Jump to content

GL: September Discussion


Recommended Posts

  • Replies 212
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

Geez, what an underwhelming finale. I wanted to cry, damn it.

Everyone got a happy ending, so I guess that's all that matters. Josh/Reva were my main focus all throughout, so I'm glad that we ended with them.

I agree with the sentiment that it only felt more like a season finale than a series finale. The beginning with the all the logos was the only part that really called attention to the fact that this is the end of a 72-year-old show as opposed to a year-old show.

Fare thee well, Springfield. It's been a fabulous time.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

The only thing I enjoyed about this finale was Dinah and Mallet getting back together and the reference to one of their initial encounters. "Elaine! Elaine!" LOL.

Gina Tognoni and her chemistry with almost everyone on the canvas was such a bright spot in an otherwise low-budget effort.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

As Josh and Reva got into that truck and drove off I thought about three things...

1) Yay they're back together!

2) It would have been so much better if they made Collin, Josh's child.

3) At least Reva getting to raise one of her kids (She didn't raise Dylan, Marah, Shayne, or Jonathan)

All in all, there were some really good moments, versus some moments I wasn't particularly fond of, but didn't drag down the entire episode for me. I was left needing a tissue and glad about the happy endings.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Basically Jeffrey will be eternally chasing after Edmund so no they did not wrap it up. Actually Jeffrey wasn't in the episode at all and I was thankful for that.

I felt underwhelmed by the final episode but the last 15 minuter were truly amazing especially as were all the Josh and Reva scenes. I'm happy we saw them get back together because I was very worried Wheeler and Co weren't going to go through on this. I was also surprised no one even mentioned Harley and was a little disappointed of Fletcher not mentioning Meg but he did remember about Ben though. But meh I could take what I got. I'm still thrilled about Billy and Vanessa AND Ed and Holly. Ed and Holly were destined back in 2003 until Ellen Weston dropped the storyline entirely ugh.

By the way Danny Santos looks and seems REALLY out of place in Peapack.

Farewell Guiding Light, I felt very sad as we watched Jeva drive away. I felt worse when Couric came on and said "This is final edition of newsbreak" and the last headline was GL's final episode.

jcar03 Dylan and Bridget were in Monday 9/14's episode.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

No thank God. I would have been spitting fire had they included that story...

All in all, it was an okay finale. Sure I wish it was better planned out and I wish this new production style would have been abandoned or never tried in the first place. But such as it was, this week exceeded my expectations. But I suppose they were low to begin with. Sure I wish they could have done a Lighthouse Gala finally with as many people from the past as possible, but that was probably a pipe dream. I'm just glad my favorite characters got essentially the ending that I wished for them.

But in a sense, ANY finale for GL would probably have been unsatisfying in some way. I mean, how do you wrap up something that has been going on for 72 years? In that way I don't envy TPTB. It was not an easy thing to do. Sure they made alot of mistakes over the past few months that limited them in this final week, but some of what we did get was great stuff.

But enough armchair producing. This is a sad day for television. Guiding Light was a show that had a generous heart and soul that showed us the meaning of what it is to be a part of the larger community of humankind. It showed us the power of that fellowship to provide hope to a soul lost out there in the darkness. I will miss it. But its memories will live on always. My favorite show is now at peace. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Guiding Light Finale Episode, the Cliff Notes version:

Alexandra leaves town with Fletcher before the flash-forward starts but she seems happy before she goes.

9-18FE12.jpg9-18FE13.jpg

Frank & Blake realize that they're each other's online "friend" when they bump into each other on a date they setup online. It apparently goes well because in the flash-forward, they're a couple and she's helping Frank with his baby Francesca, who he raises with Olivia and Natalia.

9-18FE1-1.jpg9-18FE2-1.jpg

9-18FE3-1.jpg9-18FE4-1.jpg

We see Mallet & Dinah in the fast-forward watching a wedding at a European church. They don't know the couple, Dinah just loves weddings. Mallet playfully throws her over his shoulder and carries her out. I think they're back together and on the run with each other but some think they're just buddies who meet up in Europe once in a while. It's never really said one way or another.

9-18FE4.jpg9-18FE5.jpg

9-18FE6.jpg

Bill & Lizzie are still together a year later and Lizzie is pregnant and she and Jonathan have an amicable relationship raising Sarah.

9-18FE7.jpg9-18FE8.jpg

Phillip & Beth end the show together as a couple and their last scene is toasting Rick & Mindy's impending marriage along with Danny and Michelle.

9-18FE9.jpg9-18FE15.jpg

9-18FE11.jpg9-18FE10.jpg

And Josh & Reva DO reunite at the lighthouse a year after Josh left for Oklahoma. Reva's found herself again and is ready for "Always". They ride off into the sunset with Colin on "a big adventure". Okay, I seriously just teared up writing that part.

9-18FE14.jpg

9-18FE16.jpg9-18FE17.jpg

Download whole show in IPod MP4 format

http://rapidshare.com/files/281893156/Guiding_Light_9-18-09-The_Final_Episode.mp4

or

Windows Media Video format

http://rapidshare.com/files/281898513/Guiding_Light_9-18-09-The_Final_Episode.wmv

Part 1

Please register in order to view this content

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v734/RoseVioletDaisy/GL2009/9-September/9-18/?action=view&current=GuidingLight9-18-09TheFinalEpisodeP.flv

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • I feel like the lawsuit storyline was resolved quickly because the show didn’t want to spring for more sets.
    • It's been a while, but we have seen the foyer to Bill and Hayley's house as well as the exterior entrance to their house. The foyer was first seen in the premiere episode when Hayley met Vanessa at the house.
    • There's still a year or two before Larkin arrives. Joel is there already. EON does noticeably youthify, although I think they carry it off. Admittedly I haven't seen most of the Jody stories, which from what people here have said aren't great.
    • I don't mind the actor who plays Brian. He's fine. The problem for me is that Paige seems so wishy wishy. She doesn't seem to have much of a personality at this point so I don't see why Brian would be so besotted with her. She just lurches from one trauma to the next. Granted, it's only been a month, but she's not as vibrant as April or even Deborah who has had minimal screen time by this point.  I do worry about the influence of GH on the show since I'm in fall of 1979 and characters have conversations and there's not the drive to "youthify" the show. However, I think Marceau (sp?) is gone. He was given a rather tame sendoff. How long was the actor on the show? I hope this is not a sign of things to come. I worry the show is setting up a murder mystery around one of my favorite characters and I will be mightily annoyed. I also noticed in recent Search for Tomorrow episodes uploaded to YT that the actors playing Logan and Eliot showed up. I don't watch the show but they were in the screencaps. When does Larkin Malloy show up or has he already left? Joel Crothers hasn't shown up either unless I've blinked and missed him.
    • Dr Linden. She treated Vanessa's drug addiction (although Vanessa seemed to forget that by Henry's suicide attempt) , and she's mentioned during Reva's PPD. Although I can't recall if she's actually shown right off the top of my head. She probably was temporarily shelved when Sonni was a therapist (between her crazy times) And I think Billy sees her after he falls off the wagon after Reva's death.
    • Kinda agree. I have some issues with the sets. Nicole's living room is bland-looks like a display home. Bill and Hayley's is too small and basically hideous. And neither of them have a front door/entrance or staircase. People just appear from the corridor. Those green accents  at Uptown are way too much. Also,Naomi and Vanessa not having an office or a home .
    • Thanks @Paul Raven  That Grainger story always reads like hog-wild melodrama, not very similar to the more subtle stories for Rita in her last few years. I wonder how Lenore played the material.
    • More from 1976 Lynn, apparently making every effort to overcome her alcoholism, accepts a baby-sitting job. However, when the baby starts crying, Lynn begins to get nervous and takes one drink, then another. By the time Bruce and Van arrive home, Lynn is on the floor, ineffectually trying to find the doctor’s number, sure the baby is ill. When the mother arrives; she vows to let everyone know what goes on in the mayor’s house.Bruce insists that Lynn has to go, but Van, learning that Lynn can’t remember drinking the cooking sherry, calls Joe to report Lynn’s blackouts. Joe wants her institutionalized but gives in to Van’ s pleas that Lynn needs loving attention. Eddie has sent some of Felicia’s work to a New |York gallery owner and reports to Charles that Lisa Cooper wants to exhibit Felicia’s work. Charles refuses to tell her this and later admits he feels he has “cowed”her attention because of his being confined to a wheelchair. What Charles doesn’t say is: that he’s plagued with fears she’ll leave him for another man. Felicia is exuberant as she starts painting again. She tells Charles how she feels about it, but, jealous of anyone or anything that takes attention from him, Charles tries to undermine her confidence. Eddie finally professes his love for her. He will be happy to step forward if she will only let Be and admit that they belong together. Charles tries to stop Felicia’s ‘trip to New York by making her doubt her own work, and when that fails, he finds business reasons at his bookshop to keep Di, his ex-wife, who is running it for him, from accompanying her. Felicia finally decides it’s not going to work and tells Eddie they might as well call it off. Instead, he arranges for Lisa Cooper to come to Rosehill. Charles is rude and insulting to Lisa when she arrives at the house to view Felicia’s work, and his derogatory remarks about shady gallery dealings prompt Lisa to tell Eddie that living in such an atmosphere could permanently stunt an artist’s development; if Felicia is subjected to this indefinitely, it’s not even worth Lisa’s while to take her on as a client. Felicia finally decides she can’t be torn apart any longer and must accede to Charles’s demands. She tells Eddie her career is over and she won’t paint any more, breaks down in his arms, crying bitterly, then pulls away, unwilling to acknowledge that her feelings for him are deeper than she dare face. Charles is delighted when she prepares to dispose of her art supplies, insisting everything will be fine once she has accepted that this part of her life is over. But she cannot do it. She promises him that he can set the limits and terms, but she must paint. Arlene discovers that her mother is planning to avoid the surgery she needs, and the accompanying medical bills, by leaving Rosehill and moving in with her sister Dorothy out west. Arlene manages to prevent this by calling her aunt and telling her the truth about Carrie’s condition. Dr. Tom Crawford has been footing the costs of Carrie’s presurgery tests, but Arlene knows that Carrie won’t like this. So she tells Carrie that David Hart, the son of Meg’s late husband, the former mayor, has heard about their plight and forwarded the money as a gesture of friendship, to be repaid when possible. To convince Carrie that she does indeed have the money, Arlene asks Ray to just lend it to her for a few hours, so she can convince Carrie and then immediately return it. Ray instructs her to get dressed for a night on the town and takes her, out implying that the money will be waiting at the end of the evening. When Ian Russell happens to join them, Arlene doesn’t suspect anything is afoot, but when e Ray suddenly leaves, she becomes furious, realizing what he’s done. But she finds Mr: Russell a distinguished and cultured man, and decides there’s no harm in having a drink. After cocktails and stimulating conversation, Ian suggests that they go to his place, and Arlene agrees. But when they get there, Ian matter of factly suggests that they skip the preliminaries and get on with it. Ian is embarrassed and annoyed to discover that Arlene is not a professional call girl and that Ray didn’t explain to her the purpose of their |meeting. He is apologetic and solicitous, until Arlene, explaining why Ray felt he could pull this on her, mentions her sick mother in need of an operation. Ian starts to laugh at this overworked standard line, and a livid Arlene storms out of his apartment. Thinking it over, Ian decides he’s more intrigued with Arlene than he is annoyed at Ray, and calls Ray for her telephone number. But Arlene is not delighted to hear from him, and he has to use a good deal of soothing charm before she agrees to have dinner with him at one of the better local restaurants.During dinner Ian again apologizes for his mistake, and he gives Arlene a diamond pendant as a token of his gratitude for her forgiving him. Ray arrives to interrupt an otherwise enjoyable evening with a business matter, and quietly reminds Arlene that Ian is his customer and she’s not to cut herself in with him. At home, Arlene examines the pendant and is convinced that it’s genuine. She hides it in her dresser drawer, unable to bring herself to show it to her mother.
    • LOL!! That's funny.  I actually thought he got a little better.

      Please register in order to view this content

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy