E.... C.... (godiva@kublai.com)
Wed, 3 Jun 1998 15:24:35 -0400
On Thu, Jun 04, 1998 at 12:19:15AM +1000, ldarling wrote:
>
> I have to disagree with Krystal and Eavan in their praise of the
> cliffhanger ending of TAC. Clearly it works for some, but I find it kind
> of lame, cliche and with a tacked on feel, so it kind of grates with the
> rest of the episode. But that's just my opinion.
There is a reason the cliffhanger became popular: It's good. PG was not meant
to be resolved, it was meant to be thought about, and this ending was meant
to make you frustrated. They could never solve every little question, so they
decided to solve none. I love the way they ended the show, and I love the
way we can derive other conclusions from this episode.
> I like chris's idea about the Star Trek ending. Again, this ending left
> much unresolved, and the adventures sure to continue, but it felt more like
> an ending - more closure. Which is what Day Dreams, Holding On and The
> Last Word also possessed, a lot more than TAC.
>
Who wants more closure? Who wants to be able to say "Well, that's done. Time
to move on." I want to be able to puzzle about the ending any time I get
bored... Kind of how this subject came up. There is no reason that TAC should
have followed the same guidelines as Day Dreams, Holding on or The Last Word.
They had already done all this, it seems silly to repeat. The Star Trek ending
would have left nothing to the imagination, and would have allowed no more
PG. Lynda being part of the gang like that? How could they ever possibly hope
to continue? PG would never be the same.
--Eavan
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