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<blockquote data-quote="pete lashmar" data-source="post: 55724" data-attributes="member: 606">Conundrum is...well...a conundrum.I have no problem with the show imitating a wonderful life (which itself is an imitation of A Christmas Carol), but it shouldn&#039;t have been used as the finale.Had it been used much earlier in the final season we could have seen J.R react to it - would he change, would he treat people any differently or would he be even more determined with his own plans? That could have given us a great opportunity to see how the man really ticked.The finale for me would have been far more wrapped up. They could have shown Conundrum earlier in the season, and double banked the filming so that Linda etc were still in the finale it could have had a much more satisfying end.More original and popular characters also needed to feature for it to be truly satisfying. For me there needed to be a death - probably Miss Ellie, with the family and friends coming back to pay their respects. For me though, the final shot should have been Bobby and Pam driving down the highway just as they were when the show started.A shame we never saw VP back, but I completely understand how she felt betrayed by Pam&#039;s story after she left.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pete lashmar, post: 55724, member: 606"] Conundrum is...well...a conundrum. I have no problem with the show imitating a wonderful life (which itself is an imitation of A Christmas Carol), but it shouldn't have been used as the finale. Had it been used much earlier in the final season we could have seen J.R react to it - would he change, would he treat people any differently or would he be even more determined with his own plans? That could have given us a great opportunity to see how the man really ticked. The finale for me would have been far more wrapped up. They could have shown Conundrum earlier in the season, and double banked the filming so that Linda etc were still in the finale it could have had a much more satisfying end. More original and popular characters also needed to feature for it to be truly satisfying. For me there needed to be a death - probably Miss Ellie, with the family and friends coming back to pay their respects. For me though, the final shot should have been Bobby and Pam driving down the highway just as they were when the show started. A shame we never saw VP back, but I completely understand how she felt betrayed by Pam's story after she left. [/QUOTE]

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