A few references have been made in CS recently to the end of the television series “St. Elsewhere,” the implication being that it ended on an it-was-all-a-dream type gimmick.
Could someone tell me exactly how it went?
Never watched St. Elsewhere, but I love the implications. Check the sig.
I loved St. Elsewhere. I even loved the surprise ending. In what I assume was a reference to St. Elsewhere, the movie Just Like Heaven had a very similar ending. Link to the movie here.
I loved the ending. I was maybe 13 when it ended but I still loved it. Remember watching it with my Mother who was none too impressed.
Loved the show, Dr. Mark Craig was (imho) one of the single greatest TV characters ever.
I assume others will spoil it for you.
As for myself, I was a huge fan of the show, and those last five minutes were a jaw-dropper for me. And I loved it.
Also, I think in the “reality” world, Norman Lloyd (one of the other doctors) played the boy’s grandfather in that last scene.
But it has been a few years. I could be wrong.
Norman Lloyd is playing Ed Flanders’ father in the final scene while Chad Allen stares at a sno-globe with the hospital in it.
It’s only my opinion, but I watched that show from beginning to end of series, and I felt really abused by that ending. I was like the writers & producers said, “Screw you, you were STUPID to invest all of this time in a charade we put together just to show how undeserving you are of any respect! BwahaaaaaaHaaaaaHaaa, dumbass!!!”
Some liked the ending, some even loved it, though. Depends on your outlook, I guess.
I don’t know why anyone would be bothered by that ending. I mean, the show was a fictional construct anyhow, so the ending was just playing with that concept.
We’re bothered because it’s a cop-out and put 50 years of primetime TV in that boy’s head.
40 years, sorry.