Ep 8. The Next Month

The Good Wife season 5 episode 8, titled "The Next Month," picks up with Alicia still reeling from the revelation about Will and contemplating her next move. Meanwhile, her husband Peter is knee-deep in a high-profile case involving a college rape accusation. The case is on the brink of trial and he's under a lot of pressure to make it go away.

Alicia is approached by Finn Polmar, a State Attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's office, who wants her to work with his office. While she's hesitant at first, she eventually agrees to help them and takes on a pro bono case for a client who was wrongfully accused of murder. Alicia and Finn begin working together and there's a hint of a potential romantic connection between them.

Elsewhere, Diane is going through a rough patch in both her personal and professional life. She's trying to figure out if she wants to continue as a partner at Lockhart, Gardner, and Kreifeld, and her husband Kurt is pushing her to join him in retirement. At the same time, she's dealing with a difficult client who's threatening to take their business elsewhere.

Back at the firm, Cary is trying to build his own team within the company and is struggling to find good candidates. His situation is made even more complicated by the fact that he's still recovering from his stint in prison and is grappling with the changes that have occurred in his life since then.

"The Next Month" is a character-driven episode that focuses on the shifting relationships between the main players in the show. There's a lot of nuance and depth to the interactions between the characters, and the episode does a great job of showing how their personal lives bleed into their professional ones. The writing is sharp and nuanced and there are some great performances from the cast.

Overall, "The Next Month" is a standout episode of The Good Wife that offers a lot of meaty storylines for the characters to sink their teeth into. The show continues to be one of the best legal dramas on TV, and this episode is a great example of why.