Phee & Slurp have excellent points. 1) Neal is not Bae, 2) A&E have proven themselves, several times recently, to concretely be liars. So is there still this tiny shimmer of hope? Sure, it exists until credits roll on 322… particularly as there would be investment (especially this close in) to keeping shock for the finale.
That said, I am just out if energy to fight an increasingly uphill battle. In some ways, I think I’m ready to roll over out of a WANT to go into the finale with no hope. It makes me think of Rumple in Pilot -”I’m right where I want to be.” You don’t have hope, you can’t be disappointed. So bring it on, the triumph of the lying, manipulative pirate, as he gets the girl, wins the love of the love-of-his-life’s son’s true love after wearing her down with his charms. But no trickery, right? We can’t have that. So let’s dance on the grave of the character who drove the WHOLE show – and start celebrating the phenomenal morals of lying and cheating to guarantee yourself a happy ending as we reinforce the message that being a self-sacrificing guy who respects women gets you nothing but dead.
It’s a disbelief in ^ that scenario that gave me hope. But I guess it’s time to start believing.
FWIW, I’ll hardly be on between now and Sunday due to pre-planned real life stuff… I have not abandoned this ship, I love you all to pieces and I’ll be back Sunday for the cry & rage fest. Keep your chins up, y’all – we always knew this part would be the hardest.)
((((HUGS))))
We going to miss you until sunday!!!!!!
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