The Worst Episodes of The Good Wife
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Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Good Wife" is "End", rated 6.1/10 from 1339 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "End" aired on 5/8/2016 and is rated 0.3 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Mind's Eye".
6.1/10 1,339 votes#1 - End
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2016
Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury comes back with a verdict. Meanwhile, Alicia must decide whether her future is with Peter or with Jason, and she channels the ghost of Will Gardner to help make a decision.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 1,095 votes#2 - Mind's Eye
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 3/8/2015
Alicia prepares for a key interview which could impact the outcome of the race for State’s Attorney. Also, Louis Canning pressures Florrick/Agos/Lockhart to agree on a settlement in his wrongful eviction case against the firm.
Director: Robert King
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 574 votes#3 - Dark Money
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 3/1/2015
When Colin Sweeney accuses a television producer of basing an unflattering character and show on his life, Diane and Cary must prove that they are capable of handling his case as Alicia focuses on the race for State’s Attorney. Also, Alicia competes against Frank Prady for a major campaign donation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 593 votes#4 - Iowa
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2016
Tensions run high as the entire Florrick family is crammed into Peter's campaign bus with Eli and Ruth on their way to the Iowa Caucuses. Once there, Peter attempts a high-risk political stunt to gain votes for his presidential bid.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 663 votes#5 - Get a Room
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2011
Alicia and Will go toe-to-toe with his ex during a court-ordered mediation, while Eli and Diane clash over the best way to handle a dairy company’s PR disaster.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King
7.5/10 660 votes#6 - Affairs of State
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2011
While Alicia wades through diplomatic loopholes to defend a Taiwanese national, Eli is approached by his ex-wife to vet her for a possible political campaign.
Director: Dean Parisot
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 611 votes#7 - Invitation to an Inquest
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2013
Alicia and Will’s latest case brings them to an inquest at the coroner’s office, where they are hindered by a strict rule that limits their questioning to three per witness. Also, Cary’s father returns to bring new business to the firm and Eli schemes against Jordan.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Julia Wolfe
7.5/10 596 votes#8 - The Deep Web
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2014
When Alicia has a chance encounter with a charming entrepreneur during jury duty, she begins to consider options outside her marriage and seeks the advice of her mother. Meanwhile, Diane's friends come to her for legal advice when their son is accused of selling drugs on the Internet.
Director: Brooke Kennedy
Writer: Erica Shelton Kodish, Luke Schelhaas
7.5/10 521 votes#9 - Tracks
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2016
Alicia and Cary join forces to defend a former client facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit over ownership rights to his new music. Also, Alicia’s neighbors are unhappy that her law firm is operating out of her apartment and threaten to evict her.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Stephanie Sengupta
7.6/10 949 votes#10 - Home
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2009
The son of Alicia's former friends is charged with felony murder, and Alicia decides to defend him, despite the fact that they ostracized her ever since the scandal.
Director: Scott Ellis
Writer: Dee Johnson
7.6/10 902 votes#11 - Fixed
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2009
Alicia uncovers evidence that possibly proves that the jury is tampering with her firm's class action law suit that she has against a pharmaceutical company, while the legal team of her husband continues to mount the case for his appeal.
Director: Daniel Minahan
Writer: Todd Ellis Kessler
7.6/10 865 votes#12 - Crash
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2009
Alicia and Will have only 72 hours to find the smoking gun that proves the train company, and not the three engineers, is responsible for the crash, thus securing the widows their pensions the company is holding back. Meanwhile, Jackie and Alicia clash over taking the children to visit their father in prison.
Director: Gloria Muzio
Writer: Ted Humphrey
7.6/10 792 votes#13 - Painkiller
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2010
Alicia and the kids have to deal with some really bad news; Peter learns some new information that makes him furious. Meanwhile, Alicia has to represent the doctor who prescribed medication to a high school quarterback, who appeared to die from a painkiller overdose.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
7.6/10 728 votes#14 - Mock
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2010
The police are quickly at the door when Peter's electronic monitor sounds after he chases Alicia out of the apartment. As a result, Grace and Zach scramble to figure out a way to keep him from being arrested.
Director: Rod Holcomb
Writer: Todd Ellis Kessler
7.6/10 716 votes#15 - Bad Girls
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2010
Alicia is on the road to successfully arguing that her teenaged pop star client, Sloan, is innocent of a DUI, until Cary drops a bombshell that could ruin the starlet's career and life. Meanwhile, Peter's campaign hits a snag when the Democratic Committee tells him to drop out of the race.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 670 votes#16 - Silly Season
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2011
When Alicia's client confesses under duress to murdering a fellow prison inmate, Cary's team seeks to challenge by uncovering an unlikely connection between the two inmates. Meanwhile, Wendy Scott-Carr threatens to expose a Florrick family issue in hopes of forcing Peter to drop out of the race.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
7.6/10 631 votes#17 - Death Row Tip
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2011
In order to keep a client from being convicted of murder, Alicia must obtain a stay of execution for a guilty man; Eli tries to stay ahead of a client's possible scandal.
Director: Joshua Marston
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King
7.6/10 605 votes#18 - Don't Haze Me, Bro
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2012
An opposing lawyer keeps Alicia and Diane on their toes by constantly changing tactics; Eli is successful in protecting Peter's image.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Keith Eisner
7.6/10 648 votes#19 - Anatomy of a Joke
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2012
During a trip to Washington, D.C., Cary has an uncomfortable reunion with his father (John Shea); a former client asks Alicia for help; Will and Diane question Clarke's most recent strategy.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King, Craig Turk
7.6/10 588 votes#20 - A More Perfect Union
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/21/2013
As a favor to her mother, Alicia represents software coders in a contract dispute; Peter asks Alicia to renew their wedding vows.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Craig Turk
7.6/10 575 votes#21 - The One Percent
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2014
Alicia manages the fallout when her client's insensitive statements to the press threaten the fate of a multi-billion dollar merger. Meanwhile, Diane faces a potential conflict of interest when she and Louis Canning are on opposite sides of a class action suit involving a pharmaceutical company. Also, Eli learns the truth about Alicia and Peter's relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 561 votes#22 - Open Source
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2015
When Frank Prady decides to go after Governor Florrick as a campaign tactic, Alicia is faced with the decision of whether or not to attack Peter’s record as well. Also, when Florrick/Agos/Lockhart take on the case of a man paralyzed by a malfunctioning gun created on a 3D printer, they call on Kurt McVeigh to testify as an expert witness, which leads to a rift between Diane and her husband.
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Writer: N/A
7.6/10 521 votes#23 - Party
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2016
Alicia’s night goes from bad to worse when she throws a party to celebrate Howard and Jackie’s upcoming wedding. Also, Eli asks Jason to investigate Peter in preparation for his trial,
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 1,042 votes#24 - Stripped
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2009
After the State's Attorney refuses to pursue criminal charges, Alicia becomes second chair on a civil suit involving the rape of a prostitute at a bachelor party who may have been hired and abused by her own husband.
Director: Charles McDougall
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King
7.7/10 846 votes#25 - Unorthodox
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2009
Alicia, representing a daughter of one of the partner in the firm, finds herself very attracted to her co-counsel, mostly because of his unorthodox approach of defending their client.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Michelle King, Robert King