I just finished re-watching the series. I enjoyed my second time through, and I found the last episode satisfying. I didn't remember the ending, which tells me that watching their journey over 4 seasons was more important than what happens at the end. I often feel this way watching reality TV competition shows. I can't usually remember the winner a few months later, but I remember a singer I really liked or a performance that I still can't get out of my head.
Kids and growing up were major themes for this series. Cameron's game Pilgrim turns out to be all about finding your way back to your childhood. I loved how Cameron's reward in the game was to start your path over again. The second time you might see what choices and opportunities you couldn't see the first time.
I was hoping Cameron would decide to stay, and I thought there was foreshadowing for this. When Hailey got upset with more people leaving her, I thought there was a good chance that Cameron would stick around. I loved the scene with Donna and Cameron talking all the way through their new Phoenix company. They could see everything that would happen from startup to dissolution. Yet, Donna at the end leaves logic behind and goes with her heart. She comes up with an amazing idea that breathes life back into both of them. Cameron suggests earlier that working together was more important than the idea, but then after both of them talk through the logic of what would happen, it seemed unlikely. Cameron was ready to hit the road to Florida. But Donna lights up as she sees something in the diner. An idea sparks a fire. Her passion for this new idea was all it took to throw away the logic and go for it! She runs out to Cameron, and they start the game over with each other. I loved this. To me, this was just like the reward in the game Pilgrim. They got to start over with a new perspective. Perhaps this time, with their memories from the first time through, they will be able to beat the logic and find a new path.
I can see Cameron sticking around and helping Hailey navigate through her teen years. Cameron won't have kids of her own, and Donna will love the help. Donna foreshadowed this in a previous episode when she suggested Cameron could be an instant parent to a 17 year old.
Joe also had a pretty positive ending. He learned that he loved working with kids like Hailey, and he ends up being a humanities teacher!
The tech history resonates with me, because I lived it. I won't go into the details, but the history attracted me to the series. But the characters kept me watching. I may not remember this ending episode a few years from now, but I'll remember Cameron's Pilgrim game. I'll remember Donna telling Cameron that she played her game all the way through to the end, and that Cameron made the game for people like Donna. It's not all about violence and shooting and killing. It's about the journey, the people and the community. OK, I'll shut up now. Thanks for reading!
Kids and growing up were major themes for this series. Cameron's game Pilgrim turns out to be all about finding your way back to your childhood. I loved how Cameron's reward in the game was to start your path over again. The second time you might see what choices and opportunities you couldn't see the first time.
I was hoping Cameron would decide to stay, and I thought there was foreshadowing for this. When Hailey got upset with more people leaving her, I thought there was a good chance that Cameron would stick around. I loved the scene with Donna and Cameron talking all the way through their new Phoenix company. They could see everything that would happen from startup to dissolution. Yet, Donna at the end leaves logic behind and goes with her heart. She comes up with an amazing idea that breathes life back into both of them. Cameron suggests earlier that working together was more important than the idea, but then after both of them talk through the logic of what would happen, it seemed unlikely. Cameron was ready to hit the road to Florida. But Donna lights up as she sees something in the diner. An idea sparks a fire. Her passion for this new idea was all it took to throw away the logic and go for it! She runs out to Cameron, and they start the game over with each other. I loved this. To me, this was just like the reward in the game Pilgrim. They got to start over with a new perspective. Perhaps this time, with their memories from the first time through, they will be able to beat the logic and find a new path.
I can see Cameron sticking around and helping Hailey navigate through her teen years. Cameron won't have kids of her own, and Donna will love the help. Donna foreshadowed this in a previous episode when she suggested Cameron could be an instant parent to a 17 year old.
Joe also had a pretty positive ending. He learned that he loved working with kids like Hailey, and he ends up being a humanities teacher!
The tech history resonates with me, because I lived it. I won't go into the details, but the history attracted me to the series. But the characters kept me watching. I may not remember this ending episode a few years from now, but I'll remember Cameron's Pilgrim game. I'll remember Donna telling Cameron that she played her game all the way through to the end, and that Cameron made the game for people like Donna. It's not all about violence and shooting and killing. It's about the journey, the people and the community. OK, I'll shut up now. Thanks for reading!