A New Day (25 Sep. 2011)

Alica goes head-to-head with her separated husband's office in a case involving a Palestinian college student accused of killing a Jew, while also pursuing a new relationship with Will.

Director:

Brooke Kennedy

Writers:

Robert King (creator), Michelle King (creator),

Stars:

Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Julianna Margulies	...	Alicia Florrick
Matt Czuchry	...	Cary Agos
Archie Panjabi	...	Kalinda Sharma
Graham Phillips	...	Zach Florrick
Makenzie Vega	...	Grace Florrick
Alan Cumming	...	Eli Gold
Josh Charles	...	Will Gardner
Christine Baranski	...	Diane Lockhart
Chris Noth	...	Peter Florrick
Kelli Giddish	...	Sophia Russo
Omar Metwally	...	Wasim Al-Said
Fred Melamed	...	Judge Alan Karpman
Larry Bryggman	...	Professor Noah Fineman
Satya Bhabha	...	Jimal Mifsud
Tom Reed	...	Amir Al-Zeid

Storyline

While the staff at Lockhart/Gardner adjusts to new realities and relationships, Alicia must put aside distractions in her personal life to defend a Muslim student accused of murdering a Jewish classmate.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 10.5 minutes, the pre-title-sequence is one of the longest ever in any 1 hour (including commercials) drama series. It takes about 25% of the actual running time.

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Goofs

In the first scene where Diane is viewing the video it is shown on a Mac but when the camera shows Diane speaking to Wasim she is in front of a PC.

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Soundtracks

"Series Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by David Buckley
Performed by David Buckley

User Reviews

The jury's still out

After waiting so long for season 3, this opener was disappointing.

In fact, the show seems to have shifted gear- less cerebral & subtle, more sexy & clichéd. What had been previously an intriguing relationship between Alicia & Will seems to have been simplified to lust. Where is the romance? Where are the subtleties & development of the relationships?

Next there is the Kalinda / Cary / Blonde investigator sexual tension and innuendos. It was all a bit clichéd, particularly where the 2 "hot chicks" joined forces and arrested the suspect.

Finally, there is the Alicia / Kalinda relationship, which had been so interesting & layered in its tentative friendship in Seasons 1 & 2. Now it is reduced to a moody teenage strop.

Hopefully the rest of the season will shift back to the subtleties & character exploration of the previous seasons.