The Oz ending

[anoel]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :( Gah they ripped my heart out, fucked me over and left me weeping on the floor. This stupid show. My poor tragic Beecher/Keller. I still can't believe it. I mean, Toby saved Chris's LIFE! I was SO incredibly happy and ecstatic and felt like the world was won. And I had upped my body count for tragic couples! And I was really hoping Toby would stay out of trouble and he could just visit Chris in jail all the time where they could kiss to their heart's content. I believed they had a chance! And I felt so bad for Chris not getting a life outside with Toby, I wished it could happen even though this being tragic love story I knew it wouldn't. But to have Toby kill Chris? Gah that was the worst. I had seen Chris get pushed off the balcony in a vid but I didn't think he had DIED. They sure fooled me. The worst part is I get why it had to happen. Chris screwed up Toby's parole which I was so pissed about but I understand why he couldn't face a life without the one thing he loved. In the end his love while pure was also an addiction and one he couldn't shake, one he couldn't survive without and which was too tainted with the violence they had both committed and what he would do. It still fucking SUCKS though. Poor Beecher. They at least got a last kiss. This is definitely one of the worst heartbreakers a show has ever given me and one of the worst I've had such a raw, uncontrolled, grief filled reaction to a tragic death or ending.

I love this show, I really do but it really takes a toll out of me in the hope department. I still think Beecher will get out of Oz and live a happy life with his family one day but there's not a lot I can hope. It's worse than The Wire in that department. But it does inspire me at the same time to want to do something to help this messed up world. And it is probably the best example I've seen of the lesson that revenge and the cycle of violence and hate doesn't help anything and it's best to let it go and forgive. I will try to take that to heart. Said's death was also shocking and heartbreaking for me. After Beecher and Keller he was my favorite and I really admired him for his honor and principles. Cyril was probably the second most heartbreaking death, the TWO times it happened. I am so sickened by this world sometimes. This show frustrated me a lot by not giving me my Beecher/Keller especially in S5 but I will thank them for the wonderful kissing we did get in S6. One of my favorite seasons was the first half of S4 which was just amazing in showing an attempt at reform and how messed up it was and kept me in suspense every episode. I'm sickened that Quarns is now warden although I'm not surprised. In the end, I hated Devlin ie the Devil the most because lying, cheating, heartless scum that APPEARS to be good is what I hate the most.

Wow. I can't believe it's over but it's definitely an amazing example of what Television can do.



Well it definitely made me against the death penalty although I was mostly against it anyways. And I've had about enough of tragic love stories for the time being.

Okay now I need some happy and Doctor Who is a perfect way to do that, yay!

Comments

[clayangel.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Hi, I love you. ^______^ How are you doing, sugar?

[kalimyre.livejournal.com]

Ah, Beecher/Keller, also known as the most screwed up couple in the history of ever. Seriously, so much between them, how they've hurt each other and saved each other and their relationship is so not healthy but in a place like that, you hold on to what you have.

There is fic, you know. Fluffy happy fic where they do actually get out, where things are different. And also angsty, scary, awesome fic where Keller survives the fall and they carry on in their twisted way, which I think is actually better. It's more them, the only happy ending they could really have.

[mozartfan1313.livejournal.com]

Wow. You and I have very different opinions of the relationship between Keller and Beecher. lol. To me, it was very much a love/hate relationship. I think Beecher fell for Keller because, initially, he saw him as a comforting type of protection, while Keller was just a sadistic animal who would sleep with anyone. He was a very brutal human being, yet, at certain moments, Beecher brought out a softer side of Keller. However, I don't know that I'm 100% convinced that Keller was in love with Beecher. I have no doubt that Beecher was madly in love with Keller, as his life was out of control and he needed a shoulder to lie on. But Keller was selfish, sadistic and cruel, for the most part, and, if you truly love someone, you don't screw up their parole. Love means understanding that sacrifice is involved and that, if it was love, Keller should have wanted Beecher to be happy and have freedom. Keller just struck me more as someone who loved Beecher's attention and likely cared for him a lot. However, if the roles were reversed Beecher NEVER would have screwed up Keller's parole because he loved him too much.

I'm in the middle of re-watching S4 at the moment. lol.

As for Said, I agree with you. Although I didn't always agree with him values and opinions on certain topics I always found him a comforting presence in OZ. Cyril's death is so sad, especially because that rat, Ryan O'Riley, is the one who messed up his life in every possible way and he gets to live!

I actually met Lee Tergensen (Beecher) and Dean Winter (Ryan) when they came to Toronto to promote the show while it was in its final season. It was great hearing them talk about their characters and how they developed over the seasons. It's definately one of the best shows television has had.