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Did Anyone else find the last half hour a complete letdown?


I kept waiting for something to happen- a surprise or something. Given the rollercoaster tempo of the entire series, the last 30 minutes were a total let down.

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Well, when the antagonist is already killed, in terms of anything "happening" things can only go downhill from there.

But no, I didn't think the last half hour was a letdown. I did want more to happen before his attack on Terra - more harassment, more terrorizing, I am sure there was a lot more of that towards the Newell family from Meehan in real life. I wanted his death to feel more like a culmination. If this were a movie, it would have ended with Terra killing him.

That would be my only criticism of the last ep - that this scene took place too soon. Perhaps they needed a 2-hour finale to make it all fit. I actually saw your post before I watched the episode, so I went in expecting the worst, and I have to say it really wasn't bad.


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