Looks like we picked the wrong week to stopmicrodosing.
Beyond each episode standing alone, you want some thought to guide the full season.
The last thing you want is to have a seventh season that’s an anticlimax.
Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald on ‘The Good Fight’.Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+
The creative guided us there.
There is violence surrounding our law firm that our characters are experiencing.
So it felt like, yes, that’s the way to bring down the curtain.
Andre Braugher as Ri’chard Lane on ‘The Good Fight’.Paramount+
Will that thread pick up again this season and tie in somehow to the impending civil war?
RK:Oh yes, very much.
In many ways this is a direct “to be continued” from the fifth season.
Diane Lockhart and her dog Justice in the series premiere of ‘The Good Wife’.Paramount+
I think you saw that with the fifth season, with the Wackner court.
So… have we seen the last ofMandy Patinkin’s Judge Wackner?
MK:Yeah, we have.
RK:But there’s still the psychological business of what that court ended up being.
As with so many things, [Wackner’s court] is a rock that starts ripples.
Let’s talk about some of the new characters coming in season 6.
What can you tell us about Ri’Chard Lane, played by Andre Braugher?
RK:Andre Braugher has to be seen to be believed.
He’s a lawyer as a brand.
He’s a little bit egotistical.
His drive can kick the ass of this law firm and turn it into something bigger.
It honors people who turn themselves into a brand."
MK:Andre is spectacular, and it’s a role that I’ve not seen him do before.
When his character was announced, it was said that he is forced on Liz as a name partner.
Does this meanWanda Sykes' Allegra won’t be sticking around?
Allegra did not stick around.
The folks at STR Laurie did not have the patience for her.
What can you tell us about Dr. Lyle Bettencourt, played by John Slattery?
RK:Diane is having issues this year.
She feels like she’s suffering from deja vu, like constantly.
And most of that is associated with politics.
John Slattery is this doctor who Diane becomes fascinated with.
These treatments, not only are you kind of tripping, but afterwards it’s a true therapy session.
What can you tease for her arc in the final season?
RK:You will find out more about Carmen.
You’ll find out more about her lover.
Charmaine Bingwa is just this wonderful new actress who we think is doing gangbusters here.
Anything else you’ve got the option to tell us about the final season?
RK:You’ll see more of Liz’s son, Malcolm.
We kind of wanted a few of the greatest hits this season.
That’s why we want to pull out all the stops.
Now thatGood Fightis ending with season 6, have you given any thought to aGood Wife/Good Fightcinematic universe?
They would be the one to decide.
What can you guarantee that wewon’tsee in this final season ofThe Good Fight?
MK:And you also will not see Diane Lockhart’s dog, Justice.
Wait, she has a dog?
MK:She did in the first episode ofThe Good Wife.
RK:And it was just too hard.
MK:He’s been in doggy daycare ever since.
