Thefinal seasonofThe Good Fightpromises to take on real-world political controversy with its signature tongue-in-cheek tone.
Per a release from Paramount+, season 6 of the political drama will explore everything from thereversal ofRoe v. Wadeto questions about voting rights and Cold War aggressions — all prompting the lawyers question, both professionally and personally, whether America is doomed to fall into a second civil war.
In the peek at the final season, Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) is in a disillusioned place, saying, “I used to believe in progress — that we learned from our mistakes. I feel like I’m back where I was six years ago. No matter what we do, we just end up back at the start.”
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As a form of therapy, Lockhart experiments with clinical administration of the drug PT108, a hallucinogen which takes her through visions of America’s violent streets — but they have become eerily still. She’s seen walking through a line of police in riot gear, yellow flower in hand. Lockhart drifts into peace as she lies atop rainbows on water — before she snaps back to real life in a physician’s chair.
Even with an occasional drug-induced escape, there’s no way to ignore the turmoil in the United States — or the changes at the law firm. Conversations about branding the lawyers' work spark different opinions, while political uprisings cause Americans to take to the streets afterRoe v. Wadeis overturned.
Audra McDonald and Christine Baranski on ‘The Good Fight’.Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+
“One slash away from civil war,” Marissa Gold (Sarah Steele) says as riots break out in the streets.
“Do you ever worry we’re going to lose everything?” Lockhard asks Liz Reddick (Audra McDonald).
Reddick asks, “What, the firm?”
“And the country,” Lockhard clarifies, before Reddick adds, “Can we have a drink or two before we face that? My God.”
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For its 10-episode final season,The Good Fightwill air new episodes every Thursday starting Sept. 8.
source: people.com
