rubinville

Best television show ever.

I cried.

Yup, I can't believe it either. I didn't even know I had tear ducts. But suddenly, about 45 minutes in, I felt this moisture building up in my eyes. Then it kept coming, and by the end I was crying just like a real human being. Please keep that between me and you, ok?

The finale, of what I'd call the best show I've ever seen, remained true to itself throughout the entire episode. It had all the twists and turns we've come to expect, and everyone's internal and external battles finally came to a head. I realized somewhere in the middle of the show that it's real brilliance is that each of us can identify with the issues of all of the characters in some way.

I usually felt myself identifying with Nate, for being an idealist trying to figure out why the world isn't as right as he wanted it to be. But at times I identified with David as he ran from his own self-created fears. Sometimes I identified with Claire for being the struggling artist. Other times I could identify with Ruth for wondering what could have been. I could even identify with Brenda for being a pregnant woman taking care of another woman's toddler.

Well, that one is a bit of a stretch, but you see my point.

I'm really gonna miss the show because in a time when TV is at it's worst, there was one show doign something totally different, completely edgy, and absolutely real. It even left us with a clear message, something so simple that all of us intuitively know it but rarely live it...We've only got one chance here, so live it while you can.

Now I've got so much to do I don't know where to begin. Thank you very much Alan Ball.

Actually, I'm gonna begin by going to my Grandma's, apparently there's something it up with the cat, but after that I have to start the rest of my life. Perhaps I'll even post something again later today. Two posts in one day would be rather revolutionary, but I've only got one life here and I have to pack in as much stuff as possible.