I'm not sure what happened or what the intentions were of this show. Diane Lockhart was supposed to be the star of the show? And now she's just showed to the side like a supporting character, and mostly has little involvement in anything at the firm. I'm now feeling that casting Christine Baranski was just bait to get The Good Wife viewers to tune in to the new show. She's one of the characters they focus on the least.
I was very exited about this show because I loved Diane in The Good Wife. I loved seeing a woman with her power and dignity and leadership, and I really wanted to see her soar and be taken to a new level in this series, where she would be the lead instead of Alicia. I was also excited since women that age rarely are seen in great leading characters, and get to have lots of power and dignity.
But she's been completely showed to the side, and is now even almost apologizing and shrinking down when she's in a meeting. It's a man that runs the show and has the lead, Barbara is his sidekick and every now and then Diane is allowed to show her face, if he allows it. And if she's in a meeting and tries to speak up or give an opinion, she is always reminded that she is not a named partner and has no real say or authority. And you see her shrink and be silent again and again.
Sure, the show is good enough, and I would have enjoyed it. But this weird set up of putting Diane in a small role, a role where they have stripped away almost all her authority and pride, I keep waiting for Diane to get to shine and am constantly left disappointed about what the writers have done to her. None of the other actors are as good as Christine Baranski, and there was such momentum built around her from The Good Wife. I wanted and expected her to be the star. That's how they sold the show and now it's something completely different.
I'm saddened to see her written as a supporting role, where she isn't given the opportunity to shine and to be the amazing Diane that she is. What a way to push a magnificent woman down and silence her. Now I wish she would not have been on this show, so we could have remembered her as the great Diane that she was in The Good Wife.