The Good Wife

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Season 4
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 22, 2009
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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Critic Reviews

  1. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Nov 28, 2012
    100
    They're delightful. [26 Nov 2012, p.48]
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 28, 2012
    90
    Four seasons in, The Good Wife remains a marvel of clever plotting and tremendously witty ensemble acting.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Lee Wang
    Apr 8, 2013
    88
    Even at its most desultory, when the show is happily proceeding through legal drama conventions or even high-concept schlock, the execution, from the writing to the acting, resonates with virtuosic polish.
  5. Newsday
    Sep 28, 2012
    83
    Fun, wild start to the fourth season--and that's just Kalinda's story.
  6. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Leigh H. Edwards
    Oct 1, 2012
    70
    This being The Good Wife, a show renowned for complicating what might seem obvious, Alicia's new position as a kind of moral compass leads to a new series of dilemmas. Some of these are predictably topical.

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 113 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 104 out of 113
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 113
  3. Negative: 5 out of 113
  1. DCx
    Oct 1, 2012
    5
    The Good Wife: Season 4 is starting to show symptoms of repetitiveness. While the fourth season has a solid new story line with the upcomingThe Good Wife: Season 4 is starting to show symptoms of repetitiveness. While the fourth season has a solid new story line with the upcoming IL governorship election, the writers really need to start developing the major characters such as Kalinda to avoid having her just repeating same conflicts, same secrets just with different names.… Full Review »
  2. SimboTheKing
    Feb 5, 2023
    7
    Still absolutely living up to its title as one of network's best dramas. I love the acting in this show and, as I've said before, it reallyStill absolutely living up to its title as one of network's best dramas. I love the acting in this show and, as I've said before, it really elevates it to me. It starts off a little unsteady as I wasn't a huge fan of Kalinda's initial arc with ex-husband. However, once it got past this it very quickly returns to its usual form. There is a continuation of the willl-they, won't they between Will and Alicia in this but it never takes up so much screen time as to be grating. Outside of that, it does a great job tackling topical issues in a way that doesn't feel exploitative or cheap. Probably the only reason I'm giving it a slightly lower score than last time is that the Kalinda plot is egregiously poor. A nice watch though overall.… Full Review »
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    The witty writing, the quirky judges and the very likable characters all portray the story so well. This year the show seems to be moving awayThe witty writing, the quirky judges and the very likable characters all portray the story so well. This year the show seems to be moving away more from the format of case after case, episode after episode to focusing more on Alicia and co.'s personal life such as Peter's campaign, Lockheart and Gardner's bankruptcy and kalinda's husband which is a very welcome change. That said the cases are very compelling and varied as well. The Good Wife is scripted television at it's best!… Full Review »
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