Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Deadwood... the most disappointing season finale ever?
I'm a regular Deadwood watcher (not quite fanatical, but I rarely miss it). So I was looking forward with great relish to the season finale (this past Sunday), and the impending conflict between Hearst and the camp. And it boils down to... nothing??? Sure, it was sad that the girl got killed... but not a single gun shot? I mean, c'mon. After all that build up? People bringing in guns from every corner of the west? And then... NOTHING? Seriously disappointing. Not quite as bad as the glowing half-breed alien child saving the day in the series finale of "V," but still...
I'm a regular Deadwood watcher (not quite fanatical, but I rarely miss it). So I was looking forward with great relish to the season finale (this past Sunday), and the impending conflict between Hearst and the camp. And it boils down to... nothing??? Sure, it was sad that the girl got killed... but not a single gun shot? I mean, c'mon. After all that build up? People bringing in guns from every corner of the west? And then... NOTHING? Seriously disappointing. Not quite as bad as the glowing half-breed alien child saving the day in the series finale of "V," but still...
