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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Mar 22, 2011 2:06:37 GMT -5
We thought the ending was really effed up lol! My husband and I both wanted to see them live happily ever after. It was disappointing that the writers made it so it definitely could NEVER come back. We were really sad and my husband held onto me all night when we went to bed lol. I can definitely say it made us both thing that is for sure. We both almost cried but didn't want to admit it till later lol!
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Post by corajack on Mar 22, 2011 2:36:34 GMT -5
I seriously thought that they would all be sitting at the table for Easter--as Bill mentioned sevreral times.
I cried and cried over the ending. We all know that Bill wanted too much, but not enough for him to die over sod (I thought that was lame!
Margie admitted that she made many false starts and Bill agreed that she did just because she was young....so her ending with the traveling was a good closure.
Barb is now the priestholder and leader of the family....I am ok with this.
Nicki, after 11 months still cannot move on. She is now the "babysitter" and even though she had he own breakthrough and learned to love, she still believes in the Principle....she is very unappy...so what next? She neeeds a male leader.
I feel that there were too many loose ends and the writers saying "We told the story we wanted to tell" is total BS.
It's about money and BL didn't have the numbers to keep it going.
Goodbye to my BL family. I don't have longer to live anyway so for me it's ok. It's over. Adios Bill and good travels to Margie.
Farewell all my friends on BL and on this board. Love to you all.
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Post by jules on Mar 22, 2011 5:57:18 GMT -5
I seriously thought that they would all be sitting at the table for Easter--as Bill mentioned sevreral times. I cried and cried over the ending. We all know that Bill wanted too much, but not enough for him to die over sod (I thought that was lame! Margie admitted that she made many false starts and Bill agreed that she did just because she was young....so her ending with the traveling was a good closure. Barb is now the priestholder and leader of the family....I am ok with this. Nicki, after 11 months still cannot move on. She is now the "babysitter" and even though she had he own breakthrough and learned to love, she still believes in the Principle....she is very unappy...so what next? She neeeds a male leader. I feel that there were too many loose ends and the writers saying "We told the story we wanted to tell" is total BS. It's about money and BL didn't have the numbers to keep it going. Goodbye to my BL family. I don't have longer to live anyway so for me it's ok. It's over. Adios Bill and good travels to Margie. Farewell all my friends on BL and on this board. Love to you all. @corajack: I agree with you that BL did not have the numbers. I did some research and they lost viewers, specifically from Season 4. I think the show could have continued and I think I am now processing it myself and I am really be disappointed that they couldn't have ended tje series with all of them all living happily ever after. I also wanted to thank you for all your posts. I really enjoyed reading them and I know from this post that you are going through a lot. I just wanted to send you a cyber-hug and tell you that you are in my prayers. Hugs, Jules
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Post by Lovely on Mar 22, 2011 13:37:29 GMT -5
Very, very sad. The ending did fit for me though. I am SOOOOOO glad the writers did not end it with Barb's blessing leaving us to wonder if he died and if he did, how the women handled Bill's death.
I am glad Margene is getting to experience the world. I know some people are upset with her for leaving her children, but Bill said it best this episode when he said she is so young. Whether it is the right or wrong decision, it is something she needed to do. I felt like she of all the women, had the most faith in their marriage and that it was truly a good thing for them. She trusts her children will be okay while she is gone. They are with their other mothers.
I am glad Nicki finally realized she is just a horrible person on the inside and that she needs to work on herself and really needs to work on trusting others. I laughed at that scene when she tells Barb "no I really am" and Barb agrees. This season was so hard for me to watch because while I love Nicki's character, I did not want her to get her way as much as she did. It seemed everytime we turned around things were falling into place for her. Bill seemed to have a lot more conversations with her about the other marriages and this was really starting to bother me. Given her background of how she manipulates things having all this knowledge helped fuel her manipulations. I think out of all the characters I feel the most sorry for her. She might have been a different person if she had not spent her younger years on the compound.
While I was mad that Barbara caved and didn't follow through with what she really felt she needed for her spiritual self, I am so happy she went back to the church and was able to reconcile a small amount before Bill passed. I have been so unhappy about the communication between Bill and Barb this whole season. Their problems were breaking my heart. I was so PROUD of Margene when she took her stand in the dining room and wanted to talk about "this marriage". All of Barb's scenes this episode were moving. When she told Bill how it wasn't easy following him in to Polygamy, but she did (finally tell him how you feel!!!). The look on Barb's face when Bill explains the reason for his church (why now - tell her before it gets so bad). The scene at the table when Barb walked up on Nicki and Margene when they were sitting at the table with their notepads. The drive in her new car was my favorite - I wanted to shout - YOU GO BARB!!!! It was so moving when she could not go through with the baptism.
Is this the way I wanted it to end? No. Did it seem like a good fit with how everything was going? Yes.
There are so many unanswered questions about Bill's brother, Bill's dad, Bill's mom, Alby and his mom, Ben and Heather, the list can go on an on. Those missing things are what I don't like this season. I am just so glad they didn't leave EVERYTHING hanging open.
Everyone did a great job this season with the limitations they had placed on them. It wasn't that the writing was so bad to me. It was just so rushed.
I will miss them all.
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