'Jericho': Out With a Bang

Now to dissect what Jake and Hawkins did this episode, which was extremely cut-and-dried and only a bit exciting. In simple terms, they went to Cheyenne, killed some people, obtained the bomb, drove into the Texas embassy, flew a plane, landed a plane, the end. Sure, it sounds like a lot, but to me it seemed choppy and rote.

Let me explain what I mean. Who would have guessed that there would be a shootout when they hijacked the ambulance? I mean, shocking, right? Um...no. Who would have guessed the Texas-embassy folks would grant them amnesty and save them from Cheyenne? And what do you know, they got to the airport and took off with no problems whatsoever! Shocking! (Uh, not really.) I don't mean to downplay the central action of the episode, but most of these scenes played out like the most boring episodes of The Amazing Race, where you think the teams are seconds apart from one another racing to the pit stop, only to find they were really an hour apart. I mean, the army guys didn't even try to shoot at Jake's plane as it took off.

Granted, I whooped and hollered when the Texas National Guard planes blew the ASA planes out of the sky. (My folks live in Texas. Must be a pride thing.) And I jumped a little when Hawkins got shot, but that was about it. I guess Chung died, but who really knows? Smith just vanished into the darkness...ooh, creepy. And Hawkins and Jake basically started the next American Civil War. Okay, I guess.

So that's it. That's all we have. There were resolutions, neatly packaged for us. There are some open questions, which are good for any series finale to have. What is Smith going to do now? How would the battle play out? What would Constantino do now that it's all-out war? What role would Beck play? Realistically, the way the show ended, the third season would have to veer even further away from what made the first season great.

Ultimately, I don't know how to react to Jericho's final episode. Was it good? Was it bad? For me, it was neither. It was simply ''meh,'' and I'm glad the misery is over. Does this mean I hated the series? Absolutely not, but as I've said before, something was off this whole season.

But what did you think? Will you miss Jericho? Did the finale satisfy you?

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