The Good Wife 7x03 "Cooked" Review

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I can’t say that I was happy with this episode. There were one too many fights for my liking.

I am so annoyed with Howard Lyman. I still can’t comprehend the writer’s choice to continue to make him the focal point of this season. Having him turn to Alicia to file a possible ageism suit against Lockhart, Agos &, Lee seemed ridiculous to me. LAL has a very good reason to want to fire Howard from the firm. Several of his scenes have just been him sleeping in his office or during meetings. With the return of Peter’s mother, Jackie, more is going awry. I am baffled that Howard flat-out asked Jackie out and they shared at least 4 kissing scenes together. This is a couple I can’t bring myself to support because I just really don’t like either of them. I wish more time was spent on the one solid couple the show has, Kurt and Diane.

As for Diane, she at least got a larger amount of screen time. I was disappointed with the scene involving her and the intern she wanted to mentor. I was intrigued when Diane said she wanted to mentor this new intern since Alicia has since started a solo firm. What I didn’t like is when Diane made the comment, “They’re worried about their boyfriends and their long workdays.” She said this in a mocking tone. It just did not seem like her character at all. Later, when she went to Alicia’s apartment, I was led down the wrong direction. This surprise visit reminded me of a similar scene from an older season. I almost thought Diane was going to ask Alicia if she could join her independent firm. Diane and Cary really seem to miss her. This scene was cut off and never returned to, which rubbed me the wrong way.

Alicia’s case with a defendant, later determined to be an undercover agent for the FBI, was full of ups and downs. It led to a professional/personal fight between Alicia and Lucca. I hated seeing this, being that the two have just begun a blossoming friendship. What I hated more was the fight between Alicia and Diane. The two have fought before, this one just seemed really unnecessary. Diane was wrong to jump to conclusions after merely overhearing a phone call. Seeing Diane make a personal visit to Alicia’s apartment again just to give her two cents made me sad. I absolutely hate seeing these particular characters. I wish they could just be friends and business partners. In my perfect world; Kurt would be in every episode, Diane would get more cases, and she’d be on great terms with Alicia.