Transparent: Transparent Musicale Finale (2019)
Season 5, Episode 1
1/10
Did not work! Offensive last song. Not worthy of the rest of the series.
3 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
The idea of a musical(e) ending is intriguing but this one did not work at all and was highly offensive and trite into the bargain. I loved much of seasons 1-4. The story lines were over the top at times and also nuanced (not an easy combination to do). I thought that having the " doubles" for Maura et al was an interesting way to handle a logistic issue posed by the departure of a main character. Here trite shopworn story lines and songs substituted for the authentic storytelling that had marked the first 4 seasons. Why was a trite romantic ending (Josh and Raquel and Maura's double and Shelley) plopped into a series that eschewed triteness? Its fine to end on a joyous note but the last song was highly offensive. The series urged us all to have a greater sensitivity to trans and non-binary issues. Great- but then to make the final number awash in insensitivity is an insult to the viewers and the arc of the series. Sensitivity to the pain and lives of others is a worthy goal all around- so why trash this in the final scene? Whoever thought that a peppy song about genocide (with an explicit message as to how all of us should process genocide) was a good idea?
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