Yes, you make a lot of sense with this. I was not nearly as caught up in the whole phenom but I liked watching it and I thought the ending fit perfectly into what had been created.
I've said similar things about Ally McBeal which was a fav of mine. I'm not a big TV watcher, but I watched that (until it went south) with a great understanding of the underlying feelings.
I'm sure someone else must have said more or less what I've said, but surprisingly, I didn't see it at the time in the little slice of the blogosphere I watch.
As for Ally, did you notice how often they used precipitation (usually seen through a window) as a signifier of emotional state? Quite effective, I think. I actually didn't watch every episode of the final season, unfortunately, because partway through I realized the show had fallen apart. I really liked it until then.
Yes, I noticed the rain. It is supposed to be a metaphor for cleansing in many works of art. I seem to notice it all the time; I can remember so many rainy times being transitions in my own life -- maybe that's why it always seems to stand out when I see it being used as a signifier?
I also gave up near the end and for the same reason. The absurdities made sense at the beginning and in the middle. Then, at the end, they somehow moved away from what had really made sense in terms of the seeking and the loneliness and went into flash, stunt casting, and weirdly overt sexual pursuits that didn't resonate in the "right" way.
Maturity.....on TV?!?!
I've said similar things about Ally McBeal which was a fav of mine. I'm not a big TV watcher, but I watched that (until it went south) with a great understanding of the underlying feelings.
Re: Maturity.....on TV?!?!
As for Ally, did you notice how often they used precipitation (usually seen through a window) as a signifier of emotional state? Quite effective, I think. I actually didn't watch every episode of the final season, unfortunately, because partway through I realized the show had fallen apart. I really liked it until then.
Re: Maturity.....on TV?!?!
I also gave up near the end and for the same reason. The absurdities made sense at the beginning and in the middle. Then, at the end, they somehow moved away from what had really made sense in terms of the seeking and the loneliness and went into flash, stunt casting, and weirdly overt sexual pursuits that didn't resonate in the "right" way.
'sigh'