The Good Wife is back, Thursday at 9.00!! [[Spoiler alert added by MNHQ]]

[Italiangreyhound]

As you were!

Without giving anything away, can someone say how far behind we are in the UK? Just so I know how long to avoid any reference to this awesome episode

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I think we're 9 or 10 episodes behind.

We have the same problem in reverse for Downton Abbey; we are several months behind in the States. I have come across some spoilers from clicking on MN threads.

Whaaaaaat? Are we that far behind? Was it the season finale or something? Don't answer, I don't want to know anything...

Just checked, we're 7 episodes behind

It wasn't the season finale as far as I know the season is 22 episodes and this was episode 15.
Stay away from the internet if you don't want to know what happens!

Saying that it's a shame that a lot of shows like Game of Thrones, 24, Walking Dead etc are only one or two days behind but some aren't. In the age of google, Twitter, Facebook, entertainment blogs etc it is SO hard to not find out what happens on TV shows.

Definitely not the season finale. They showed scenes from several upcoming episodes. It is going to be very interesting.

the episode shown on USA TV this sunday was episode 15

I just came on here to see if anyone was watching at US pace, I have nobody to talk to about it but oh my goodness. This season has got to be the best one yet in my opinion

Anyone else thinking kalinda's accent gets more English every week?

Yes I think she reverts to English accent when kalinda gets excited. Don't forget she's meant to be Canadian I think? But we don't know her place of origin. Her nasty husband was English.

Am loving this season but I am a due hard and just love all of it!

But her mistakes when she makes them are to pronounce some words with a non-rhotic accent which would be incorrect in the great majority of Canadian accents too. But I love her character. I just have a thing about accents. Generally speaking, British actors are better at American accents than the reverse. Scottish and Irish actors seem to be especially good at American accents, perhaps because of the common rhotic factor.

Did you think Matthew Goode (prosecutor) did a good American accent? I know a lot of fans were disturbed by it.

Kalinda had a couple of moments in the last episode where she sounded completely British. There was one specific scene specifically...

Aliciaflorrick feel free to PM me.

Goode's accent was too self-conscious at times and some of his vowel sounds were sometimes overdone. It's hard to describe.

The best is Hugh Laurie in House. In all the years I watched that show, I only heard one word, "placard" pronounced in a non-American way.

I assume Matthew Goode is attempting to break into the USA market - he's a good actor though so maybe just not enough voice coaching

I just watched the episode again. I think he is a good actor; I am sure the accent will improve.

I thought he had a great rapport with Will and his last scene was great. I read that his accent was distracting because too 'vague' (it that makes sense).
I have to say to me it was a hell of lot less noticeable than Kalinda's semi American accent.

Ooh, I love Matthew Goode, I'm looking forward to him cropping up.

The vague comment makes sense. One reason that Alan Cumming's accent is so good is that it has regional undertones: east coast mixed with Midwest.

I also don't understand why they can't sometimes use their own accents. We do have many British expats working in the US, including lawyers. In Eli's case though, I don't think he would come across as quite so Machiavellian with his own Scottish accent; it would seem too friendly to most Americans.

I love Eli! And his accent is very good I think. He's totally nailed it.

Poor Eli and his unrequited love for Ugly Betty. Apricots!

Next weeks episode looks good

I've also seen the big spoiler, pretty hard to miss if you look at US sites.

I read that Kalinda deliberately has a strange accent to maintain the mystery surrounding her character: is she American, is she British, is she pretending to be either/both.

So the judge that Jackie saw off - what was the actress in when she was younger?