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<blockquote data-quote="valkaren" data-source="post: 244196" data-attributes="member: 314">The wonderful thing about the last episodes is how self-assured they are, and recognizing that the building blocks for the last three episodes have been in place since near the beginning of the season, since the unknown link between Joe Robeson and Val&#039;s &#039;death&#039; and the unknown connection between Vanessa and Nick. You feel a sense of the show doing what it loves to do the most, creating one last umbrella arch for the principal characters to come under.&nbsp; The downside in the final year, is that there is so much story to tell that the overall arc feels a bit forced sometimes to fit it all in, and to get the characters into the places they need to be for maximum impact in the finale. This, combined with logistical roadblocks to tell the story (19 episodes, with mandatory reductions in the use of principal characters) that some of the enjoyment is lost in following the journey.Season 12 on the other hand, is sort of kind of almost the opposite of that.... they had 27 episodes to tell any story they wanted, utilizing their cast as they see fit, yet there is nowhere near enough story to fill the year. As a consequence a lot of the stories flounder (Val&#039;s virus runs out of steam early, a huge amount of time is spent on the Jason story), yet the writing is still strong, and the characters so dynamic, that there is always something to enjoy. As the limited plot allows the characters to breathe, unexpected character moments crop up in most episodes, which are appreciated when there is little to no plot to hang your enjoyment on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="valkaren, post: 244196, member: 314"] The wonderful thing about the last episodes is how self-assured they are, and recognizing that the building blocks for the last three episodes have been in place since near the beginning of the season, since the unknown link between Joe Robeson and Val's 'death' and the unknown connection between Vanessa and Nick. You feel a sense of the show doing what it loves to do the most, creating one last umbrella arch for the principal characters to come under. The downside in the final year, is that there is so much story to tell that the overall arc feels a bit forced sometimes to fit it all in, and to get the characters into the places they need to be for maximum impact in the finale. This, combined with logistical roadblocks to tell the story (19 episodes, with mandatory reductions in the use of principal characters) that some of the enjoyment is lost in following the journey. Season 12 on the other hand, is sort of kind of almost the opposite of that.... they had 27 episodes to tell any story they wanted, utilizing their cast as they see fit, yet there is nowhere near enough story to fill the year. As a consequence a lot of the stories flounder (Val's virus runs out of steam early, a huge amount of time is spent on the Jason story), yet the writing is still strong, and the characters so dynamic, that there is always something to enjoy. As the limited plot allows the characters to breathe, unexpected character moments crop up in most episodes, which are appreciated when there is little to no plot to hang your enjoyment on. [/QUOTE]

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