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The Ends
Complex TV
All Ends, But Not All Ends ConcludeThe Final Part of Anything The Sought Part (Finale)
Stoppage
– Abrupt and unplanned
– Extratextually motivated
– Enigmas that may have been central remain unresolved
Wrap-Ups
• Not completely arbitrary narratively but unplanned endings nonetheless
• Usually at season’s end, with natural stopping points, some resolution reached
• Lack of finality
Wrap-ups are partial resolutions especially concerning complex series with seasonal arcs!!!
Conclusion
• Full intend to create a finalizing episode and statement,
• Resolutions can be offered since the end point was given in due time
• RARE: working against industry standards, but becoming normalized by cable series (BB, BSG) and event series (Fargo, Lost, AHS)
Variations Cessation
• The End is unannounced, stands without clarity (often fleeting)
Resurrection
• A clear End was announced, but circumstances warrant the material to be revived (same or other medium)
This is a FINALE
• Conclusion that is hyped, awaited and anticipated, celebrated, and turns into a cultural event: discourse over narrative
This conclusion is NEVER Thrust on Creators
Fan expectations and authorial delivery supersede narrative form and content.
Making it WorkMeta-Storytelling or “Nostalgia”
• Inward look at the series,
• Often during last season
• Often addresses audience through content breaking its own former conventions and intrinsic norms
• Providing “closure”
What is happening? Left Hanging.
• Enriching a discussion, keeping the narrative and cultural phenomenon going
• Maintaining a discussion by providing no clear or full resolution but refraining from a clear end
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