The Good Wife 2.09 Nine Hours
Dec. 16th, 2010 08:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakIn news unrelated to the review of this post, bimo wrote a DS9 story for me! Which is a look at Julian Bashir mid-s5, combining two show retcons to a clever psychological whole, and was lovely to read.
Now, on to the show for which I have finally found the icon I wanted, starring my favourite characters in same.
In which we find out Alicia is awesome even when having to operate from her bedroom, Zac crushes on Kalinda and the show does a good old fashioned saving-someone-from-death-row story.
I liked this one a lot, not least because of the soap opera ploy of more romantic misunderstandings in the last episode, the Alicia/Will angst was kept to a minimum here and Alicia sensibly decided to talk to Will openly, which hopefully will happen soon instead of dragging it out through the rest of the season; all of which didn't stop her doing her job and confronting Kalinda about the Blake matter, which was great. I am of course intrigued by Kalinda's "I didn't like who I was, so I changed it" reply and the denial of having been in trouble. If she's not plainly lying about the later part - i.e. if her change of name/change of identity was not caused by actual legal troubles, but emotional ones - her bisexuality is the only part of her "old" identity we've been given a clue about. And given the way she acted around her old girlfriend as opposed to her open heterosexual activities, that would indicate it's the same-gender part of her sexuality she had/has issues with. Who'd have thought Kalinda has something in common with first season David Fisher (from SFU)?
Zac's reaction to Kalinda was hilarious, though did he really never meet her before, during the first season? The subplot of Peter's debate running in the background while the main plot about the death row inmate was going on made both for some great visual gags (Alicia picking out the tie in passing, and the juxtaposition of Peter on the tv screen with her on the phone several times) and some interesting tidbits of characterisation, with Peter assuming he'll be challenged on his stand re: death penalty but actually being asked whether his wife has forgiven him, as well as his reaction (and Alicia's reaction to it). I've said it before and will say it again; the show does a good job of making it understandable she didn't leave him eons ago.
Cary: on a sidenote, every time Americans either in fannish discussions or like in the episode on the screen refer to cousin/cousin as incest I'm reminded of a cultural divide between continents in this regard. Meanwhile, I'm continuing to get a kick out of Cary and his non-villainous presentation. And wonder whether when/if the firm does split between Diane and Will we'll see Cary quitting his job and return to one half of Lockhart and Gardner. His "unless you need someone to swipe the floor" to Will sounded more like a good natured jibe and less like resentment.
I usually avoid spoilers, but I came across one for a case of the week premise, not something relating to the regulars, and thus considered it safe to read. It's pretty hilarious and concerns The Social Network. Apparantly they'll do an episode wherein basically Mark Zuckerberg hires Lockhart & Gardner to sue Aaron Sorkin. ROTFLOL.
bimo wrote a DS9 story for me! Which is a look at Julian Bashir mid-s5, combining two show retcons to a clever psychological whole, and was lovely to read. Now, on to the show for which I have finally found the icon I wanted, starring my favourite characters in same.
In which we find out Alicia is awesome even when having to operate from her bedroom, Zac crushes on Kalinda and the show does a good old fashioned saving-someone-from-death-row story.
I liked this one a lot, not least because of the soap opera ploy of more romantic misunderstandings in the last episode, the Alicia/Will angst was kept to a minimum here and Alicia sensibly decided to talk to Will openly, which hopefully will happen soon instead of dragging it out through the rest of the season; all of which didn't stop her doing her job and confronting Kalinda about the Blake matter, which was great. I am of course intrigued by Kalinda's "I didn't like who I was, so I changed it" reply and the denial of having been in trouble. If she's not plainly lying about the later part - i.e. if her change of name/change of identity was not caused by actual legal troubles, but emotional ones - her bisexuality is the only part of her "old" identity we've been given a clue about. And given the way she acted around her old girlfriend as opposed to her open heterosexual activities, that would indicate it's the same-gender part of her sexuality she had/has issues with. Who'd have thought Kalinda has something in common with first season David Fisher (from SFU)?
Zac's reaction to Kalinda was hilarious, though did he really never meet her before, during the first season? The subplot of Peter's debate running in the background while the main plot about the death row inmate was going on made both for some great visual gags (Alicia picking out the tie in passing, and the juxtaposition of Peter on the tv screen with her on the phone several times) and some interesting tidbits of characterisation, with Peter assuming he'll be challenged on his stand re: death penalty but actually being asked whether his wife has forgiven him, as well as his reaction (and Alicia's reaction to it). I've said it before and will say it again; the show does a good job of making it understandable she didn't leave him eons ago.
Cary: on a sidenote, every time Americans either in fannish discussions or like in the episode on the screen refer to cousin/cousin as incest I'm reminded of a cultural divide between continents in this regard. Meanwhile, I'm continuing to get a kick out of Cary and his non-villainous presentation. And wonder whether when/if the firm does split between Diane and Will we'll see Cary quitting his job and return to one half of Lockhart and Gardner. His "unless you need someone to swipe the floor" to Will sounded more like a good natured jibe and less like resentment.
I usually avoid spoilers, but I came across one for a case of the week premise, not something relating to the regulars, and thus considered it safe to read. It's pretty hilarious and concerns The Social Network. Apparantly they'll do an episode wherein basically Mark Zuckerberg hires Lockhart & Gardner to sue Aaron Sorkin. ROTFLOL.
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Date: 2010-12-16 11:18 am (UTC)I loved this episode, even though seeing execution plots in the US really disturbs me. Then I remembered the real case that the arson part of this episode was based on ended with the father being executed despite all the evidence. That always makes me feel rather strange, when the writers change the "ending". Not that it's the same story, but still.
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Date: 2010-12-16 03:37 pm (UTC)Execution plots: I know what you mean. It's one of the reasons why I like to visit the US but I wouldn't want to live there.
Changing the outcome: it's one of the reasons to fictionalize events and people, I suppose. The other day I thought about the novel based on Dickens' wife again, Girl in a blue dress, and how I didn't understand at first why the novelist bothered with the fictionalization at all when it was clear whom it was based on, until I realized why - she could give her a better ending. Reality is merciless so often.