The Good Wife (TV Series) Trust Issues (2014) User Reviews

Diane Says Goodbye

[nikashvili · 9/10 · 28 September 2014]

After this season kicked off with Cary Agos drug trial, nothing is ordinary in The Good Wife. We all are following SA hunting down him, Lemond Bishop and maybe someone else? Someone we never thought of to be targeted in this war.

The previous episode ending by paying Cary's bail fee and ASA asking for sources of these payment boils down to another hearing in this episode, that leads to subpoenaing Alicia. It seems, that ASA is trying to bring Mr. Bishop to court and ask him about his business under oath.

The same time, Florrick/Agos is facing number of client trials, one including their biggest client ChumHum. This particular class action was led by Cary and now Alicia has to take it over, while dealing with Eli still trying to ensure her to run. Alicia does not look like to be wanting to run, she's determined and absolutely sure that politics is no place for her. But then, there is a small line and scene in elevator, that makes me think that she might start considering to agree with Eli, because she smiles when realizing that polls are in her favor and people love her.

One of the good parts of this episode was Lorraine Joy back, the woman who interviewed Alicia and turned her candidacy down to hire. And now, she standing on the other side of Mrs Florrick, truly regrets it:

-"I should've hired you. You're an assassin." -"Your mistake."

Kalinda is doing her best to save Cary, interviewing Bishop's three key people, attending the meeting with Agos and she figures out who the wired person was. However, Lemond, takes care of it in his own ways and it does not end well.

Taye Diggs joins the show and Florrick/Agos/Lockhart in this episode as Dean Levine-Wilkins, with number of other key people from Lockhart/Gardner/Canning. It is going BIG, people.

But I think, Trust Issues was more about Diane, because she leaving the firm in the end of episode, was just classy, glamorous and very well thought scene. And taking all this people, others without even noticing it, just will blew your mind.

Even though I found it hard to decide if Trust Issues was better episode than The Line, I still consider that there are some improvements here and it was more tense and just because of mind-blowing end with Diane Lockhart, it was slightly better afterall. So, what do you think?

Rock Solid

[RyanCShowers · 4 October 2014]

Watching more female-led network shows emphasizes how much "The Good Wife" accomplishes with its forty minutes every week. Each episode since its big rival last year, even the weaker ones, were more interesting than the best episode all season for other shows. Anything coming off "The Line" was going to be a letdown, and to characterize "Trust Issues" as a letdown would be inaccurate. This episode does not contain the weight of the premiere, but it's rock solid. "Trust Issues" previews the newest twist in the Florrick, Agos, & Lockhart firm, shows character evolution, and ends with a spellbinding group of scenes.

Before I fall into the specific plot points of the episode, the season five champions Julianna Margulies and Christine Baranski, get their first episode in season 6 to fully strut their acting talents. (Last week was more of a showcase for Czuchry, Panjabi, and Cumming.) Taye Diggs was added to the cast in "Trust Issues", and while I think he'll grow into his character, how his character sets a new course for Florrick, Agos, and Lockhart is what I'm loved. Not only the show is wholeheartedly embracing their feminist nature, but by adding all minorities to the staff of what could become the biggest law firm in the state of Illinois, "The Good Wife" declares itself the classiest liberal show on television.

The scene that ends the first half of the episode in which Peter and Alicia quarrel over Cary's bail money is so significant. Anytime Julianna Margulies and Chris Noth share a scene together, you know there's a reason, and with this scene, the Kings wanted to show the viewers how each of the characters have evolved and the paradoxical nature of the show and plot arc. When the series began, Alicia played by the rules and Peter bent them. Alicia is floundering in the internal problem with Cary, she's desperate. You can feel the desperation seeping through Margulies' acting. Alicia has grown to understand how the world works: to end up on top, you cannot play by the rules 100% of the time. Yet, Peter has seemed to learn his lesson, now that he's moved to the prestigious offices of the state, and refuses to sign it for "what it looks like". But yet, there is a suspicious undertone of Peter "punishing" Alicia for distancing herself from him and basically nullifying any emotional connection in their marriage.

The best scenes in "Trust Issues" are found in the final four minutes of the running time. Diane's grand exit from Lockhart Gardner Canning is probably not what fans were expecting without David Lee and Louis Canning dramatics. "The Good Wife" is making the decision to define this moment as Diane's farewell to her crumbled past and the triumph of her exiting with minority lawyers. Dialoguelessly reminiscent of "Outside the Bubble" and a victorious way to bid adieu to Lockhart Gardner. Following that, "The Good Wife" continues to mine this newfound love between Alicia and Cary. Not romantic love, but almost like sibling love. The hug between is the emotional bullet point, and "The Good Wife" shoots and scores. The relationship between them is deepening, as shown with her devotion to paying his bail and having his back when he was at his worst.

Grade: A-

6.2 ****

[edwagreen · 10/10 · 29 September 2014]

Even though episode 6.1 was even better, 6.2 is also quite good.

It had to take legitimate money won from a court case to be used as bail so that Cary may finally be released from prison. Cary had appeared to be actually getting used to his situation.

Diane had to be sneaky in her move to Alicia's law firm. After all, Lockhart-Gardner had prided itself on sneakiness as well. Surprising that Lewis Canning, Michael J. Fox, wasn't in this episode. I can just imagine his reaction when he learns that Diane has joined forces with Alicia.

Politics really may play a factor in Cary's arrest. Is this the attorney general's way to make sure that Alicia doesn't challenge him for the position?