What are they thinking? This episode seemed to be from a completely different series than past episodes and was better suited for a cliché, poorly-written soap opera. (If you've noticed, the other episodes from this season range between a rating of 7.7 and 9.7..... this episode limps in at an unimpressive 5.1. Enough said.) The editing (or extreme lack thereof) was so non-existent the viewer is forced to watch Carrie drive, roam around the house, think, walk, and sleep, along with all the other mundane events in her day, in hopes the episode will pick up; it never does. To think the episode was intentionally constructed this way is baffling (this is fiction- do *something* interesting!!) When *every* scene should contribute to the plot or enhance the quality of the episode or series, somehow not a single scene in this episode did so.
The writing was so cheesy and reflected a domestic drama Snooze Fest, rather than the action-packed, political thriller we tuned in for (*cough* ahem, Meredith Stiehm, what were you thinking?). A family member and I were actually yelling at the TV in disgrace throughout the episode. I could easily go scene by scene and describe what was so horrible about this awkward attempt at an emotional season finale, but I'd rather go rearrange my sock drawer or watch paint dry instead. I shouldn't have invested any more time into this episode by writing this review, but I was so baffled and appalled after watching it that I had to get it off of my chest. I consider this episode a complete failure and waste of 45 minutes of my life, after which I gained nothing but a bad taste in my mouth for the writing and skepticism about the effectiveness of the head honchos running this production.
The writing was so cheesy and reflected a domestic drama Snooze Fest, rather than the action-packed, political thriller we tuned in for (*cough* ahem, Meredith Stiehm, what were you thinking?). A family member and I were actually yelling at the TV in disgrace throughout the episode. I could easily go scene by scene and describe what was so horrible about this awkward attempt at an emotional season finale, but I'd rather go rearrange my sock drawer or watch paint dry instead. I shouldn't have invested any more time into this episode by writing this review, but I was so baffled and appalled after watching it that I had to get it off of my chest. I consider this episode a complete failure and waste of 45 minutes of my life, after which I gained nothing but a bad taste in my mouth for the writing and skepticism about the effectiveness of the head honchos running this production.