I think I liked it PRECISELY because it lacked all finesse*: death, injury, and permanent mutilation always do -- they're brutal and senseless; they hit people living lives of promise and sophistication.
And, of course, I liked it because it was The Good Wife, which is usually all about grace: under pressure, and in other situations too. I don't trust many shows, but TGW (when it is not about race, sigh, or a more mature treatment of Eli Gold) is the one that may just pull this one off.
* Speaking of words starting with F, foreshadowing I think we do get: a lot of character storylines get, if not tied up, then at least partially resolved: He and Alicia find their footing, find a sense of peace, and do smile at each other with honest appreciation and respect in their last scene. Will and Kalinda affirm their BFFness, to put it in crude terms (what they really are, deep down, is siblings in arms, of course). The only one that smarts and shocks and leaves and empty space is Diane, and for her I weep.
The only one that smarts and shocks and leaves and empty space is Diane, and for her I weep.
Because how can you make up for HER loss? It's Will and Diane, it's been Will and Diane since day one and it was supposed to be Will and Diane till Diane is old and senile like Stern became and Will's a charming silver fox, still unable to keep it in his pants and coming to Diane for advice. It was Will and Diane against the world.
I cannot get over her expression when she heard the gunshot. She knew. At that very moment, she knew.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I WILL LOOK AT DIANE WITHOUT HER WILL OKAY, WHO WILL SHE SCOLD NOW AND SHARE THE BEST PLATONIC MARRIAGE OF THE ENTIRE WORLD WITH?
(I won't lie, I'm legitimately tearing up. Screw this. I feel Whedoned. Though not as gratuitous, or poorly planned. BUT WHATEVER LET ME IRRATIONAL FOR A MINUTE.)
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And, of course, I liked it because it was The Good Wife, which is usually all about grace: under pressure, and in other situations too. I don't trust many shows, but TGW (when it is not about race, sigh, or a more mature treatment of Eli Gold) is the one that may just pull this one off.
* Speaking of words starting with F, foreshadowing I think we do get: a lot of character storylines get, if not tied up, then at least partially resolved: He and Alicia find their footing, find a sense of peace, and do smile at each other with honest appreciation and respect in their last scene. Will and Kalinda affirm their BFFness, to put it in crude terms (what they really are, deep down, is siblings in arms, of course). The only one that smarts and shocks and leaves and empty space is Diane, and for her I weep.
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Because how can you make up for HER loss? It's Will and Diane, it's been Will and Diane since day one and it was supposed to be Will and Diane till Diane is old and senile like Stern became and Will's a charming silver fox, still unable to keep it in his pants and coming to Diane for advice. It was Will and Diane against the world.
I cannot get over her expression when she heard the gunshot. She knew. At that very moment, she knew.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I WILL LOOK AT DIANE WITHOUT HER WILL OKAY, WHO WILL SHE SCOLD NOW AND SHARE THE BEST PLATONIC MARRIAGE OF THE ENTIRE WORLD WITH?
(I won't lie, I'm legitimately tearing up. Screw this. I feel Whedoned. Though not as gratuitous, or poorly planned. BUT WHATEVER LET ME IRRATIONAL FOR A MINUTE.)