Peter's move, provoked by raw emotion rather than any kind of thought, is the sort of action we all wish a man would take to prove that he loves us. That is, if we ignore the fact that such a move was very likely to get him thrown in jail. And if his move didn't get your heart going with excitement and terror, his children's actions following his choice just made the heart melt. Grace (Makenzie Vega) and Zach (Graham Phillips) did what they could, including Zach breaking his arm, to keep their father home with them. And who didn't love Elsbeth Tascioni (True Blood's Carrie Preston)? Lawyers with that much sass get what they want very easily.
The rest of the episode didn't have the same flare or energy as those first moments, which was a little disappointing. I'm not sure if it was the unstructured nature of the case Alicia was pursuing on her own time, or the lack of interaction between the firm partners and the juniors, but it didn't have the same magic as The Good Wife usually does. But by the end of the episode, when returning to the family drama, we were back at the edge of our seats when a man who threatened to inform on Peter was found dead...apparently having committed suicide.
Despite one case I wasn't enthralled by, The Good Wife is one of the best new shows, and promises to have some great episode concluding the rest of the season, as well as more excitement in season 2.
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