It was only supposed to last for a few months. I wasn’t supposed to want any more. It was supposed to end and I was supposed to be satisfied. It did, but I wasn’t.
Persons Unknown was NBC’s answer to a boring summer full of reruns and non-scripted garbage. Except for an episode aired online, I was okay with it. I’d even say I enjoyed it. It had suspense, pretty good characters, and an engaging story. Unlike shows I watched before, I was not going to second-guess any plot point. I was content to enjoy the ride, wherever it took me. I was right there with it - until the ending.
Been There, Done That
Believe me, I know about unsatisfying endings. From St. Elsewhere to Seinfeld and beyond, endings that didn’t do the show that came before them justice are not new. Even Lost, which had an ending I loved, had it’s haters once the final credits rolled. Satisfying or not, those shows had an end. There was a finality to them that closed the door and didn’t leave you wondering what comes next, even though the next episode was never coming. Not this time.
I know ever since Lost ended I may have been, consiously or not, comparing every TV show to it. Maybe that’s just human nature, but it’s also not fair to the writers, producers, and actors who made Persons Unknown. But if it’s really over, let it be over. Don’t leave me wondering what happened next, when there’s a good chance nobody’s going to tell me. I hear NBC promised all my questions would be answered. They weren’t.
