What I’m Watching: The Good Wife

The Good Wife: Season 1, Episode 18 “Doubt” (B+)

This was a nice fresh angle for the show, starting out in the jury room with all of the jurors discussing the merits of the case before the evidence was presented onscreen. It provides hope that this show can remain vibrant and original as it progresses, keeping the lawyer drama alive with new takes on potentially familiar case prototypes. The case presented here was cool also since it hinged on Kalinda’s investigative reporting and the minor details of a photograph that turned out to have been taking by a video camera. David Paymer’s recurring role as Judge Cuesta was extremely entertaining in this episode and resulted in me cracking a few smiles. The events in the jury room were far more dramatic and thought-provoking, which makes for a nice balance of tones on this show. Kalinda and Diane picking up on the sexual tension between Alicia and Will is a good thing since their romance has to come out sooner or later. A different romance seems to have become public first, however, and that would be the extraordinarily peculiar and amusing connection between Diane and Gary Cole’s innocence-only ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh. Their conversations about their opposing views on Democrats and Republicans were quite fun, and while its public revelation has probably stuck a pin in their relationship, it would be nice to see it play out some more. I have a feeling that it’s all about Alicia and Will from here, especially since Peter’s case takes a backseat for thee first time in a while as neither he nor his legal both don’t appear at all in the episode.