 For the past twelve weeks, Denis Leary and Co. have managed to deliver award-worthy material packed with risqué storylines and grade-A humor, but while the season finale should have been a grand slam no-brainer, they’ve managed to flush all of their hard work down the toilet with a half-assed cliffhanger ending. First off, where’s the suspense in putting Tommy in the middle of a domestic fire when we all know that they’re not going to kill of the main character? True, it was amusing to see Sheila go nuts (again) and drug him (again), but when she accidentally started a fire by breaking an oil lamp, I just knew that it would end with the old “will he/won’t he” conclusion. Unfortunately, we already know that he won’t, so there’s little to wonder there. Everyone else, however, didn’t seem to get the same kind of respect. Franco bombed the Lieutenants exam and made himself look like a complete idiot in front of his daughter; Lou has proven himself unable to work/live on the sea; and Probie’s bicurious phase seems to have faded – of course, not until after he participated in a brother/sister threesome. And what about the Chief and Garrity? Well, Sean’s got a new life with Maggie, and Jerry appears to be unofficially retired from the firefighting business, so we can probably call both of their storylines wrapped up, while the other three guys will no doubt return to Ladder 62. And after blowing off Sheila by not signing his retirement papers, Tommy will be back as well, but the real question is: what about her? The show has proven time and again how casual they are with killing off recurring characters, but seriously, Sheila? Who’s gonna continue fighting for Tommy when he gets back together with Janet at the beginning of season four. Personally, I could care less, because while the show has remained one of the better reasons to turn on your TV in the summertime, there’s really nothing left for me to care about.
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ur question thing is whacked but yea the season couldnt have been more like i know how its gonna end… but i just hate that sheloa character.. i mean shes all pretty and shit but wen she goes nuts its so annoying.. but i did like how she hgot her serious face wen tommy told her that he might be staying wit the guys… looking forward to season 4 and lets face it there gonna have to kill him off and i hope they do just that
I certainly think Tommy is safe but, like you said, Sheila could perish in the fire. Once Johnny died, Tommy should have realized that he would probably end up back with his wife and he should never have committed to Sheila and the house on the beach. Aside from the drugging and the raping, Sheila is the better catch, but Tommy has held a flame for Janet this whole season and he shouldn’t lead Sheila on. No wonder he’s in a burning building drugged out of his gourd.
Of course, what he said to Janet in the bathroom about always taking care of her, didn’t exactly sound like he wanted to be back with her.
I thought that Lou’s scene on the dock was hilarious. That was Artie Lange (of the Howard Stern Show) who played his cousin. Did Lou infer that he and the nun split up? I thought I caught a statement that led me to beleive they were no longer together.
I was not as put off by the cliffhanger as you were, but there were some tense moments when Sheila ran out and sat in her car. For a second there, I thought that she was going to lose it while Tommy burned up in the fire.
Does anyone know the name of the song played in the beginning of this episode? When they are showing everyone getting the news about Johnny.
Do you have any lyrics? If so, type them into Google along with the word “lyrics” and the song should pop up. If that doesn’t work, you might want to check out the message boards at the official show site at FX.com:
http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/rescueme/