TMC
06-26-2023, 10:37 PM
https://jacksonupperco.com/2023/06/27/the-five-best-becker-episodes-of-season-six/
The 13-episode final season of Becker finally puts its title character in a romantic relationship with his chosen love interest, and this development naturally encourages more scenarios where the misanthropic doctor is forced to be more personally vulnerable — thereby calling attention to the ways in which this is uncomfortable and unusual for him. Now, unfortunately, he’s not nearly as caustic or cranky as he was in the Golden Age, and the show’s tone (upheld here by mostly newer scribes) no longer reinforces his characterization as elementally, so this arc is not as effective as it could be. Sure, putting him in a relationship that can yield stories where conflicts arise based on his persona does create opportunities for earned growth, and indeed, the finale culminates in a well-written and sweet scene where Becker admits to being happy for the first time, now less concerned with the everyday annoyances of life — a fitting end for his character.
The 13-episode final season of Becker finally puts its title character in a romantic relationship with his chosen love interest, and this development naturally encourages more scenarios where the misanthropic doctor is forced to be more personally vulnerable — thereby calling attention to the ways in which this is uncomfortable and unusual for him. Now, unfortunately, he’s not nearly as caustic or cranky as he was in the Golden Age, and the show’s tone (upheld here by mostly newer scribes) no longer reinforces his characterization as elementally, so this arc is not as effective as it could be. Sure, putting him in a relationship that can yield stories where conflicts arise based on his persona does create opportunities for earned growth, and indeed, the finale culminates in a well-written and sweet scene where Becker admits to being happy for the first time, now less concerned with the everyday annoyances of life — a fitting end for his character.