Life on Mars Finale Rant

[jamie_dakin]

Yeesh, it's been such a long time since I did a public post, this feels kind of weird

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[donna_c_punk]

Which brings me to the next bit. I know they've been hyping Ashes to Ashes to absolute death, but excuse me if it doesn't sound, word for sodding word, like the summary of a painfully classic Mary Sue self-insert. A sassy female detective from the future magically joins Gene and the gang (minus the already established female lead, of course) and she and Gene have this 'connection'. Sorry, but if before the show starts the creators feel compelled to announce - ‘There is going to be sexual tension between the leads’ - chances are that there won't be. AND, what the fuck are they on about, more tension than with Sam?

You hit the nail squarely on the head of why A2A concerns me more than excites me. You're totally on - it's exactly what it sounds like.

[jamie_dakin]

Aye, thank you. But deep inside I know I'm going to be a good little Gene Genie zombie and watch every second of it... damn lack of a spine...

[jamie_dakin]

Exactly, I read that bit in the MG interview and the only thing my brain could think was - wtf?

[aspartamania]

God I empathise with your plight completely. I was sat there last night at 11pm staring at a 700mb torrent download of perhaps my most sought after piece of television ever, at 21.6%. Come ON. Hurry the piss up. 17kbs?! Yeesh. Finally got to watch it this evening.

[jamie_dakin]

It's like for 3 days my entire life revolved around those little blue lines... and god, when it gets to around 80% and you have to physically restrain yourself from cheating and looking... GAH.

[aspartamania]

Haha, indeed. Presume you use utorrent? In times of utmost desperation I find myself ushering on that bar of varying blueness with my hands in a sort of 'get the FUCK downloaded' sort of way.

[jamie_dakin]

Ah, I opt for clasping my hands at the alter of my computer and begging like the Man United poof that I am...

[freefalling85]

hoo-bloody-RAH to that!

You speak the truth, you certainly do speak the truth.

*claps*

[jamie_dakin]

Gracias. And may I just say that your icon is love.

[freefalling85]

:D

[pink_bagels]

The way Sam was so seperated from everyone was, as I see you've noted, supposed to suggest that he was 'breaking ties' I suppose with '73. But yeah, that whole getting back to Annie and Gene not including Sam in his undercover operation (it made little sense for the Guv to go it alone, when he really would have brought another officer along as a sidekick, *especially* Sam. That would have made far more sense than having Sam moodily wandering around betraying everyone for Frank Morgan).

I think this was the most OOC show I've seen in this series, and it was a horrible ending, IMO. I still feel more than a little betrayed :(

[jamie_dakin]

Betrayed - yes, absolutely the sentiment that sums it up.

Btw I wanted to say that I completely agree with your (far more eloquent and collected) review. I read it at work (hence the lack of signing in and commenting) and kind of felt like Sam for a moment, murmuring yes, that's it, exactly, that's right at an inanimate object.

[jamie_dakin]

Damn you, show, for blinding me with emotion!

It's ok, I only just joined the club too. I'm thinking of having jackets made...