With all the season finales coming up, I decided to reflect on what really did make a great season finale, and what left me yelling at the tv (in a bad way).
Good : When something that you've wanted to happen all season long finally does.
The Office. Season 2 finale, when Jim and Pam FINALLY smooch.
Bad : A dream sequence. When the main character wakes up, and everything that just happened was a dream. HOW LAME! We might as well just erase all that from our memory, it's useless!
Good : When there's a big shocker as the last line of the show, and you need to wait until the next season to know more! This kind of ending is probably the most popular and the most sucessful. People have to tune in next season to see how things progress.
Alias. Season 2 finale, when Sydney Bristow get's told by Vaughan, also sporting a wedding band that, "It's been two years" (since he last saw her)
Bad : An ending like any other episode. These are season finales! They have to be special and exceptional, nothing regular will do.
Good : Answering an itching question, but opening a new one.
Bad : Not answering an itching question, but opening about 10 new ones which leads to frustration.
Lost. Every season, but the series finale is promised to close story lines.
Good : A death, as long as it's done well. Either in a shocking twist, or a long coming emotional story line. A death that's meaningful, not pointless and with a character that you care about, but that wouldn't ruin the show by not being there.
Finales can leave you content and excited for the next season, or eternally frustrated. But with all these outlines, there are always exceptions. Except for the dream rule, that should never be done, ever.
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