Re: Three years since Sonata: Some thoughts
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 5:11 pm
I've waited a couple of days to post here, to give myself a chance to sort out my thoughts.
I think the first time I watched Sonata, I was in serious denial. Surely they'd realize they made a mistake...surely our beloved show, that meant the world to so many, would be back.
Still, there was that philosophical moment, of thinking that was one of the best eps of all. And that IF...IF... we didn't get more, that the ending was something I could live with. At least for then, and maybe forever, Mick and Beth were together. We got that. We really, really did get a lovely, romantic ending to the season. If Moonlight had ended episode 16 on a different sort of cliffhanger--say, Mick didn't stop and bang his head against the wall, or didn't go back to Beth's door--I'm not sure our love for this show would have survived in the way it has, these past three years.
I loved Sonata for a lot of reasons besides the ending, though. Josef was particularly sparkling in this episode (although I regret, to the point of pain sometimes, that the last glimpse of him we got was at Emma and Jackson's execution). The glimpses into freshie life, through Simone, were fascinating, and so in line with what we'd already theorized, I've always wondered if the writers didn't do a little more checking out of the boards, and the fic, than they'd ever admit to. The broadening scope of the vampire community in L.A. --surely something that would have come more to the fore in season 2. Personally, I loved the gathering of vamps at Mick's place, and the elaborate heist plot to free Emma. (Those things NEVER go as planned, but there you are.)
Oddly, I think I've felt the pain of the cancellation more these past few months than I have since the early days. I don't know why, and it certainly has never affected my love not only for Moonlight, and our wonderful characters (and cast), and the amazing community of friends we've built around this show. I regularly tell people that Moonlight changed my life. And that will remain true forever.
Love to you all,
Lucky
I think the first time I watched Sonata, I was in serious denial. Surely they'd realize they made a mistake...surely our beloved show, that meant the world to so many, would be back.
Still, there was that philosophical moment, of thinking that was one of the best eps of all. And that IF...IF... we didn't get more, that the ending was something I could live with. At least for then, and maybe forever, Mick and Beth were together. We got that. We really, really did get a lovely, romantic ending to the season. If Moonlight had ended episode 16 on a different sort of cliffhanger--say, Mick didn't stop and bang his head against the wall, or didn't go back to Beth's door--I'm not sure our love for this show would have survived in the way it has, these past three years.
I loved Sonata for a lot of reasons besides the ending, though. Josef was particularly sparkling in this episode (although I regret, to the point of pain sometimes, that the last glimpse of him we got was at Emma and Jackson's execution). The glimpses into freshie life, through Simone, were fascinating, and so in line with what we'd already theorized, I've always wondered if the writers didn't do a little more checking out of the boards, and the fic, than they'd ever admit to. The broadening scope of the vampire community in L.A. --surely something that would have come more to the fore in season 2. Personally, I loved the gathering of vamps at Mick's place, and the elaborate heist plot to free Emma. (Those things NEVER go as planned, but there you are.)
Oddly, I think I've felt the pain of the cancellation more these past few months than I have since the early days. I don't know why, and it certainly has never affected my love not only for Moonlight, and our wonderful characters (and cast), and the amazing community of friends we've built around this show. I regularly tell people that Moonlight changed my life. And that will remain true forever.
Love to you all,
Lucky