The Good Wife 3.16 After the Fall
Mar. 5th, 2012 12:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakNow that's more like it.
The show is usually at is best when focusing on powerplays and scheming, and we got plenty this week. The jostling for Will's place in the partnership with Julius, David Lee and Eli making their moves, Peter compromising on the no-favours-for-friends principle in order to get further in politics, Alicia, after noticing the judge favours Ms Wholesome Blonde (making another appearance in this episode) over her, countering this by introducing her own wholesome blonde into the game, Caitlin, which works but also gains Caitlin a promotion Alicia doesn't feel comfortable with. Will's sisters and their (wrong) guessing of a Will/Kalinda romance serve as comedy relief, though Will-as-brother-of-two-strong-sisters isn't a bad backstory to give as it fits with his relationship with Diane. Who is being her sovereign queen self in the episode. I know Alicia doesn't have the necessary sovereignity in the firm yet, but I still suspect Diane will counter all the boys scrambling to get Will's job (with no intention to give it back once the six months expire) by giving Will's job, temporarily, to Alicia.
Incidentally: given the show's, err, questionable useo f poc characters other than Kalinda, it would make for a good change if Julius got to name-of-firm partner without being characterised as a villain for it, but I'm not holding my breath. In any case: just think about it. It won't be Eli, because he's been in the firm for all of five minutes. David Lee doesn't really want the job, he just doesn't want anyone else to have it, and he's good at pissing everyone off, so there's no way Diane is going to make him Will's temporary replacement. Julius has indicated that he not only wants the job but wants to keep it and has no intention of giving it back to Will. Diane wants Will back. So where does that leave her (since she does need to share the workload)? If she picks Alicia as temporary replacement, she'll do so confident Alica due to her feelings for Will and lack of cuthroat ambition will be willing to step aside six months later.
Case of the week: I liked that one. Not least because no one was demonized or sanctified (including the film maker, because his choice of music for his films was really pretty revolting). But mostly for the above mentioned move-countermove-uncomfortable long term result it offered. Alicia is familiar with her opponents wholesome girl tactics by now, and since they worked on the judge, countering them by using Caitlin was great strategy. But she didn't count on this resulting in Caitlin's promotion, and it's interesting that this makes her so immediately uneasy, because Alicia has been getting along well with Caitlin so far. Is she afraid Caitlin will stab her in the back, and if she is, is it a sign of Alicia's growing experience or cynicism to make the assumption? (Which could well be correct, it's just that s1 Alicia wouldn't have made it.) Conversely, we didn't get a pay off for the scene of David Lee telling his niece he'll soon need her help in this episode, so I'm assuming that will happen later on this season. Of course, the "I'll do you a favour, you'll do one for me" principle is mirrored in the state attorney's office subplot, where Peter has to face the fact he might lose his shot at a political career altogether if he doesn't play the game again. Which in turn means what's her name, Dana's rival, gets demoted and holds this against Cary (and will hold it against Peter once she finds out this wasn't Cary's idea), which again, I assume will be important later on in the season once the Wendy-strikes-back plot returns.
Lastly: the titile really is a bad pun. Especially considering After the Fall was Miller's extreme dramatically uneven way of dealing with his ex-wife Marilyn Monroe's suicide.
The show is usually at is best when focusing on powerplays and scheming, and we got plenty this week. The jostling for Will's place in the partnership with Julius, David Lee and Eli making their moves, Peter compromising on the no-favours-for-friends principle in order to get further in politics, Alicia, after noticing the judge favours Ms Wholesome Blonde (making another appearance in this episode) over her, countering this by introducing her own wholesome blonde into the game, Caitlin, which works but also gains Caitlin a promotion Alicia doesn't feel comfortable with. Will's sisters and their (wrong) guessing of a Will/Kalinda romance serve as comedy relief, though Will-as-brother-of-two-strong-sisters isn't a bad backstory to give as it fits with his relationship with Diane. Who is being her sovereign queen self in the episode. I know Alicia doesn't have the necessary sovereignity in the firm yet, but I still suspect Diane will counter all the boys scrambling to get Will's job (with no intention to give it back once the six months expire) by giving Will's job, temporarily, to Alicia.
Incidentally: given the show's, err, questionable useo f poc characters other than Kalinda, it would make for a good change if Julius got to name-of-firm partner without being characterised as a villain for it, but I'm not holding my breath. In any case: just think about it. It won't be Eli, because he's been in the firm for all of five minutes. David Lee doesn't really want the job, he just doesn't want anyone else to have it, and he's good at pissing everyone off, so there's no way Diane is going to make him Will's temporary replacement. Julius has indicated that he not only wants the job but wants to keep it and has no intention of giving it back to Will. Diane wants Will back. So where does that leave her (since she does need to share the workload)? If she picks Alicia as temporary replacement, she'll do so confident Alica due to her feelings for Will and lack of cuthroat ambition will be willing to step aside six months later.
Case of the week: I liked that one. Not least because no one was demonized or sanctified (including the film maker, because his choice of music for his films was really pretty revolting). But mostly for the above mentioned move-countermove-uncomfortable long term result it offered. Alicia is familiar with her opponents wholesome girl tactics by now, and since they worked on the judge, countering them by using Caitlin was great strategy. But she didn't count on this resulting in Caitlin's promotion, and it's interesting that this makes her so immediately uneasy, because Alicia has been getting along well with Caitlin so far. Is she afraid Caitlin will stab her in the back, and if she is, is it a sign of Alicia's growing experience or cynicism to make the assumption? (Which could well be correct, it's just that s1 Alicia wouldn't have made it.) Conversely, we didn't get a pay off for the scene of David Lee telling his niece he'll soon need her help in this episode, so I'm assuming that will happen later on this season. Of course, the "I'll do you a favour, you'll do one for me" principle is mirrored in the state attorney's office subplot, where Peter has to face the fact he might lose his shot at a political career altogether if he doesn't play the game again. Which in turn means what's her name, Dana's rival, gets demoted and holds this against Cary (and will hold it against Peter once she finds out this wasn't Cary's idea), which again, I assume will be important later on in the season once the Wendy-strikes-back plot returns.
Lastly: the titile really is a bad pun. Especially considering After the Fall was Miller's extreme dramatically uneven way of dealing with his ex-wife Marilyn Monroe's suicide.
