I was OK with Barbara giving up her company because I don't think Barbara's full heart has ever been in business (and frankly I had forgotten she still had a company), but I do think they should have had Lucinda tell everyone she was done, then, when she was alone, make a call about a new business venture. Business is Lucinda's lifeblood and nothing will change that.

PJ, you do have a point about false sentimentality. I didn't buy the stuff where everyone suddenly liked Alan (I would have rather seen Amanda and Alan Michael return and make some peace with him if they could, to continue the theme of Phillip trying to do the same).

I was hoping that Luke's ending would be Reid staying in Oakdale as the new chief of staff and Luke leaving for Europe or somewhere to find himself. Lily did the same when she was a few years older than Luke. Luke still would have been alone but it wouldn't have been in misery. I just don't see any real reason Reid had to die. Reid had such potential as a character for the long term, and instead he was too easily pushed into the sexless stories with Luke and dying for Chris. I think Reid living and sparring with John Dixon over the last scenes at the hospital would have shown life goes on, old blood becomes new blood.

Did Babs give up her company? I thought her and Paul just dissolved their partnership, and I thought then that it was Paul who wasn't part of it anymore?

Oops. You might be right. For some reason I thought she was giving up her company.

Oh, that might be it. Because she has Henry to work with her now or something?

This may of already been asked/answered but was Carly's wedding dress the same dress Maura wore to the Emmy's.

Yeah Paul was going to ask her to dissolve their partnership, but she beat him to it. She said she has Henry now. She told Emily was setting Paul free

I could have sworn I heard Barbara mention something about her and Henry opening/running a club shortly before Donna Summer made her cameo appearance (I wonder if she knows she was a part of ATWT's last episode). I interpreted the stuff with her and Paul to be them both closing the book on BRO and continuing on.

Lily as the head honcho at Worldwide. Surrrrre. And then I read a post where "Lucinda shoulda let Luke run Worldwide." The hell? No! She should have not! I think the finale made TPTB realize that they really haven't given Luke any purpose/dream/goal of his own...at all, and in Van's interview with Fairman, he touches on this. Luke used to be an aspiring writer way back when he worked at WOAK (remember, his writing and Noah's directing was supposed to be their "thang" -- ugh, whatever). A good way to show some kind of ray of light on his ending without it being about a relationship would have been a throwaway line about "a new idea I've been working on...sort of a soap opera about a lawyer, his wife, and their grown children."

But back to Lucinda...I was under the impression most of the time that she and John were gonna do the world traveling thing, but once it became clear they were in Oakdale for good, I could just imagine Lucinda "officially" giving the reins over to Lily but still being the one and only string-puller there.

could have sworn I heard Barbara mention something about her and Henry opening/running a club shortly before Donna Summer made her cameo appearance (I wonder if she knows she was a part of ATWT's last episode). I interpreted the stuff with her and Paul to be them both closing the book on BRO and continuing on.

You're right, Henry said Dusty was going to sell Metro back to him

I had a little bit of a problem with the way they played the "the world will still keep turning" theme, because almost everything felt a little too neat to me.

(This is more a creative disagreement than a "Goutman ruined the show!!" thing -- at least they made a solid choice on this and went with it. I just didn't agree with it.)

Lucinda and Babs gave up their companies. Lily/Lucinda and Paul/Barbara/Emily put their problems to rest. CarJack and Janet/Dusty were sooooo happy. Allison/Casey left, Chris/Katie got engaged, etc. It was all just soooo neat that I keep thinking life in Oakdale is going to be really boring now. I actually liked the way they left Lily and Holden, because I felt like there's story left to tell with them. Not that I wanted everyone left hanging like that, but it felt a little off for everyone to suddenly be happy and settled and content. These people are all insane and haven't been able to get out of their own way ever!

Well in spanish telenovelas(soaps) the finale almost always ends up with everyone happy. I don't think we wanted a big cliffhanger a la Dallas with JR shooting himself. It was be cruel not to have some sort of payoff or happy ending. I'm not saying I wouldn't have minded a cliffhanger or two but what's the point if it wont be resolved.

I was OK with Barbara giving up her company because I don't think Barbara's full heart has ever been in business (and frankly I had forgotten she still had a company), but I do think they should have had Lucinda tell everyone she was done, then, when she was alone, make a call about a new business venture. Business is Lucinda's lifeblood and nothing will change that.

PJ, you do have a point about false sentimentality. I didn't buy the stuff where everyone suddenly liked Alan (I would have rather seen Amanda and Alan Michael return and make some peace with him if they could, to continue the theme of Phillip trying to do the same).

I was hoping that Luke's ending would be Reid staying in Oakdale as the new chief of staff and Luke leaving for Europe or somewhere to find himself. Lily did the same when she was a few years older than Luke. Luke still would have been alone but it wouldn't have been in misery. I just don't see any real reason Reid had to die. Reid had such potential as a character for the long term, and instead he was too easily pushed into the sexless stories with Luke and dying for Chris. I think Reid living and sparring with John Dixon over the last scenes at the hospital would have shown life goes on, old blood becomes new blood.

I didn't know Barbara still had BRO. I agree about Reid. He shouldn't have been killed off. I'd rather Chris had died...they didnt know what to do with the character anyways. Bob and Kim so devasted leave Oakdale to live with their other children...Andy, Frannie and Sabrina.

I would have killed Chris and then at the funeral had big photos of each of the eight or nine actors who played him.

I would have killed Chris and then at the funeral had big photos of each of the eight or nine actors who played him.

Who was your favorite Carl??

I need to see the rest of the week so i can comment on the finale.

I would have killed Chris and then at the funeral had big photos of each of the eight or nine actors who played him.

LMAO

Speaking of Andy...I cant believe they didnt bring back Hope. She could have been part of the canvas. There was so much story with Andy and Hope.

They even could have cast that girl who played Leah Bauer on GL.

Someday I hope we might know for sure whether they even tried to get Andy back, or Penny.

My favorite Chris was Paul Korver.

Edited September 20, 201015 yr by CarlD2