Ah, thanks for the tip on the web site- I tried every mobile and streaming option last night but failed to try the web site, lol.
Well, I have to say I neither loved nor hated the epi - which is how I've felt about it all season. I think looking back at it from some future point the most pivotal, impactful moment for me will have been the end of S3. It made me cry my eyes out, something few stories do. And that 'what's it all about' convo between a grieving Eleanor and Janet rang so raw and true. Gah. *That* was amazing story telling.
Anyway - I guess I'm not surprised they touched on both oblivion and the concept of immortality being a recipe for horrible ennui. The later is such a huge trope, it almost had to get a nod.
There are other potential fixes that jump right to mind: Give the people who need windmills to tilt at some windmills interspersed with stretches of peace; Give the luxury and sensations seekers endless milkshakes and orgasms; give the purpose-driven humans to tend to. Angelic duties.
Or, you know, just make it so a human sense of time passing isn't a thing once you aren't human anymore. But if they solved it last night, we wouldn't get two more half hours next week.
Maybe all shows feel like they're barreling down some weird, bumpy road in the final season - a trend I've noticed with a lot of my faves. Endings are hard, and few stick the landing.
They could have simply said that the Final Door leads to becoming one with the universe- part of the fabric, but not a conscious part. I think they didn't go there because we'll see the characters all departing at their chosen times this week - I fear they may go heartstrings with it, which I am not sure wouldn't be awful. I hope they go as wild and inventive as that Season Two premiere - i.e. go out with some *fun* please!
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Well, I have to say I neither loved nor hated the epi - which is how I've felt about it all season. I think looking back at it from some future point the most pivotal, impactful moment for me will have been the end of S3. It made me cry my eyes out, something few stories do. And that 'what's it all about' convo between a grieving Eleanor and Janet rang so raw and true. Gah. *That* was amazing story telling.
Anyway - I guess I'm not surprised they touched on both oblivion and the concept of immortality being a recipe for horrible ennui. The later is such a huge trope, it almost had to get a nod.
There are other potential fixes that jump right to mind: Give the people who need windmills to tilt at some windmills interspersed with stretches of peace; Give the luxury and sensations seekers endless milkshakes and orgasms; give the purpose-driven humans to tend to. Angelic duties.
Or, you know, just make it so a human sense of time passing isn't a thing once you aren't human anymore. But if they solved it last night, we wouldn't get two more half hours next week.
Maybe all shows feel like they're barreling down some weird, bumpy road in the final season - a trend I've noticed with
a lot of my faves. Endings are hard, and few stick the landing.
They could have simply said that the Final Door leads to becoming one with the universe- part of the fabric, but not a conscious part. I think they didn't go there because we'll see the characters all departing at their chosen times this week - I fear they may go heartstrings with it, which I am not sure wouldn't be awful. I hope they go as wild and inventive as that Season Two premiere - i.e. go out with some *fun* please!