Remember back in 2004 when Friends ended? Remember how brilliant it was? Remember how it tied up all the loose ends and the gang all moved on to the next stage of their lives? It's was true classic TV.
Well Chuck Lorre and co. would've done well to get in touch with the 'Friends' writers just to find out how you do a finale properly, because this was a complete train wreck.
Where do you start? Firstly, the shameless indication that Charlie Sheen was going to make a much anticipated return for the final show, we all waited on the edge of our seats for that magical moment only to be delivered a swift kick to the crotch instead. Don't get me wrong, I get that the producers want to draw in as big an audience as possible, but to dupe the loyal fans who stayed with the show even when it had been descending downhill at a rapid pace with each passing season of the Ashton Kutcher era was an absolute disgrace.
Secondly, was this really bringing the show to an end or was it just an opportunity to have as many digs at Sheen as possible?
Thirdly, The plot. I use the term "plot" as loosely as I possibly can, as I already pointed out that it was nothing more than a Charlie Sheen slagfest. Charlie is alive and being held prisoner by Rose (the same Rose who went on to stalk Walden and who flew all over the world with her business partner Kate, leaving us to wonder how Charlie never died from dehydration or malnutrition) it was in fact a goat that Charlie was in bed with (don't...just don't) that got hit by a train and Rose convinced everyone that it was Charlie (ok I know it's a comedy but at least make it partly believable that this could happen). Charlie has now escaped and wants revenge on Walden (for taking his house) and Alan (no idea why...maybe just because it's Alan). That's really about it plot wise...No really, it is.
We got some farewells from past and present characters which I accept was nice. It was good seeing Jake,Judith and Chelsea again and it was good seeing the likes of Evelyn and Lewis saying goodbye. Wait, Lewis, the young boy who was such a big part of the final seasons plot, was nowhere to be seen. Not that it was such a bad thing as the character was such a cringeworthy attempt at bringing back a young Jake that it gives me a headache just thinking about it.
All in all this could have been a cracker, right up there with aforementioned 'Friends' finale a decade earlier but sadly it just highlighted how poor the show had slowly become since the departure of the much maligned Charlie Sheen.
Well Chuck Lorre and co. would've done well to get in touch with the 'Friends' writers just to find out how you do a finale properly, because this was a complete train wreck.
Where do you start? Firstly, the shameless indication that Charlie Sheen was going to make a much anticipated return for the final show, we all waited on the edge of our seats for that magical moment only to be delivered a swift kick to the crotch instead. Don't get me wrong, I get that the producers want to draw in as big an audience as possible, but to dupe the loyal fans who stayed with the show even when it had been descending downhill at a rapid pace with each passing season of the Ashton Kutcher era was an absolute disgrace.
Secondly, was this really bringing the show to an end or was it just an opportunity to have as many digs at Sheen as possible?
Thirdly, The plot. I use the term "plot" as loosely as I possibly can, as I already pointed out that it was nothing more than a Charlie Sheen slagfest. Charlie is alive and being held prisoner by Rose (the same Rose who went on to stalk Walden and who flew all over the world with her business partner Kate, leaving us to wonder how Charlie never died from dehydration or malnutrition) it was in fact a goat that Charlie was in bed with (don't...just don't) that got hit by a train and Rose convinced everyone that it was Charlie (ok I know it's a comedy but at least make it partly believable that this could happen). Charlie has now escaped and wants revenge on Walden (for taking his house) and Alan (no idea why...maybe just because it's Alan). That's really about it plot wise...No really, it is.
We got some farewells from past and present characters which I accept was nice. It was good seeing Jake,Judith and Chelsea again and it was good seeing the likes of Evelyn and Lewis saying goodbye. Wait, Lewis, the young boy who was such a big part of the final seasons plot, was nowhere to be seen. Not that it was such a bad thing as the character was such a cringeworthy attempt at bringing back a young Jake that it gives me a headache just thinking about it.
All in all this could have been a cracker, right up there with aforementioned 'Friends' finale a decade earlier but sadly it just highlighted how poor the show had slowly become since the departure of the much maligned Charlie Sheen.