That pretty much takes care of the instant reaction to the season 4 finale ofThe Good Wife.
So before we dive into the recap, I tip my hat to the shows writers.
), but the season 4 ender was damn near perfect.
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Anyway, the episode opened up with Zach preparing to vote in very his first election.
(And now I understand why they threw in Zachs 18th birthday party last week.)
Concerned about the implication of voter fraud, he snapped a picture with his phone.
Enter the polling monitor, Trent (Christopher Denham), who promptly asked Zach to leave.
Since the current polls had Peter and Kresteva neck and neck, each vote became increasingly important.
Totally ethical, right?
More on Jackie and Jim later.
That meant he randomly strolled around the courtroom throughout the proceedings.
Obviously, she brought her kids with her, because thats what the infuriating Patti Nyholm does.
(That was in theseason 4 premiere, so weve come full circle.)
But Judge Abernathy had heard enough and agreed to have the votes from the box in question counted.
But I dont think anyone expected these results: There were 30,843 ballots in the box.
Kresteva only had 2,685, while the other 28,158 were all in Peters favor.
Alicia knew Peter couldnt afford to lose the votes with the race so close.
So both sides re-questioned the witnesses, hoping to discredit the testimonies that were harmful.
And yes, that meant going after Nana Joe again!
Im sure Will is sorry.
Who was the mysterious third party?
None other than Jordan Karahalios (T.R.
Mr. Karahalios was the campaign manager for the third-party candidate in the gubernatorial race, Albert ODell.
Weve never heard of Albert before, and so its likely that many of the fictional voters hadnt either.
But that didnt stop Jordan from arguing for election fraud.
He said some ballots had misspelled ODells name, leaving out the apostrophe.
Alicia thought that Laura was concerned about Alicias past with Will.
Alicia admitted that ever since their last kiss, she hadnt been able to move on.
And considering she just agreed to renew her vows with Peter, shes put herself in quite the predicament.
So what do they do?
They make out in his car, of course!
NEXT: (Spoiler!)
wins the gubernatorial election…
But the night was far from over.
Back in Judge Abernathys court, Patti brought in a new witness: Jordan!
That included a stuffed ballot box.
But it was enough to get Abernathy to agree to exclude the votes in question.
He would lose the election.
Abernathy agreed to consider the new testimony.
The box was a plant, and it had come from Peters camp.
Kalinda showed the footage to Will, and he took it straight to Peter.
And thats where things got awkward.
Will told Peter it was his choice, but Peter left the responsibility in Wills hands.
But not before things got heated about Alicia: You really handled this poorly…. Shes my wife!
In the end, Will took the high road and didnt rat Peter out.
Really, he just doesnt want to hurt Alicia and weve got ourselves a mess of situational ethics.
After hearing Zachs new testimony, Abernathy agreed to let the votes be admitted.
But in the end, it didnt matter.
Peter won the election by more than half a million votes.
Their polling was way off.
But that doesnt negate the fact that Jim Moody committed election fraud.
My questions: Did Eli really know?
Was it his idea?
Will this really stay quiet?
Only time will tell.
But dont worry about that now, its time to celebrate!
Even NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was on hand to congratulate Peter.
I feel like he would have already done this before hiring him, but whatever.
After Jackie insisted Cristian be at her side, Peter began to question his intentions.
Cristian took the money and left.
But in reality, he left to just cash the check, and refused to leave for good.
Role reversal at its finest.
NEXT: Cary moves forward with his firm, and an epic cliffhanger…
But at $60 a square foot, the perfect location was well out of their price range.
One of the fourth years pointed out that theycouldafford it if they reduced their up-front salary costs.
And the best way to do that?
Not bringing on Kalinda.
Kalinda didnt take too well to that idea, and she and Cary continued to argue about the numbers.
Sweeney happened to own the building that Cary was considering for the new firm.
He asked her to consider making the move with him.
But she was clearly pissed.
Alicia confronted Cary and threatened to tell the partners he was leaving.
Cary assured her he never tried to steal Sweeney.
And then she told Cary to go to hell for stringing her along.
(She thought she saw him, but it was just her imagination.)
Peter came to see her, but she interrupted their congratulatory moment to freshen up in the bathroom.
She made a call, and asked to meet the person presumably Will at her apartment immediately.
They hadnt yet had their promised heart-to-heart.
At her apartment, Alicia killed time with laundry, wine, and some classical music.
After three ominous knocks reminiscent of the season 3 finale Alicia opened the door to Will Cary.
Wait, what?!
And she said, Im in.
And with two simple words, Alicia agreed to leave Lockhart/Gardner and go with Cary.
Andthatshow season 4 ended pretty much changing the landscape of the series as we know it.
Patti: I dont know.
++ Diane: Your honor, objection.
This kind of stunt went out withPerry Mason.
Judge Abernathy: And yet I enjoy it every time.
++ I have dedicated my life to not predicting what Jackie knows.
Eli Gold
++ Cristian: Ive had enough water for a lifetime.
Eli: Right, right.
Coming over from Cuba.
Working as a lifeguard.
++ I love horror movies.
Do you know why I love horror movies?
Its about a very young boy, an old man, and a donkey.
What the hell, Im too tired.
Judgement in favor of the defense.
Judge Abernathy
++ LikeLes Miserables, did you see that musical?
Colin Sweeny (Im including this one because the show referencedLes Mizlast week too!
David Lee talked about Jean Valjean.
TheGood Wifewriters must really loveLes Miz!)
