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"'''Hitting the Fan'''" is the fifth episode of the [[The Good Wife (season 5)|fifth season]] of the American [[legal drama]] [[television series]] ''[[The Good Wife]]'', and the 95th episode overall. It originally aired on [[CBS]] in the United States on October 27, 2013. The episode deals with Alicia and Cary forming their own firm and the conflicts this causes.

The episode was written by [[Robert King (writer)|Robert King]] and [[Michelle King]], and directed by [[James Whitmore, Jr.]]

In the prior episode, Diane uncoversuncovered Alicia and Cary's plan to leave and start their own law firm. AfterIn revealingthe opening scene of Hitting the Fan, Diane reveals it to Will, and he angrily confronts Alicia about the situation. Hence, Alicia is removed as partner and then fired along with all fourth year associates and a frantic pursuit of clients begins. Lockhart/Gardner imposes a restraining order on the new firm, preventing them from lobbying their biggest client, Chum-HumChumhum. Florrick/Agos responds in kind as the two firms battle each other in and out of court, while relationships crumble. Meanwhile, Peter, after hearing of his wife's firing, helps Alicia secure a client and rescinds Diane's Illinois Supreme Court Justice nomination.

''Hitting the Fan'' was met with widespreadreceived critical acclaim from reviewerscritics, with some ranking it among their best episodes, but with a few noting it works best for those who had closely followed the show.

Chris Harnick of [[The Huffington Post]] called it a "riveting hour of TV that I wished could have lasted forever."<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-harnick/the-good-wife-hitting-the-fan-recap_b_4152717.html The Huffington Post]</ref> [[James Poniewozik]] of [[Time (magazine)|Time]] stated, "You title an episode “Hitting the Fan,” and you had best ''bring'' it. Last night’s ''"'''The Good Wife'''''"–in which Lockhart Gardner discovered Alicia and Cary’s plans to bolt the firm–brought it."<ref>[http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/28/the-good-wife-watch-this-means-war/ Time magazine]</ref> [[Alan Sepinwall]] on [[HitFix]] said that, "Earlier this week, I wrote about how terrific this season of "The Good Wife" has been, and tonight's episode was a cut above even what's come before.<ref>[http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-the-good-wife-hitting-the-fan-the-firing-line#GVJvbcdwKdkKd64k.99 Hitflix]</ref> On [[The A.V. Club]] it won the ''Golden TV Dinner'' in their ''Tournament of Episodes'' by beating the "[[Cooperative Polygraphy]]" episode of ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''. In the discussion [[Myles McNutt]] praised it for "pulling every piece of the show into the fray and never looking back" while [[Scott Von Doviak]] voted for "[[Cooperative Polygraphy]]" instead as he felt "Hitting the Fan" might be best for longtime viewers. Zack Handlen also indicated "Hitting the Fan" might be less rewarding to newcomers.<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/article/its-community-versus-good-wife-tournament-episodes-206002 The A.V. Club]</ref> The episode was nominated a for a [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama|Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama]], but lost to the ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' episode "[[Confessions (Breaking Bad)|Confessions]]".<ref>[http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners.aspx The 2014 WGA Awards - Writers Guild of America, West] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512181500/http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners.aspx |date=2015-05-12 }}</ref>

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* [http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_good_wife/episodes/212527/ "Hitting the Fan"] at [[CBS|CBS.com]].com

* {{imdbIMDb episode|3234826|Hitting the Fan}}

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