Season finales
Well, all season finales aired, and I slowly picked them off one by one. So here they are, sorted from best to worst:
Smallville:
This season went along fine, with some consistent backstories backing the main episode stories. With just enough drama and intrigue throughout this season, every new episode was a waiting game. This finale was a finale with a real bang, making it the only series you’ll be dying to see the new season for. This third season would rate a 8+.
24:
While the hours are episodically divided, every hour has some pretty hefty stuff going on. Of course, this also leads to diverse hits and misses. Overal though, it’s as exciting as the previous seasons, enough to make you sweat and sit uneasy in your chair. Not everything gets explained though, and most reasons behind the actions has to be guessed. All in all, I’m ready for a fourth day. Day 3 would receive an 8.
C.S.I:
All seperate episodes, with no personal stories to speak of. Those bring the best drama, but somehow the producers like to keep it in the middle of the ground, easy to syndicate, clean and to the point. Still the stories are still interesting, and the acting is still on par. Even though I know season 5 will be pretty much the same, I’d still watch it. This season rates a 7½.
Navy NCIS:
The overall lightheartedness prevented this series from ever going to the more serious direction, but the season finale comes really close. Trying to introduce a little something on a personal level towards the end, it explodes in the finale. And it works great. Too bad I can see the second season rolling out just as this first one, too frivolous, and also, almost predictable. Still, Mark Harmon has a lot too offer, so let’s wait and see if season 2 will really develop or not.7.
Enterprise:
Starting off in a predicable pattern, the main story arch gets full focus towards the end. Still, it wasn’t exciting enough, up to a point, where accidentally deleted episodes didn’t really matter anymore. Seeing the next episode while having only seen half of the previous wasn’t earth shattering enough to make me care. An *yawn* deserving finale did the rest. Why wasn’t this series canceled, I wonder.4½.