(written a few moons ago)
Season finales have a way of dispiriting me, by showing me the transience of things. Things that we like, things that we get used to, things that teach us lessons, sometimes not even by design.
Like this one, which took me to Queens, a borough of New York City, week after week, and also gave me a peek into the world of fashion magazines, however contrived a view it may have been. More than the sometimes convoluted plots and the character profiling that ensured certain audiences, I was a fan because in its own way, it gave insights into the innate goodness that exists in all humans..characters, especially in the final season of a dramedy 🙂
But more than anything else, the show was all about the journey of its title character, an unlikely success story. It sold the hope that a person could make her (in this case) own world, despite her unconventional ways, because she believed in herself. And it sold it well, because many a viewer cheered for her, and egged her on.
Say that I’m changed, say I’m different
Maybe I’ll finally understand
It has succeeded to some extent, in teaching me, that its not really the choices I make, but how much of myself I am willing to put in them, that really decides the outcome, and the way I deal with that outcome.
I’m ready, I’m ready
I’m ready to believe
And if I zip through the entire journey of the character, I can also see the transience of these outcomes, despite their seeming finality.
Say I’ll let go, say it’s obvious
Oh, I tell myself over, over and over again
So yes, thank you, for taking me on a very interesting journey, and giving me several LOL moments, thanks to nasty one liners from Marc/Wilhelmina/Amanda. And now, when I am asked, usually with much incredulity, followed by amusement, about why I watch Ugly Betty, I’ll perhaps hum..
And all the world can watch the choices you make
All the world can watch each tiny mistake
Let the world watch….let the world wait for you
until next time, couchsurfing of a different kind
Lyrics: All the World (I Tell Myself) by Correatown, played during the season 4 finale