I kinda watched S5 from Rachel's POV, in that I was following her and what she was thinking and why she was doing what she was doing, because it was easier than analyzing everything Neal did and waiting to watch it all shatter. Mostly because S05E02 hurt SO MUCH with all the casual faking-death-ness and Moz going "All right, fine, napalm, but I will remember this next time we fake your death." DON'T YOU KNOW HE'S GOING TO DO IT WITHOUT YOU STOP BREAKING MY HEART.
But omg, yes. Especially because there's basically like a couple hours between the seasons, in show time. And seeing as S5 was a 13 ep season anyway, this makes s5 a good solid 19 eps, which feels good to binge on :D And Neal's headspace, oh man. I'm torn between wanting to cuddle the sads out of him and clobber him because he FAKED HIS DEATH AND LEFT EVERYONE HE LOVES TO GRIEVE.
I rewatched the finale recently, and I can't help but think that as a finale, it kinda sucks. I mean, on first watch, yes, it blows your world up, and on the rewatch, there are details you missed the first time that you see now. But it isn't happy, or cozy, or an ending that the boys deserve. It's about twenty minutes of being happy for all the characters, and twenty five of shifting uncomfortably in your seat because Neal's faking his death and you know how it'll end and it hurts too much to feel. It's not a fitting end to the show. It's an awkward, painful mess. And maybe that's sort of apropos for the boys, given that he's a con and he's a cop. But it's not fun to rewatch. I'd have preferred a finale that I wanted to rewatch. Even if it was achingly fluffy. (And there's the advantage that an achingly fluffy ending wouldn't have left behind like twenty plotbunnies, but that's just a side issue.)
I can tell ;) See the state I'm in just thinking about it all?
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Date: 2015-05-06 09:09 am (UTC)But omg, yes. Especially because there's basically like a couple hours between the seasons, in show time. And seeing as S5 was a 13 ep season anyway, this makes s5 a good solid 19 eps, which feels good to binge on :D And Neal's headspace, oh man. I'm torn between wanting to cuddle the sads out of him and clobber him because he FAKED HIS DEATH AND LEFT EVERYONE HE LOVES TO GRIEVE.
I rewatched the finale recently, and I can't help but think that as a finale, it kinda sucks. I mean, on first watch, yes, it blows your world up, and on the rewatch, there are details you missed the first time that you see now. But it isn't happy, or cozy, or an ending that the boys deserve. It's about twenty minutes of being happy for all the characters, and twenty five of shifting uncomfortably in your seat because Neal's faking his death and you know how it'll end and it hurts too much to feel. It's not a fitting end to the show. It's an awkward, painful mess. And maybe that's sort of apropos for the boys, given that he's a con and he's a cop. But it's not fun to rewatch. I'd have preferred a finale that I wanted to rewatch. Even if it was achingly fluffy. (And there's the advantage that an achingly fluffy ending wouldn't have left behind like twenty plotbunnies, but that's just a side issue.)
I can tell ;) See the state I'm in just thinking about it all?