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Elsbeth Season 4 Episode 3, "Consciously Unsistered," goes full Goop. Winter Redgrave (Jemima Kirke) runs Kreem, a wellness empire selling $550 candles and nose stones, and she is not about to let her pop-star sister Summer sell it out from under her, drag-along clause or not. When a knockoff smoothing envelope turns deadly, Elsbeth Tascioni pokes around a sensory deprivation tank, a very convenient red herring named Paul, and one very specific shade of nail polish. Meanwhile, Elsbeth's mother Lydia (Christine Ebersole) finally arrives from Peoria, skips Orphan Girl, and quietly takes over the precinct with Captain Wagner. Jason and Marissa get into the pacing, the too-cute clues, the wasted tank sequence, and why the long-hyped mother-daughter tension landed so softly. 00:00 – Intro and the great candle-naming debate 03:24 – USA Sings, The Seasons, and the rise of Kreem 15:11 – The smoothing envelope does its worst 30:58 – Elsbeth goes in the tank (and we wanted more) 38:17 – Summer's Breath candles and the nail polish takedown 41:59 – Lydia arrives and the mother-daughter storyline Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 12, "The Debate," finds Alicia Florrick on the state's attorney debate stage just as a jury reaches a verdict in the Cole Willis case, a police killing the show ties directly to Ferguson. Jason and Marissa set the 2014 timeline, then dig into whether The Good Wife earned the right to tell this story. Along the way: Eli and Nora's standout car conversation, a kitchen staffer who calls out Alicia and Frank Prady, and Peter's reunion with Pastor Isaiah, who asks whether he wants to be a good man. Plus Chris Matthews wandering the set, David Lee raising Neil Gross's divorce settlement to $100 million, and an awkward Johnny Elfman talk that Jason and Marissa have a lot to say about. 04:11 – Setting the timeline: Ferguson, Michael Brown, and when this episode was written versus when it aired 16:41 – The Cole Willis footage and Alicia's chaotic debate prep 25:52 – Eli and Nora in the car: "Am I your Black shield for the night?" 51:27 – A kitchen staffer calls out two white candidates debating race 57:37 – Peter and Pastor Isaiah: good man or effective man? 1:19:11 – David Lee is back, and Alicia's "if I were a man" moment The Good Wife recap, The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 12, The Debate, Alicia Florrick, Peter Florrick, Eli Gold, Frank Prady, Pastor Isaiah, David Lee, Ferguson TV episode, legal drama podcast Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cupertino Season 1 Episode 2, Vik and Bo, puts Price, Siffre and Associates to work before the office even has walls. Coder Vik Malhotra climbs out a bathroom window mid-deposition and lands in Michael Price and Olivia Siffre’s lap, blamed for a drone accident that killed a man at a light show. Moonchaser wants to pin it on him, but fake cops, a convenient drug find, and a cheaper battery tell a different story. Meanwhile, Christy fields calls from Bo, a mystery client with deep pockets and a secret the team is not ready for. Plus Joe Morton’s Bayard makes Michael an offer, and Olivia tracks down Busy Philipps’ Natalia Boutella at a very strange party. 00:00 – Intro and why Cupertino is getting its own feed 04:37 – Vik’s deposition escape and the Moonchaser drone case 21:29 – Olivia turns the CEO’s ego against him 25:16 – Christy takes a call from a mystery client named Bo 36:27 – A contract on the wall, a money hunt, and Michael’s dad 45:15 – Olivia crashes Natalia’s party Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe to The Good Pod: Cupertino feed so new episodes land automatically — after this week, Cupertino coverage lives only there. Leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow, and it tells us to keep going. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elsbeth Season 4 Episode 2, Death of a Playwright, takes the show to the New York theater scene, and Jason and Marissa are here for it. When celebrated playwright Richard Perrick dies, the rights to his work become a fight, and then the young winner of the Perrick playwriting award ends up dead at the bottom of a staircase. For once, Elsbeth Tascioni doesn’t show us the killer up front. This is a true whodunit, with a stacked guest cast including Nicholas Braun, Richard Thomas, John Doman, and Betsy Aidem, plus a cameo from Knicks star OG Anunoby. Back at the precinct, Captain Wagner is under pressure over a rising murder rate, and Detective Donnelly’s overtime habit catches up with her. Plus: Elsbeth’s mom is on the way. 00:00 – Intro, listener mail from Erica, and housekeeping 07:36 – Corrections: who’s playing Elsbeth’s mom, and the Smellsbeth ship 11:39 – A famous playwright dies and the guest cast arrives 24:24 – Elsbeth rolls up on a rickshaw and the investigation begins 30:48 – Wagner’s pep talk, the murder rate, and Donnelly’s overtime trouble 1:04:12 – A family secret blows the case wide open Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we’re doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! TV Insider Episode: https://www.tvinsider.com/1295922/elsbeth-season-4-episode-1-explained-carrie-preston-detective-smullen/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 11, "Hail Mary," picks up with Cary Agos preparing for prison, and Alicia Florrick is paying a no-nonsense consultant $5,000 to teach him how to survive it. Cary needs a friend on the inside, which means Kalinda needs one more favor from Lemond Bishop, and those favors are getting expensive. When Kalinda uncovers a new lead, Diane and the whole firm get six hours to pull off a legal miracle before Judge Cuesta's deadline. Meanwhile, Alicia's debate prep goes sideways with Chris Elliott as a very relaxed stand-in for Frank Prady, sparks with Finn, and an uninvited Peter. And that parking garage ending? We have thoughts. 00:00 – Welcome to Hail Mary 04:45 – Cary gets a crash course in surviving prison 15:00 – Six hours on the clock to save Cary 26:00 – Kalinda takes a very dangerous shortcut 39:30 – Debate prep with Chris Elliott, Finn, and an uninvited Peter 50:15 – Alicia's parking garage moment nobody saw coming Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert and Michelle King are back with a brand-new legal dramedy, and this time they're taking on AI. In the Cupertino series premiere, "Michael and Olivia," startup counsel Michael Price (Mike Colter) and junior lawyer Olivia Cypher (Rachel Keller) get fired from S Talk on the same day, then discover the company's hit AI assistant, Daisy, sounds an awful lot like Olivia. Marissa and Jason break down Mike Colter's very-not-Lamont-Bishop turn, a Good Wife reunion with Steven Pasquale, a scene-stealing Chrissy, Jackie Earle Haley's booster-seat judge, and the courtroom entrance from Joe Morton that rattles Michael. Plus: Godspell, Annie, an IHOP strategy session, and the most creative office staging in Silicon Valley. Want more Cupertino coverage? Tell us! NOTE: Cupertino coverage will have it's own feed going forward. Search for "The Good Pod: Cupertino" where ever you find your podcasts. 00:00 – Cupertino is here: first impressions of the Kings' new AI legal drama 06:57 – Meet Michael and Olivia, fired from S Talk on the same day 22:45 – Daisy the AI sounds exactly like Olivia 29:41 – A judge recuses and Jackie Earle Haley takes the bench 33:57 – Joe Morton walks into the courtroom 46:44 – Rhubarb, rhubarb: the fake-it-till-you-make-it office Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elsbeth is back! In the Season 4 premiere, "Crazy in Love," best-selling relationship guru Serena Collier (Nicole Scherzinger) preaches trust from the stage while carrying on a very secret affair. When her old flame Casey turns up dead, Elsbeth Tascioni can't stop thinking about the suspiciously clean apartment and the one fancy bottle of Riesling sitting among the cheap beer. Marissa and Jason break down Scherzinger's delightfully weird turn and its Esther Perel vibes, Captain Wagner's love of gossip (and Claudia!), Smullen's dating-app era, and the trail of circumstantial clues that leads to a bracelet-sized reveal. Plus: Teddy sets a wedding date, Grandma's unanswered calls, who should play Elsbeth's mom, and our very honest feelings about Smelbeth. Hint: there is only one man for Elsbeth. 00:00 – Elsbeth is back: Season 4 premiere intro 04:24 – Nicole Scherzinger guest stars as relationship guru Serena Collier 13:58 – A gunshot, a hacky sack, and Elsbeth on the scene 22:34 – Smullen's dating profile (yes, there's a fish) 46:34 – The big reveal and Serena's takedown 49:41 – Smelbeth? Our verdict, plus a plea for Josh Perotti Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 10, "The Trial," finally puts Cary Agos in front of a jury, and Judge Cuesta has Neil Diamond tickets to pick up by 5:30, so nobody's getting a slow, careful trial. Diane fights the wiretap evidence, Geneva Pine is distracted by a secret of her own, and a Hamilton reunion walks right into the courtroom. Kalinda takes the stand, a juror with auditory processing disorder changes the case, and Kalinda's desperate gamble with Lemond Bishop has consequences no one sees coming. Meanwhile, Alicia Florrick's state's attorney campaign hits a very strange speed bump: a "joke" note to Grace's teacher that is not landing as a joke. Plus, big news: The Good Pod is covering Cupertino! 00:00 – Welcome, plus our big Cupertino announcement08:45 – Cary's trial begins and Judge Cuesta has a concert to catch19:45 – Geneva's secret and a surprise Hamilton reunion28:30 – Kalinda takes the stand and one juror can't quite hear36:30 – Kalinda threatens Bishop, and Bishop answers49:00 – Alicia's knife note turns into a campaign crisis Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 9, "Sticky Content," turns up the heat on two fronts. Cary Agos gets summoned to the FBI, where a grainy wiretap of Lemond Bishop suggests his days might be numbered, and the agent who plays it for him is Lana, of all people. Kalinda hires Cary a bodyguard (hi, Deke from King of Queens!), which leads to the most awkward elevator run-in of the season. Meanwhile, Alicia Florrick's state's attorney campaign goes full Hollywood with David Krumholtz as a viral-hungry ad director, Frank Prady hands her a box of opposition dirt, and a joint interview with Peter sets up a limo confrontation you will not want to miss. Plus: the show finally addresses the "phone" thing. 00:00 – Welcome02:00 – The FBI plays Cary a chilling Bishop wiretap, and Lana is in the room16:30 – Cary's new bodyguard meets Bishop in the worst elevator moment ever23:00 – The show finally talks about the "phone" thing30:00 – Alicia's ad team, Bernard the Elf, and Frank Prady's box of dirt53:00 – The limo showdown: Alicia vs. Peter Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 8, "Red Zone" — Cary Agos finally hears the CI tape that's been hanging over his head, and what he hears is a version of himself he can't explain away. Diane and Alicia run him through a mock trial with Viola Walsh playing prosecutor, and it goes about as well as you'd expect when a man is this angry at being wrongly accused. Meanwhile, Kalinda is caught between Lana's pillow talk and Lamond Bishop's demands, Cary makes a choice that lands him squarely on the multiple-stupid-things list, and Owen turns up with a campus case that pulls Alicia into a judiciary hearing with no rules she recognizes. Plus: a focus group that has thoughts about Alicia Florrick, and a photo op that goes very wrong. 00:00 – Welcome to The Good Pod, plus a focus group of our own 03:30 – The CI tape, four voices on the wire, and one of them is Kalinda 07:50 – Mock trial begins and Viola Walsh takes the cross 16:30 – Diane's talking-to and Cary's worst decision of the episode 22:45 – Bishop hands Kalinda a tracker and a deadline 25:10 – Owen's favor, Jodie's hearing, and a rule book Alicia doesn't have 32:50 – Louis Canning arrives with oxygen and an expedited timeline 41:00 – The focus group on Alicia, the soup kitchen, and a photo op gone wrong Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 7, "Message Discipline," splits clean down the middle: Cary's case and Alicia's campaign, with barely room for anything else. Finn goes hunting for what really happened during Cary Agos's time at the state's attorney's office and turns up two missing kilos, a case board, and a very pointed conversation with Geneva Pine. Diane fights a proof-of-other-crimes charge while Kalinda works a 30-foot leash and a lab tech with a suspicious bank balance. Meanwhile Alicia meets a Chicago broadcasting institution played by David Hyde Pierce, gets a brutal media-prep session from Elfman, and walks into an interview nobody prepared her for. Somebody quits. Somebody else announces. Jason and Marissa also settle the cheese curd question. 00:00 – Cold open: the missing Milwaukee cheese curds, and what a cheese curd actually is 03:45 – Finn asks for 60 more days, gets a yelly judge instead 07:32 – The case board, Geneva Pine, and the real story behind Cary's administrative leave 17:01 – Proof of other crimes: Diane goes after Geneva on the stand 24:57 – Kalinda, the lab tech, and a riverboat casino story that doesn't hold up 39:11 – Alicia asks Frank for an endorsement and reaches for the elder crime angle Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. You can also find us on Instagram and Threads @thegoodpodpod, or send us a message at [email protected]. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 6, "Old Spice," is an Elsbeth Tascioni showcase — and one of the weirdest, sweetest romances the show has ever attempted. Elsbeth and Alicia Florrick take on a federal case defending Camilla's software company against ASA Josh Perotti, who keeps escalating the charges from plagiarism to economic espionage while he and Elsbeth flirt across a courtroom via grate-jumping, pinky-grazing, and mutual sniffing. Meanwhile, it's religion week on the campaign: Alicia preps for an interview with Pastor Jeremiah, Grace gets pulled into it, and Marissa Gold arrives as Alicia's new body woman. Over at Florrick Agos, eviction notices and OSHA violations fly, and Cary Agos has a very bad night out that costs him. 00:00 – Sidewalk cracks, Milwaukee, and Elsbeth's acrobatic grate avoidance00:04 – The case: JServ, plagiarized encryption software, and Josh Perotti's federal charges00:15 – Courtroom flirting escalates: the pinky graze, the Old Spice, the Call Me Maybe of it all00:34 – Religion week on the campaign, plus Marissa Gold joins as Alicia's body woman00:45 – Eviction notices, OSHA violations, and Cary's night at the Ivy League mixer01:04 – New bail restrictions and the office move nobody invited Cary to Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 5, "Shiny Objects," puts Elsbeth Tascioni's brain on screen — literally. We open inside her head on a treadmill, in a cacophony of ice cream, clowns, pumpkins and xylophone music, and follow her into a sexism suit against a company that fired its female CEO for a "brash management style." Alicia and Dean take the other side, which means Alicia versus Elsbeth in open court. Meanwhile Diane clicks the world's most obvious phishing link and hands Florrick/Agos/Lockhart a $50,000 ransomware clock, sending her back to Lockhart Gardner to grovel at David Lee's feet. And on the campaign trail, Peter pulls a power move at Alicia's announcement in a very familiar hallway. We also debate whether the show did Elsbeth dirty. 00:00 – Jason holds Marissa's computer hostage, plus our first ever in-person meetup at RHAPCon00:10 – Inside Elsbeth's mind on the treadmill, and the broken iPhone that starts it all00:20 – Diane clicks the link: $50,000, 72 hours, and no backups because bail money00:36 – Diane versus David Lee, an email held hostage, and the boomer standoff of the season00:38 – Did they overplay the kookiness? Our case for why Elsbeth deserves better00:52 – Josh Perotti walks into the courtroom and matches Elsbeth's freak01:07 – Alicia and Peter face off in the same venue as the Season 1 scandal announcement Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 3 recap: "Oppo Research" throws Alicia Florrick headfirst into the reality of a state's attorney run. Eli Gold brings in campaign manager Johnny Elfman, and together they walk her through the brutal red pill blue pill choice of opposition research — digging up every skeleton before her opponents can. What they find rocks Alicia to her core: a secret abortion involving her son Zach and his girlfriend Nisa, plus fallout touching Owen, Veronica, Kalinda, and Peter's staffer Lauren. Kalinda and Eli's lunch gets tense fast, Lamond Bishop starts throwing PAC money around, and by the end Alicia's fully in the race, for better or worse. Big secrets, bigger consequences, and Alicia finally decides to run. 00:03 – Cold open: the Talking at Noon parody and Alicia's nervous prep for Eli's visit13:01 – Alicia meets her new campaign manager, Johnny Elfman26:16 – Eli lays out the red pill blue pill choice and opposition research begins29:24 – The bombshell drops: Zach and Nisa's secret abortion42:26 – Kalinda and Eli's loaded lunch confrontation54:00 – Alicia gets set up and pulled over for a DUI test01:05:53 – Lamond Bishop ambushes Alicia with his own PAC money Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 3 recap: "Dear God." Jason and Marissa dig into Cary's pretrial supervisor meetings with the no-nonsense Joy, played by the late television legend Linda Lavin, while the seed patent case between neighbors Ed and Wendell Keller spirals into full-blown Christian arbitration, complete with a returning Robert Sean Leonard as the presiding pastor. Diane calls it Kafka in action, Grace surprises everyone with her Bible scholarship, and Kalinda's warning to a key witness threatens to blow up Cary's case entirely. Meanwhile, Eli Gold quietly maneuvers Alicia toward a state's attorney run, and a fateful run-in with Gloria Steinem at a campaign fundraiser pushes her right where he wants her. Courtroom drama, church court chaos, and a season-long political plot all collide in this one. 02:54 – Cary's pretrial supervisor meeting kicks off, and Joy (Linda Lavin) enters the picture12:07 – Arbitration moves to "church court" with Robert Sean Leonard's Matthew process36:03 – The Bible-verse sparring escalates between Alicia, Grace's coaching, and Carter40:14 – The revocation of bail hearing heats up as Castro confronts Alicia directly50:46 – A forensic botanist testimony cracks open the Ed vs. Keller seed case58:01 – Trey's wife takes the stand, and Eli finally gets the answer he's been chasing Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.