After Alicia's election victory, her biggest campaign donors come to her with their demands. Meanwhile, negotiations for Alicia's severance package is put on hold by an unexpected, potential... Read allAfter Alicia's election victory, her biggest campaign donors come to her with their demands. Meanwhile, negotiations for Alicia's severance package is put on hold by an unexpected, potentially devastating hack of the firm's emails.After Alicia's election victory, her biggest campaign donors come to her with their demands. Meanwhile, negotiations for Alicia's severance package is put on hold by an unexpected, potentially devastating hack of the firm's emails.
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- TriviaJulianna Margulies (Alicia Florrick) & Thomas Kopache (Liam Meade) previously worked together on episode 5.19, Old Times (2009), of ER (1994) as Carol Hathaway & Dr Stofsky respectively.
- GoofsThe hacker threatens to release 2 years' of Florrick Argos emails. This would have been before Florrick Argos existed. Lockhart Gardner are a different company and would have a different domain.
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Eli Gold: ...Of course you're going to make your own decision; of course you're not going to do what Redmayne asks, but you don't tell him that. You don't tell him the truth.
[Alicia tries to speak]
Eli Gold: No, shut up. Listen to me. You know the truth, here, in your heart. Good, be a Disney Princess, but don't tell money men like Redmayne anything but what they want to hear.
Alicia Florrick: Even if it's a lie?
Eli Gold: Yes, because it won't be a lie when you tell it. Absence of 'Yes' times 'Time' equals 'No.' That's the law. If you're in doubt you don't say no, you say "Thank you for your advice, all options are open to me, I plan to decide in the next 48 hours."
Alicia Florrick: But what happens in 48 hours?
Eli Gold: You do whatever you like, or you delay again. But you never, ever, say "no," because anything could happen.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)
It will surprise no one to learn "Undisclosed Recipients" is "The Good Wife" reflecting on the Sony Hack from last November. These clever events of Florrick, Agos, and Lockhart are obviously the heart of the episode and the aspect everyone will remember (as it should be), but "Undisclosed Recipients" plays its next card in Alicia's rise to power quite well. Thanks to Julianna Margulies's on-point interpretation of the crisp, sharp writing, we see Alicia struggle to have her cake (be a firm, clean politician) and eat it too (keep allies she would be smart to keep on her side professionally or financially). And even though seeing the backstabbing between our favorite characters within the law firm is hysterical, the greatness in the "Sony Hack" storyline lies with Alicia's "flirtatious" emails to and from Will, a development which will debunk her image as "Saint Alicia" to everyone who voted for her.
"Undisclosed Recipients" is refreshing in its own way and I loved every minute of watching it. It's terrific, but rough around the edges (in terms of plot holes, narrative clarification, and avoidable awkward character moments, such as David Lee and Julius receiving equal billing to Diane and Cary in their reconciliation.) The spirited email-reading montage and the State's Attorney "favors" were thrilling and enjoyable, but, for me, the most striking thing about "Undisclosed Recipients" is the strain on Alicia and Diane's relationship. The two formidable female heroes of the show began the season as allies, and now see the distressing status of their evolved relationship. But the brilliance of the show is that this strain is never openly discussed or acted upon, it's coldly inferred through the plot.
Grade: A-
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- May 2, 2015
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