What an odd finale. I was entertained but it really did lack the excitement that the other seasons left us with.
I really thought the finale opened up with a dream sequence. Sheila on the phone with her therapist adjusting to life after Damian’s accident and Tommy coming in acting very affectionate and familiar. It wasn’t. We learn that while Damian has survived the accident he is now bound to a wheelchair in a vegetative state. Tommy apparently has been there for Damian…and Sheila much to Janet and his daughters’ dismay. Poor Tommy I mean he is always well intentioned but it seems he just can’t juggle his priorities. It’s either work and drinking, work and cheating, work and family and at this point in time it’s work and Sheila & Damian. Colleen is celebrating her sobriety and little Katie has a dance recital and while Tommy can be there for the guys at the firehouse and for Sheila and Damian he misses Colleens XXX meeting and flakes on the recital.
Lou survived this season. I hope next season we see a leaner and meaner Lou. I can’t imagine the firehouse or Tommy without him. In tonight’s finale we learn that Sean has succeeded in getting the city to honor Pat’s death with a Pavilion in central park and of course all the guys will be present for it’s unveiling. When they get to the unveiling they learn that the Pavilion is fancy name for a public restroom. The guys are offended and it is Lou that comes up with a mischievous idea to remove the plaque with Pat’s name on it and relocate it to city hall. They pull of this caper successfully and then go and celebrate with Damian and we end the season with the guys learning that vegetative Damian is a chick magnet.
All in all the finale left a lot to be desired. It’s interesting that the writers choose to make this season’s cliffhanger Damian reaching out and grabbing Tommy in the final seconds saying “You did this to me” instead of capitalizing on the fact that Tommy found medical records at home stating that Janet is pregnant. Since the finale was supposed to occur two months after the accident…and Tommy and Janet being intimate and planning to start over we are to assume that this baby is Tommy’s and he seemed less than pleased. Also, Janet chose to avoid telling him when he asked her repeatedly if there was anything she wanted to tell him.
I can’t believe this season is gone. We were promised 22 episodes and ended up with 10. I feel like the way all the story lines built with slow solid foundations that the writers really expected to have 22 episodes to bring about resolutions and then for some reason had to bring everything to a rapid halt. Will the next season bring about a new little Gavin, is the baby Tommy’s? How much of an interesting story line would it be if the baby came out Puerto Rican like Franco? Can Tommy stay sober? Will Tommy’s support for Sheila open up doors we know were never really closed? Will Lou be able to curb his food addiction to enable him to stay on the job he can’t live without?
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