“The Good Wife” is consistently one of television’s most surprising and empowering series. From the beginning, when Julianna Margulies‘ Alicia Florrick slapped her cheating husband backstage after his on-air confession to infidelity, it was clear that this was going to be a show about a strong woman with an identity of her own.
In the latest episode of “The Writers’ Room,” hosted by Jim Rash and airing on Sundance Channel, the creative team behind that pivotal moment talked about the inspiration behind the now-famous slap. In fact, the moment exemplified the whole driving impetus behind the creation of the show.