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The Finale may be the worst I've personally ever seen.

posted 10 years ago by fantasticuno
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To simply say the finale was melodramatic would be putting it very nicely. Am I the only one who feels that the characters were left without a feeling of some closure? I know it doesn't need to be in black in white but I feel like i just watched an episode out of order, and that there is another episode next week and probably the week after that. It doesn't feel like Hank is any different and that all the characters and story arches were left incredibly open. This whole season seemed lazy and the writing very lackadaisical.

The finale did not seem to be worth the seven year wait. I personally think it was one of the worst excuses for a series finale. This is coming from an individual who vested a lot of time and patience; as well as defending the show to countless others who were on the verge of giving up. Who else really disliked the finale? Anyone disagree and believe otherwise? Please, bring on the criticism. Me or the show. Thank you.

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[–] newprecs 8 years ago

I don't think the ending episode was that bad.
But it was not good, and that's hard to debate with.
I agree that the Hank's letter at the end was not emotional, strong, or literally writed as the other stuff we saw as his work around the series.
Compare that with the letter he left to her when they were young.

My big problem with this series finale, it's everything about the last season.
Rushed.
I don't feel the type of comedy we got before.
Everything about this season looks just "Not californication" to me.
Levon character... I don't understand why he have to be portrayed like that.
I don't have any problems with him not being a womanizer, with him being kind of stupid, or being jealously with his mom...The character is not the problem, the problem is how it showed.
It's bad written and probably bad directed (because the acting doesn't help you to feel like Levon is a realistic dumb person, and I don't think it's actor fault here).

Everything about the studio where he goes to work was a joke.
Evreyone was so over the top, and Californication rarely go THAT over the top.
The director character was believable at least. The acceptable one.
Maybe this time I got frustrated because was dorlkly over the top.

The "other family", the "working to write a tv show"...
The ideas were not that bad.
The way they build them was really crap.
Superficial, not funny, bad written...

There's ONE good episode in this series.
The episode where Karen is in the hospital and Hank goes there and we could see memories about Hank x Karen.
This was the pure gold in the mountain of crap.
The last episode was not horrible, it was okay.
But if everything about this season was left in the episode prior to the season finale, I think we would receive something really as good as the series deserves.

PS:(Marcy and Charlie were destroyed after season IV...
They were the comedy relief of the series and I really disliked they build him as a completely loser at the end...This season keeps it this way.)

Californication still one of my favorite series of all time, but the last season is painfull to watch and I think I will not watch it again, never.

[–] eliel77 8 years ago

Could it be a problem from Showtime ?

Dexter had one of the most disappoiting finales ever.
Im thinking a lot starting to watch this show...

Jacarutu!
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[–] soxs-67854 7 years ago

I absolutely love this show but I'd have to agree with moatnpeople here the finale didn't seem like much of a finale. All the character stories were left wide open which I didn't like they should of gave us at least a little closure to some things. I find season 7 the writers jus gave up. The first few seasons had so much heart and soul in them. The last season seemed like it was rushed/pushed Levon wasent well written he was a loser. I feel if Hank had a son hed be at least charming kind of handsome or atleast be mischievous. The whole addicted to hookers thing was kind of sleezy and lame. Straight up pathetic to be honest. I would of liked to atleast seen Becca's wedding. Of they would of wrote it like they did the first couple of seasons the wedding would of been a great way to end the season/show. Other than that I think they should of ended the show on season 6 I really liked Faith and loved the chemistry between her and Hank. I think that would of been a bother great way to end the show. Where Hank finally realizes he needs to let go of Karen. Stop living in the past start living for the now. Faith would of been Hanks clarity into life. He would of realized his relationship with Karen was jus toxic and a never ending cycle of pain. When Hank told Faith he had to go and she told him that he better go before she makes him change his mind and that she knows she can make him stay Hank should of decided to stay with her and finish touring. I thought that moment in the show between Hank and Faith was really beautiful and heartwarming. I really wanted to see Hank and Faith end up together lol.

[–] mgreen9715 7 years ago

Some of you idiots are obviously new to TV and can't judge on a proper basis.

Leave it to people to bring up Dexter as the worst season finale. I'm willing to bet half of you have never even seen it and are part of the mob mentality that follows everyone else.

People clearly didn't understand the meaning of the ending and can't look past the scene where Dexter is a logger.