrutinized by a lot of people, especially the press.
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The Good fight takes place a year after The Good Wife's finale, Alicia's name is mentioned a few times and we see a picture of Will and Diane when she packs to leave Lockhart, Decker, Gussman, Lee, Lyman, Gilbert-Lurie, Kagan, Tannebaum, & Associates. Although it stands on its own, I can't help but be reminded of The Good Wife and everything that came with it. The Good Fight is quite different from its predecessor, there are few scenes where a character swears which is something that never happened on The Good Wife. This new show is not as simple as The Good Wife and it doesn't live in that shadow. The old and new characters stand on their own and they all have different stories which are not always peculiar to the law and the firms they work for.
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We never really knew anything about Lucca's personal life in The Good Wife, she was mostly part of anything that had to do with Alicia. It's good to see her on her own and I hope we get to see more of her life here. In "Inauguration", the episode begins with Diane watching TV in dismay as Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. The show is definitely current and invested in real politics. In "First Week", Maia and Lucca go to court on a Pro Bono case concerning a man accused of stealing seventy thousand dollars worth of tennis shoes. Frank's employer used the Friedman method to get him to confess. Frank says he didn't steal tennis shoes but a previous issue at his former work place causes Lucca and Maia to lose the case. Maia tries to use the Friedman method on her mom to figure out if she was lying about not being involved in the Ponzi scheme, but fails.
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In one scene, Maia explains to Diane how she isn't sure if her client, Frank was actually innocent and Diane says "People I thought with all my heart were guilty turned out to be innocent, and people I thought were saints, they um, they weren’t". This immediately reminded me of Alicia and Diane's issues in The Good Wife's finale, she was probably referring to Alicia (Saint Alicia).
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Marissa Gold (Sarah Steele) returns as a character who is always very resourceful in getting what she needs and she proves this by helping Lucca and Maia with their case. Making an exciting return is Judge Charles Abernathy, who will forever be my favorite Judge. He doesn't waste any time switching things up in court by wearing sun glasses and getting up to walk to the board. Most of his scenes are always hilarious and I hope we see more of him. If you loved The Good Wife, then you're definitely going to love this one. If you didn't see The Good Wife. see this one anyway. Its a very compelling Political Drama with amazing characters who bring something peculiar to the table. It has just been two episodes and I already love everything about this show. I can't thank Robert and Michelle King enough for this blessing to TV.
Randoms
• We get to see Howard again! Yayyy! *inserts dancing emoji*
• If you know me, then you'll know that I'm a die hard fan of The Good Wife. I could go on and on about it. There will be a few references to The Good Wife.
• I felt a bit nostalgic when I heard Alicia's name.
• All is ask for is a cameo from Alicia, Cary or Eli.
• Oh yeah, we can swear now!!
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