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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
It happens to every show. Mad Men and The Sopranos are two that come to mind. First they were critic darlings, then they were the "you have to watch this" show and then when they were on top it became cool to slag them all the time and talk about how they used to be good. Same basic trajectory most musical acts go through. .
Sometimes groundbreaking seasons that push a show to the top just set expectations that aren't realistic.
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Wandering a bit . . .
For me, it's kind of the same thing when it comes to novels (and I read a
lot!)
Just about every single book I've read has flatlined toward the end - even books I found to be terrific.
There's only one book I can think of that had 'the perfect ending' (Franzen's
Freedom) - most feel rushed, unsatisfying, too long and drawn out, the author has no idea what to do with these characters, etc., etc.
It's my most common complaint:
that ending sucked.