Alaska Darin Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Another finale where it didn't live up to the sum of the series. I still haven't experienced a "great" summation to a great show. The closest was breaking bad. "6 Feet Under"
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 I'm more depressed about this being the last season of Justified. SoA was old hat after season 3.
Alaska Darin Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 I'm more depressed about this being the last season of Justified. SoA was old hat after season 3. Agree
/dev/null Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Nice touch adding the cameo by Michael Chiklis at the end. There was alot of crossover between SoA and The Shield over the years, Writers, actors, and some of the gangs
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Agree On a positive note, I'm really into "The Americans"
Alaska Darin Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 On a positive note, I'm really into "The Americans" I watched about half of the first season but the timing for it wasn't right for my schedule. I keep meaning to go back to it because the casting was very good and it's an interesting subject.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 I watched about half of the first season but the timing for it wasn't right for my schedule. I keep meaning to go back to it because the casting was very good and it's an interesting subject. DVR man, DVR.
SDS Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 On a positive note, I'm really into "The Americans" One of the few shows Deborah and I watch.
mrags Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 One of the few shows Deborah and I watch. woth all my shows now ending for at least a few months. It looks like I'm gonna have to pick this up.
stevestojan Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 The Americans is excellent. I thought Rescue Me had a pretty solid ending to the series.
Alaska Darin Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 DVR man, DVR. I have two of them. I'm also married. I had like 50 episodes of Hell on Wheels that just disappeared one day...
MarkyMannn Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 Good episode- and made me miss the earlier seasons before it got TOTALLY ridiculous. hated the last 10 seconds. Enough Jesus imagery? And of course it looked terribly fake. Just as well fake, that would be one waste of a really nice HD Knucklehead Never thought I'd see a series to surpass the Sopranos, but this was it
PaattMaann Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Another finale where it didn't live up to the sum of the series. I still haven't experienced a "great" summation to a great show. The closest was breaking bad. The wire had a great ending season / episode (it also helps that it's the best show ever) One thing I totally don't get is that ratty chick with the blanket - she shows up at the truck stop with Gemma - and then gives jax the blanket - what's her deal??? Did I miss something? Ok never mind - I did some googling and yes I did miss something, for those that were in the same boat as me, see link below http://www.technologytell.com/entertainment/31414/sons-of-anarchy-finally-explains-that-homeless-woman/ Edited December 11, 2014 by PaattMaann
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 I have two of them. I'm also married. I had like 50 episodes of Hell on Wheels that just disappeared one day... hell on wheels is outstanding.
dpberr Posted December 11, 2014 Author Posted December 11, 2014 That finale got a bit too LOSTY for me with all the spontaneous symbology with the homeless woman, communion bread and the fake crows. It was an ok finale but I was expecting something more intricate from Kurt Sutter considering the layers of storytelling included in the the Shield finale which I found to be one of the more excellent ones in recent years.
eball Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 Watched the series finale last night; had not investigated any spoilers so it was all fresh. I don't know what folks are complaining about, other than that painfully awkward and uninteresting "Anarchy Afterword" following the episode. Jesus Christ, that was terrible. Wendy and kids safe, and destroy all evidence of JT's and Jax's writings so boys won't ever find them -- check. Nero "taking care of" things to provide for Wendy and the kids -- check. Transition of SAMCRO leadership and patching in of Tardarius -- check. Eliminate remaining competition (Marks) and allow SAMCRO opportunity to return to what they originally wanted (running guns) -- check. Give DA necessary info to clean up the Unser/Gemma mess and tie up the Tara investigation -- check. Pay last respects to Tara and JT, and go out on his own terms -- check. Pretty successful if you ask me.
NoSaint Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Watched the series finale last night; had not investigated any spoilers so it was all fresh. I don't know what folks are complaining about, other than that painfully awkward and uninteresting "Anarchy Afterword" following the episode. Jesus Christ, that was terrible. Wendy and kids safe, and destroy all evidence of JT's and Jax's writings so boys won't ever find them -- check. Nero "taking care of" things to provide for Wendy and the kids -- check. Transition of SAMCRO leadership and patching in of Tardarius -- check. Eliminate remaining competition (Marks) and allow SAMCRO opportunity to return to what they originally wanted (running guns) -- check. Give DA necessary info to clean up the Unser/Gemma mess and tie up the Tara investigation -- check. Pay last respects to Tara and JT, and go out on his own terms -- check. Pretty successful if you ask me. almost everything ive seen anywhere has echoed "high quality episode, but the jesus ending was bad." you have to admit, the last 10 seconds or so got incredibly heavy handed with the jax=biker jesus stuff, and beyond that they simply werent able to pull off the realistic look needed in that scene. when they followed the crow to the sky the first time, they should have simply come back down to a crash scene and faded out... the rest of that scene when they panned down and he was still riding was sutter getting himself off. before that, any complaints were just minor standard issue things that you get from sutter/hunnam, and take the good with the occasional bad. and the afterword stuff has been awful every week. i cant believe they couldnt find someone reasonable to host that. between the guy that started the season and sutter im not sure who did worse running that abortion of an after show-- and you would think it would be a pretty easy slam dunk success. Edited December 11, 2014 by NoSaint
mrags Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 Sutter is just terrible live. He is a terrible speaker. And probably way too much of a drunk or stoner to put a comprehensive interview together.
Fan in San Diego Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 Just as well fake, that would be one waste of a really nice HD Knucklehead Never thought I'd see a series to surpass the Sopranos, but this was it I was thinking the same thing
NoSaint Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 Sutter is just terrible live. He is a terrible speaker. And probably way too much of a drunk or stoner to put a comprehensive interview together. yea when they canned that first guy, i figured they would bring in somebody a little more solid. sutter wouldve been great on the other side of the table, but driving the after show was not a good fit for him at all.
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