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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 440517" data-attributes="member: 8">But part of that downward spiral (if there was one) is not because Allison left but because the writers refused to let her go, and so we got this big storyline constantly reminding us that she wasn&#039;t there anymore.It&#039;s similar to not allowing Pam to die in Dallas despite the fact that Victoria Principal would not return, and it was only in NuDallas that they made that part interesting again.I find Rodney equally soulful. Betty was different but not a lesser protagonist imo.And some fans might argue that it&#039;s always been Dr. Rossi&#039;s story.Peyton Place characters often left with feelings of disappointment or bitterness, in the case of Connie &amp; Elliot because they find out it wasn&#039;t Allison&#039;s baby after all.True, it&#039;s not a happy ending (only Jill &amp; Joe, of all characters, were heading for a brighter future) but unhappy endings also have the capability to linger on. And that&#039;s why I don&#039;t consider it &quot;unceremoniously&quot;.Hold on a minute. It started with Connie and Dr. Rossi, that&nbsp; was the potential romance I was rooting for. The return of Elliot Carson torpedoed that blossoming romance. I&#039;m not sure if I&#039;ve ever forgiven him even though I liked Elliot for himself.Even if Mia Farrow had been in the series till the very end, I just can&#039;t see her riding off into the sunset with a partner. It would probably be something bittersweet, like the ending of The Purple Rose Of Cairo (replace the cinema with the Peyton Place Clarion).Perhaps she could have gone to New York, alone, to start a successful career.I think the romantic connection between Rodney and Betty was stronger (as opposed to the soulful friendship&nbsp; between Rodney and Allison) despite the fact that Rodney and Betty&#039;s relationship always had the tendency to be dysfunctional. But that&#039;s the price you pay for being in a soap.I love the last instalment with all the new characters therefore I&#039;ve never experienced any decline.As you already know, my ideal fanfic ending would be the arrival of the man in the framed photograph who was supposed to represent Allison&#039;s &quot;real&quot; father.And for a long time he really had been&nbsp; her father. He passes Allison on the platfrom when she&#039;s about to take the train to New York. She stops, turns around...fade to black.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 440517, member: 8"] But part of that downward spiral (if there was one) is not because Allison left but because the writers refused to let her go, and so we got this big storyline constantly reminding us that she wasn't there anymore. It's similar to not allowing Pam to die in Dallas despite the fact that Victoria Principal would not return, and it was only in NuDallas that they made that part interesting again. I find Rodney equally soulful. Betty was different but not a lesser protagonist imo. And some fans might argue that it's always been Dr. Rossi's story. Peyton Place characters often left with feelings of disappointment or bitterness, in the case of Connie & Elliot because they find out it wasn't Allison's baby after all. True, it's not a happy ending (only Jill & Joe, of all characters, were heading for a brighter future) but unhappy endings also have the capability to linger on. And that's why I don't consider it "unceremoniously". Hold on a minute. It started with Connie and Dr. Rossi, [I]that[/I] was the potential romance I was rooting for. The return of Elliot Carson torpedoed that blossoming romance. I'm not sure if I've ever forgiven him even though I liked Elliot for himself. Even if Mia Farrow had been in the series till the very end, I just can't see her riding off into the sunset with a partner. It would probably be something bittersweet, like the ending of [I]The Purple Rose Of Cairo [/I](replace the cinema with the Peyton Place Clarion). Perhaps she could have gone to New York, alone, to start a successful career. I think the romantic connection between Rodney and Betty was stronger (as opposed to the soulful [I]friendship[/I] between Rodney and Allison) despite the fact that Rodney and Betty's relationship always had the tendency to be dysfunctional. But that's the price you pay for being in a soap. I love the last instalment with all the new characters therefore I've never experienced any decline. As you already know, my ideal fanfic ending would be the arrival of the man in the framed photograph who was supposed to represent Allison's "real" father. And for a long time he really [I]had been[/I] her father. He passes Allison on the platfrom when she's about to take the train to New York. She stops, turns around...fade to black. [/QUOTE]

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