Last 5 minutes or so were far too meta. It got me thinking about shows like this, or Lost, or The Leftovers where the story presents a mystery that captivates you and makes you want more--but ultimately leaves none of your questions answered, and adds a few more. There is no resolution, nothing to sate the appetite the writers built in the viewer--just more vapid nonsense imagery that doesn't lead anywhere or tell us anything.
When season 1 ended, I felt short-changed with the cliffhanger and the possibility that OA's entire story was made up. It didn't seem like there would be a second season for a while there, but when I saw there would be I had hope for answers... but all I got were more questions.
Did Dr. Percy do something to subdue Homer's memories of OA?
What's up with the octopus?
What does "The House" have to do with anything and why did it need to exist in the story?
Is the FBI guy (Riz Ahmed) good or bad? Why did he instill doubt in French if he was there to help all along?
What's up with the octopus?
Why didn't OA make the connection between the fish tank in the common room and the place Dr. Percy kept her for 7 years?
How did Dr. Percy get the bodies of the people who'd been in "The House" to put in his secret garden?
What. Is. Up. With. The. Octopus?
Who is Kareem to OA?
Why are the robot cubes able to perform the movements successfully?
Who is that French "guide" lady?
Why are OA, Homer, and Dr. Percy eternally connected? What do they represent?
Is there any significance to the fact that Buck is trans in one dimension but not in the other?
Is Buck/Michelle more significant than the others in the group (French, BBA, Angie, Jesse, Steve)?
What happened after Rachel's message in the medium's house?
WHAT IS UP WITH THAT OCTOPUS?!?!?
All these questions, in addition to the last 5 minutes of the finale, make me believe there is absolutely no plan for this story, and it's a waste of time trying to decipher the fantastical imagery projected by people who have no courage to write an ending. I don't think they can even answer these questions because I don't think they explored past the ideas they wrote for this season. They're just winging it with a bunch nonsense.
Quit turning over every rock and just focus on what's already uncovered. That's what I wish shows like The OA, Lost, and The Leftovers understood. You can't unravel the mystery if you keep changing the size of the ball of yarn.
Or if you add in a telepathic octopus for no reason.
When season 1 ended, I felt short-changed with the cliffhanger and the possibility that OA's entire story was made up. It didn't seem like there would be a second season for a while there, but when I saw there would be I had hope for answers... but all I got were more questions.
Did Dr. Percy do something to subdue Homer's memories of OA?
What's up with the octopus?
What does "The House" have to do with anything and why did it need to exist in the story?
Is the FBI guy (Riz Ahmed) good or bad? Why did he instill doubt in French if he was there to help all along?
What's up with the octopus?
Why didn't OA make the connection between the fish tank in the common room and the place Dr. Percy kept her for 7 years?
How did Dr. Percy get the bodies of the people who'd been in "The House" to put in his secret garden?
What. Is. Up. With. The. Octopus?
Who is Kareem to OA?
Why are the robot cubes able to perform the movements successfully?
Who is that French "guide" lady?
Why are OA, Homer, and Dr. Percy eternally connected? What do they represent?
Is there any significance to the fact that Buck is trans in one dimension but not in the other?
Is Buck/Michelle more significant than the others in the group (French, BBA, Angie, Jesse, Steve)?
What happened after Rachel's message in the medium's house?
WHAT IS UP WITH THAT OCTOPUS?!?!?
All these questions, in addition to the last 5 minutes of the finale, make me believe there is absolutely no plan for this story, and it's a waste of time trying to decipher the fantastical imagery projected by people who have no courage to write an ending. I don't think they can even answer these questions because I don't think they explored past the ideas they wrote for this season. They're just winging it with a bunch nonsense.
Quit turning over every rock and just focus on what's already uncovered. That's what I wish shows like The OA, Lost, and The Leftovers understood. You can't unravel the mystery if you keep changing the size of the ball of yarn.
Or if you add in a telepathic octopus for no reason.