I know it’s supposed to be Hatton’s week but…
….I GOT THINGS TO SAY!
SO… I just finished watching Season 8 of “The Blacklist” on Netflix, and was shocked at the ending.
SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET!
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I HATE that we were led along for 8 years of this show to finally see the payoff of Keen finding out who Reddington is (and who he is to her) and this is what happens. Sure the ‘plan’ was to kill Reddington (which I never believed was going to happen) but I *didn’t* think we’d end up seeing Keen get killed. I understand actress Megan Boone was off to do other things… but damn if this doesn’t feel like a punch in the dick.
Having been a fan of LOST, I suppose one should never let their guard down on things like this… but I honestly feel, as much as I love Spader’s portrayal, that the show has probably gone on for too long (and is still going…)
With that in mind… here as some shows that are still trucking along that I feel have overstayed their welcome.
The Walking Dead – I honestly couldn’t care any less about anyone left on this show. I keep watching because I’m pot committed and want to just finish it out. I know it only has one season left, but 11 seasons was probably 3 or 4 too many.
The Blacklist – See the above rant. The last few seasons felt like the show was getting cramps trying to tie itself into knots of double-crossing and betrayal which felt effortless in the first few seasons. I will say, I will completely miss Amir Arison as Agent Mojtabai…he’s been chewing up every scene he’s been in lately.
Pawn Stars – Ok, look.. it was fun and interesting in the beginning when it was about the ‘stuff’, but now the show is different. It’s “Kardashians at the pawn shop” kind of vibe now that everyone knows is amazingly fake and staged and should have been left on the shelf years ago.
Great British Bake-Off – Yep, I’ll catch flack for this, but I gave up on this show 3/4 of the way last season. Too many things are a “thing” now… (the “Hollywood Handshake” being one of my biggest ‘ugh’ things). Also, my pet peeve on long-running reality shows of this type. Sure, the first season was “the 12 best amateur bakers in the country”… what’s the tag line now? “12 of the top 145 best amateur bakers…”. Sure the specials are kinda quaint, but this show hasn’t been the same since Mary, Sue and Mel left.. and it never will be again.
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– PCR
