The Good Wife 5.12
Jan. 13th, 2014 06:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakIn which Jack Bristow Victor Garber guest stars, and Cary's orientation hasn't changed.
By which I mean, he's still Kalinda sexual. Seriously though, I loved the little Cary and Kalinda subplot; both that he knew she wouldn't be able to resist looking at his text messages, and used it against her, and that she was amused and afterwards, being even, they went out with each other anyway.
Case of the week: Victor Garber was a bit wasted, wasn't he? But then I've been thinking that about every non-Bristow role I've seen him in, except John Wilkes Booth where I haven't seen him but only heard him on cd. Anyway, that judge could have been played by anyone. Lockhart & Gardner and Florrick & Agos finally managing to work together (for a brief while) was okay, though I note Will's still a dick (point blank lying about the jurors).
Meanwhile, back in the political arc: now that's more interesting. The episode reminded me that I really like Marilyn and am relieved at the way the show used her through the season so far, not as an opportunity for Peter to commit adultery but as a sincerely committed professional with integrity. Also, interestingly Eli wasn't shocked that his underling had committed vote fraud, just that he was found out. (This is a welcome reminder Eli has been working in the campaign managing business since decades.) I'm taking a wild guess here (not) and declare his instruction to the underling to fall on his sword and take the blame instead of letting the buck continue to Eli (who gave the "do whatever it takes" instruction) and Peter (who ultimately benefitted and who did find out after the fact via Will while continuing to benefit from it, thus is morally culpable) won't have the wished for results. I also spotted a parallel to Eli's original "do whatever it takes" instruction in Alicia's "fix this, no matter how" to Peter.
Trivia: the client which Cary successfully poached looks like Stan Lee doing one of his MCU cameos, doesn't he?
By which I mean, he's still Kalinda sexual. Seriously though, I loved the little Cary and Kalinda subplot; both that he knew she wouldn't be able to resist looking at his text messages, and used it against her, and that she was amused and afterwards, being even, they went out with each other anyway.
Case of the week: Victor Garber was a bit wasted, wasn't he? But then I've been thinking that about every non-Bristow role I've seen him in, except John Wilkes Booth where I haven't seen him but only heard him on cd. Anyway, that judge could have been played by anyone. Lockhart & Gardner and Florrick & Agos finally managing to work together (for a brief while) was okay, though I note Will's still a dick (point blank lying about the jurors).
Meanwhile, back in the political arc: now that's more interesting. The episode reminded me that I really like Marilyn and am relieved at the way the show used her through the season so far, not as an opportunity for Peter to commit adultery but as a sincerely committed professional with integrity. Also, interestingly Eli wasn't shocked that his underling had committed vote fraud, just that he was found out. (This is a welcome reminder Eli has been working in the campaign managing business since decades.) I'm taking a wild guess here (not) and declare his instruction to the underling to fall on his sword and take the blame instead of letting the buck continue to Eli (who gave the "do whatever it takes" instruction) and Peter (who ultimately benefitted and who did find out after the fact via Will while continuing to benefit from it, thus is morally culpable) won't have the wished for results. I also spotted a parallel to Eli's original "do whatever it takes" instruction in Alicia's "fix this, no matter how" to Peter.
Trivia: the client which Cary successfully poached looks like Stan Lee doing one of his MCU cameos, doesn't he?
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Date: 2014-01-17 06:37 am (UTC)It is! What this show does best is consequences, short-, medium-, and longterm; that this would come back was expected and yet (due to the clever misdirection) a surprise at this point.