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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole point of the show is that life is not about the big moments and the grand gestures. It’s about relationships and all the small moments that make up those relationships. That’s why Ted went back to the US and that’s why the writers did not defers the need to show Nate quitting, etc. They are writing from a thematic perspective.[/quote]

Except the final episode focuses a lot on big moments and grand gestures (the Sound of Music goodbye, the team's last "court", Ted's final team pep talks, the final match, Beard faking sick to get off the plane, etc.) while skipping over or not even showing smaller moments that are more about relationships between the characters (Ted and Beard discussing leaving, Ted telling Rebecca he decided to leave).

Even the smaller moments that we DO see, were handled a lot in montage, which can be effective but is not really "writing" relationships -- it relies heavily on soundtrack and tugging emotional strings instead of on dialogue and acting. For instance, we see in montage that Dr. Fieldstone has taken a job with the team and also that Roy has decided to start therapy. This is a nice moment for both characters and I liked it as a way to wrap up their stories, but it's like 10 seconds of screen time and all that information is conveyed not with words or emotions or interaction, but with the Cat Stevens score and some signposting (Sharon's title on the door, Roy playing with the toy soldier and then looking up).

The final episode was all about big set pieces and actually sacrificed some of the smaller moments to fit them in.

Not saying that's right or wrong -- I really enjoyed some of the big moments. Just disagreeing that the finale matched what you claim is the whole point of the show.[/quote]

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