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[frelling_tralk]

Urgh I don't know if it's just me (as tv writers seem convinced we love them), but I HATE cliffhangers. What is the big deal with every season having to end on them, and now news about DW's new season being split in half with a cliffhanger to "keep viewers on the edge of their seats". Smallville's cliffhangers are another peeve of mine because every single season ends on a cliffhanger, and it really makes me miss Buffy ending each season properly and giving you a complete story in one season


I can still anticipate the new season just as much without plot points leaving the audience hanging for months on end.

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[firebunny.livejournal.com]

I enjoy a good cliff hanger, but so few cliff hangers are actually good and season ending cliff hangers are so cliche now that it's refreshing when a series doesn't have one.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Yeah SV always forces a cliffhanger every year, just because it's ~expected~ and half of them aren't even necessary. The Covenat cliffhanger was the only one that really wowed me with the way they build it up (Lionel's head shaving and "thank you" will never not be epic). Well and Commmencement was fairly decent as the FOS was an actual upcoming plot point, but still most of them felt so thrown together with some last minute add-on throwing Clark into jeopardy