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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 102418" data-attributes="member: 23">Last night I finished the series proper of As Time Goes By with the last two episodes of Series Eight and the compilation special You Must Remember This…I do feel very satisfied with the way things ended. Everything was wrapped up nicely and there was the sense that Lionel and Jean finally having the house to themselves was the beginning of a new chapter in their lives as much as an ending. My goodness - I really found myself rooting for Harry and Sandy. As I said before, I&#039;m so impressed that someone can join the ensemble so late and fit in perfectly. And David Michaels has certainly done that. I&#039;m very curious about why the final series only had four episodes. At a guess I&#039;d say they were ordered specifically to wrap things up. Whatever the reason, it feels like a good number to round things off. Compilation shows can be hit and miss. You Must Remember This… was a hit because it actually fitted in very well with the tone of the entire series which was built on reflection and remembering times past. All the way through the series I was incredibly impressed with the continuity and references to earlier events and moments. Little touches that all but the best-written series is happy to forget about but people in &quot;real life&quot; generally don&#039;t. I had the sense that everyone involved treated the characters&#039; histories with reverence and respect. It&#039;s very refreshing for their to be no noticeable contradictions or convenient retcons in a series that runs for this length of time. I still have the reunion specials to watch, which I&#039;m looking forward to. As worrying as reunions can be, my expectations are very high for this one due to the consistently high quality of the main series, even when it had gaps that were almost as large as the space between the series and the reunion. We&#039;ll see...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 102418, member: 23"] Last night I finished the series proper of [I]As Time Goes By [/I]with the last two episodes of Series Eight and the compilation special[I] You Must Remember This…[/I] I do feel very satisfied with the way things ended. Everything was wrapped up nicely and there was the sense that Lionel and Jean finally having the house to themselves was the beginning of a new chapter in their lives as much as an ending. My goodness - I really found myself rooting for Harry and Sandy. As I said before, I'm so impressed that someone can join the ensemble so late and fit in perfectly. And David Michaels has certainly done that. I'm very curious about why the final series only had four episodes. At a guess I'd say they were ordered specifically to wrap things up. Whatever the reason, it feels like a good number to round things off. Compilation shows can be hit and miss. [I]You Must Remember This…[/I] was a hit because it actually fitted in very well with the tone of the entire series which was built on reflection and remembering times past. All the way through the series I was incredibly impressed with the continuity and references to earlier events and moments. Little touches that all but the best-written series is happy to forget about but people in "real life" generally don't. I had the sense that everyone involved treated the characters' histories with reverence and respect. It's very refreshing for their to be no noticeable contradictions or convenient retcons in a series that runs for this length of time. I still have the reunion specials to watch, which I'm looking forward to. As worrying as reunions can be, my expectations are very high for this one due to the consistently high quality of the main series, even when it had gaps that were almost as large as the space between the series and the reunion. We'll see... [/QUOTE]

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