Sisters was a product of the the early to mid 90s and served as an appeal to Boomer women of that era (who were in their 30s and 40s) so there was an interesting balance of whimsy and dark subject matters. My mom and all of her girlfriends loved the show.. and she even got my dad to watch the show (he had a crush on Sela Ward and my mom approved of it saying he had good taste).
From doing my rewatch, I think that season 2 and 3 strike a perfectly good balance between the darker subject matters and the whimsical/comedic element.
Season 4 still had some light and whimsy in it, but it was scaled back in favor of the more intense soapy storylines. Unpopular opinion, but Georgie's breakdown over this season made perfect sense and was in character. The 'attempted suicide episode' in the middle of season 4 was probably as dark as the show should have gotten, and we should have gotten future episodes where Georgie starts to get better with some set backs (which the show did with her character till the end of the season). There was one season 4 episode that I was thought was charming with Teddy playing detective with she and Falconer being a 90s Nick and Nora Charles.
The end of season 4 did seem to provide some light and hope in the show with Trevor coming home and promising to get help and do better, Georgie starting to get better, Teddy ready to marry Falconer, Frankie enjoying being a small business owner, and Alex and Big Al being a unique odd coupling that worked.
Season 5 went off the rails without any of the warmth and whimsy of the first 4 seasons. It was as though the show ran out of story and just made the women do outlandish things that weren't connected to reality.
The series finale really redeems the show to me and brings back the concept of Christmas being the uniting element for the sisters.
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