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What is going on with “Mistresses”? I watched the season finale and Karen got killed. Then it went into the future and everyone has had kids. Harry the chef finds out while he is ready to open a new place that he has a grown son. And now another Karen is walking around. I’m so confused.
I don’t think I can clear up all of that confusion, since the ABC drama has been canceled after four seasons as ratings declined. But yes, the show took a time leap, as series occasionally do. And yes, a new woman claimed to be Karen. Executive producer Rina Mimoun told TVLine.com that the death of Karen was mutually agreed upon by the show and actress Yunjin Kim, who had played Karen, after she indicated she wanted to pursue some other projects. And the introduction of the “new” Karen was one of the ways the show was setting up a fifth season — which, at this writing at least, is not in the cards.
What happened to “American Crime” with Felicity Huffman? It left us hanging and I haven’t seen an ad touting its return.
The drama has gotten a lot of attention (and praise) for its season-long arcs dealing with big issues — and a cast in which the same actors have played different characters in each season. But the second season finale left many concerned about its ambiguity.
Which was deliberate. Series creator John Ridley told EW.com that not even the actors had all the answers at the end. Asked if that was so the audience could make its own assumptions, Ridley said, “Yes, to a degree … In most procedurals that’s what the audience wants, like, ‘I want to see who did it. You better give it to me.’ I think our audience realizes we’re not about answering questions, we’re about asking questions.” So get ready for more questions; the show will be back for a third season next year.
I wonder if “The Mysteries of Laura” will be on again. I really enjoyed it and the season ended with Jake getting engaged to someone other than Laura. Will a new season start soon?
No. NBC canceled the series after two seasons. TVLine.com said the ratings were OK but NBC may not have kept the show going because it did not own a piece of it. (Networks often tip the scales in favor of shows they own.) As for what might have happened if the series had continued, Deadline.com offered the showrunner’s plans for the third season, including this about Jake and Laura: “Jake’s girlfriend Jen (Jenna Fischer) would return the engagement ring to him. Knowing Laura wanted Jake back, Jen couldn’t stomach being a home wrecker, having grown up in a household with a similar dynamic between her own parents.”
I have been watching “Hogan’s Heroes” on MeTV. I have seen the first episode many times but not the final episode. I recently read that there was no final episode, but I remember an episode where the war was over. Before Hogan leaves, he shows Klink and Schultz the entire operation and then takes them with him to America. Does such an episode exist? Is it possible that it is a lost episode?
The CBS comedy was canceled in 1971 after six seasons. In those days, series finales were extremely rare, and this show did not get one. The last episode was called “Rockets or Romance,” with a standard Hogan’s plot. As for anything where the war ended, I don’t know of the plot you described. There was an episode in the third season, “War Takes a Holiday,” in which Hogan and his gang briefly trick Klink into thinking the war is over to help some underground leaders escape German custody. Anything else ring a bell, Hogan’s fans?
