The Good Wife 7x05 "Payback" Review

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I really enjoyed this episode. I liked that there was quite a bit of character development happening. When the last episode ended, it seemed pretty clear that Alicia and Lucca would start working together outside of bond court. I think they work very well as a pair. I just wish Alicia could’ve done this with Diane instead of Lucca. Having Alicia working out of her apartment and taking any case she can get didn’t seem like a plot line that was going to work out, but I think it is so far. I still really enjoy that Grace is working for her mother as her assistant, and tries very hard to bring in as much money as she can.

I’ve felt bad for Eli ever since Peter fired him, but this episode hurt all the more. It was great to see Marissa back. It was nice to see her concerned for her dad’s wellbeing. I was shocked when she went to Alicia and asked her to tell her dad that she doesn’t need him anymore. I know she just wanted her dad to get his mind off of his whole situation with Peter and everything, but it was just so hard to watch Alicia tell him to find work elsewhere with a straight face.

As for Jason, he’s growing on me. I still don’t like that he is being turned into the “new Kalinda” just because he is an investigator that can use scare tactics to get what he wants for a client. I’m still not over the fact that he behaves in such a parallel manner to Kurt (who has still has not even gotten a mention this season.) His charm is definitely working, but he shouldn’t be the main focus. I still don’t know how I feel about the fact that he is slowly becoming Alicia’s new love interest.

I am so sick of Howard Lyman. His 1 episode absence is over and the antics still ensue. I agree that it was wrong for Howard to mention to a client that Cary has been to jail and cause speculation with this client, but why did it have to add fuel to the fire? I wish they would drop the whole subplot of Howard threatening to sue the firm because of the ageist remarks that he continues to deal with. All it’s providing is useless material for Diane and Cary. Diane continually has to play referee for the 2 “kids she has to babysit” and she shouldn’t have to do that. The whole sensitivity exercise was comical to say the least. How does wearing cardboard glasses, putting a cotton ball up your nostril, and walking around with loose corn in your shoes simulate old age? I really think it’s ridiculous and I wish Howard would stop guilt-tripping his way around with people and just leave. Other than that, enjoyable episode.