The Good Fight

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Season 1
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 112 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 112
  3. Negative: 22 out of 112
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  1. Cmayo458
    Apr 27, 2019
    0
    This show started strong. This season seems incredibly bizarre. The political bias is distracting from from some very fine performances. I get it the writers are anti white, anti republican (yawn) and anti Trump
  2. LewisDanny
    Mar 14, 2017
    2
    Although the writing is decent and the score is quite strong, the political bias of both the writer's and their views (filtered through the characters) is some of the worst I've ever seen in a fictional show. We get it - white people are bad, Republicans are bad, Trump is bad - do we need to make this every episode? The best part of The Good Wife was, although it was about the politicalAlthough the writing is decent and the score is quite strong, the political bias of both the writer's and their views (filtered through the characters) is some of the worst I've ever seen in a fictional show. We get it - white people are bad, Republicans are bad, Trump is bad - do we need to make this every episode? The best part of The Good Wife was, although it was about the political in-fighting, it always steered clear of both stereotyping and delving too deep in to ideological battles - the fun was in the battle, and Alicia overcoming obstacles. Unfortunately unless they dial it down a bit, the show, unless you have particular political leaning that fit exactly with what the writer's, will likely put people off and relegate the show to a niche audience.… Expand
  3. onnasinkinship
    Mar 18, 2017
    3
    The show is not as well produced as Good Wife, and perhaps I am getting tired of the formula and some of the characters. The writers just can't resist putting their anti-Trump propaganda in the mix, too. That gets old real fast. It reminds me of the elitism of Hollywood when all I want is a good show. I may not renew my monthly subscription if it doesn't grab my interest more.
  4. NewardThelman
    Feb 20, 2017
    0
    Low Budget Version of "The Good Wife"
    Awkward, stuttering, and lame. Except for Christine Baransky the acting is uniformly bad. The acting is bad because the direction is bad. The direction is bad because the writing is bad. The set design is hampered by the lack of budget; it's bleak and colorless, in stark contrast to the expansive richness of "Wife". The difference to the movie-quality    Low Budget Version of "The Good Wife"
    Awkward, stuttering, and lame. Except for Christine Baransky the acting is uniformly bad. The acting is bad because the direction is bad. The direction is bad because the writing is bad. The set design is hampered by the lack of budget; it's bleak and colorless, in stark contrast to the expansive richness of "Wife". The difference to the movie-quality production values of "Wife" couldn't sharper. The smoothly confident yet grippingly compelling scene construction that characterized "Wife" is utterly missing. The whole production, from top to bottom, has a slap-dash, phoned-in quality. As if to make up for the all of the gaping deficits, what were once details of background characters, such as alternative and interracial lifestyles, are now shoved prominently into the foreground. Strain is evident in every scene. All of the new leads are hopeless miscast. The show won't get a second season.    … Expand

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#37 Best TV Season of 2017
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#71 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#36 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Feb 24, 2017
    100
    The Good Fight is as sexy and profane as it wishes to be while retaining the crackling wit and smart sophistication of the original series. [27 Feb - 5 Mar 2017, p.17]
  2. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Feb 22, 2017
    80
    The Good Fight, a spinoff from CBS’s acclaimed The Good Wife, turns out to be a really good show.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Feb 21, 2017
    80
    The Good Fight preserves its predecessors’ tone, intelligence, quirkiness and Nancy Drew sense of adventure, while leaving behind some old, beaten baggage.
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