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'Brothers & Sisters' finale: Was this a fitting end to the Walker drama?
The Walker wedding extravaganza on "Brothers & Sisters" went just as expected, because everything going awry is how this show rolls. A 180-degree turn from the Season 4 finale crash that left the Walker clan in pieces, this episode was a nice shift for the Season 5 (possibly series) finale.
The episode begins with Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) having doubts about marrying Luc (Gilles Marini) while she's on the outs with Nora (Sally Field) over dating Brody (guest star Beau Bridges). Halfway through the episode, several unlucky turns in the wedding have added to her already fragile state and Sarah takes a breather right before she's to walk down the aisle.
The entire episode seems to pivot on the next scene. Brody is there in his mobile home and lures Sarah in with a beer. Once inside, he tells her that the necklace she picked from Nora's jewelry box is the one he gave Nora when they were young, the one that also once belonged to his mother. He then tells Sarah that he has always had a hunch she was his daughter and recounts several moments in her life, which he was there to witness without her even knowing.
While Sarah never says it, we know what kind of father William Walker was. Sure, she had good feelings about him. She had been his favorite and heir-apparent to his business. But, he was also a busy person, who probably wasn't always available for the events in his children's lives. So maybe when Brody told her that he witnessed so many of her childhood moments, she realized that maybe there was something she may have missed by not having a father like him. At the very least, she realized there was no real reason to stay angry at him.
The series tied up several other storylines. Sarah and Luc got their wedding; Luc made peace with his mother (guest star Sonia Braga); Saul (Ron Rifkin) got engaged; Kevin (Matthew Rhys) and Scotty (Luke MacFarlane) have their family; Justin (Dave Annable) found a woman who cares for him; and Kitty, while it may endanger her life, got the pregnancy and the man.
In her final voiceover, Nora quoted George Eliot's "It's never too late to be what you might have been." So, while the Walkers have always had to suffer for the sins of William Walker, Ojai Foods is now a distant memory and Nora is with the man she probably should have chosen in the first place. Could that mean the family can now close the circle on William Walker? Or do you think this series still has some stories to tell?
If "Brothers & Sisters" doesn't get renewed, would you be happy with this episode as the series finale?
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I hope the show gets renewed, but if it doesn't, then this episode did make for a good ending.
Love the show, and would love to see a season six. Last night's episode felt like a season finale, so this wouldn't be the worst ending in TV history (stand-by fans of "V").
We absolutely need a season 6. I for one am not yet willing to say goodbye to the Walker clan just yet. If they must get rid of one of the best dramas on TV at least let them have a proper send off. However if they must cancel this show, then take some of the other crap they call dramas with it. Like several of the so called "police mysteries" and crime scence shows that are so strangely popular with TV audiences right now...
This has been the best season yet so it has to keep going.
Loved the season finale and as much as I love it I feel the Season 5 finale was a fitting end to the show.
From the opening "There were good times and there were bad times" from Dickens to the end quote, Eliot's "It's never too late to be what you might have been." I felt the positive future for all was a satisfying end, Sarah and Luc, Nora and Brody, Kitty and the final dance with Seth who lovingly understands why she wants to have his child, it leaves us with hope for all.
What more could I need? Maybe they can give more insight but I do not want more lies revealed and corrected. It ended for me and though I would watch another season, now I just want to feel it took us through Life/lives and the circle was complete after last evening. It was great as I said and I am feeling like I am 'back home' with no wonderings except the obvious hope it left me with.
J-M
I loved the episode, I will be so sad if there is no season SIX!
However it was a perfect way to end the season possibly series, I hope not though. I loved the feeling of everyone being happy, I want to see the KEVIN AND SCOTTY storyline continue so I really want the series to continue.
I do hope for a final season, as I am a huge fan of the show. However, I do disagree with the above post, they wrote that final scene as a possible end-of-series moment. I think it was a nice change to have a positive and uplifting final moment.
I don't want to see this show go!!! I would miss the Walkers terribly. However, if this was the series finale, it did end properly. I want more walkers!
It certainly ended better than I was thinking it would. It was nice to see them all dancing together and happy at the end. It reminded me of (I think) the first season ending where they all ended up in the pool.
It was a proper ending, a happy one, kind of story-book like with Nora's voiceover at the end. The shadow of William that began the show has completely, finally departed.
That said, I would greatly miss them if they were gone. I still would like a peek into their lives every Sunday night.
This season has been a snoozefest! If the show returns I won't! I was a fanatic about this show for years but it just lost something. I will miss Sally Field and Rachel Griffiths, but I hope this is the end.