Here is a short recap of what happened on the finale: Vince got hassled by Matt Damon to help his charity for kids by donating his time and money. He left for Italy to start filming his new flick. Drama decided to return to acting and auditioned for the new Melrose Place, but was turned down. Instead he was offered a holding contract while a script is being written for him and flew to Italy with Vince in the meantime. Turtle hooked up with the college coed, but ultimately decided he wanted to be with Jamie. He hopped a plane to New Zealand to be with her, but while on the plane she told him not to come because she didn't want to date him while she was filming. After arriving in New Zealand Turtle took the next flight to Rome to meet up with Vince and Drama. Eric took Sloan out on a date. They fought the entire time and then Eric proposed to her and she said yes.
It sounds like there is a lot of content for this finale but I was left disappointed because all of it was extremely predictable. Everyone knew that Eric and Sloan had to get together for good because there can only be so much back and forth before it gets too annoying. As soon as Jamie got the part on a new series it was obvious that her and Turtle would break up. Drama had to go back to acting or what else would he do with his life? And as for Vince, what did he even do this season? He wasn't working and he wasn't dating anyone. I feel like he was barely even on the show. The few scenes that include him show him playing pool at the house or drinking at the bar with guys. I would like to see something new from Vince in the next season.
The only enjoyable parts of this episode were the celebrity appearances in which Matt Damon ruthlessly campaigned for his charity along with Bono and Lebron James. And my favorite scene in which Ari bought out his former boss's company and walked in with a paint ball gun shooting all of the "dead weight" aka people that he has hated throughout his entire career including Adam. Lloyd was offered the role as an agent for Ari's new company and he apologized for taking Lloyd for granted.
Another aspect of this episode that bothered me was the sign that Ari had made for Lloyd to congratulate him on his promotion. The sign read, "Congratulations, now you're a real Asian." Then as he showed the office to Lloyd he jokingly said, "That's supposed to say agent." The sign was offensive and unprofessional.
This show is cyclical and I'm getting bored with the repetitiveness and cheap jokes. Next season I would like to see Ari's wife have a more prominant role in a couple episodes. I also hope that they show the wedding between Eric and Sloan. Also, Vince needs to be a main character again and hopefully something unpredictable will happen on his movie set. I look forward to seeing Lloyd as an agent and how Eric will balance his life as a married man with all the guys. I hope this next season is better and the writers come up with some fresh ideas. If I had to rate season 6 on a 1-10 scale, I would give it a 6. I will anxiously await season 7 with optimistic hopes that it will be better than the last.
What do you think of the use of celebrities (or anyone, really) on fictional shows to raise public awareness or promote and issue or charity?
ReplyDeleteI think that the use of celebrities to bring awareness for public issues or charities is beneficial. Even if the celebrities are only donating or becoming the face for public service campaigns because of selfish reasons to gain a positive image, it still works in the favor of the charities. TV shows can be a great tool for bringing attention to serious issues. For example, Shailene Woodley of Secret Life of the American Teenager has done PSA's about teenage pregnancies. Also the new 90210 series has discussed issues of alcoholism, bipolar disorder, and being green. All of these topics are very relevant and inform viewers about controversial topics. These stars are in the spotlight and when the public sees these people dealing with such difficult issues on TV, they are better able to cope with it in their own lives.
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