Horoscopes and Series Finales

Sometimes it's almost a little too scary to read my horoscope...here's part of today's...and it applied more than once today...

"Be sure to take advantage of any opportunities for serious or penetrating conversations today. And you might want to revisit some issues that have been on your mind for a while."

I'm not gonna say another word about it, 'cause you (and I mean that in the plural sense) know who you are and what I'm referring to.

And now onto the topic of season and series finales...

First off... The X-Files...
I was disappointed. I mean, they left it open enough for another movie, which will be good. And I liked the fact that they gave a synopsis of sorts of the mythology, explaining how things were connected. Plus, it was a shock to see several dead characters. But other than that, it was lame. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't what I saw. (And I'm rarely disappointed by episodes of The X-Files!)

Now on to Ally McBeal...
At long last, a decent season/series finale...in fact, Ally McBeal's series finale was done almost perfectly. They brought back old characters for one last good-bye...Georgia, Renee, and of course, the dancing baby! They sang familiar songs...John's Barry White song and classic Vonda Shepherd songs. Over all, it actually made up for the stupidity of the last couple of months. And of course the show ended on a classic Ally McBeal type quote:

Ally: "Looking backwards, many of the saddest times in my life turn out to be the happiest.
So I must be happy. Yeah. This is gonna be good.
Why else would I be crying?"

Ally: "The truth is, I probably don't want to be too happy or content...'cause then what?
I actually like the quest, the search. That's the fun."

I'll skip Angel and Buffy's season finales for now and move on to the series finale of Felicity...
Felicity was also pretty good. I didn't like that she ended up with Ben and I started crying during his little love speech to her at the end though that may have had something to do with external factors...I honestly don't remember. But she relived a lot of the last four years and let us see the classic moments from the show. It was really nice for me to see since I didn't watch the first season and I missed the third season because we didn't have the WB at school that year.

And now a quickie comment on Angel and Buffy and their season finales...
Angel...Huh? I was confused, though that could be because I missed the previous episode, but still...
Buffy...It was good. In fact, the more I think about it, the better it gets in my mind. Once again, important characters returned. Story arcs came to a conclusion and people returned to themselves. (That may not make any sense to anyone who didn't watch, but for those of us sitting here, watching characters heal, it should make sense.) And best of all, story arcs for next season were set up! 'Cause what would a summer be without some hint of a Buffy cliff-hanger?

And it's kind of funny, but the finales that I considered to be "good"...all made me cry. Ally McBeal...crying. Felicity...crying. Buffy...crying (and crying well before the show even ended!) The X-Files...dry eyes. Angel...dry eyes. Interesting...

And to say good-bye to Ally McBeal, I thought I'd share some of my favorite quotes from Ally herself, especially I can relate to her better than I can relate to almost anyone...

"I like being a mess. It's who I am."

"Even if I did get past all my problems, I'm just gonna go out and get new ones."

"Remember, when you're with me, it's the only time you're not the strangest person in the room. So go ahead, get weird with me."

"Whenever I get depressed, I raise my hemlines. If things don't change, I am bound to be arrested."

"I'm actually luckier than most. I get to wake up each morning, glad to start a new day--grateful the last one is over."

"Today is going to be a...less bad day. I can feel it. Sometimes I wake up and know everything is going to be...less bad."

"They say it's all in the attitude, and mine has changed. And I can tell, this time it's going to last--maybe even a week!"

"Don't ask any questions, don't pass judgements, don't even pass go! Just listen, accept the fact that I need help and give it to me."

"There's no sin in loving men...only pain."

"Sometimes I'm more persuasive when I lack conviction."

"I think I just need to believe that it works. Love, couple-hood, partnerships. The idea that when two people come together, they stay together. I have to take that to bed with me every night, even if I'm going to bed alone."

"Who wants to be balanced? Balance is overrated!"

"I've been dumped before, Renee. This isn't pain I'm feeling, it's nostalgia."

"What is so great about the real world?"

"We keep on believing life is gonna take care of everything. It doesn't."

"Sometimes there's no point in the truth if all it's going to do is cause pain."

"There are some people who meet that somebody that they can never stop loving, no matter how hard they try. I wouldn't expect you to understand that, or even believe it, but trust me, there are some loves that don't go away. And maybe that makes them crazy, but we should all be lucky enough to end up with somebody who has a little of that insanity. Someone who never lets go. Someone who cherishes you forever."

"You're supposed to be able to send your life to the dry-cleaners and get it back nicely pressed and folded."

"It wouldn't work out, and that would be very awkward because we work together. Or it would work out and that would be a disaster. Did you ever consider that if we were to go out, and we started seeing each other over and over and over again, we might start spending the night together....It could get serious...We could even fall in love...and I'd get crushed, because that's what happens."