Finally was able to complete watching the final season of Manifest in Netflix and I have to say, for all the ups and downs, and sometimes truly unbelievable story lines, the writers came up with the perfect ending. They didn’t try to hard, and wrapped everything up in a believable and plausible way. To many times when a series end, the writers will try to be to cute, try to bring back old characters for a last cameo, or try to predict the future of the characters with flash forwards. Most of the time, the writers over think things, and the feeling of the finale is different than the entire run of the show. Also, there is usually a let down when characters with friction between the, finally get together. After years of slowly building, it usually ends up all feeling awkward and rushed.

With Manifest, the writers ended the show just how it should have ended. No crazy twists, awkward moments, or cliff-hangers. It ended exactly how I thought it should end and I thank the producers, writers, and actors for that. It was a satisfying pay-off after watching for 4 seasons.

It is really hard to end shows and while several have done it very well (M*A*S*H, Newhart, Friends), others were simply OK, but a little to generic, (The Middle, Seinfeld, 90120) Then there are a few that missed the mark (and usually was not entirely their fault). Both ‘How I Met Your Mother” and “LOST” comes to mind — I believe both had a plan from the beginning on how the show was going to end, but then the storyline and chemistry between the characters changed from what was planned, and put everybody in a tough spot. Both shows ended up going with an ending that left most people unsatisfied, and a bit confused.

So thanks Manifest for ending the show the way it should have ended. It was a fun ride

More to come on this subject (A few more shows I watch but am a bit behind have ended, or are ending soo so we will see how they do

Average Andy