THE GOOD WIFE – 6.04 “Oppo Research” Here Come The Skeletons!

Alicia is nervous. This is rare. She looks to wine for salvation. So, is this what it feels like to run for office? Tread carefully my dear. Is this something you really want to do?  Cause I’m not so sure.

On the plus side Alicia’s potential campaign manager, John Elfman,  is smart and gorgeous. Let’s all take a moment to savor that memory, because its the only positive thing that happens this episode.

What unfolds left me both gasping in surprise and holding my sides from laughter. Eli called it correctly: “You don’t start with the dirt. You end with it.”

To highlight, here are a few special moments:

• The Son. The first bombshell was a real doozy! Zach has a HUGE secret. He and his girlfriend Nissa, had an abortion the year prior. Alicia was so flabbergasted she lost her cool enough to have a meltdown of epic proportions. Luckily, she wasn’t able to confront Zach till her anger was less nuclear.

•On Reigion: Eli advises caution, “Just say your an agnostic. An agnostic who’s struggling.”

• Mother Dearest. Veronica spanked child in a department store which she adamantly defended under the defense of a “Public Service.” After seeing the brat. I would have to agree.

• The Brother. Owen it seems,is having an affair with an married Palestinian man who also does Bareback Gay Porn under the rather pedantic name, Phil. My heart broke for her brother during the confrontation scene. Alicia handled it badly.

• The Daughter. All this news is delivered with intermittent Christian Choral singing from Grace’s friends who descended en masse to record a video complete with a pink frosted fairy chick.  That’s a first for me too. Go figure?

• The Photo. When the infamous photo of Polmar leaving Alicia’s apartment at 8:15 am appeared, Alica snaps and retorts with the best comeback I’ve ever heard: “Yes, well I don’t like my kids seeing who I sleep with. How could they get out in time for their abortions?”

Thankfully Ms. Florrick delivers a surprise of her own when she preemptively interrupts Peter’s intern issues by revealing Kalinda’s affair with the Governor. Priceless can only describe the look on Eli’s face. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen him that off kilter!

In the subsequent aftermath, Eli and Kalinda shared and awkward diner moment. Alicia gets pulled over for a DUI and a Political Action Committee has already been organized in Alicia’s name!  Guess who’s behind it! None other than the infamous Lemond Bishop!

Observations:

“Talking at Noon.” is a lovely homage to AMC’s ‘Talking Dead.’ I loved it!

The Matrix Reference was genius. I don’t know if the red pill was the right choice this time.

I truly fear for Peter when Alica hears about the sans-undies intern, who he wasn’t sleeping with. However, he may just be canoodling with his “old friend,” her mother.

Next week proves to be even MORE fun with the appearance of our favorite guest star, Carrie Preston!