Can a poor ending spoil a whole series?

[Smart Marx]

So I went and watched the last couple episodes of HIMYM, and I can see why people dont like it. I guess it would have made plenty of sense just to keep the mother alive, I really dont know how I feel about it

Oh, snap! :

Fuck no. Why would an ending ruin many great episodes

Seeing as he already went ahead and spoiled it. This is why. A show called "How I Met Your Mother" became how I went to tell you I want to bang your aunt Robin.

 

[Citan]

I think a poor ending certainly can ruin a film.

I was genuinely enjoying The Last Exorcism until the ending turned the whole thing into a "What was that all about?" experience, and I mean that in a worst possible way...

 

[Swinny]

I think a poor ending certainly can ruin a film.

I was genuinely enjoying The Last Exorcism until the ending turned the whole thing into a "What was that all about?" experience, and I mean that in a worst possible way...

This is about TV series not movies, but yeah it's more likely for a movie ending to ruin a movie since you're talking about a solid and important chunk of a 2 hour or whatever film as opposed to a show that's been on and beloved for years before it ended.

 

[Fuji Vice]

Tbh I never understood what people saw in HIMYM in the first place. Just couldn't get into it.

 

[Swinny]

Tbh I never understood what people saw in HIMYM in the first place. Just couldn't get into it.

You don't really seem like much of a modern sitcom guy anyway, are there any you watch and like?

 

[JakeYourBooty]

You don't really seem like much of a modern sitcom guy anyway, are there any you watch and like?

I'm guessing Louie

 

[Swinny]

I'm guessing Louie

Is Louie really a sitcom though?

 

[JakeYourBooty]

Believe it counts

 

[Fuji Vice]

Yeah, I'd count Louie, and I do like it. It's Always Sunny is pretty good as well, and Modern Family has it's moments. I also like The League.


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[Citan]

This is about TV series not movies, but yeah it's more likely for a movie ending to ruin a movie since you're talking about a solid and important chunk of a 2 hour or whatever film as opposed to a show that's been on and beloved for years before it ended.

Doh! I misread the title. >.>

My bad

On topic now: I believe a series finale can in fact salvage a few bad seasons. There's a french canadian sitcom called Radio Enfer. The first two seasons were great, but then the best actor/character leaves before Season 3, and the series never recovered. Though S3 was solid, Seasons 4-6 were mediocre. The final episode overal was awful , but the final scene was so perfect it almost redeemed the low qualty of the later seasons by itself.

 

[Mitch Buchannon]

Doh! I misread the title. >.>

My bad

On topic now: I believe a series finale can in fact salvage a few bad seasons. There's a french canadian sitcom called Radio Enfer. The first two seasons were great, but then the best actor/character leaves before Season 3, and the series never recovered. Though S3 was solid, Seasons 4-6 were mediocre. The final episode overal was awful , but the final scene was so perfect it almost redeemed the low qualty of the later seasons by itself.

So what you're saying is it's just like Sliders



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[Hoss]

It's been stated, but it's the easiest way to respond..

The way How I Met Your Mother ended totally wrecks the big picture of the show for me. That is, my overall perception of it. I still enjoy individual episodes for the humor and wit but the legacy is forever tarnished. For a show (specifically a sitcom) to put so much emphasis on one storyline that they build the ENTIRE series around, and then ultimately deliver that kind of disappointing climax... I can never really look at it the same way.

 

[Citan]

So what you're saying is it's just like Sliders



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Pretty much. Andromeda also suffered a similar fate.

 

[Ant]

I dont think it can detrimentally effect a whole series. It depends on if the ending fits YOUR requirements rather than what the producers/showrunners thought was the right way to go.

For example: People slated the Dexter finale but i was happy with how it ended. Not happy with the execution but the ending was fine.