[2] The series focuses on Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), whose husband Peter (Chris Noth), the former Cook County, Illinois state's attorney, has been jailed following a notorious political corruption and sex scandal.

The website's consensus reads, "Reinvigorated storylines and an even stronger cast keep The Good Wife fresh in its seventh season - and away from the doldrums that overcome many long-running dramas.

With the departure of male lead Josh Charles (who played Will Gardner) in season five, the show's "writers really struggled to rebuild that same type of long-term emotional storytelling.

The finale drew controversy in its last scene when Diane Lockhart slaps Alicia Florrick after betraying her in court to save Peter from jail.

Vanity Fair noting "As Breaking Bad famously tracked the evolution of Walter White "from Mr. Chips to Scarface," The Good Wife followed Alicia as she evolved into Peter.