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montmorency

BGJW finale - I am disappoint

Jun 28, 2010 00:28

Watch out, spoilers ahead. But if you haven't seen it yet, why not?

The finale gave me no sense of closure. For one thing, I want Galina back! Was she still not talking to him by the time they were editing the episode?

( And did he out himself? )

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nikibee June 28 2010, 05:50:40 UTC

Agreed on all points. I love his family and Stephanie. Am bothered by Tara's lack of professionalism and the lack of closure. I would have loved a reunion with Priscilla (I thought one was coming after seeing the bonus scene with her). I want to know what he will do next. I want him to be happy. I can't wait for season 2! Do we know anything about it yet? When will it air?

montmorency June 28 2010, 06:26:03 UTC

Maybe he will find his direction in Season 2. It seems that it will be happening, right? I know nothing more than that! From the Priscilla outtake, it seemed that she has talked to him again. It would be nice to see. The way they parted was so sad.

vickyducky June 28 2010, 09:48:05 UTC

I haven't seen it, I live in the UK yada yada, but this - Did he out himself? It seemed pretty frikkin' clear to me - I thought this when I saw the videos of his speech at EQCA, the 'we, us, this community' bit, what else could that mean? And I hope he's cleared things up with Galina, there was an interview (the one where he's wearing shorts, I think) where he said he wasn't sure if competitive skating was on the cards and he didn't think he could do it without the same team and I really wondered what that meant, why wouldn't he have the same team? But if Galina's washed her hands of him, that explains it. Imagine if that was the reason he didn't compete anymore, too sad.

montmorency June 28 2010, 12:24:26 UTC

Yes, the EQCA thing made it pretty clear several weeks ago - but this confirmed that like a thousand times, in much the same way.

Good point about that interview and saying "the same team" - I hadn't thought of it that way when I heard that quote - which is also in the finale but doesn't clear that up AT ALL. He said things I hadn't heard before, like that Galina was angry at him for passing on Worlds 2010 and at one point he said they still weren't talking. Johnny sure can be good at shooting himself in the foot. :(

rhiannonhero June 28 2010, 14:01:58 UTC

I'd heard that Galina was angry about passing on Worlds. I think he mentioned that in an interview almost immediately, that both his mom and Galina were angry with him over it.

I don't think he should compete again. So, I don't feel the same way that many do about all of that. I actually think he did the right thing by not going to Worlds, so.....

montmorency June 28 2010, 14:22:14 UTC

I can certainly see why he passed on Worlds. It was still the ISU, so why would he be treated or judged differently. But I kind of see Galina's and Patti's point. I agree with you that he shouldn't compete. It's sad, but this is a chapter in his life that needs to close. What a weird thing to be 25 and know that the career that obsessed you for over a decade has to end.

hildigunnur June 28 2010, 10:29:17 UTC

I think they could have handled Johnny being undecided about the future better in the editing of the show because that was the biggest story in the episode and since it's so inconclusive, it kind of felt like a let-down.

And yeah, the editing of the show has always made it seem like Paris just hangs around mooching off Johnny. But I kind of get the vibe that Johnny likes taking care of Paris and instead Paris is receptive to whatever Johnny needs to rant about (maybe I'm projecting my own relationship with my roommate onto Johnny and Paris but I do see parallels).

But yeah, I mostly agree with you about this episode.

montmorency June 28 2010, 12:38:29 UTC

One can only suppose they want to leave something for season 2, but nothing was said about season 2 and personally I don't know yet if I believe it will happen.

I'm happy to cut Paris some slack, but surely we've seen enough of Tara to see the crap she pulls. Johnny seems to have a number of dysfunctional relationships of all sorts. :)

hildigunnur June 28 2010, 12:56:12 UTC

Oh, I agree with you about Tara. She's a total mess.

montmorency June 28 2010, 13:26:33 UTC

So true.

aquila0212 June 28 2010, 21:17:34 UTC

I don't think I ever loved Dorothy Hamill more, watching her go to bat for him.

I suppose that even if he had won a medal in Vancouver, the decision about what to do with his future would've still come eventually. Just maybe not on such a hard note. I don't see him in the Stars on Ice shows anyway so I don't think that's any big loss. Personally, I'd like to see him mount his own show, and not that little piece of crap he skated in for Tara. Some big extravaganza on Broadway like John Curry did years ago, with costumes and lighting and choreography.

montmorency June 29 2010, 02:56:07 UTC

Dorothy is just so cool. And Scoot is just so awful. To think I used to like him. Just because someone is getting a bit older doesn't make them into conservative assholes, so Scoot has no excuse because I think he is younger than Dorothy. I also used to like Stojko. Because both Scoot and Stojko said that they thought Johnny was underscored, and neither of them likes him or his skating style, I take that as canon. He WAS underscored.

I didn't know about John Curry on B'way. That could be fun!

aquila0212 June 29 2010, 11:56:00 UTC

I believe (and consider this my poor old brain trying to dredge up a very old memory) that the show was called Ice Dance. It was before the days of ice dancing being in the Games or got much recognition as a sport outside the USSR. But I do seem to remember that the reviews for it were good and people really enjoyed it. I could easily see Johnny doing something like that.

I guess I didn't know any of that stuff with Scott *shakes head*. It's weird how you think you know someone...

aquila0212 June 29 2010, 14:33:29 UTC

Scott's a homophobe and a right-wing religionist. It's sad. I remember loving his funny exhibition routines when I was a kid.

And don't speak of poor old brains... I know that feeling!!! :)

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violett_crumble June 28 2010, 22:12:03 UTC

I agree so totally with you on Tara - and I wonder if he hears anyone telling him why she's not right for him as an agent. Doesn't anyone around him see it? Why won't someone in his circle sit down with him and tell him the hard truth?

Anyway, Galina... it just broke my heart when he was at the rink and said, "She's not talking to me." I wonder if they're done for good? Ack - SO much was left unresolved...

montmorency June 29 2010, 02:59:14 UTC

Johnny can behave like a stubborn, willful child. In fact there was Galina going, "Like baby, like baby," and she wasn't wrong. I've told the hard truth many a time to a close friend or sibling, and while they all listen and all think I'm so smart, blah blah, it takes forever for them to actually change their behavior. Oy!

At first I thought he was right to avoid Worlds, but after seeing the finale and hearing that Galina and Patti wanted him to continue, I had to think again. Those two seem to have been right about an awful lot. And Johnny was still in fantastic condition right after the Olympics. Once he started going to red-carpet events, the training went out the window. I'm glad he's been having fun, but I think it's going to be ephemeral. Poor bb. Why do we care so much?