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"I never watched a quote-unquote crime procedural in my life before The Good Wife. But from episode one, I was hooked on Julianna Margulies&amp;#x27;s world. And if you love this show as much as I do, you probably found yourself thinking a lot about episode one last night. That&amp;#x27;s because [spoilers, yo] the show closed out on a shot that bought us right back to its humble beginnings. Here&amp;#x27;s Alicia last night: Here&amp;#x27;s Alicia the first time we saw her: Same setting, totally different woman. Right? And therein lies the awesomeness of this show: no disrespect to the guys, but it&amp;#x27;s the women that make The Good Wife. I can&amp;#x27;t think of a another roster of kickass ladies quite so formidable on the airwaves. Every single one of them--down to the guest stars--is inspiring in her own way. Since the drama&amp;#x27;s beginning, each of the women orbiting Alicia has forced her to up her game and shaped her into the steely, bangs-rocking lawyer she is today. For me, Sunday nights with these women is the perfect pre-work-week reminder not to fall into the too-typical female trap of selling yourself short, not asking for what you want, and being over-accommodating. In other words, it pumps me up! Who&amp;#x27;s inspired you the most among these ambitious, wily, impossibly well-tailored women? As a little refresher, there&amp;#x27;s... The namesake herself, Alicia Florrick, whose capacities for grace and toughness Julianna Margulies is constantly redefining. The wise and ultra-confident Diane Lockhart, played lusciously by Christine Baranski. Archie Panjabi&amp;#x27;s Kalinda Sharma, who may be the literal nexus of brains and beauty. She&amp;#x27;s been beaten for now, but Anika Noni Rose&amp;#x27;s Wendy Scott Carr stomps an office like no other. Seriously. YouTube it. Then there&amp;#x27;s Patti Nyholm, aka Martha Plimpton, who&amp;#x27;s not above using her baby as a courtroom pity prop. Eli&amp;#x27;s political dealings have given us two amazing female schemers: Parker Posey as his smoldering potential-Senator ex, and Amy Sedaris as a chipper-but-cutthroat rival lobbyist. Love. And last but not least, I&amp;#x27;ve got a soft spot for Carrie Preston&amp;#x27;s Elsbeth Tascioni, whose ditzy vibe masks mad genius. Who&amp;#x27;s your favorite on the show, and what real-world knowledge have you taken away from Sunday nights with these girls? More women we love on TV... Archie Panjabi Of The Good Wife Talks Kalinda&amp;#x27;s Evolution and Race In Hollywood Just When We Thought We Couldn&amp;#x27;t Love Ali Wong Any More, She Pulled This Sweet &amp;#x27;90s Flashback Out of Her Purse Forget the Co-Host Search--Kelly Ripa Is Killing It On Her Own! Photo: CBS"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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