This episode is worth watching because the ending is so good.
For thirty years I hoped for a return visit to Cicely; to see its beauty, hear its sounds, learn more about its native people, and enjoy being with my old friends. I'd been waiting for the series to be released with the original music, but I finally gave up and bought the DVDs without it. The replacement music was well done, and I the show is excellent either way.
During the show's original production, I gave up on it when the writing deteriorated in the 5th season, but this time I soldiered on until the end, and despite some mediocre episodes along the way, I'm glad I did. Being able to say goodbye -- getting closure -- was worth it, mostly because the ending sequence of this final episode was so good. The video montage the producers and editors put together was good, but the song, "Our Town" by Iris DeMent, provided the perfect soundtrack, and made the ending another example of what the series did best - combine story, characters, and music to create a warm place we'd like to call home.
Goodbye friends. Farewell Cicely. You may never have achieved "Paris of The North" status, but in my heart you are certainly The Camelot of 20th Century Television.
For thirty years I hoped for a return visit to Cicely; to see its beauty, hear its sounds, learn more about its native people, and enjoy being with my old friends. I'd been waiting for the series to be released with the original music, but I finally gave up and bought the DVDs without it. The replacement music was well done, and I the show is excellent either way.
During the show's original production, I gave up on it when the writing deteriorated in the 5th season, but this time I soldiered on until the end, and despite some mediocre episodes along the way, I'm glad I did. Being able to say goodbye -- getting closure -- was worth it, mostly because the ending sequence of this final episode was so good. The video montage the producers and editors put together was good, but the song, "Our Town" by Iris DeMent, provided the perfect soundtrack, and made the ending another example of what the series did best - combine story, characters, and music to create a warm place we'd like to call home.
Goodbye friends. Farewell Cicely. You may never have achieved "Paris of The North" status, but in my heart you are certainly The Camelot of 20th Century Television.