In case you hadn't heard, NBC relented and granted us a two-hour wrap-up, to film beginning in October and to air "over the holidays." Whatever that means.
Here is TV Line's list of movie must-haves:
Timeless Finale Wishlist.
It includes getting back Rufus, which is an obvious choice. Why else would we demand a third season in the first place if not to resolve the gigantic season two cliffhanger? But it also lists Emma "getting what's coming to her" at the hands of Lucy, which is certainly not on my list. Haven't enough people's lives been ruined/sacrificed? Do we want to see Lucy brought down to Flynn's level, making vengeance her primary motive? How about if Emma gets captured by the newly restored Time Team and is brought to justice instead?
The TV Line writer doesn't care which way the so-called "romantic" triangle is resolved. I can't agree. For one thing, I don't want Lucy to end up with Wyatt. All season long, he acted like a complete dick-brain, toward her and everyone else. Looking back, he wasn't much better in season one, truth be told. I give full credit for that to the crappy writing; nevertheless, I can't see how they can redeem his character arc in the course of a two-hour finale. You'd need at least an entire season for that, maybe longer. At this juncture, Garcia Flynn is not a good choice for Lucy either. Besides taking down Rittenhouse, the only thing that Flynn cares about is the loss of his wife and daughter. His connection to Lucy is through the journal, of course; hers to him is a result of her own losses to the Rittenhouse conspirators. Maybe if we had two or three more seasons, the writers could convince me that Flynn and Lucy belong together, but as things stand, pairing him up with anyone besides his dead wife seems premature. (I'm not expecting to convince anyone of my position on either ship.)
Sadly, Jessica Logan's resurrection was a plot device, and not a very good one. Ditto for her pregnancy. I don't see any way to redeem her either, not in 2 hours.
After getting back Rufus, and defeating Rittenhouse, my next wish would be to find out when and why Future!Lucy made the trip back to 2014 to give the diary to Flynn since that action in effect triggered the current timeline. I am not at all interested in the whys and wherefores of time traveling into your own past. It's clearly possible, so let's have a line or two of dialogue, and get on with it.
Since saving Flynn's family would in effect wipe out the entire timeline that begins with him stealing the Mothership from Mason Industries, and because Emma claimed she made it impossible for Lucy to get Amy back, it would feel like cheating to see either of those outcomes come to pass. Every character (and fan) who loves Rufus will be thrilled by his return. Saving the planet from the nightmare Rittenhouse will become under Emma's leadership will need to be its own reward for everyone else.
What is on your personal wish list for the
Timeless movie? Endgame Lyatt? Endgame Garcy? None of the above? (Be honest: isn't her ex-fiancé Dr. Noah looking better and better all the time?)
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