Oh, definitely, though I think the Alzheimer's plot was well timed and he did build up to it throughout the season (sometimes very subtly--Denny started consistently misusing/misremembering words sometime around the first few episodes). I enjoyed that ep quite a bit.
Yeah, you're right--this was the pinnacle of something, which is maybe one of the reasons I'm so critical about it (and it makes me wonder whether DEK knows something we don't about the show's fate). What can Alan strive for professionally, now that he's bested the Supreme Court? Hahahaha, I really, really would've liked for him to lose, I think. (Because while he might've lost the case, he met with so much approbation that it might as well have been a win.) I've been watching some West Wing lately (they were selling entire seasons for $20 at Best Buy), which may also have something to do with my discontent. I mean, it's another show that takes place in liberal fantasyland, but the Republicans are portrayed as intelligent and as people. It would've been nice for Alan to have engaged with the members of the SC, rather than just railing at them.
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I'm floored by the Alzheimer's plot. It's beyond a perfect depiction of dealing with a terminal disease while not making Denny a poster child. They are not having the characters walking around on eggshells with it and making it very human in saying that life needs to go on and be as fulfilling as possible but not trying to cram a second lifetime of memories into what time is left. That's been so over killed in TV, movies, and books.
and it makes me wonder whether DEK knows something we don't about the show's fate
I'm saying yes he does...but not in a negative way. I think he wants to have an endgame that fits with the quality of the show and if that means "quitting" before he's "fired". I believe that he is gearing up for next season to be the last. I believe he already has a good idea about next season's order and he's putting the pieces in place to play it out. At least I hope this is what's happening I know I've been out spoken about CJ's unceremonious cancellation....but that has nothing to do with the actual episodes and everything to do with Hollywood deal making. CJ was a true procedural with a few lingering arcs. BL is a arc driven show with a few procedural elements tossed in there. It and the audience deserve a proper ending.
Yeah, you're right--this was the pinnacle of something, which is maybe one of the reasons I'm so critical about it (and it makes me wonder whether DEK knows something we don't about the show's fate). What can Alan strive for professionally, now that he's bested the Supreme Court? Hahahaha, I really, really would've liked for him to lose, I think. (Because while he might've lost the case, he met with so much approbation that it might as well have been a win.) I've been watching some West Wing lately (they were selling entire seasons for $20 at Best Buy), which may also have something to do with my discontent. I mean, it's another show that takes place in liberal fantasyland, but the Republicans are portrayed as intelligent and as people. It would've been nice for Alan to have engaged with the members of the SC, rather than just railing at them.
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and it makes me wonder whether DEK knows something we don't about the show's fate
I'm saying yes he does...but not in a negative way. I think he wants to have an endgame that fits with the quality of the show and if that means "quitting" before he's "fired". I believe that he is gearing up for next season to be the last. I believe he already has a good idea about next season's order and he's putting the pieces in place to play it out. At least I hope this is what's happening I know I've been out spoken about CJ's unceremonious cancellation....but that has nothing to do with the actual episodes and everything to do with Hollywood deal making. CJ was a true procedural with a few lingering arcs. BL is a arc driven show with a few procedural elements tossed in there. It and the audience deserve a proper ending.
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