We dropped in on their lives while they were transitioning into child rearing as a couple. We participated in their the day to day tedium and fleeting successes. Unresolved issues and inconvenient interruptions to their anticipated glide path into old aged bliss find us leaving them while they deal with "the same only different" situation - in their bed wondering whose turn it is to tend to the crying baby- now shouldering much of the shared responsibility of raising their first grandchild.
So many series try to end with a bang or peter off into the sunset and fall flat in either regard. For perspective - I feel that the finales of The Sopranos and Breaking Bad were perfect. Not just good but perfectly respecting the core of the main arc of the characters and storyline. The last episode of the Sopranos had Tony "enjoying" a family meal at the local Pizza Parlor with his back to the wall, staring at the entry door with nonchalant paranoia. When the last image is of the door opening while his daughter had just been seen crossing the street to the Parlor and you see nothing further beyond the start of the door opening - you are immersed in the constant vigilance that engulfs his life, even during a domestic "respite".
I felt the same sense of completeness when Breaking Bad ended. The sequel movie was completely superfluous.
Last seasons are usually filled with rushed storylines and inconsistent plot points and this was no exception. The finale season and finale episode of Succession was one of the worst examples of this I've seen in a very long time. Breeders was so good and so entertaining and rang so true that I felt that they succeeded in conveying "and life goes on" very well in spite of a few missteps.
So many series try to end with a bang or peter off into the sunset and fall flat in either regard. For perspective - I feel that the finales of The Sopranos and Breaking Bad were perfect. Not just good but perfectly respecting the core of the main arc of the characters and storyline. The last episode of the Sopranos had Tony "enjoying" a family meal at the local Pizza Parlor with his back to the wall, staring at the entry door with nonchalant paranoia. When the last image is of the door opening while his daughter had just been seen crossing the street to the Parlor and you see nothing further beyond the start of the door opening - you are immersed in the constant vigilance that engulfs his life, even during a domestic "respite".
I felt the same sense of completeness when Breaking Bad ended. The sequel movie was completely superfluous.
Last seasons are usually filled with rushed storylines and inconsistent plot points and this was no exception. The finale season and finale episode of Succession was one of the worst examples of this I've seen in a very long time. Breeders was so good and so entertaining and rang so true that I felt that they succeeded in conveying "and life goes on" very well in spite of a few missteps.