['The Good Wife' - 'Feeding the Rat']

I'm waiting to be wowed.

Yes, Season 3 is just beginning to set things up, but after such a thrilling Season 2, it's very easy to let impatience take over.

Starting the episode with the crime and having viewers see the accused was innocent was a nice twist. One person "saw" the crime and said the real witness did it? Yeah, OK. Can you get more blatantly obvious? If there's one thing 'The Good Wife' audience has proven time and time again it's that they're smart. To me, this was a sloppy story. It brought the entire episode down.

Also, is 'The Good Wife' starting sweeps early? Lisa Edelstein, Harvey Fierstein, Romany Malco and last, but certainly not least, John Lutz from '30 Rock' all appeared in this episode. LUTZ!

It was nice to have a break from the Will/Alicia stuff ... well, sort of a break. Let's talk about that "I love you" call. I think we're building to an implosion of sorts. Whether one of them sets it off or somebody else finds out, that's up in the air. Something's got to go down soon, otherwise it'll get stale fast. You can't put a character like Alicia Florrick in a holding pattern after the past two seasons. This will hopefully be a growth experience, not the be all and end all for Alicia.

Enter Romany Malco. The 'Weeds' veteran and Alan Cumming sharing the inevitable scene? Yes! Diane having more screen time now that her passion, legal aid, is at Lockhart/Gardner? Yes!! Changes at the firm keep the show fresh.



Is Celeste supposed to be a likable character? Her scene with Peter and Will was irritating and really uncomfortable, but then kind of amusing. Peter and Will were bound to run into each other. Kudos to the actors for making me want to back away slowly to avoid the tension.

Kalinda doing what she does best was a welcome sight. I missed having her dig around places. With the addition of more characters, I'm hoping Kalinda won't get the shaft. Think they'll ever deal with her husband?

I cared more about the case this week than the last few, but the spark is missing. From the missed opportunity with the opening crime to the character juggling, I'm missing the way Season 2 made me feel. I didn't gasp once this episode! Not even when Will told Alicia he loves her. However, I have faith that there is something amazing waiting in the wings. Somebody just needs to remind me patience is a virtue!

What do you make of Alicia not saying "I love you" back and refusing to talk about it? Do you feel like Season 3 is heading in a good direction?

Gasp count: 0

'The Good Wife' airs Sundays, 9PM ET on CBS

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