We now live in the A.L.
Thats how we first meet Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) in 2009.
For Alicia, this schooling has been painful at times.

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She has been cheated on, and wrongly convicted of stealing an election.
She has survived corporate backstabbing, NSA surveillance, and an email hack.
No wonder she turned to booze.
Fox and Carrie Preston, to name a fewthat rivalsThe Simpsonsin size and depth.
(Theyre too modest to say acclaimedI added that in for effect.)
As the series ends, Alicia has evolved significantly.
The TV landscape has changed too.
To the cast and creators, thanks for thegoodmake that greatrun.Series grade: A