Legitimate_Ad8347 t1_jd4zug6 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:39 PM

Simply one of tv's biggest mindf**ck or/ f**k you by the writers.

I never seen it, but I heard about it. I wonder how people felt about when it first aired. Must have been some angry and/or confused people.

emby5 t1_jd5j601 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 11:52 PM

Wasn't that much of an outcry, it was unusual, but it wasn't a phenomenon. M*A*S*H had sort of set the standard for finales at that time, and not many shows in that era knew ahead of time they would have a final episodes. Many shows didn't know their fates for the following season.

BattleHall t1_jd5paao wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:36 AM

Plus, "it was all a dream" endings were kind of the thing around then for some reason. In addition to St.E, you also had the 9th season of Dallas (1985-86), and the series finale of Newhart (1990).

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