I know that we know that Jack is dead, but they were leading up to us seeing the how in the season finale. I am really glad that they left it alone for now. I prefer seeing Jack and Rebecca's story to the kids and I fear that once they show how he dies that part will be over.
shareI feel the opposite -- I'm pretty pissed off they didn't show how he died but just teased and teased.
Deliberate tease to show him getting into a car drunk, (now we're all expecting the inevitable crash to seal his fate). Oh, okay, he made it to the club. Now we're seeing Mandy Moore take the wheel (so now they are BOTH in the crash but only she survives). . . nope, they both made it home.
Seriously, the writers made a morbid person out of me, as they had done so much leading-up to revealing his death and so much teasing scenarios that I'm sitting there ghoulishly thinking "This is it....no THIS is it.....no it's going to be this...."
Horrible. Very frustrated with that finale. The writing strung us all along, what with the big scene of Kate saying okay here's why it's my fault, then the scene of her telling her dad to just go to Mandy's gig -- and then that night is NOT what killed him.
TERRIBLE writing. Nothing but a tease.
I understand the frustration with the tease. I agree with you. I'm sure we are in for a lot more of the tease as well. I hope not. I just hope that when we do know the how/why of Jack's death that it isn't the end of the past segments.
shareI mean, it's funny, I was really liking this show, until I think that season finale just kind of turned something in me. I lost respect for the show. All of those scenes really were just the most base manipulation and "Woah, woah, woah.....ooooh fooled ya!!"
It started to feel like an annoying uncle doing a party trick.
I instantly resented this show because of that finale's party tricks. And they had my respect and interest up until then.