The Good Wife season 2

The second season of The Good Wife began airing on September 28, 2010, and concluded on May 17, 2011.

Premise
The series focuses on Alicia Florrick, whose husband Peter, the former Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney, has been jailed following a notorious political corruption and sex scandal. After having spent the previous thirteen years as a stay-at-home mother, Alicia returns to the workforce as a litigator to provide for her two children.

The second season follows Alicia, now a full-time employee at Lockhart & Gardner, while still juggling her private life and her professional life. Most of the plot focuses on the arrival of Derrick Bond, who becomes a partner at the firm, changing the lives of the characters forever. As Alicia continues her career and her tame flirtations with Will Gardner, her husband Peter Florrick tries to regain his post as district attorney. At the end of the season, most of the storylines come to a head as Alicia's relationship with private investigator Kalinda Sharma is put to the test.

Main

 * Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
 * Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
 * Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
 * Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
 * Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick
 * Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
 * Josh Charles as Will Gardner
 * Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart

Recurring

 * Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
 * Scott Porter as Blake Calamar
 * Michael Ealy as Derrick Bond
 * Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick
 * Titus Welliver as Glenn Childs
 * Anika Noni Rose as Wendy Scott-Carr
 * Elizabeth Reaser as Tammy Linnata
 * Zach Grenier as David Lee
 * Mike Pniewski as Frank Landau
 * Tim Guinee as Andrew Wiley
 * Dreama Walker as Becca
 * Michael Boatman as Julius Cain
 * Chris Butler as Matan Brody
 * Renee Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine
 * Dallas Roberts as Owen Cavanaugh
 * Felix Solis as Kevin Rodriguez
 * Skipp Sudduth as Jim Moody
 * America Ferrera as Natalie Flores
 * Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
 * Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop
 * Sonequa Martin-Green as Courtney Wells
 * Mamie Gummer as Nancy Crozier
 * Denis O'Hare as Charles Abernathy
 * Ana Gasteyer as Patrice Lessner
 * Rita Wilson as Viola Walsh

Guest

 * Gary Cole as Kurt McVeigh
 * Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm
 * Jill Flint as Lana Delaney
 * Kevin Conway as Jonas Stern
 * Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman
 * John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross
 * Miranda Cosgrove as Sloan Burchfield
 * Emily Kinney as Milla Burchfield
 * David Paymer as Richard Cuesta
 * Kelli Giddish as Sophia Russo
 * Rachel Brosnahan as Caitlin Fenton
 * Norbert Leo Butz as Mr. Medina
 * Susan Misner as Simone Canning
 * Jane Alexander as Suzanne Morris
 * Susan Misner as Simone Canning
 * Jerry Stiller as Felix Afterman
 * Pablo Schreiber as Gregory Mars
 * Bill Irwin as Fred Medkiff
 * Sophina Brown as Katrina Bishop
 * Sarah Silverman as Stephanie Engler
 * Christian Pedersen as Scott Bauer

Reception
The second season of The Good Wife received critical acclaim. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% rating based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "The Good Wife sophomore season explores exciting new layers of the show's meticulous mythology." On Metacritic, the second season of the show currently sits at an 89 out of 100, based on eight critics.

Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
 * Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series
 * Won for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Julianna Margulies) (for the episode "In Sickness")
 * Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Josh Charles) (for the episode "Closing Arguments")
 * Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Alan Cumming) (for the episode "Silver Bullet")
 * Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Christine Baranski) (for the episode "Silver Bullet")
 * Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Archie Panjabi) (for the episode "Getting Off")
 * Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Michael J. Fox) (for the episode "Real Deal")
 * Nomination for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series (Mark Saks)
 * Nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) (Fred Murphy for "Double Jeopardy")

Ratings
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