Shows bring new characters into our lives, and when they're particularly successful at it, enough of them become endearing that the finale is likely to be sad, no matter how gracefully they stick the landing. Some manage to do it by leaving the story open enough that we can at least pretend this isn't the last time we'll see them. Some manage to provide a complete enough ending that it's satisfying. For this latter case, I'd offer the finales for both Six Feet Under and The Good Place as examples - particularly the latter. It occurred to me as I was starting to put this week's piece together, that we're heading for perhaps a few too many goodbyes near the end of May. At the very end, on May 31st, we'll be leaving Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) and friends behind. Being a show built around someone who transforms the world with a selfless honesty and optimistic positivity, perhaps it's best t...
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