Parenthood

DaysLady said:

Kristina and Adam really frustrate me. I have worked with special needs children and adults- and they are very capable of learning and understanding discipline. Kristina and Adam seem to excuse all behavior to Aspergers/Autism. What frustrates me- is they DO discipline him with some things (by some I mean, maybe once they have shown this LOL), and the show demonstrated how good they are at approaching him the correct way about it. But then they take something that is really serious to me, and just say "well, he has aspergers"?? They need a little more consistency for me. (And for the record, it is NOT ok that Dylan calls him Aspergers. Even if he likes it, and wants her to call him that. It's not ok. period. Dylan is smart enough to understand. She's just another product of parents that fail to discipline.)

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OMG don't get me started. I was diagnosed with Aspergers as an adult, and started watching Parenthood because they had a child with Aspergers on there, only to find myself constantly getting annoyed with the way Kristina and Adam (but especially Kristina) treat Max. And not just this season, either. She always either over-disciplines (like when she didn't let Max go on a family road trip because he called her a B) or excuses his behavior based on the fact that he has Aspergers. I always feel like she and Jennifer Horton read the same parenting books.

Anyway, who's watched the finale yet? I have some thoughts but don't want to spoil it if people haven't gotten there yet.

I watched it.... I cried the entire time I think. even when I was laughing- there were tears. I just didn't want my favorite family on tv to go away. :( I think the ending was the best series finale I have ever seen- it was so special, I loved the "future" moments at the end, the entire episode...it was just perfect. When Zeke died, even though I knew it was coming, I screamed "NO! no! no!" and bawled. :( geez, you'd have thought Zeke was my own dad the way I lost it. lol. I'm so sad that this show has ended, but I'm so happy with the way it ended.

I loved that Camille went to Chez Marie, the restaurant Zeke wanted to take her to, but couldn't because of his heart.

I loved that Amber had a boyfriend/husband that was good to her, and I loved that baby Zeke's daddy Ryan looked well taken care of and was spending time with him.... I loved Joel and Julia's growing family...and Crosby & Jasmine's too!!!! And the luncheonette back, perfectly ending with a music group in the studio singing a slowed down version of the show's opening theme music.

perfection. Bravo to the producers... Days should freaking take notes because Parenthood was AWESOME!!! I can't wait to own the box set of all seasons. Because I will own it. lol.

I agree. One of the best series on TV, and a very fitting, satisfying ending. I hope they do some reunion movies or something every few years. (I have loved all three incarnations of this concept and probably always will!)

I agree about Days producers needing to take notes, too, although even Parenthood's writers fell into sudden character changes sometimes.