What I’m Watching: The Good Wife

The Good Wife: Season 4, Episode 20 “Rape: A Modern Perspective” (B+)

This episode featured yet another hot-button topic, weaving the world of social media into a rape case and featuring Mr. BitCoin himself, Jason Biggs’ Dylan Stack. I like the relationship that Alicia has formed with him, similar in many ways to the layered way in which she speaks to Louis Canning, but in a much less hostile manner. Revealing Kalinda’s role in the exposure of evidence was interesting, and I was concerned earlier in the episode when Zack and Grace got text messages since, if there’s one thing Alicia absolutely cannot tolerate, it’s someone messing with her children. Diane so bluntly admitting to her engagement to Kalinda and the vetter was a surprise, and it was extremely interesting to hear that her “partner” whose actions were causing roadblocks was Will and not Kurt. David Lee certainly didn’t help matters by inciting the rest of the partners against Will and Diane, and the impending news of Cary’s secret departure makes the future all the more unclear. I suppose it could turn out that Diane becomes a judge, Alicia and Cary leave the firm together, and Will still has a part to play, since this show has featured characters from multiple law firms and spheres of involvement in the legal process, but I do think that it would dramatically change the style of the show. I hope that Robin is here to stay since she’s a superb addition, and she’s quickly building a rapport with Alicia that has Kalinda disliking but admiring her, not an easy feat.