Past Life Progression
Jan. 26th, 2008 10:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scarfmanWe watched the DVRed BBCAmerica Life on Mars series finale and I'm a bit confused. I'd thought I'd understood from the spoilers and fanfiction I read when this first aired that Sam stays in 2006 when he gets back. I'd even thought there was a scene when he visits Gene in a nursing home, and I'd been looking forward to that, but on further reflection maybe that was rather one of the stories I read on LJ six or twelve months ago. (If you know the one I mean, link please?) I think I like this ending better, but I'd still like to have found out what happened to Maia.
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Date: 2008-01-26 05:03 pm (UTC)Good point about Maia. I think we're meant to assume she's okay because Sam nabbed her killer in 1973 (Don't get the Doctor started on that causality loop!)
In the UK the follow-up, "Ashes to Ashes" is about to start. That gives more information on Sam's eventual fate (won't elaborate because of spoilers) - and we revisit Gene with Skelton and the other DI (whose name I can't recall) in 1981.
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Date: 2008-01-26 05:21 pm (UTC)read it at least two different ways
Yes, but I mean, I thought he chose to stay in 2006. That could have been an interesting story too, without the setup that the Morgan in 1973 hadn't been such a reprehensible character needing thwarting.
(Speaking of which, did everyone notice that that character was named after the actor who played the Wizard of Oz?)
I think we're meant to assume she's okay because Sam nabbed her killer in 1973
I'm sure you're right. I'd forgotten that, I guess; but, now reminded, I bet the writers included that episode precisely so Maia was taken care of and so they wouldn't need to deal with her in the finale.
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Date: 2008-01-26 09:22 pm (UTC)The Frank Morgan thing was mentioned, I think, in some of the behind-the-scenes publicity material. That's where I read about it, at least.
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