As the networks finishing running their season finales, all I have to say I have not really been impressed so far this year. My wife and I have a few shows that we faithfully watch (The outside lights get shut off, the answering machine fields all calls, and if for some reason we have to be out the VCR is set and rechecked 15 times). Past season finales have had some great plot twists and cliffhangers that actually make me wait with anticipation for the return of the show in the Fall. Not so much this year, Smallville being the exception.
I’ll start with the Alias season ender. Some of the season plot lines have been tedious, and I was hoping they would have this major twist type of season finale where they get rid of half the characters and completely throw us the viewers for a loop. The writers took the easy, predictable way out. There just wasn’t any real surprises or anything memorable to leave you drooling for more. Vaugh, even with a punctured lung, which seems very unbelievable, slides down a firehose to escape the hospital where he is being held and races to save Sydney from Evil Lauren. This is after he botched his vendetta killing of his hateful wife. Vaugh blasts Lauren full of holes at the end, but she falls in the mineshaft, leaving the possibility of her return open. Sark is caught for the umpteenth time. Sloan’s daughter goes off to find Rambaldi’s aged corpse, spirit, I don’t know, some sort of thing, despite her father’s abuse. And in the end we again see Sydney scowling because of some despicable program that Jack Bristow ran and that his daughter was part of. I love the show, but if the writing continues in this vain next season the show is as good as over.
CSI had a good season finale, but again it really didn’t stand out from any other episode from the season. The case had an interesting twist at the end, but having Sarah picked up for drunk driving and Grissom saving her seems kind of an odd way to end the season. A few episodes referred to Sarah perhaps having some alcohol issues, but nothing to suggest ending the season with it. After saying that I am looking forward to how they are going to deal with this issue next season. The overall quality of CSI is so good that I will still look forward to the Fall despite the ending. CSI:Miami finishes up tonight.
Smallville had the only season ender that makes you sit back and ask yourself, “ What just happened here?”. Chloe’s new house blows up after testifying against Lionel Luthor, with her supposedly inside. Lex takes a drink and falls over, breaking a glass coffee table, clutching his throat. Martha sees a fiery symbol in the field by their house as Clark sacrifices himself to save Jonathan from Jor-El. In addition, as Jor-El takes Clark we see him trapped in some sort of blue transparent shape (kind of the symbol on his blue Superman suit) and Jor-El saying that Clark will be reborn. And all this in the last five minutes of the show. Waiting for the new season of Smallville will be painful and filled with much anticipation.
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