farewell, will & grace
Tonight marks the final episode of the groundbreaking and hysterical series Will & Grace. For eight years the fabulous cast (Debra Messing as Grace, Eric McCormack as Will, Megan Mullally as Karen, and Sean Hayes as Jack) has brought countless smiles to our faces and delighted us with witty comedy and heartfelt emotion. This amazing show says goodbye tonight at eight o'clock New York time. For a post with a few farewell images, visit this entry at adlerdesigns.
Goodbye, old friends.
I'm going to miss this show so much. I don't know if I've ever done commentary for it before this, but I think it deserves it considering I've grown to love these characters and have felt like they were my family. Whether I was watching repeats on Lifetime or new episodes on NBC, the zany antics always made me smile (if not laugh hysterically) and the emotional drama was just as real as the comedic timing. They really pulled you in. This show had amazing writers and amazing actors to bring the script to life. It was just an all-around breathtaking piece of television history.
I felt like crying tonight during the series finale because, not only was it the final episode of Will & Grace, it made me incredibly sad. I'm happy that Will and Grace ended up together (and with Karen and Jack, no less) in the end, but how horrible it is to think of them spending twenty years apart. I was having trouble fathoming the two years they went without speaking because Grace moved to Rome with Leo. I thought what she said was very fitting... she didn't regret her decision because she didn't regret the life she was leading. That's totally understandable. It's just heart-wrenching to think that these two best friends couldn't make time for each other because of a grudge and because of... well, time. Too much time had passed and on the surface, they had moved on. As we found out, though... they really hadn't moved on. Tears are going to form in my eyes if I talk about this, because it's so real... but seriously, the scene where they were each talking to their partner and essentially saying the same thing... that they thought it would last forever, but destiny was something for kids to believe in. That was so sad! I can't even describe how hard it pulled on my heartstrings.
I think it's incredibly cute that their kids ended up married, but I think it's sad that that's what it took to bring them back together. The scene at the college dorm was so funny, but in a way it also made me terribly upset. Will and Grace didn't even know how the other had aged because they had let so much time pass. Those are years that they can never get back. I know they don't regret raising their children and having a good family life, but in a way I'm sure they regret all of those years that they spent apart.
I'm just so happy that the fabulous foursome was together in the end. Karen and Jack are so perfect for each other. Of course, it's a completely platonic relationship, but it's just so perfect. I'm glad they could retire using Beverly Leslie's money (what a perfect end to that little man... I'm sure he'd be rolling in his grave if he knew his estate had gone to Karen Walker). The song they sang to each other ("Unforgettable") was fitting. It's just a perfect life for them, there's no other way to describe it. I don't think they would have been happy any other way.
And as for Will and Grace... it was the best ending they could have hoped for, you know? It's kind of like moving to another city. Once you've done it, you'll never be fully happy again. You'll remember the good times and the friends you shared them with in both places. I think it's similar with these two friends. They knew they could never be together romantically, but they still wanted to be together forever. And they still fell in love with someone else. That made it so hard for them to keep the relationship they once had. I'm so grateful to the writers, though... because I think that what happened was what would have really happened between Will and Grace. In the end, their friendship would have prevailed.
Goodbye, old friends.
I'm going to miss this show so much. I don't know if I've ever done commentary for it before this, but I think it deserves it considering I've grown to love these characters and have felt like they were my family. Whether I was watching repeats on Lifetime or new episodes on NBC, the zany antics always made me smile (if not laugh hysterically) and the emotional drama was just as real as the comedic timing. They really pulled you in. This show had amazing writers and amazing actors to bring the script to life. It was just an all-around breathtaking piece of television history.
I felt like crying tonight during the series finale because, not only was it the final episode of Will & Grace, it made me incredibly sad. I'm happy that Will and Grace ended up together (and with Karen and Jack, no less) in the end, but how horrible it is to think of them spending twenty years apart. I was having trouble fathoming the two years they went without speaking because Grace moved to Rome with Leo. I thought what she said was very fitting... she didn't regret her decision because she didn't regret the life she was leading. That's totally understandable. It's just heart-wrenching to think that these two best friends couldn't make time for each other because of a grudge and because of... well, time. Too much time had passed and on the surface, they had moved on. As we found out, though... they really hadn't moved on. Tears are going to form in my eyes if I talk about this, because it's so real... but seriously, the scene where they were each talking to their partner and essentially saying the same thing... that they thought it would last forever, but destiny was something for kids to believe in. That was so sad! I can't even describe how hard it pulled on my heartstrings.
I think it's incredibly cute that their kids ended up married, but I think it's sad that that's what it took to bring them back together. The scene at the college dorm was so funny, but in a way it also made me terribly upset. Will and Grace didn't even know how the other had aged because they had let so much time pass. Those are years that they can never get back. I know they don't regret raising their children and having a good family life, but in a way I'm sure they regret all of those years that they spent apart.
I'm just so happy that the fabulous foursome was together in the end. Karen and Jack are so perfect for each other. Of course, it's a completely platonic relationship, but it's just so perfect. I'm glad they could retire using Beverly Leslie's money (what a perfect end to that little man... I'm sure he'd be rolling in his grave if he knew his estate had gone to Karen Walker). The song they sang to each other ("Unforgettable") was fitting. It's just a perfect life for them, there's no other way to describe it. I don't think they would have been happy any other way.
And as for Will and Grace... it was the best ending they could have hoped for, you know? It's kind of like moving to another city. Once you've done it, you'll never be fully happy again. You'll remember the good times and the friends you shared them with in both places. I think it's similar with these two friends. They knew they could never be together romantically, but they still wanted to be together forever. And they still fell in love with someone else. That made it so hard for them to keep the relationship they once had. I'm so grateful to the writers, though... because I think that what happened was what would have really happened between Will and Grace. In the end, their friendship would have prevailed.