More thoughts, because the finale has been doing that lately.

[rogueslayer452]

It seems like the entire fandom is in a general consensus regarding what happened in the finale, which isn't surprising and it makes me glad that everyone is on the same page, but it has me worried, since we know Kripke and Co. pay attention to what fans are saying. What will their reactions be once seeing how we generally feel about it? How will this affect the show next season? Will they realize they fucked up, made mistakes, attempt to fix it, a.k.a. Kripke deciding to come back to fix his baby before it all falls apart?


I just keep wondering though, had they not announced there was to be a sixth season would have the finale been constructed better than it was? Had this season been organized better concerning the Apocalypse had they known it was probably going to be their last, allowing Kripke to give us that big bang of an ending to everything that he always wanted? Somehow I feel like the CW pushing for another season really kind of ruined what could have went down here, because the finale read like a series finale and yet, we know it isn't, and it kind of feels unsatisfactory and anticlimactic with how they handled things. We had such a heavy mythological arc build-up since S4 which all leads to this finale, you'd think they would have had something of substance concerning everything connected to the big showdown, which we didn't get. I just think had they not announced them getting another season (leaving that for the upfronts post-finale) I think we would have had a better more constructed season than it seemed. Because they had something going for it in the beginning, but somewhere in the middle is where it all started falling apart, and I think that's when the announcements and rumors about a sixth season being confirmed.

So yeah. Those are my thoughts. It just saddens me that I feel this way after what should have been an explosive finale, but like I've mentioned before it was all rushed to finish all of this off when, if they were to wrap it all up, it should have been two freaking hours or extended to the sixth season rather than just starting over. It feels wrong, especially with everything they've all been through and how much none of it was properly explained or resolved. I mean when you think about it, S1 and S2 was way better at wrapping everything up with that particular arc than what happened here, and that's just disappointing on so many levels.


I'm not ready to really write a proper review yet, since I'm still in this confused and baffled haze where coherency just isn't working right now. My mind is filled with mixed feelings over everything that I don't know how or what to feel, but I've been reading other people's thoughts and further opinions so I'm glad I'm not alone in this department. *hugs everyone* I'll probably get over this like, you know, in a week or something.

But um, good news? Heroes has been officially canceled. Long overdue, but still. \O/ At least the actors can go elsewhere getting jobs that will respect them and not waste their talents. Now can somebody explain to me why the fuck Smallville still exists and is getting a tenth season? O_o

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[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

They really should have just treated S5 as though it really was their last season regardless whether they knew they were being renewed or not, especially if they are going to do a "restart" it would have made much more sense to end things on an explosive level rather than just what we got, you know? Less with the filler episodes, more concerning the Apocalypse and the angels and Castiel and his personal quest this season, all which play a huge role in the brother's paths and destinies and such. I mean, I know it's about the epic bromance between the brothers and such, but seriously, you can do emotional character stories without ruining or forgetting the entire mytharc of the series. Other shows have done it, so can SPN. They just sucked at presenting it in such a way.

I don't know. I'm just in this state of WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED ON MY SHOW? that I'm having a hard to understanding my own feelings about all of what occurred.

I can't even believe Smallville is still on. I'm a freaking fan of the show, and trust me, we don't understand it either (or at least my half of fandom doesn't). It's so *terrible*. Like you cannot fathom the bad.

LOL! Isn't it kind of hilariously sad that even fans of the show are going, WTF IS THIS STILL GOING ON?! XD I guess they just want to do whatever they can until they're finally kicked off the air. Even the actors must be going like, seriously, I'm getting paid for this bullcrap?

[cheerful-earl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm still sort of puzzled by it too. Like, "Okay. That was the end of the Apocalypse. Okay." I... don't even know. It was so mild. Easy, despite the characters exploding like water balloons full of chunky soup. I need to rewatch again. There are moments I liked and moments that make me go, "What?"

I will never not wish that Castiel's journey had been explored more. It's tragic. You know, I wish someone would do a graphic novel about it or something. Because I want to know what happened. Hm. Fic, I guess. But neither option captures what it would have been, because... Misha. Sigh.

Isn't it kind of hilariously sad that even fans of the show are going, WTF IS THIS STILL GOING ON?!

Every year, we pray for cancellation. And every year, it gets renewed. Maybe next year. Every time I watch, I'm just like "WHAT AM I WATCHING? WHY IS SUPERMAN BURNING DOWN THE TWIN TOWERS? WHAT IS GOING ON?!"