The Good Fight (2017–2022) User Reviews (503)

End it now

[shenzencowboy · 7/10 · 22 August 2021]

It's sad to see one of your favourite shows die. This has gone from being one of the best shows on TV to being a shadow of its former self. It used to be beautifully written and was biting in its criticism of U. S politics. The clever introduction of occasional cartoon style songs was a feature.

It has lost some wonderful cast members, Rose Leslie and Cush Jumbo amongst them.

The show managed to maintain a very high standard through to the end of season 4. Season 5 is appalling. The entire story line is amateurish, unfunny and tedious. I feel for the cast having to work with the scripts they've been given.

I don't know whether they've changed the writers or they decided they'd hand Season 5 over to a computer so it could be written by AI. I've kept watching through loyalty to the show in the desperate hope things would get better but as the great Peter Finch once said, "I'm as Mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more.". I lasted to episode 8, season 5. I really can't take any more.

Maybe they'll have a series 6 Dallas style where season 5 has all been a dream. Should I say nightmare.

Seasons 1-4 deserve a 9/10. Season 5 I'd give a 1/10.

It's a tragedy when a great show dies.

Unlikely to recover from Season 3

[giobowers-45020 · 8/10 · 11 May 2019]

I have to agree with a lot of other viewers. S3 has gone too far with the School House Rock theme, the dude singing it sounds like trash. They've made the show far too personal in regards to politics. This is a FICTIONAL tv series. The line in which you crossover real life politics into fictional politics is thin. I don't even think they're bashing DJT, but the content regarding him is far too saturated throughout the season. There were many other stories that could've been told throughout S3. I would have liked to see more of Maia's story being told. Perhaps that 'possibility' between her and Marissa could've started to manifest earlier in the season. I was a huge fan of The Good Wife, how does CBS not pay Julianna Margulies what she asked for to make multiple guest appearances. And how is it that Justin Bartha's Character (Colin) has been completely removed? Not a single encounter between him, Lucca, or his child all season. Michael Sheen's character (Blum) is so over the top it's not even fictionally believable. Someone dropped the ball on S3. And honestly, I wouldn't be upset if they didn't renew for a 4th season. Which is very sad.

Hate the Shorts

[mlahetta · 9/10 · 22 April 2019]

Love the show, but I hate the cartoon shorts. It totally interrupts the flow of the show. Otherwise great actors, great show.

An edgier version of The Good Wife

[CannibalHouseTheBeginning · 20 February 2017]

It was a pleasant surprise to see a spin off of The Good Wife. In general, (in my opinion) I find them to be lackluster and solely rely on one character from the original series.

The Good Fight is a breath of fresh air, bringing in the supporting cast of the original in the 1st episode with cameo appearances from actors that had minor recurring roles in The Good wife. IE - Hon Judge Abernathy aka Russel Edgington from True Blood in the 2nd episode.

While I admit it seems a little odd not to have the great Julianna Margulies in the follow up series, the use of profanity caught me off guard coming from The Women's Network, which is where I watched the episodes. I will say it did encourage me to watch it further, as to my recollection, beefing up the language and not bleeping it out, has never been done before.

All in all, I think it has the potential to last as long as The Good Wife, It surely has a strong female cast, all heroines in their own right, which I would expect nothing less from the network I saw it on.

Looking forward to the next episode.

Not just OK...GREAT!

[bbianchi-90175 · 10/10 · 23 February 2017]

Edgy, intelligent, relatable, thoroughly entertaining. 2 episodes in and eagerly awaiting the 3rd.

Each character brings their own to the atmosphere of diversity yet familiarity from the parent show, The Good Wife.

Unlike most spin-offs, The Good Fight has retained the drama yet upped the ante with cheekier scripting and surprise casting.

A welcome addition to this seasons rather blah line-up of other situation dramas.

Edge of seat entertainment

[nowego · 9/10 · 7 May 2017]

Up front I will state that I am a big fan of The Good Wife and Julianna Margulies and took a while to get over it ending, very much like when any good TV show ends.

I waited until I had almost all of the episodes of this series before I talked my partner into watching it.

After the first episode I didn't have to talk her into any further episodes, we binge watched the whole season in one weekend.

Wow is the one word I would use to describe this show.

So many good actors and characters who are just make for a really great show IMHO.

Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, Cush Jumbo as Lucca Quinn, Rose Leslie as Maia Rindell and Delroy Lindo as Adrian Boseman just a few of the characters I just love and they put in stellar performances.

Add Carrie Preston as the wacky and sublime Elsbeth Tascioni and you have a huge hit in my eyes.

If you haven't seen it yet, get a copy and enjoy.

I like it more than The Good Wife.

[ac68 · 8/10 · 13 April 2017]

I watched this show out of curiosity as someone taking a law class right now and actually found it pretty interesting. I always liked the character of Diane on The Good Wife and it's neat to see a very different type of law firm than the one on the Good Wife-- I'm honestly more invested in the success of the firm.

In a way, this reminds me of The West Wing. It's that same kind of fast paced, jargon-y, liberal comfort food. Rose Leslie's bad American accent is really distracting and I'm not all that into some of the random story lines but it's a great show to lean back and relax with on a Sunday night.

CBS has produced a very well-made drama that isn't necessarily groundbreaking but uses previous formulas and tropes in a captivating way.

Brilliant storytelling in Season 1, but then overly political ... and not as fun

[Vic_max · 8/10 · 21 July 2019]

Many times I've thought that this one of the best programs on TV. It is has great acting, clever witty dialog and great stories. Like its predecessor, The Good Wife, many of the storylines are enticing food for thought.

The only critique I have is that the show can get overly political. At some point, it stops being compelling story telling and sounds like a rant. It may be a rant I agree with but ... it's just not fun to watch. It feels like I'm re-living yesterday's news instead of breaking new ground.

The writers can be brilliant so I hope they get some a fresh ideas for the next season. Let's get some new unpredictable storylines and interesting cases ... it'll be great for the show.

This has to be one of the best TV shows ever made

[akshunhiro · 10/10 · 23 May 2020]

The Good Fight is one of the few spin off shows that manages to outdo its predecessor. At its fundamental core, it's a legal drama, but that's almost secondary to what's really going on: a commentary on the absolute insanity that this world is becoming. No topic seems to be off the table for TGF, and the show's creators are intelligent in presenting all this controversial content in a very tongue-in-cheek way that challenges us to try and see the madness.

Contrary to popular belief, The Good Fight seems to take as many pot shots at the Left as they do the Right, though they are subtler and more satirical in their portrayal of the Left and more obvious for the Right. The show does follow characters who are left wing, but in doing so, it shows that neither side are completely saints or sinners.

The wit and humour is superb, a show that just as easily masters comedy as it does high drama. It's tackling real issues brazenly and boldly but in a way that merely observes the crazy phenomena rather than push any agenda.

This is a brilliant commentary on current affairs.

Love it!

[lucja-01154 · 10/10 · 8 March 2017]

What a great show! You never know what to expect next. So refreshing from some of the current shows airing on TV. Just love this one. I can't wait for the next show to air. Keep up the great work. Wonderful! For such a long time there was nothing to watch on TV. This show finally came to our homes with such intrigue! A very long time coming but well worth the wait. The cast is Great! What more can be said!

Just like the good wife if not better

[joseph_poulter · 7/10 · 2 March 2017]

There was something missing in my life and when this show came out I knew what it was...the good wife...after years of being so loyal to the show i was so let down when it ended...(and I have to point out it didn't end how I thought it should or could have)

Then BAM the good fight arrives and yes it sure is...the show gives a great fight as a spin off...probably one of the best yet.

It's early days yet but if it keeps up with the amazing dialogue then we have a winner people.

Love the original characters and very keen to see how the new ones develop.

One of the best drama series of today!

[irvintang · 10/10 · 26 March 2017]

This series proves that you don't need great special effects to make a great drama show and it's one of the best out there. It also includes relevant social commentaries within its stories with great acting and excellent background music with each important scenes. The directors, writers and actors should be proud of what they accomplished and we the viewers are blessed that such a show exists.

This is nothing less than perfection. I put it up there in the same league as with walking dead, game of thrones and westworld. It may not have the same special effects but the stories, character development and drama is on the same level if not more.

If you like dramas at all, watch this series!

Good but annoying

[flrestan · 7/10 · 30 April 2017]

While it zips along at a good pace and is an improvement on The Good Wife, the portrayal of court scenes leaves a lot to be desired. Lawyers interrupting each other in mid-sentence would just not be tolerated in a real courtroom and interrupting a judge would surely risk being locked up for contempt.

I watched Episode 5 yesterday and had to stop because of this. The Good Fight is not the only one that has such nonsense in it but it seems to be taking it to a higher level. Most TV drama including court scenes showing such behaviour. I'd like to know why because shouldn't the drama be in the actual fictional case? Law and Order gets part of the way there and The Wire gets all the way there.

I have never done a 180º turn on any TV Show until this one.

[DiogoVNeves · 4/10 · 9 April 2020]

I initially gave this show a 9 and if you're looking for na excellent legal drama look no further than The Good Fight Season 1 and even Season 2, but from there on out it plummeted. The show has always been politically charged but it worked, it wasn't about poitics, politics was just part of the show, it made up some of the side stories and some characters journeys. Ultimately the show was about lawyers and their daily lives at top law firm in Chicago. Then, season 3 came and the term legal drama no longer applied. It rapidly went from legal drama to a show almost solely about politics. The tone completely changed and it became way too silly. And being a show about politics is not in itself necessarily a bad thing, I enjoyed The Newsroom which was very political and I enjoyed The West Wing very much as well, but this just became stupid. It's not open minded or interesting. it is overlty and admitedly biased,, the show doesn't take an interesting political stance on anything. It is provocative in the worst way possible, it is simply a troll and more importantly, because of all this, It became unenjoyable. And I'm very sad about it, I truly am, because I used to love it. The actors were amazing in it and still are, the characters, some of them I already knew from The Good Wife, (which was an awesome show btw) are excellent as well, but with no fault of their own they've become ridiculous, making decisions that simply do not match who they are or what they believe. Because I loved the show I held out all the way through season 3 hoping it would get bettter, that it would go back to normal - it didn't. I began watching the first episode of season 4 and it's still the same. I don't understand the showrunners' decision, so I simply stopped watching in the middle of the episode. Before anyone goes into saying that it has anything to do with my political leanings, know that I do not identify with republicans at all, nor am I a Trump supporter in any way, quite the opposite. In fact if I were to place myself in the american political spectrum I would probably fall on the left side of it. That is really not the issue. I really am sad to say that I will no longer be a viewer.

A smart and funny show

[andrericardo38 · 9/10 · 4 May 2019]

One of my Top series.

I saw The good fight in the IMDB recommendation and Voilá, the taste is good.

There are good dramas, the human character is well represented (real things), clever jokes, political issues ... well dosed. When I find a new episode, I smile.

Long life for the good fight.

Fresh Show

[palmer-81068 · 9/10 · 24 January 2018]

I liked The Good Wife, but at time The Good Wife could be predictable. The Good Fight however is a lot edgier and I must give it Two Thumbs Up for integrating the Black Community with the corporate World. Christine Baranski is at her best and I have always been a fan of Delroy Lindo. It is also wonderful to see supporting staff from The Good Wife on The Good Fight. The Good Fight is well written and well acted.

Love this show, yes even S3

[klyalldm · 10/10 · 11 May 2019]

Every one star review says the same thing, people are mad this show is political?? It is a show set in present day America about a law firm. Of course its political. Absolutely loved the first two seasons and yes, S3 is a way different. But I think it's fun and fresh. It still keeps me guessing episode to episode, which no other show really does anymore. It takes guts to be this blatant. The writing is original, the acting is stellar and this show continues to be brave. I love it.

The Best Sight

[janvl0412 · 10/10 · 18 March 2018]

Take the ingredients that made "The Good Wife" a great watch (wonderful acting, great scripts, photography...), add a touch of extra female pow(d)er, shake it up, evaporate the dryness censorship can cause, and you've unleashed a delicious soufflé that just keeps rising (just had a wonderful dinner). With a mic showing in one of the first scenes of the first season, I was worried, unnecessarily so as everything turned out exquisite, each episode a treat leaving one craving the next serving. Hope I got you hungry enough to go on a binge if you haven't seen it yet. "The Good Fight" is the one recipe that calls for endless seasoning.

Amazing, ignore the conservative haters

[jjaskalsi · 10/10 · 5 June 2020]

The good fight is the only show I have EVER seen tackle issues that Black people face in an accurate and nuanced way. The characters are as 3D as you could want. The acting is sublime, the storytelling is crisp and delivered professionally. I love this show. It discusses politics brilliantly, satirises Trump and destroys him in all the ways he rightfully deserves. Love the WOC representation, keep it running!

So good!

[ashwathi87 · 8/10 · 1 March 2017]

The end of Good Wife and the beginning of the Good Fight! Christine Baranski,is a joy to watch and she definitely holds her own in this spin off! Love seeing the characters from Good Wife pop up every now and then! LI have a feeling this is going to be even more promising in terms of character build up and story line, it definitely helps that there is a a talented set of actors associated.

Give this a shot if your missing your fix of the Good Wife.Highly recommended!

Season 5 sucks

[bahigesyriani · 30 August 2021]

I loved this series up top season 5.

Definitely needs a change in the writing team...could have done better than copy and paste real life events. Seem like they've run out of ideas after Trump. And those fake courts. What a waste of time.

I like the cast though.

Pretty Decent, but

[gdholm · 7/10 · 21 February 2017]

Pretty good show, especially compared to what else is available these days. I actually preferred the story without the political drama from Alicia and the Governor. Does seem the writers have a couple of agendas they have committed to, but as long as the story and acting are good I can look past that stuff.

However, the first show is the only one I have watched because I refuse to pay the fee and agree to email ads from CBS and "partners" to be able to watch the show on line. I pay enough already for satellite TV.

This show is good, and Season 3 is good too !

[hisham-2200 · 10/10 · 15 May 2019]

People should stop the negative reviews about S3. it's a typical political show dont expect them to be not like that. if u like The Good Wife u will definitely like this one. and i love the comedy humor in the show. its really fun

Have had to withdraw some 'stars' on this one..

[silence-26 · 6/10 · 13 April 2019]

If you'd asked me about this show through Seasons 1 & 2, I would have said one of the best on TV., really a treat. Season 3 appears to have gone off the rails, at least to some degree.

You still have some great actors, and some truly excellent writing. The problem comes with some new slapstick approach they've tried to add to the story lines that completely detracts from the import and seriousness of some of the topics the writers are tackling. And so, in E05 this season, you have a plot line that involves alt-right Nazi types who riot at a polling place, mixed with a cartoon segment that was about 'I don't know what', because I went away from the TV shortly after it began.Why? What does it possibly add to the story line?

I've noticed similar detours from story lines throughout this season. It's as if the writers lost faith in the import of their message and felt some odd desire to add comedy to the mix. The Blum character is so over the top I feel as if I'm watching two different shows all at once.

I hope they get back on the mark. This was a great show. Would be nice to have it back again.

Season 3-Gone downhill

[perch-60791 · 1/10 · 26 March 2019]

Season 1 was great. Season 2 went political. I'm not a Trump supporter but this was too much. Season 3 is dismal. The political crap and the flowing profanity has brought this series to a new low. Episode 2 sealed it. I won't be watching anymore. That's kind of sad because it was the reason I signed up for CBS Access.