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The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 5, "Shiny Objects," puts Elsbeth Tascioni's brain on screen — literally. We open inside her head on a treadmill, in a cacophony of ice cream, clowns, pumpkins and xylophone music, and follow her into a sexism suit against a company that fired its female CEO for a "brash management style." Alicia and Dean take the other side, which means Alicia versus Elsbeth in open court. Meanwhile Diane clicks the world's most obvious phishing link and hands Florrick/Agos/Lockhart a $50,000 ransomware clock, sending her back to Lockhart Gardner to grovel at David Lee's feet. And on the campaign trail, Peter pulls a power move at Alicia's announcement in a very familiar hallway. We also debate whether the show did Elsbeth dirty.
00:00 – Jason holds Marissa's computer hostage, plus our first ever in-person meetup at RHAPCon
00:10 – Inside Elsbeth's mind on the treadmill, and the broken iPhone that starts it all
00:20 – Diane clicks the link: $50,000, 72 hours, and no backups because bail money
00:36 – Diane versus David Lee, an email held hostage, and the boomer standoff of the season
00:38 – Did they overplay the kookiness? Our case for why Elsbeth deserves better
00:52 – Josh Perotti walks into the courtroom and matches Elsbeth's freak
01:07 – Alicia and Peter face off in the same venue as the Season 1 scandal announcement
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00:00 – Jason holds Marissa's computer hostage, plus our first ever in-person meetup at RHAPCon
00:10 – Inside Elsbeth's mind on the treadmill, and the broken iPhone that starts it all
00:20 – Diane clicks the link: $50,000, 72 hours, and no backups because bail money
00:36 – Diane versus David Lee, an email held hostage, and the boomer standoff of the season
00:38 – Did they overplay the kookiness? Our case for why Elsbeth deserves better
00:52 – Josh Perotti walks into the courtroom and matches Elsbeth's freak
01:07 – Alicia and Peter face off in the same venue as the Season 1 scandal announcement
Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening!
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What is The Good Pod?
Rewatching The Good Wife? Start anywhere. We've recapped every episode in order since the pilot — 166 and counting.
Jason Reed and Marissa Garza work through the entire Robert and Michelle King universe: The Good Wife, Elsbeth, and The Good Fight. One episode at a time, in order, no skipping. The cases, the firm implosions, the Alicia and Diane of it all — plus the details you missed the first time and the ones you only catch on a rewatch.
Alicia Florrick, Diane Lockhart, Kalinda Sharma, Eli Gold, Will Gardner, Elsbeth Tascioni. If you have opinions about any of them, you're in the right place.
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