Posted by Janie Logan Jan 21, 2011, 12:37 GMT
Will (Josh Charles) and Alicia (Julianna Margulies) face a difficult judge in "Two Courts." Photo courtesy of CBS.
Alicia lost a case, and that's ok. Because while we root for our protagonist to succeed and be happy, we also hope that our legal system is just. Some episodes of The Good Wife have shown us that's not always true, that people get away with bad things, whether they're guilty defendants who go free, sleazy lawyers who manipulate loopholes, or judges who abuse their power.
So in "Two Courts," when Alicia politely asked the jury foreman about her client getting a guilty verdict, in spite of the judge's biased behavior against the defense and her arguments that she thought were pretty good, he responded with absolute clarity: "Because he did it." Had he seen something I hadn't?
But I'm clouded by my support for Alicia--I fall into the assumption that she's always right. The Scientology angle seemed valid. The judge definitely was favoring the prosecution just to get back at Will. The "Jury Whisperer" seemed pretty sure of himself in his ability to read facial expressions. That jury had no doubt, though, and I would rather see a guy who killed his father face justice than see Alicia win every time.
I also want to see Bond get what's coming to him. His sudden merger with the firm has always been suspect. I'm surprised that we've never been led to feel that he and Blake are more trustworthy. Now their intentions are known, and it's good to see Will and Diane as a team again. And Diane trying to recruit Cary, but then changing her mind about splitting off from Lockhart-Gardner, has opened the door for him to come back.
He's been fine as a foil for Alicia this season in his job at the State's Attorney's office, but I admit I'm intrigued to see if Diane and Will accept his outrageous demand for returning: a salary double that of Alicia's, and a position in authority over her. I don't think he's that valuable to Lockhart-Gardner, but the possibility is open.
The sideplot of Eli and Jackie vying for influence was pretty funny, but obviously it has no real impact on the storyline of Peter's campaign. Basically, the writers can give Alan Cumming anything to play irritated and crafty--he'll do it well.
What did everyone else think about the episode?
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