The Debate

"The Debate" is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of The Good Wife and the one-hundred-twenty-fourth overall episode. It has aired by CBS on January 11, 2015. It was written by Robert and Michelle King and was directed by Brooke Kennedy.

Summary[]

A new rumor of Peter's infidelity is leaked to Alicia moments before her debate, but social unrest over a courtroom verdict puts the debate on hold. Meanwhile, a messy divorce settlement cause Cary and Diane to make a deal with the Devil.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
David Hyde Pierce as Frank Prady
John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross
Frankie Faison as Jeremiah Easton
Gbenga Akinnagbe as Pastor Isaiah Easton
Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold
Megan Ketch as Deena Lampard
David Krumholtz as Josh Mariner
Connie Nielsen as Ramona Lytton
Steven Pasquale as Johnny Elfman

Co-Starring[]

Remy Auberjonois as Martin Parillo
Rachael Harris as Franny Zissis
Michael Berresse as Patrick Mancini
Chris Matthews as Himself
Stephen O'Reilly as George Hedden
Nicole Roderick as Nora
Jessica Frances Dukes as Nicole Willis
Sean Nelson as Busboy Tim
Will Cobbs as Busboy Errol
Arturo Castro as Dishwasher Juan
Angela Reed as Dakota Leesh
Patrick Boll as Evan Young
Romell Witherspoon as Angry Youth
Hubert Point-Du Jour as Protestor Jake
Robert Ray Manning Jr. as Cole Willis (credited as Robert Manning Jr.)
Elizabeth Rich as Lady Cop
Flint Beverage as Male Cop
Cat Andersen as Newscaster

Background Information[]

Production[]

Broadcast[]

This episode has aired on January 11, 2015.
On its one-hundred-twenty-fourth airing this episode attracted 9.58 million viewers.

Deleted Scenes[]

Trivia[]

Matthew Goode and Graham Phillips are do not appear int this episode.

Goofs, Bloopers & Continuity Errors[]

Quotes[]

References[]

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Season 1
Pilot • Stripped • Home • Fixed • Crash • Conjugal • Unorthodox • Unprepared • Threesome • Lifeguard • Infamy • Painkiller • Bad • Hi • Bang • Fleas • Heart • Doubt • Boom • Mock • Unplugged • Hybristophilia • Running

Season 2
Taking Control • Double Jeopardy • Breaking Fast • Cleaning House • VIP Treatment • Poisoned Pill • Bad Girls • On Tap • Nine Hours • Breaking Up • Two Courts • Silly Season • Real Deal • Net Worth • Silver Bullet • Great Firewall • Ham Sandwich • Killer Song • Wrongful Termination • Foreign Affairs • In Sickness • Getting Off • Closing Arguments

Season 3

A New Day • The Death Zone • Get a Room • Feeding the Rat • Marthas and Caitlins • Affairs of State • Executive Order 13224 • Death Row Trip • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot • Parenting Made Easy • What Went Wrong • Alienation of Affection • Bitcoin for Dummies • Another Ham Sandwich • Live from Damascus • After the Fall • Long Way Home • Gloves Come Off • Blue Ribbon Panel • Pants on Fire • The Penalty Box • The Dream Team

Season 4

I Fought the Law • And the Law Won • Two Girls, One Code • Don't Haze Me, Bro • Waiting for the Knock • The Art of War • Anatomy of a Joke • Here Comes the Judge • A Defense of Marriage • Battle of the Proxies • Boom De Yah Da • Je Ne Sais What? • The Seven Day Rule • Red Team, Blue Team • Going for the Gold • Runnin' with the Devil • Invitation to an Inquest • Death of a Client • The Wheels of Justice • Rape: A Modern Perspective • A More Perfect Union • What's in the Box?

Season 5

Everything is Ending • The Bit Bucket • A Precious Commodity • Outside the Bubble • Hitting the Fan • The Next Day • The Next Week • The Next Month • Whack-a-Mole • The Decision Tree • Goliath and David • We, the Juries • Parallel Construction, Bitches • A Few Words • Dramatics, Your Honor • The Last Call • A Material World • All Tapped Out • Tying the Knot • The Deep Web • The One Percent • A Weird Year

Season 6
The Line • Trust Issues • Dear God • Oppo Research • Shiny Objects • Old Spice • Message Discipline • Red Zone • Sticky Content • The Trial • Hail Mary • The Debate • Dark Money • Mind's Eye • Open Source • Red Meat • Undisclosed Recipients • Loser Edit • Winning Ugly • The Deconstruction • Don't Fail • Wanna Partner?

Season 7
Bond • Innocents • Cooked • Taxed • Payback • Lies • Driven • Restraint • Discovery • KSR • Iowa • Tracks • Judged • Monday • Targets • Hearing • Shoot • Unmanned • Landing • Party • Verdict • End

See also: • The Good Wife Seasons •