For a season finale, with such incredibly far-reaching changes, this didn’t feel like much of a finale at all. A series finale, maybe, but we already know that the show is renewed for next year.
What are the odds that every one of the characters won’t come back? I’d say nil. So where does this leave them? I can’t think of another show that has thrown such a huge change into the mix at the end of a season.
Honestly, it’s really difficult to talk about this episode, but I’ll give it a shot.
Let’s start with Michael and the drunk driving incident: I was wondering when that video would come into play. Two episodes ago, they showed it in the previews, and then there was no mention of it last week.
It did look bad for Michael. The police could have run the entire video to try to take the heat off of General Holden. Why didn’t they do that? In spite of the fact their own department leaked the cuts of the video to the press, they didn’t do much to help him out.
The Hell with it, I just need to get this out there. I can talk about the episode like it was any other, but it wasn’t. They are closing Ft. Marshall. Although they’ve hinted at this many different years, I’m shocked that it’s happening. We’ll no longer see the beautiful sets, such as the Holden’s porch and garden. It’s weird the things I think about, but I’m already missing the them!
The decision was made for the Morans, they’re moving to California. Perhaps there will be some sort of a migration in the same direction.
Elsewhere, thankfully, Roxy and Trevor have already gotten back on track, so that he can be the father his kids really need right now. It’s like they took every loose end and tried to tie it up. It was both exciting and worrisome.
Meanwhile, David was telling his friends tall tales about his birth mom, but still unwilling to accept Joan as his new mother. When Joan told him they were never “giving him back,” he finally understood what a family was. When David called Joan “mom,” I got a little teary-eyed.
The whole episode was about family, and that no matter where you go, the family you make along the way will always be a part of your life. I can only hope that this means the majority of our characters will be sticking around for season six. Hollywood has a way of making that happen, but I’d venture to guess we will lose one or two wives along the way.
