Dinosaurs:
Changing Nature (That last episode)
I was listening
to the TV Guidance Counselor podcast and the host has mentioned the
rather dark ending to the comedic show Dinosaurs. The episode might
be one of the most grim ending to a show ever. Plus, this show was
kind of aimed at children and teenagers. While I hated the baby and
the old grandmother, I thought the humor and the puppet stuff was
amazing.
I loathed everyone that did the baby reenactment. I never found the baby that amusing.
While Netflix has
the episode listed as episode 7, it
was supposed to be the very last episode of the season (series).
There were a bunch of episodes un-aired because the network
canceled the show earlier than the producers had intended. So, they
put this episode out early to tie the show up.
I just watched it
on Netflix. Man,
I am bummed out.
Since it was the
last episode, they literally kill off the entire family and the
entire world. And, the main characters is partly responsible for it
too! And, the grim part about it is that they basically end the show
with us knowing that the entire family is in their house freezing to
death. Wow, that is very bold.
The other thing
worth noting is the Dinosaurs did it to themselves. They nuked
volcanoes in order to fix an
environmental problem and pretty much killed themselves in the
process. Instead
of a giant rock from space, it was the Dinos themselves that created
the Ice Age.
Actually, the
episode isn't as preachy as people say. They tell a story
(in 30 mins) that has an organic moral or message without the story
grinding to a halt. It shows you how killing off an entire race of
smaller animals could have a bigger impact on our surroundings. How
many times have we tried to solve environmental problems, but it made things worst in the long run? This does it in a story form without
stopping and say, “You see...”. And, basically the main
character is partly the reason things go from being bad to terrible
because he should have stood up.
The show ends
with these characters certainly dying off in a freezing house. That
is just harsh, but it takes balls to do that.
However, I am a little depressed.
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