I'm not entirely sure how they left it open for Patty and Ellen to work together again--why would either of them want to?
The only reason I get that they have is because of meta rationale.
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
§ ita § - Apr 06, 2009 11:54:05 am PDT #2168 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sumi - Apr 06, 2009 12:03:33 pm PDT #2169 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
I think it might be more interesting for them to be working against each other.
le nubian - Apr 06, 2009 12:10:20 pm PDT #2170 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
agreed. The only thing Ellen doesn't have closure on is who killed her fiance and why.
But, I'm not sure that's worth tuning into season 3 for.
Jon B. - Apr 06, 2009 12:37:41 pm PDT #2171 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I liked the finale. I liked that they completely surprised me with each reveal. With cell phone dad dead, I'm not sure how much more story they can tell wrt the fiance murder. I guess Ellen will probably eventually find out that the sheriff deceived her, but I don't find that very interesting. I think sumi is onto something -- I think that next season, Ellen & Patty will be on opposite sides of a case.
javachik - Apr 06, 2009 12:56:02 pm PDT #2172 of 11998
Our wings are not tired.
Tim Goodman trashed the finale. I enjoyed it, mostly because Glenn Close is just so damned good. Yet, it was no where near as good as S1.
Wolfram - Apr 06, 2009 2:30:52 pm PDT #2173 of 11998
Visilurking
The problem with pitting Ellen against Patty is that Ellen is not Patty's equal on the legal playing field. Ellen is a year or two out of law school, and though the show has portrayed her as smart, it hasn't made her into some kind of legal wunderkind. UNR's attorney was more of a legal nemesis for Patty than Ellen could be.
Okay, after I typed that I realized it might be fun for Ellen to work under someone like UNR attorney against Patty. Then at the end of S3/beginning of S4 Ellen could go back to Patty's firm and finish what she started from the inside - ending Patty for good. Though for most of this season, I was rooting for Patty and not for Ellen.
javachik - Apr 06, 2009 2:51:47 pm PDT #2174 of 11998
Our wings are not tired.
I think Marcia Gay Harden was really underused, after a promising start. I hope she's back in S3.
Wolfram - Apr 06, 2009 5:58:00 pm PDT #2175 of 11998
Visilurking
I knew she looked familiar but never watched the credits so I didn't pick up on who it was. Yeah, she was really underused.
erikaj - Apr 07, 2009 9:02:36 pm PDT #2176 of 11998
Always Anti-fascist!
Ok, so the season opener for Rescue me was legitimately awesome, instead of that steamy shit I watch cause I'm a horny creature of habit. Tommy Gavin de-jumped the shark, imo.
sumi - Apr 08, 2009 5:56:56 am PDT #2177 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
Yes! That rocked.
The ending? I had to watch it twice. Heartbreaking watching the firemen watch that poor bastard stuck in the building.