The Good Fight Series Finale Recap: The 13 Biggest Moments From The Last. Episode. Ever.
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While The Good Wife famously ended with a slap, its sequel, The Good Fight, wrapped its six-season run on Thursday with wall-to-wall hugs.
The series finale, which is now streaming on Paramount+, featured nearly a half-dozen warm character embraces in the closing minutes. Among those hugging it out before the curtain dropped: Jay and Marissa; Lyle and Diane; Kurt and Diane; Carmen and Marissa; Carmen and Jay; and, last and most certainly not least, Diane and Liz.
As Good Fight co-creator Michelle King explains to TVLine, "We wanted [the final episode] to portray the world as not in a happy place, but our characters in a happy place."
And make no mistake: Canoodling aside, The Good Fight universe remained a nightmare of apocalyptic proportions in its closing chapter.
Scroll down for a breakdown of the swan song's 13 most memorable moments.
Laugh Riot (Minus the Laugh)
When Diane nearly gets trampled to death during a political riot outside the firm's downtown Chicago headquarters, she decides that, yep, it's time to retire to the South of France (as she intended to do at the beginning of the series).
An Offer She Can't Refuse?
Liz throws a monkey wrench into Diane's retirement plan by offering her the opportunity to relocate to Washington D.C. to run a new, all-female firm (aka the job she has long dreamed of). Diane is clearly tempted.
Dream Team
Marissa begs Diane for a job at the all-female firm that she may or may not run in D.C. Um... spinoff?!
He's Baaaaaaack
Far Right nutjob Felix Staples (once again played by franchise vet John Cameron Mitchell) claims he was sexually assaulted by Florida governor Ron DeSantis, and he wants Diane & Co. to take the case. His allegation is met with extreme suspicion, and with good reason: Turns out it's all a lie. Meanwhile, I was reminded while watching this episode that a little Felix Staples goes a long way.
Going Out Guns Blazing
Kurt abruptly quits his high-ranking post at the NRA in a last-ditch effort to win back Diane.
Terror Alert Level High
With just seconds to spare, Jay uncovers a white supremacist group's plot to barricade the firm's lawyers in their offices before unleashing a barrage of sniper fire on them.
Look Familiar?
During the ensuing sniper attack, the episode cleverly pays homage to the show's explosive opening title sequence by showing a string of familiar looking office "supplies" getting blown up by the gunfire. Neato!
He Can Handle the Truth
During a pause in the gunfire, Liz's son asks some tough questions about his late grandfather's sordid #MeToo past. Luckily, Ri'Chard is on hand to help Liz navigate the incredibly awkward — yet ultimately healing — minefield. The gorgeously rendered and deeply profound sequence was an absolute triumph of writing, acting and direction. Related: I don't understand why this incredible show is ending.
Odd Med Man Out
Diane breaks things off with Lyle, but suggests they rekindle their romance in "another lifetime." Um... spinoff?!
Reunited and It Feels So... Meh?
Political differences be damned, Diane — fresh off her second near-death experience of the day — decides that she can't live without Kurt. (For the record, she totally picked the wrong guy.)
Big Career Change
The white supremacist sniper attack prompts Jay to resign as the firm's lead investigator to go work for Badass Claire Huxtable's underground justice system, The Collective. Um... spinoff?!
It's Goodbye For Now
After formally accepting Liz's offer to launch the all-female law firm in D.C. (um... spinoff?!), Diane bids farewell to her beloved friend and drinking buddy.
The Final Trump Card
Diane and Liz look on in horror as their no good, very bad, absolutely heinous day from hell ends with Donald Trump officially throwing his hat into the 2024 ring. Um... actually, nope. Hard pass on that spinoff.