Seasonal Rant

I've taken time out of my incredibly busy schedule (please note the sarcasm there) to address an issue that I think people really need to hear about.  It's been one that has been in our lives for years, and it's about time we really start rallying against this insane phenomenon: season finales. I know you aren't going to understand at first, but here goes.  Why is it that every single show that happens to be broadcast leaves their most exciting, over the top, extremist situations until the very end?  I understand the need to get us viewers enticed for the next season, but come on now, do these writers really need to infuriate us? 

For instance, today I happened to finally watch the season finale of Ugly Betty.  I was really excited too, because instead of one measly hour long episode, there were two.  Two! When there's too, really, anything could happen.  Whatever you see in the first one is totally up in the air when it comes to the second one.  It leaves me sitting on the edge of my seat, biting my nails, and possibly grabbing at my hair until the end, and boy, that's where they get you.

Betty finally manages to grab an editor position (and really, I'm not giving anything away here.  I'm sure anyone can find this information out on other websites), loses it, and then gets another one, completely happy and carefree, but, then stupid ex-boyfriend Henry gets thrown into the mix.  I hate stupid ex-boyfriend Henry.  He always comes in to ruin things right when I'm happy just enjoying what she has already.  Like last year for instance, when she was really happy with Gio and he offered her a trip to Rome (honestly, what girl gives up a chance to go to Rome???), stupid ex-boyfriend Henry decides to come back!  And guess what happened??  She didn't choose either one of them! She did, however, manage to finally grow up and live on her own, though, but still, why did he have to come in and ruin things?

This year, Betty had this really cool boyfriend, Matt, who was really nice and did all this cool stuff for her.  It was going fine too!  Then, for this finale, they broke up!  Why?!  Please tell me why, ABC executives, writers, and producers! (Another major character's wife died, too) I hate this constant up and down emotional roller coaster ride that all these shows force you to go on.  It's not just Ugly Betty either, because I've heard other stories.

I used to religiously watch One Tree Hill, too, but then, after countless seasons repeating the same storyline down my throat, I gave up on it.  It was way too much of a hassle dealing with all the drama, the babies, the hookups, the breakups, so on and so forth.  I thought to myself, If I'm going to watch something this long, I really just need to enjoy every episode. I love shows where you can watch one episode and be very much entertained, like sitcoms.  That's the beauty of a sitcom, too.  They're funny and you don't have to know what happens every. single. moment of the show (yes, those extra periods were necessary).  Apparently, in the season finale, lots of tears are shed, and one of the main characters is possibly going to die (actually, she will die, because it has been reported that both Hilarie Burton and Chad Michael Murray are leaving the show, which I don't understand at all, because the show used to revolve completely around Chad Michael Murray's character).  Why does everyone die at the finale?! 

Grey's Anatomy had its fair share of disturbing shortcomings for its characters too.  Goodbye Izzie and George, both of whom are major components of the script (just so Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight can get out of their contracts).

I know this sounds like a rant, and pretty much, it is.  It just infuriates me to no end how much stuff shows manage to pack in to one final hour of the season.  Does this much drama actually happen in real life?  No, no it doesn't.

Look how cute they are!  See, it's perfect!

But, oh, look, stupid ex-boyfriend Henry has to come back!  Don't be fooled by his geeky glasses and smile, he's actually evil!

 George: I think I'm going to die.

Izzie: You, too?

Expect something in the upcoming weeks about Up!  You have no idea how excited I am about that movie.