What I’m Watching: The Good Wife

The Good Wife: Season 3, Episode 9 “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” (B+)

Out of all the wacky and memorable judges that have appeared on this show, Linda Emond’s Judge Leora Kuhn is perhaps one of the best. Her disdain for Will is her most entertaining trait, and I love that this case, which presented an unusual guilty verdict, allowed her to have a more dramatic scene as she discussed the ethics of Sergeant Regina Elkins’ conviction. Forcing Will to repeat his muttered comments to Alicia about her out loud was a great introduction, and watching Alicia push just the right amount of her buttons was very amusing as well. The discovery that Wendy Scott Carr is Peter’s new prosecutor and that she is gunning fully for Will and not for Lamont Bishop means that danger is truly lurking near. Diane was smart to tell Will to get his affairs in order and stop sleeping with Alicia, a command to which I doubt he’ll listen. Kalinda’s lack of interest in seducing Dana since it would be too easy is beyond intriguing, and it seems that Dana’s already taken to sleeping with Cary instead. Eli’s efforts to lobby for cheese are hilarious, and Amy Sedaris’ Stacie Hall seems like the perfect enemy for him. In a rare moment of patience, Diane’s willingness to wallow and to drink with him in order to rally him back to a vengeful, aggressive state was unexpected and seemed to be much needed. In terms of shows of force, there’s no beating Alicia, who, upon discovering that Jackie had spied on her computer, promptly changed the locks and sarcastically told her off, going as far as buying Zack a car so that he wouldn’t need a ride from her to get to Peter’s anymore.