I want to finish this project the same way I started which is writing about another great that that I feel is perfect in every way and wouldn’t change anything about it. The show I’m talking about is The Good Place; the show had its series finale at the beginning of this year, and it was a bittersweet moment. The Good Place follows Eleanor Shellstrop who thinks she was accidentally sent to “heaven” and navigates her way around the neighborhood trying to avoid being exposed. She learns ethics from her supposed soulmate Chidi who was an ethics professor on earth. I started watching this show when it first aired because of the interesting promotions for it; I’m so glad I got to be a part of this show’s entire journey from start to finish.

I can’t even begin to list every single thing about this show, but I can mention all the main concepts that make it a show everyone could enjoy. Through the seasons, the character development for all of the main cast is phenomenal. It’s very apparent that every character has grown by the end of the series, but the show does something not all shows do. While there is character development, each person stays true to who they are; they grew for the better without becoming a completely different person. Sometimes other shows completely change a character in order to make them a better person. The intent for the show is very clear and has resulted in there being basically no filler episodes in the entire series. Mike Schur, the creator, only needed four seasons to fully narrate the story he wanted to tell. It’s also not a show I would consider to be religious even though it deals with the afterlife, which makes it more appealing to a broader audience. The show never mentions heaven or hell by name but by referring to it as the good place or bad place; this choice makes the show more about what would an afterlife be like if there was one as opposed to heavily referring to the Bible.

Wrapping this little journey up, I want to do something different this time. Instead of talking about one tv show, I’m going to be talking about a few tv shows that were once great but made one decision that tarnished the entire series. This post is going to be full of spoilers because there’s no way I can write around them. I used to really love the shows Jane the Virgin and How I Met Your Mother until the writers created storylines that I, as a viewer, felt like didn’t make any sense.

I want to start off with Jane the Virgin; I loved this show so much to the point I felt I needed to create an entire blog dedicated to it. I thought the relationship Jane and Michael had been building was so beautiful and depicted a healthy relationship you don’t see on television shows as often. Of course , they had their issues in the beginning, but they worked them out and became a stronger couple because of them. I will never agree with the writers for “killing him off” and making Jane a single mother. It was clear that they only wanted Michael out of the picture so Jane and Rafael could finally be together in the end. The writer wanted to create this story of them being pulled together by fate and becoming a happy family, but they way they did that just doesn’t feel write. There was no point in having Jane choose Michael as her true love just for him to die so Jane could realize her true love was actually Rafael. If they wanted those two to be together they shouldn’t have led the audience to believe that her and Michael were soulmates when that wasn’t really true in their eyes. I’m not even going to talk about Michael actually being alive with amnesia because that whole plot was another pointless story that’s supposed to show that Jane and Rafael were meant to be ( even though their relationship is highly toxic).

How I Met Your Mother used to be loved by many, but the series finale changed that for a lot of people, including me. We waited years for the mother to be revealed, thinking she was Ted’s soulmate, just for her and ted’s relationship to barely be shown. The worst part is they killed her off and had Ted pursue a relationship with Robin again. No one wanted that; everyone was happy with Robin and Barney together. Ted and Robin should’ve never been the end goal; if the mother had been written to stay alive, the show would’ve been received in a more positive way from the fans.

This week’s show is Desperate Housewives, aka, my guilty pleasure show. Don’t get this confused with The Real Housewives franchise; the show I’m talking about was the inspiration for the reality television show. The show follows four housewives as they navigate through their relationships, motherhood, rivalries, and dark secrets. The series starts just after a close friend of theirs commits suicide; we meet all the main characters at Mary Alice’s wake. To this day, I’m not really sure why I started watching it, but something just told me to add it to my list of things to watch. I’ve rarely had a show hook me in so quickly with just the first episode; there was always a new shocking revelation that kept viewer, like me, watching.

What makes the show binge-worthy is the amount of drama in it. Everyone is having an affair, covering up some secret, or manipulating someone to get what they want. Each season brings new residents on the lane and the new residents are always running away from something in their past. Bringing in new cast members allows the show to create new, outrageous plotlines. For me personally, there seems to be a good  mix of realistic plotlines and completely chaotic plotlines. There’s most definitely a character everyone watching can relate to or would want to be.

This week we’ll be talking about Veronica Mars and I’ll be trying my best to refrain from spoiling anything in the show. Veronica Mars is a crime-solving show that follows teen Veronica Mars as she struggles with school, the death of her best friend, and solving the latest mystery. Each episode focuses on a new case for her to solve while each season has one major mystery that needs to be solved. The franchise was cancelled after three seasons, but received crowdfunding for a movie, and then got picked up again by Hulu. This series has seen many reboots because of the loyal fanbase it accumulated in its first airing. While I may deem it as one of my favorite shows, there are major flaws that plague the later seasons.

What makes the show great is its concept and execution. It’s a well-written that is the perfect balance of teen drama, mystery, and comedy. When watching the show, you just want to be Veronica Mars herself because she is such a phenomenal character that can basically do anything. I wish I could fully articulate what makes the show so great; just know that it’s basically everything I wanted in a tv show. Do yourself a favor and go watch the first two seasons if you haven’t. Trust me there’s a reason its fans raised millions to create a movie spin-off.

Over the next couple of weeks, I want to talk about a few of my favorite tv series and my opinions on them. My main focus will solely be on shows that I’ve seen in their entirety and feel somewhat passionate about. Don’t let the word passionate fool you; I will never watch some of these shows again because how much I disagree with the writers. Ironically, that’s why I want to write about them and possibly start a discussion with you guys. Essentially, all of the show I’ll be talking about have made me felt an urge to rant to someone at some point in my viewership. We’ll discuss what makes them great, where they possibly went wrong, and maybe throw out suggestions on what could’ve been changed.             Let’s start with the first show to kick things off: Avatar: The Last Airbender. The series follows Aang, Katara, and Sokka around on their journey to defeat the fire nation and return peace among all the four nations. As the avatar, Aang has the responsibility to restore peace; this responsibility especially weighs heavily on Aang because he accidentally disappeared for a hundred years right before the war starts. On their journey, Aang must master all the elements to be able to face Firelord Ozai and defeat him before the end of the summer. The audience watches as Aang searches for element masters and slowly build his small army of friends throughout the series.