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Season Finale Season

It's that time of year again.  It's the time when we say goodbye to our favorite TV shows for the summer.  Usually they leave us wanting more with a particularly juicy cliffhanger but sometimes, they leave us with a bit of closure without stringing us along.  Either way, we take it in like some kind of drug.

But the vices of TV watching are something for another post, another time.  This time, I just wanted to talk about the dru- err...  shows I watch and what the finales will be about.  So without further ado, here's my list (in order of the day they air).

• 24 : Obviously, this one isn't going to be much of a cliffhanger, since the series itself is ending.  I've enjoyed this one through it's many ups and downs.  Seasons 1-3 were excellent, 4 was okay, 5 was good, 6 sucked monkey-butts and 7 and 8 have been great.
• House : This season has been one of the best in the show's run.  House has kicked the Vicodin habit and is now using ibuprofin and the puzzles presented by his cases.  He's even becoming a better person, being nice to people for the heck of it.  And the finale showed that it paid off for him.
• Castle : The finale for this one made Ashley and I a little sad.  Beckett finally works up the courage to admit her feelings for Castle, and his ex-wife shows up at the wrong moment to ruin it all.  Oh well... next season perhaps?
• Heroes :  I was really looking forward to next season and what the heroes would do in the face of Claire outing them all, but now that it's been cancelled, I'll just have to do with the comics.  Oh well.
• NCIS : Back in Season 3 when Gibbs was re-remembering what happened to his wife and daughter, I remember thinking, "When it gets out that he murdered that drug lord, things are going to be very, very bad for him."  Guess what?  Things are looking very, very bad for him right now.
• NCIS: Los Angeles : I've loved everything about this show from the beginning and I'm sure the end will be fun.  Unlike previous years (and other shows), I'm trying to stay fairly spoiler-free so I have no idea what the finale holds for the show.
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent : So far this season, I'm not impressed with the show sans Goren and Eames.  Ashley and I didn't even watch the last episode or two.
• Criminal Minds : The finale for this one didn't have a big cliffhanger, but it was a great episode.  I love what they've done with the show and I hope it's around for a long time to come. As was pointed out in the comments, there is still one more episode before the finale.  A killer who comes out during some rolling blackouts in LA is who the BAU will be hunting in the ominously titled finale, "Our Darkest Hour".
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit : I'm still trying to get used to the new ADA, Stabler's former partner, but she's growing on me.  The finale was good and in keeping with L&O tradition, it did not have a cliffhanger.
• FlashForward : This show had a lot of potential, but sadly the way they have handled the show has been mediocre at best.  Too many storylines, too much technical stuff and not enough focus on the characters themselves.  I wish it were better, but alas, it shall be a one season wonder.
• Fringe : Fringe's season finale was awesome.  Although, I figured the switch happened, they handled it very well.  It will definitely be interesting in the first few episodes seeing how Olivia gets out of the alternate universe and how Bolivia (as fans are calling the alternate Olivia) tries to keep her cover.
• The Mentalist : The finale brought Patrick face-to-back with Red John, which was interesting.  He got to watch, while tied to a chair, as Red John killed a couple of wannabe movie makers that were obsessed with Red John, then Red John said a few words and walked away, leaving Patrick helpless.
• Bones : This, of all the finales, is the one that made me the most divided.  I love how they are breaking everyone up for a year.  It fits with the storyline and the characters.  I hate how right the awesome 100th episode, Booth and Bones are no closer to getting together.  Argh.
• Stargate: Universe : With two episodes to go, things are set up to be quite interesting for the crew of the Destiny.  Although, I have to say, when I heard that there was a traitor close to Icarus (from an episode description) I figured it was Telford.  Totally called it way ahead of the episode airing.

And that is the list.

As I was writing this, I realized that I was upset that some relationships haven't worked out between main characters.  Some would say I sound "girly" for that.  I don't think I do.  I love character development and relationships can be major in developing a character.  Take Bones for example.  Booth is super-protective of Bones because he loves her.  It's a core part of his character.  Until something happens in his relationship with Bones (like, say, the 100th episode) he can't move on.  Now that something has, we get to see how he deals with it.  That's character development and that is what makes a great show.