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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 335118" data-attributes="member: 8">The last 3 episodes...I&#039;m getting the idea that George and Regina have &quot;made it&quot; and when they return to Ash Park - Rose in the front seat - it has a touch of royalty to it.Considering the restricted time frame and the people involved (and their whereabouts), the plan to close the net on Regina goes surprisingly well. But because it really needs to end here I&#039;m willing to overlook the convenience of predictions-come-true.Thankfully, Regina goes out with a bang: she attacks Elizabeth, slaps Anna (again!) and kills Sergeant Taylor after he finally put two and two together.Her screams of anger and agony when she&#039;s shipped off to the loony bin are more satisfying than to watch her die.Jenni Baird pulled out all the stops and the result was absolutely riveting.Watching Gordon Walsh observing Sarah indecisively makes these last episodes even more stressful.In the meantime, Harry is introduced to the gay scene by James himself, It&#039;s primarily set up as a fish-out-of-the-water experience for Harry but it&#039;s the reaction of everybody else that makes it interesting.Regina&#039;s blackmail puts a strain on James and Henry&#039;s relationship and it&#039;s not just the ordeal of the blackmail itself but also Henry&#039;s feelings of failure and guilt over getting trapped into that one situation he&#039;s always managed to avoid.It&#039;s explained in a few sentences and yet it perfectly describes how much he&#039;s suffered.Initially, Anna and Gino were doomed to be the most isolated and therefore least interesting part of this story and I&#039;m glad they proved me wrong. Every character is important.Now that Carolyn is acting more like her mother (Jack will never replace George) it&#039;s interesting to see Carolyn&#039;s modern ways of approaching various problems, with the emphasis on choices. Support, not smothering.There hasn&#039;t been any compromise or emotional makeover for Gino and I&#039;m glad they&#039;ve included a character like that without demonizing him.Understanding both sides of the problem made the end of their marriage all the more harrowing.I would have liked to see more of Rose but I think she&#039;s also written out.What an intriguing rose garden.[ATTACH=full]39948[/ATTACH]As for Sarah, Elizabeth and George, the story appears to be completed.Sir Richard Bennett&#039;s unknown but undoubtedly shady plans for the future is the only thing that adds&nbsp; a bit of cliffhanger to the end of series 4.I know Regina will be back to play a part in his ultimate downfall but apart from that I have no idea what to expect or even what I hope to see.Perhaps now the time has come to lower my expectations? We&#039;ll see and que sera sera.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 335118, member: 8"] The last 3 episodes... I'm getting the idea that George and Regina have "made it" and when they return to Ash Park - Rose in the front seat - it has a touch of royalty to it. Considering the restricted time frame and the people involved (and their whereabouts), the plan to close the net on Regina goes surprisingly well. But because it really needs to end here I'm willing to overlook the convenience of predictions-come-true. Thankfully, Regina goes out with a bang: she attacks Elizabeth, slaps Anna (again!) and kills Sergeant Taylor after he finally put two and two together. Her screams of anger and agony when she's shipped off to the loony bin are more satisfying than to watch her die. Jenni Baird pulled out all the stops and the result was absolutely riveting. Watching Gordon Walsh observing Sarah indecisively makes these last episodes even more stressful. In the meantime, Harry is introduced to the gay scene by James himself, It's primarily set up as a fish-out-of-the-water experience for Harry but it's the reaction of everybody else that makes it interesting. Regina's blackmail puts a strain on James and Henry's relationship and it's not just the ordeal of the blackmail itself but also Henry's feelings of failure and guilt over getting trapped into that one situation he's always managed to avoid. It's explained in a few sentences and yet it perfectly describes how much he's suffered. Initially, Anna and Gino were doomed to be the most isolated and therefore least interesting part of this story and I'm glad they proved me wrong. Every character is important. Now that Carolyn is acting more like her mother (Jack will never replace George) it's interesting to see Carolyn's modern ways of approaching various problems, with the emphasis on choices. Support, not smothering. There hasn't been any compromise or emotional makeover for Gino and I'm glad they've included a character like that without demonizing him. Understanding both sides of the problem made the end of their marriage all the more harrowing. I would have liked to see more of Rose but I think she's also written out. What an intriguing rose garden. [ATTACH type="full"]39948[/ATTACH] As for Sarah, Elizabeth and George, the story appears to be completed. Sir Richard Bennett's unknown but undoubtedly shady plans for the future is the only thing that adds a bit of cliffhanger to the end of series 4. I know Regina will be back to play a part in his ultimate downfall but apart from that I have no idea what to expect or even what I hope to see. Perhaps now the time has come to lower my expectations? We'll see and que sera sera. [/QUOTE]

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