Once Upon a Time in Wonderland – And they lived…

I wasn’t paying much attention, and it appears that one of my preferred shows went and got canceled. Up until the last few minutes of the episode, I was anticipating a sudden twist and a cliffhanger. Turns out, it was just a happily ever after.

At least the writers were given a decent amount of notice in order to wrap up the story well. I just hate it when series is ended on a cliffhanger, without a hope of resurrection. The producers also had the decency and foresight to not screw up and stretch out the story arcs just to eke out a few more episodes.

All said, definitely a re-watchable series to binge on if you’re stuck inside for a weekend.

PS- I will not be missing Jafar’s Jerry curl

Roseanne

Sundays are a tv desert; I’ve always had enough time to to watch all the new episodes that came out in the last week. So I was browsing my incredible basic cable, and came across Roseanne reruns.

As an early 90’s kid, I’ve seen most episodes either new or in syndication. There’s good reason it lasted nine seasons. Even if you’re not blue-collar, the show was pretty relatable. They were unapologetically themselves, and blatantly honest about real life. So, I’ve never  had a problem leaving on reruns to watch or have in the background.

Today I realized that I never watched the series finale, so I did. I don’t think I’ve seen a more appropriate or poignant ending to a show. The Quijote-style story-within-a-story revelation brought everything together. Even if you haven’t lost a spouse, you could sympathize with her. And it was like a light bulb went off, everything made so much more sense. The writers weren’t struggling and pulling every gimmick from the book, it was all part of a much more sophisticated story arc.

It was so good, I don’t know that I can watch a rerun of Roseanne again.