No, they managed to wrap up everything for the season and frustrate me at the very last second with wondering what might have happened next, lol. But yeah, the season itself is a complete story, thank God.
Gibson is damn brilliant. I'm sure everything would have been pinned on Meg next season and Gibson would be walking free even though everybody knows he's guilty...He got her to confess to being responsible for what happened to FLOTUS while there's no evidence linking him to it... The texts probably would have traced back to Meg... He could even spin that page from the notebook by saying he wrote it under duress and that last item about reuniting with his family was wishful thinking/a cry for help... The only person who's alive to testify against him is AWOL... I've gone from not really caring that is was cancelled to wishing there was just ONE more episode, or at least that this one would have gone another 5-10 minutes to show the fallout.
On a side note, most of the time, I was giving Gibson's wife the side eye because I was sure she was playing Gibson somehow with the intention of helping Widener - might have been a plot line in season 2. Also, the redheaded soldier who refused to give his name even when he was dying looked a lot like Widener. Maybe they were brothers?
K, I'm going to go mourn the loss of season 2 now.
blame NBC for cancelling this show.........season 2 had a lot of potential..........and what Gibbson did to the first lady was so similar to what happen to Palmer in season 2 finale of 24......with the handshake
Last night's two-part finale is proof that whomever cancelled this show should be fired by NBC! The twists and turns were not only unexpected, but very well executed--and fit in perfectly with the long-running narrative. Some other network should pick this show up!
very good series finale that despite some problems in the flow and the writing in the transition from kidnapping/post-kidnapping, it remained interesting in that for a bit they kept you guessing whether Gibson stayed the wickedly brilliant control freak psychopath or became human at times.... the ending and tie up was satisfying enough as all the big questions were answered and the tease at the end to where the show could go was good. But all in all I really enjoyed this show, but feel that this like Hostages, work well as one offs but both were entertaining for the ride
Ratings don't equal "quality" or Good TV. Also, giving a show that has a talented Writers Room and actors sends a message to other show creators that if they bring their best product to your Network, it will be given every chance to succeed. That leads to "first look" for your Network. Which is good business.
Gibson is definitely one of my favorite villains. He kidnapped the kids of the most powerful parents on the US. Than fooled the FBI and the CIA for most part of the season, and not demeaning the FBI like some shows do, but rather showing how determined Gibson was and how far would he go to become a hero to his daughter. The action was pretty good. The scenes were pure adrenaline in a lot of episodes. I barely notice when the episode was about to end. Great sound design, great acting. A shame it didn't work with the audience, but even cancelled I stick with it, and I'm glad I did. It was so worth it. As for me, I don't know how far would I go to get this show back.
Ya, my guess is it was something like that. My sister and I just watched the final episode and we were brainstorming what that last text could be and here's our thought process: Gibson set up all those texts after he found out Meg had his daughter. The text that the black guy at the store got was to kill Ian and hold Amber. So if everything had gone according to his plan (get his daughter back and be all reunited and happy--possibly leaving Meg to die there in the snow because he hadn't planned on the FBI being there...that we know of) then by the time he got Beth Ann back Amber would still be held captive by that black guy. So it's very possible that that last text was supposed to go to the black guy telling him to either kill her or let her go. But whatever that last text was, it really doesn't matter because he cannot control anything anymore. He can't pay anyone to do anything, he can't tell people to do things they don't want to do, and he can't hold anything over anyone's head. I can't think of anything that very last text could do that would have any major repercussions so I'm willing to let those last few seconds slide. I do like your idea that the last text would have somehow pinned it all on Meg, but still, she's going away anyway so that would only make her sentence worse than a single case of kidnapping, if the text was indeed sufficient enough to make it look like Meg was behind everything (though personally I think that would be hard to prove), I think there's still enough reasonable doubt to still pin it on Gibson. I mean, that page is pretty damning because it wasn't written in duress so that would be pretty difficult for him to spin that he was forces to write it.
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Planning to watch the whole series. Are there any unsolved mysteries that left opened? Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteNo, they managed to wrap up everything for the season and frustrate me at the very last second with wondering what might have happened next, lol. But yeah, the season itself is a complete story, thank God.
ReplyDeleteGibson is damn brilliant. I'm sure everything would have been pinned on Meg next season and Gibson would be walking free even though everybody knows he's guilty...He got her to confess to being responsible for what happened to FLOTUS while there's no evidence linking him to it... The texts probably would have traced back to Meg... He could even spin that page from the notebook by saying he wrote it under duress and that last item about reuniting with his family was wishful thinking/a cry for help... The only person who's alive to testify against him is AWOL... I've gone from not really caring that is was cancelled to wishing there was just ONE more episode, or at least that this one would have gone another 5-10 minutes to show the fallout.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, most of the time, I was giving Gibson's wife the side eye because I was sure she was playing Gibson somehow with the intention of helping Widener - might have been a plot line in season 2. Also, the redheaded soldier who refused to give his name even when he was dying looked a lot like Widener. Maybe they were brothers?
K, I'm going to go mourn the loss of season 2 now.
blame NBC for cancelling this show.........season 2 had a lot of potential..........and what Gibbson did to the first lady was so similar to what happen to Palmer in season 2 finale of 24......with the handshake
ReplyDeleteI think it is part of Gibson plan to allow meg to take the fall for his crimes where the text would link to her while Gibson walks free
ReplyDeleteGosh that was awsome. I'm so gona miss this show
ReplyDeleteLast night's two-part finale is proof that whomever cancelled this show should be fired by NBC! The twists and turns were not only unexpected, but very well executed--and fit in perfectly with the long-running narrative. Some other network should pick this show up!
ReplyDeleteWhy? The ratings were bad.
ReplyDeleteI need more Dermot Mulroney on TV.
ReplyDeletevery good series finale that despite some problems in the flow and the writing in the transition from kidnapping/post-kidnapping, it remained interesting in that for a bit they kept you guessing whether Gibson stayed the wickedly brilliant control freak psychopath or became human at times.... the ending and tie up was satisfying enough as all the big questions were answered and the tease at the end to where the show could go was good. But all in all I really enjoyed this show, but feel that this like Hostages, work well as one offs but both were entertaining for the ride
ReplyDeleteRatings don't equal "quality" or Good TV. Also, giving a show that has a talented Writers Room and actors sends a message to other show creators that if they bring their best product to your Network, it will be given every chance to succeed. That leads to "first look" for your Network. Which is good business.
ReplyDeleteDecent ending to the show. However i am very interested in who got that last text :o
ReplyDeleteGibson is definitely one of my favorite villains. He kidnapped the kids of the most powerful parents on the US. Than fooled the FBI and the CIA for most part of the season, and not demeaning the FBI like some shows do, but rather showing how determined Gibson was and how far would he go to become a hero to his daughter.
ReplyDeleteThe action was pretty good. The scenes were pure adrenaline in a lot of episodes. I barely notice when the episode was about to end. Great sound design, great acting.
A shame it didn't work with the audience, but even cancelled I stick with it, and I'm glad I did.
It was so worth it. As for me, I don't know how far would I go to get this show back.
I never said anything about quality but if the ratings are bad and the network is losing money, then cancellation is the obvious choice.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great ride. Good ending.
ReplyDeleteYa, my guess is it was something like that. My sister and I just watched the final episode and we were brainstorming what that last text could be and here's our thought process:
ReplyDeleteGibson set up all those texts after he found out Meg had his daughter. The text that the black guy at the store got was to kill Ian and hold Amber. So if everything had gone according to his plan (get his daughter back and be all reunited and happy--possibly leaving Meg to die there in the snow because he hadn't planned on the FBI being there...that we know of) then by the time he got Beth Ann back Amber would still be held captive by that black guy. So it's very possible that that last text was supposed to go to the black guy telling him to either kill her or let her go.
But whatever that last text was, it really doesn't matter because he cannot control anything anymore. He can't pay anyone to do anything, he can't tell people to do things they don't want to do, and he can't hold anything over anyone's head. I can't think of anything that very last text could do that would have any major repercussions so I'm willing to let those last few seconds slide.
I do like your idea that the last text would have somehow pinned it all on Meg, but still, she's going away anyway so that would only make her sentence worse than a single case of kidnapping, if the text was indeed sufficient enough to make it look like Meg was behind everything (though personally I think that would be hard to prove), I think there's still enough reasonable doubt to still pin it on Gibson. I mean, that page is pretty damning because it wasn't written in duress so that would be pretty difficult for him to spin that he was forces to write it.