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I really hated the way this show ended

posted 8 years ago by andrereichenbacher
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Not too long ago someone here asked what happened in the finale episode. And someone else answered with a post explaining the plot of it. I appreciated the fact that someone took the time to do that, answering someone's question with a summary of a show that some people did not remember, including me. That showed some consideration. But the sad truth is, I severely disliked the finale epsiode. I already mentioned elsewhere how it had ten writers and how excessive that seemed. But I really hated how sappy and saccharine it was. And how Ray was so against going to the hospital even when he needed an operation. He was all like "I want a second opinion" and "doctors just want your money", and I was like, where is all this coming from? He clearly didnt understand that he needed to get this problem taken care of or he would get really sick. Whatever. And then came the part when they have trouble bringing him out from the anesthesia, and that's when the sappy saccharine-ness kicks in. Then came the crying and the pouring out of hearts and revealing true feelings and emotions all over the place by nearly everybody. It made me want to throw up. And Robert having a breakdown after hearing a lame Stevie Wonder song from the 70s that I cant stand. And Ray making that stupid joke about Debra's "time of the month" after she had just told him how much she loved him and how much he meant to her. Yeah, that's exactly how he would react, hah hah hah, that's just so damn funny, isn't it?

Also, at the beginning, Ray complains that they need a bigger kitchen table because of all the people in his house that he can't stand. But by the end, EVERYONE is at the table, and Ray is now OK with it. Because he survived being in the hospital for a routine procedure and everyone loves him so much and is happy he is OK. What a bunch of crap.

I know there are worst sitcom series finales out there (Seinfeld and How I Met Your Mother come to mind) but I just can't stomach this drivel. That's just how I feel, others may think differently about it. And like I said many times before, Ray Romano didnt even want to do a ninth season originally, but CBS had the money truck driven to his house and he reconsidered. Whoopty doo for him. And they never did the proposed Everybody Likes Robert spin-off, and the world is truly a better place for that. It truly "never ends for Raymond", huh? Yep.

[–] NobodymournstheWicked 8 years ago

I haven't been too big of a fan of the last episode, not that I the it but it makes you think that there are more seasons to come and more episodes to come, when really it is the last episode of the show. And I believe that is how the writers intended on it being, a lot of other shows have gone all over on it, but either a 1 hour or even more of a series finale where the Everybody loves Raymond series finale is a half an hour episode, or less when you don't have commercials.

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[–] NobodymournstheWicked 8 years ago

Newsflash: Your posts are absolutely cringeworthy. It is literally embarrassing to read them. You sound like a 12-year-old trying to be analytical (but embarrassing yourself because you're so clueless).

Now if I had written this to you would you want to read this if the answer is yes then you must be really STUPID

[–] andrereichenbacher 8 years ago

This person has been relentlessly harrassing me and several others on the ELR board for at least the last two years. They are trolling because apparently they have nothing else better to do. I find that quite pathetic. And I caught on to what they were up to a while back and immediately sent them to my rather lengthy ignore list. Thanks for calling them out like you did. At least someone else sees what I was talking about back then. Much appreciated!

[–] NobodymournstheWicked 8 years ago

Your welcome and I guess it seems that a people just don't have anything better to do then troll people, and there is nothing wrong with that, I also have a lengthy ignore list too of people that have been mean to me here as well. So I know or think I know how you are feeling about it, and this is type of feedback that I don't often see a lot of that you know what I wish I did.

[–] andrereichenbacher 8 years ago

Much appreciated. You're one of the good ones, it would seem.

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[–] NobodymournstheWicked 8 years ago

Well here is a hint for you next time either mention the poster by either their id or put t least a quote written by them, so that way people will know who you are talking to even more so if they have read all the replies. And that is people like me, I don't know who you are talking to, so who else am I supposed to assume you are talking to?

[–] jptf2 8 years ago

By the indentation.