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<blockquote data-quote="pete lashmar" data-source="post: 331428" data-attributes="member: 606">I agree that most shows shouldn&#039;t end their runs on a cliffhanger, certainly not with character&#039;s lives in the balance, I never watched The Sopranos but the reaction to the final episode was generally &quot;WTF!!!&quot;.However, shows like Lost &amp; Game of Thrones had their audiences in their hands, gripped by unfolding plots - then the writers lost interest and sped things up too fast and they both ended with a very hostile reaction from fans.With Game of Thrones the writing was on the wall from season 5, characters suddenly got from one place to another instantly whereas when they were following the books it was all at a much slower pace, giving the characters and plots time to develop. The final 2 series in particular were bad, but that final series destroyed the show IMO....it was so so rushed and bad both visually and plot wise.With Lost the writers got so lazy that they created a magical stream in the penultimate ever episode that gave the show&#039;s ending a massively rushed and pointless ending, the sideways timestream plot made very little sense and all the incredible plot work from the past was made completely pointless, You don&#039;t always have to answer every question in s show finale, but some would have been nice on this occasion.As for other TV shows that thrive on cliffhangers I would have to mention Doctor Who, both classic and new have had some awesome cliffhangers over the years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pete lashmar, post: 331428, member: 606"] I agree that most shows shouldn't end their runs on a cliffhanger, certainly not with character's lives in the balance, I never watched The Sopranos but the reaction to the final episode was generally "WTF!!!". However, shows like Lost & Game of Thrones had their audiences in their hands, gripped by unfolding plots - then the writers lost interest and sped things up too fast and they both ended with a very hostile reaction from fans. With Game of Thrones the writing was on the wall from season 5, characters suddenly got from one place to another instantly whereas when they were following the books it was all at a much slower pace, giving the characters and plots time to develop. The final 2 series in particular were bad, but that final series destroyed the show IMO....it was so so rushed and bad both visually and plot wise. With Lost the writers got so lazy that they created a magical stream in the penultimate ever episode that gave the show's ending a massively rushed and pointless ending, the sideways timestream plot made very little sense and all the incredible plot work from the past was made completely pointless, You don't always have to answer every question in s show finale, but some would have been nice on this occasion. As for other TV shows that thrive on cliffhangers I would have to mention Doctor Who, both classic and new have had some awesome cliffhangers over the years. [/QUOTE]

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