I rewatched the first seasons before doing season three in about a week so it was pretty fresh in my mind what Alex had to loose back in her own time. But since the voices pretty much stopped in season 3 it wouldn't be as fresh in people's minds if they hadn't just seen the earlier times. Kid-Alex had a pretty bad time of it herself though, but somehow it doesn't hit me as hard as thinking about Molly does; maybe because we see where Alex ends up and though clearly that event still haunts her (especially with the previously subconscious knowledge that her father did it), we don't know what happened to Molly.
As for people actually *in* the finale, yeah Gene got a raw deal. Although I really felt sorry for him and Alex in 3x07 because Keats royally screwed both of them over there, because Alex had started to come around only to get lost again. Then he had to find out he was actually dead and so is everyone else he knows; be abandoned by most of his team; then lose his car, his team, and the woman he loves within like three hours; plus get taunted by Keats in there.
I don't think it would take much to round out Gene's story (and I badly want it because I need to see him get a happy ending too), and episode or two and a couple of good supporting characters. I mean, we were all pretty suspicious of doing A2A since it wouldn't have Sam in it so with this writing team I think if they wanted to they could pull it off and make us love it the way we have in two different series'. Of course I'd miss the rest of the cast but I also think telling the time traveling cop story from the perspective of the non-time traveler could be really interesting.
Even though the ships aren't the reason I watch the show, I'm still a shipper of both couples and it was really hard to hold out hope this season. They were just in a holding pattern most of the season, Shaz being angry at the world and Chris being a lonely puppy, Alex's suspicions about Gene, and Gene's reactive anger over that and her acceptance of Keats. It just...kept going and it hurt to watch the characters I love hurt each other. Especially my darling Chris, he was so obviously still in love with Shaz and just didn't have a way to reach her.
I remember even as a kid that character death hurt sure but the grieving of other characters was what would have me sobbing. That hasn't changed a lot, really I've just gotten to where I have a more emotional reaction to everything I read or watch than I did then, so everything hurts. But Doomsday just takes the cake because it combines all of that into what beautifully written gut punch.
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Date: 2010-06-04 11:55 pm (UTC)As for people actually *in* the finale, yeah Gene got a raw deal. Although I really felt sorry for him and Alex in 3x07 because Keats royally screwed both of them over there, because Alex had started to come around only to get lost again. Then he had to find out he was actually dead and so is everyone else he knows; be abandoned by most of his team; then lose his car, his team, and the woman he loves within like three hours; plus get taunted by Keats in there.
I don't think it would take much to round out Gene's story (and I badly want it because I need to see him get a happy ending too), and episode or two and a couple of good supporting characters. I mean, we were all pretty suspicious of doing A2A since it wouldn't have Sam in it so with this writing team I think if they wanted to they could pull it off and make us love it the way we have in two different series'. Of course I'd miss the rest of the cast but I also think telling the time traveling cop story from the perspective of the non-time traveler could be really interesting.
Even though the ships aren't the reason I watch the show, I'm still a shipper of both couples and it was really hard to hold out hope this season. They were just in a holding pattern most of the season, Shaz being angry at the world and Chris being a lonely puppy, Alex's suspicions about Gene, and Gene's reactive anger over that and her acceptance of Keats. It just...kept going and it hurt to watch the characters I love hurt each other. Especially my darling Chris, he was so obviously still in love with Shaz and just didn't have a way to reach her.
I remember even as a kid that character death hurt sure but the grieving of other characters was what would have me sobbing. That hasn't changed a lot, really I've just gotten to where I have a more emotional reaction to everything I read or watch than I did then, so everything hurts. But Doomsday just takes the cake because it combines all of that into what beautifully written gut punch.