TMC
03-11-2022, 02:37 AM
https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-cw/izombie-finale-problems/
Unlike some series with inexplicably bad last episodes, the source of “All’s Well That Ends Well’s” problems is very identifiable. While the last season was being developed, Rob Thomas was splitting his time with the Veronica Mars reboot for Hulu. The unfinished and messy nature of Season 5, and especially the last episode, feels exactly like a show where the creator isn’t putting all their heart into it.
iZombie’s bad finale hurt me more than I thought it would. If Game of Thrones has taught us anything, it’s that a poor ending can ruin an audience’s goodwill for a show. But iZombie’s finale made me feel something else: betrayed. Watching the final episode made me feel like I was watching the bad show I always promised everyone iZombie wasn’t. “Trust me, it’s really smart” I would say. But all I was left with was a finale that was insultingly stupid.
I fear this poor finale has doomed iZombie. I haven’t recommended it to anyone since and I struggle to imagine rewatching it. iZombie can only thrive on word of mouth, because everything about it on the outside seems unappealing. You have to give it a shot to see just how great it can be. But knowing the last episode (and even the last season) is utterly devoid of the fun and wit the rest of the show had makes it hard to ask people to take that leap.
Unlike some series with inexplicably bad last episodes, the source of “All’s Well That Ends Well’s” problems is very identifiable. While the last season was being developed, Rob Thomas was splitting his time with the Veronica Mars reboot for Hulu. The unfinished and messy nature of Season 5, and especially the last episode, feels exactly like a show where the creator isn’t putting all their heart into it.
iZombie’s bad finale hurt me more than I thought it would. If Game of Thrones has taught us anything, it’s that a poor ending can ruin an audience’s goodwill for a show. But iZombie’s finale made me feel something else: betrayed. Watching the final episode made me feel like I was watching the bad show I always promised everyone iZombie wasn’t. “Trust me, it’s really smart” I would say. But all I was left with was a finale that was insultingly stupid.
I fear this poor finale has doomed iZombie. I haven’t recommended it to anyone since and I struggle to imagine rewatching it. iZombie can only thrive on word of mouth, because everything about it on the outside seems unappealing. You have to give it a shot to see just how great it can be. But knowing the last episode (and even the last season) is utterly devoid of the fun and wit the rest of the show had makes it hard to ask people to take that leap.