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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 281763" data-attributes="member: 27">Once again, my theories only hit about two out of ten.&nbsp; Yes, Candace was dreaming (and the audience could figure out why) and yes, the two Quincys, Erica, and Warlock showed up (as well as one of Candace&#039;s victims I had forgotten).&nbsp; They even did a few flashbacks--a soap staple that TP basically NEVER uses.&nbsp; They did not stick around, however--the quickness of the &quot;visit&quot; sort of undercut the shock of the cliffhanger in the previous episode.But that girl with the baby was not a hastily-recast Melissa with her ill-fated baby: she was a new character with a baby she claims is Benny&#039;s.&nbsp; Not exactly the kind of revelation one makes in the next-to-last episode of a long-running series.&nbsp; Even stranger is the prospect that she, the baby, and/or Hannah could now be the victim of more gunfire.&nbsp; Hannah already had one grandchild killed in front of her in a revenge-shooting, so are they trying to repeat history?&nbsp; It sounds mean, but I would be okay with Benny and the girl both ending up dead, with Hannah raising her insta-grandchild.I hope Wyatt is finally dead.&nbsp; Too bad they could not have taken care of him sooner.&nbsp; The interaction with David&#039;s security guard was priceless, though.&nbsp; After all that Madison and Jeffery have been through, I was kind of surprised they were speaking as if they were just casual and not &quot;in a relationship&quot;.&nbsp; They&#039;re the only healthy relationship in the entire show!In a more meta sense, I am really dreading the final episode next week.&nbsp; Not just because I would prefer the show to continue, but because it is becoming increasingly clear that these episodes were written and filmed before they decided to end the series.&nbsp; I can&#039;t see them ending the show in a satisfactory manner in only one episode.&nbsp; There has been no noticeable effort to bring things to a conclusion, and even if they attempt this, taking one short episode to wrap up 6-8 stories would be insane.&nbsp; I cannot imagine it would be a satisfying conclusion; viewers would get whiplash.&nbsp; As we saw last night, they were still kicking off new stories (Benny&#039;s possible baby, as well as Jeffery&#039;s paternity questions) rather than trying to wrap up the existing ones.&nbsp; I can&#039;t help but believe they&#039;re going to leave us with more questions than answers (lots of cliffhangers), and I really hate it when shows do that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 281763, member: 27"] Once again, my theories only hit about two out of ten. Yes, Candace was dreaming (and the audience could figure out why) and yes, the two Quincys, Erica, and Warlock showed up (as well as one of Candace's victims I had forgotten). They even did a few flashbacks--a soap staple that TP basically NEVER uses. They did not stick around, however--the quickness of the "visit" sort of undercut the shock of the cliffhanger in the previous episode. But that girl with the baby was not a hastily-recast Melissa with her ill-fated baby: she was a new character with a baby she claims is Benny's. Not exactly the kind of revelation one makes in the next-to-last episode of a long-running series. Even stranger is the prospect that she, the baby, and/or Hannah could now be the victim of more gunfire. Hannah already had one grandchild killed in front of her in a revenge-shooting, so are they trying to repeat history? It sounds mean, but I would be okay with Benny and the girl both ending up dead, with Hannah raising her insta-grandchild. I hope Wyatt is finally dead. Too bad they could not have taken care of him sooner. The interaction with David's security guard was priceless, though. After all that Madison and Jeffery have been through, I was kind of surprised they were speaking as if they were just casual and not "in a relationship". They're the only healthy relationship in the entire show! In a more meta sense, I am really dreading the final episode next week. Not just because I would prefer the show to continue, but because it is becoming increasingly clear that these episodes were written and filmed before they decided to end the series. I can't see them ending the show in a satisfactory manner in only one episode. There has been no noticeable effort to bring things to a conclusion, and even if they attempt this, taking one short episode to wrap up 6-8 stories would be insane. I cannot imagine it would be a satisfying conclusion; viewers would get whiplash. As we saw last night, they were still [I]kicking off new stories [/I] (Benny's possible baby, as well as Jeffery's paternity questions) rather than[I] [/I]trying to wrap up the existing ones. I can't help but believe they're going to leave us with more questions than answers (lots of cliffhangers), and I really hate it when shows do that. [/QUOTE]

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