A show lives or dies by the strength of its character development. I can't think of a character more gripping than Alicia Florrick, in the hour called "Hitting the Fan." This hour--from the fifth season of "The Good Wife"--has Alicia plotting to start her own law firm. I've skipped around in the series, but my understanding is that Alicia has a mix of motives: (a) selfishness, (b) reasonable anger w/r/t the way she has been treated, and (c) a desire to distance herself from her boss, whom she (inconveniently) loves. Alicia's secret is unearthed. Phones are thrown at walls. Vases are shattered. And Alicia becomes spell-binding: She doesn't crumble or scream. She offers counsel when possible: "Anything you say now could be used in a deposition." "Document everything." "Get all the files into the Cloud...." Alicia maintains her steely face until she finds herself alone in an elevator and then--for around three (just three...