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Coupling jumps the shark
...But it was a good ride while it lasted, and terribly funny besides.
I'm amazed, though - we counted at least three ways the series jumped the shark in the last episode/rumors of first 4th season ep alone.
1. UST couple gets together. (Sally and Patrick)
2. Main character gets pregnant. (Susan)
3. Cute character leaves the show (Jeff), and is replaced by another cute character who is almost exactly like him/her (Oliver.)
Husband is amused at Oliver because when the two youngest on the Brady Bunch stopped being so young and cute, they brought in Cousin Oliver to be the cute kid. This is a definitive jump-the-shark moment.
Honestly, the end of Season 3 irritated me. It annoyed me that Susan was trying to oops Steve, and then oh noes she can't get pregnant and oh yey it's a miracle! Susan getting pregnant kills the point of the show, to my mind, since it's always been about sex, not its consequences. Julia bailing on Jeff was stupid - no reason was ever given for it, and it made no sense whatsoever. Did someone want to leave the show in a hurry?
Besides that, Coupling has always been a funny series, and then we get four episodes that turn up the angst. It felt like someone switched discs on me.
Don't get me wrong, Season 3 was still funny as hell, but Season 4 won't be happening. Gauging by the cancellation, the British viewers agreed with me too.
I'm amazed, though - we counted at least three ways the series jumped the shark in the last episode/rumors of first 4th season ep alone.
1. UST couple gets together. (Sally and Patrick)
2. Main character gets pregnant. (Susan)
3. Cute character leaves the show (Jeff), and is replaced by another cute character who is almost exactly like him/her (Oliver.)
Husband is amused at Oliver because when the two youngest on the Brady Bunch stopped being so young and cute, they brought in Cousin Oliver to be the cute kid. This is a definitive jump-the-shark moment.
Honestly, the end of Season 3 irritated me. It annoyed me that Susan was trying to oops Steve, and then oh noes she can't get pregnant and oh yey it's a miracle! Susan getting pregnant kills the point of the show, to my mind, since it's always been about sex, not its consequences. Julia bailing on Jeff was stupid - no reason was ever given for it, and it made no sense whatsoever. Did someone want to leave the show in a hurry?
Besides that, Coupling has always been a funny series, and then we get four episodes that turn up the angst. It felt like someone switched discs on me.
Don't get me wrong, Season 3 was still funny as hell, but Season 4 won't be happening. Gauging by the cancellation, the British viewers agreed with me too.