Disappointing end to A Touch of Frost (SPOILER)

I completely disagree. What's wrong with Frost having a happy ending - they happen more often than not in real life? We all expected him to die anyway so the ending we got was the unexpected one. As you say, having loved and lost so many times throughout the series, such personal tragedy became almost predictable EastEnders style, so to end it with more of the same would have simply come across as contrived.

Additionally, killing Frost at the end would have dampened watching the much loved re-runs as we'd know he never found the happiness we knew he always craved.

I choose life.

"It's because of movies like this that illegal downloading exists and you can be bored for free..."

It wasnt happy though, was it? It was bitter-sweet.

He was happy very briefly before the collision. But then his best friend was murdered. It wasnt Frost's fault, obviously. But the fact remains that if Frost had not found a wife, then George wouldnt have been killed.

I think Frost will be stoic enough to live with that thought without it destroying his relationship. BUT I also think that the thought will haunt him inwardly forever, and he'll never again reach that pinnacle of happiness that he felt for a few seconds.

All in all, the ending was in keeping with the general mood of the show throughout its run.



(Oh, and it also allows them to bring him back again once they've fully cashed in on the DVD sales of the 'last episode ever')

Killing the main character off is such a tired old cliche. What's wrong with Frost retiring gracefully? I believe that real policemen do just that.

I'm not usually a fan of these "last ever" shows because everyone is so busy thinking about how the main character is going to die that it gets in the way of the main story. "The Remorseful Day" is a classic case in point. That said, I thought this was a lot better. A decent storyline - if a little cluttered - and good performances, especially from Adrian Dunbar.

This came full circle. The first ever Frost featured the death of his wife and the last one features his new wife

I am not sure that I like any of the endings; the one that was used and the two alternates. I do not see a reason for anyone to die. If the reason was to make Frost realize that there was more to life then it could have been done in another way, no one had to die. I was not happy to see George go that way.

What do you mean "American-style 'happy ending'"? Speaking as an American, I can attest to the fact that we have tragic endings all the time. It is only that they are later revised into happy endings by Pentagon spokesmen.

How about the hypocritical nature of the whole episode?! I recall SEVERAL episodes where Frost planted false evidence to convict criminals, yet he reports on a partner for doing the very same thing? I was completely disgusted by the storyline.

People who write episodes for long running TV series need to be required to watch all the previous seasons.

Chase: Wow. Yeah, I get it. House is adorable. I just want to hold him and never let go.

I liked the final episode. With all the death going on I don't know how it was a "happy" ending. It seems the original poster just really really wanted Frost to die and anything short of that was happy. I like the series ending with a hopeful future for Frost. I thought it was a great mix of happy and tragic for a finale.

I hardly see how it was a stereotypical American-style happy ending or whatever. I was kind of shocked that they had to put poor George through all that (who already was close to death & had a miraculous recovery from a brain aneurysm a few episodes back). Is it a happy ending that tragedy strikes your wedding and your best friend & best man dies? But I guess it's better than Frost dying -- and he finally gets a chance to have a happy marriage and somewhat of a family (i.e. it seems her kids like him although who knows what it is like after their father dies as a murderer of Frost's best friend....)

Morse's demise was tastefully & tearfully done, but Frost's death would end up being a cliche and just parroting on Morse....