How could such a fantastic show have such a humiliating ending?

Up until the last 10 minutes or so, the finale was golden. Then, it is as if the writer’s decided that their ending wasn’t substantial enough (being about character) and so they went to try and resolve any and every single possible unanswered question. And the worst part was that the way that they tied everything together was so ridiculous. I mean…yeah. You tied everything together by making everything you revealed into something else. That would be like ending Lost by saying it is just Damon Lindelof sitting in a room with dolls playing. Oh, wow. Everything in the show was actually stuff from this young lad’s imagination, and the show ends when his mother calls him down for supper. Brilliant. It all ties together. But it is fucking stupid.

If you haven’t seen Life on Mars, the series, you should watch it. The show - up until the finale - is pretty damn good. When you get to the finale, as soon as it gets into the final act (after the final commercial break, when Sam is on the phone). Stop watching a few seconds after he hangs up the phone, and the show will be glorious.

If you continue to watch, your eyes will bubble and melt and the show will be ruined for you.

:(