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‘Kay, so the “Hi,” “Hi,” moment always means something bad will happen.
squeeworthy replied to your post: Oh yeah, I just finished watching the Modern Family finale, which I saw you posted about. What did you end up thinking about the episode?
Nope you didn’t spoil me. And I’m interested to see about Gloria’s pregnancy too, and Jay/Mitch/Cam’s reactions.
Also Manny’s. He will either love it or hate it - I can see both sides with each being funny!
Oh yeah, I just finished watching the Modern Family finale, which I saw you posted about. What did you end up thinking about the episode?
I liked it. It wasn’t one of funniest episodes I thought, but better than the previous week.
I was hoping we’d see Haley’s graduation but I guess they had Alex’s graduation last year and didn’t want to have graduation episodes two years in a row. Still, high school graduations are a huge moment, especially for a character like Haley who’s just started getting interested in school.
I didn’t see the Gloria pregnancy coming at all (Sorry if I spoiled this for you, BTW!) I’m wondering how Jay is going to react, and if the show will explore the idea of Mitch and Cam considering raising the baby instead because Jay thinks he’s too old to…
We’re officially in the post-May Sweeps period — which means it’s time for EW.com’s third annual Season Finale Awards. But before we can hand anything out, we’ll need your help drumming up nominations. Copy and paste the following list of categories below into a comment on this post and write in your nominations. Check back Friday to see who made the cut.
And the categories are…
Best Death: N/A.
Most Welcome Exit for an Unloved Character: Ellis gets fired, Smash.
Best Overall Ending to an Otherwise So-So Season: “Goodbye,” Glee.
Worst Overall Ending to an Otherwise Solid Season: N/A.
Best Romantic Cliffhanger: Rachel and Finn, Glee.
Best Non-Romantic Cliffhanger: Status of Bombshell production, Smash.
Best Kiss: Rachel and Finn at the train station, Glee.
Best Fight (Verbal or Physical): N/A.
Top Tissue Moment (Single tear or sobfest): Finn lets Rachel go and she leaves Lima, Glee. (Actually, this whole episode. But particularly these scenes.)
Single Most Clever Twist: Gloria’s pregnancy, Modern Family.
Single Weakest Twist: N/A.
Funniest Half Hour (or hour, if supersized): The Big Bang Theory.
Single Funniest Moment: Jack and Avery’s vow renewal ceremony, 30 Rock.
Most Disturbing Image: Probably something from Community! :D
Most Rewound Moment: Haven’t rewatched anything yet - likely to be choir room scenes, Rachel and Quinn scene, McKinley graduation, and Finn lets Rachel go and she leaves Lima, Glee.Most Likely to Earn Someone an Emmy (list show and actor): Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation.
Most Likely to Stay on My DVR the Longest: “Goodbye”, Glee.
SPECIAL AWARD: Biggest Regret That I Didn’t See It, I Just Heard or Read About It: N/A.
SPECIAL AWARD: Your Penultimate Episode Was Better Than Your Finale. Weird.: “Nationals”, Glee. (Both “Nationals” and “Goodbye” were great. But “Nationals” may have been better.)
SPECIAL AWARD: Next Year’s Season Pass is Now in Jeopardy: Keeping them all, for now.
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God this was a great episode! Powerfully emotional and both heart-warming in spots and heart-wrenching in others. I love that they left this on a true open-ended cliff-hanger for almost all of the central characters. Ian Brennan has been warning us since last summer that Season Three would be…
I still have mixed feelings on the ending. I want to know why the writers are insistent on Finn joining the army, and if it’s the only way season 3 could have ended, because if that’s true, it’s very unsettling.
Imagine how differently we would feel if Rachel and Finn were saying goodbye to one another on the same terms as they did, but instead of Finn joining the army, he was going to visit a college or looking into a post-high school plan that may not have been his dream but would show promise that he might find it in season four. Because the idea that the only way Rachel would go through with going to New York in the fall would be if Finn went the one place she couldn’t follow him - that isn’t particularly fair to her character, either.
This is clearly a dialogue that will continue. I am definitely interested to see how Will, Burt and Carole will tie into Finn’s story, and where the show will pick up next season.
And it’s not the only way S3 could have ended; if S3 was the end of the show, the finale would have been very different. But with a least one more, possibly two more, seasons to go, this was a perfect mid-way reset for the stories of the characters, propelling them forward.
And don’t get me wrong — I hate the army thing. Totally hate it. But it is a brilliant writing choice, and remember—people have lives post-service, and the notion that Finn’s leadership qualities could help him find himself and a direction to go forward with after being in the army is a narrative that can work. for Rachel & Finn to really work out, both need to grow, and something needs to happen to propel him forward in life. High school isn’t enough to give a kid with little to no direction a real sense of direction and self; that’s found later in life by other experiences, and this is one way to get Finn there.
I’m betting we’re going to get a flash-forward in time that will show us Finn making it to NYC post-army and will catch up with Rachel post, or near the end of NYADA, and on Kurt in NYC doing something, as well as Santana. I could be wrong, but that’s my best guess about S4. I’m not betting on a linear timeline at this point. And the fact that the actors—Lea, Cory, and Chris—are all thrilled about what’s coming next says a lot about the potential of what’s in store.
Good points on both counts (Finn and Rachel). I’m still unsure if I can handle watching anymore of the show, but maybe by September I’ll have had enough of a break from it to come back.
