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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you build this character? I give a shot to use that as the spine. Indecisiveness ultimately cost Chidi everything, including his life. Justin Lubin/NBC To talk about whether to eat food, which is just a human thing, is ridiculous. Just because theres not enough time in the day. Working on this character has actually made me a bit more decisive. Ron Batzdorff/NBC Having conversation after conversation, its awful to subject people to that....

Spoiler alert: This post contains plot points from the May 8 series finale ofThe Good Wife. Jason wasn’t there. So without Peter or Jason by her side, Alicia was left to face Diane on her own. Credit: Jeff Neumann/CBS So, wiping tears from her eyes and straightening up her blazer, Alicia once again marched on. And with Alicia walking down an empty hallway, the camera faded to black. Peter accepted a plea deal for one-year probation, so he won’t be going to jail....

Julianna Margulies told EWthat she had read the final script several times before reaching out to you. What did she say? I think Im putting words in her mouth… Michelle King:None of that was in her email! Credit: CBS Did you have many people trying to tell you how they think the show should end? Robert King:Yeah, and they were all my mother. She obviously wanted Alicia to climb into the grave and sleep with Will Gardner....

Sway previously encountered a suicidal attorney fleeing the murderous grasp of notorious thug Barry The Blade Muldanno. Moments before shooting himself, the man tells Mark where to find the senators body. Enthralled by Jewish mythology (hello, golems!) Credit: Jeff Neumann/CBS and dreams of a better city, Ruth Puttermesser attempts to change the world and herself. As Darius past misdeeds are revealed, Tannenbaum races to find the serial killer before it is too late....

Plus: Is Alicia Florrick an alcoholic? The Good Wifehas always been a show about lying. In anticipation of its finale (Sunday ay 9 p.m. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So weve come to the end. Credit: ANDERS OVERGAARD for EW What should every series finale achieve? What do you hope yours gives your viewers? ROBERT KING: It should be surprising but inevitable. Thats a very difficult bar to hit, so… be kind. I hope viewers will feel like they want to start at the beginning of the series again....

Some plotlines had been settled long ago. Will was dead, so there was no lingering will-they-or-wont-they with Alicia. The rest of the shows overarching questions were left unanswered. Credit: CBS Was the episodes title End meant to be ironic? What we got wasnt an ending at all. What happened to the finality of the finale? Closure used to count for something. How about Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer in jail?...

Sunday’s episode called back a pivotal scene from the drama’s first season Eli told Aliciawhat?!? What was that message again, you ask? Only that Will loved Alicia and that he was ready to make a plan to be together! Credit: David M. Russell//CBS ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Did you always intend to have Eli come clean about erasing that phone message from Will? ROBERT & MICHELLE KING:Yes. Eli isnt the only one whos been carrying the burden of Wills erased phone message....

Alicia and Lucca’s first official case together could end up being their last. I would watch them all day. And then theres the return of Marissa, whos just the best. Credit: David M. Russell/CBS So lets start with the winning team (in my heart, at least). Yeah, thats rough. And it doesnt take long for Lucca to come up with the idea to sue the school. After all, Maggie borrowed money for an education that didnt wield a job....

(To be fair, thats not Chicago specific.) We kick things off with Howard arriving at Alicias apartment looking for a lawyer. He has to start actually working (read: wearing pants) so they cant fire him. Credit: JoJo Whilden/CBS He needs to keep a journal of every instance of ageism. But Howard leaves Alicias with more than just a game plan. And when someone brings in $33 million in annual billing, its pretty much impossible to fire them....

Chumhum’s back in court over racist maps, and Eli tries to pry Alicia and Jason apart. In both cases, those algorithms are messy and problematic, and somebodys bound to get hurt. The case of the week involved Chumhum, yet again. Credit: Paul Sarkis/CBS The maps automatically provide safety ratings of neighborhoods to tell users which parts of cities should be avoided. The women shut him down immediately, not wanting to be ethically obligated to disclose whatever that means....

Everyone is corrupt, and the new Alicia really doesn’t care. In case you all didnt know, this season, were dealing with New Alicia. Heres what we know about her: She reports only to herself. Credit: Jeff Neumann/CBS She has swapped wine for tequila. Shes much calmer than Old Alicia. She has no problem using Peter for sex. Shes clearly a little turned on by danger (especially when it looks like Jason)....

Jason meets Alicia’s family…and Peter might have a secret love child? This might be one of my favoriteGood Wifeopenings ever. But now, shes replaced tequila with sex, and you know what? Credit: Paul Sarkis/CBS That sounds like the ideal rehab if you ask me. At this point, Alicia not only understands the non-verbal Jason signs, but theyre finally talking about Peter. As Alicia puts it, We have an arrangement. So yeah, they only stay together for their careers....

Elis confession has put Alicia on a very dangerous, very emotional path: Shes rethinking her entire life. What if shed said yes to Will when they were at Georgetown? Theyd be living happily ever after and hed be alive, thats what! Credit: JoJo Whilden/CBS Okay, so maybe not. But the point is that Alicia will never know … and neither will we. But before I do that, I promise to finish this recap....