The Snowfall saga comes to an end.The Snowfall saga comes to an end.The Snowfall saga comes to an end.
Devyn A. Tyler
- Veronique
- (as Devyn Tyler)
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- TriviaTowards the end, when Franklin and Leon walk down an alley and into a film shoot, it is obviously a nod to the producer of the series, John Singleton, and his premiere film shot in 1990, "Boyz n the Hood (1991). That would be him sitting in the director's chair, 33 years earlier. Even the joke line "You're not going to win an Oscar!", was a tribute of sorts to Singleton, who passed away between seasons 4 and 5.
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Snowfall comes to an end and not the end you expected but what pride and ego leads to, a powerful performance by Damson Idris
It begins shortly after the events of the previous episode in its final minutes, something you could easily say was a controversial way to end it but in my opinion it felt so human. The way Teddy said it to her, with no remorse in his voice, only the ice running through his veins as he said a sentence which cost him his life. I think many would have done the same in Cissy's shoes. That cliffhanger was unpredictable and in my opinion, quite impressive. In the end credits, we heard the sound of the phone instead of the normal music, that to me made it even stronger. Onto the series finale, an episode I've looked forward to but not wanted, Snowfall have been a show I've followed since 2017 and have inspired me in many ways. I really hope John Singleton would have appreciated the ending, Eric Amadio and Dave Andron were the two other co-creators and it was the latter one who wrote these two final episodes. I think Dave Andron's writing was great! From the story to the dialogue, honestly, more build up and perhaps another season to flesh out Franklin's development and arc would have helped. But I'm fine with what we got, I've enjoyed the story of this season and most importantly the story and writing in this episode.
This whole season have looked incredible, with mesmerizing and spectacular cinematography, the grand finale keeps the cinematography and direction but also its editing to a high. How they use the camera, it amazes me, and should be done in more shows. Snowfall have always looked great but this season, they went above that, the camera angles in this season feels reminiscent to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, I mean the cinematography is perfect and stunning.
Alright, let's talk about Damson Idris acting performance in this episode as Franklin Saint, the protagonist since day 1, his acting is superb and deserves an award for his performance. But to explain the reasoning, we have to understand Franklin Saint after the cliffhanger of the previous episode and what he went through in this and the prior season. He is obsessed with money and in this episode, his obsession along with the addiction to drinking and the money, we get to see someone who is everything he never wanted to be but someone evil. He have grown into someone even worse than the people who molded him, or, did he always have that in him? It's been a couple of seasons and its been incredible watching him delve deeper into the darkness and everything obsession leads to. This performance, this character, Damson Idris have always been among the best parts and this episode shows he became the best part. Ultimately it was his pride and ego which made one of our protagonists, Franklin Saint, go down into a dark road which led in bloodshed. This was a character who was the same age as me when the show ran, it was thus the character I saw myself in, I never thought his arc would lead him down this road and it made it so much better. But now when we see where Franklin Saint ended up, was it the right place? From a writing point of view, yes. What Damson Idris did with the character, what the writers wrote, how the directors directed Idris in the role. It have been incredible watching his performance. This episode focus almost solely on Franklin Saint but there are so many great performances in this episode, particularly Isaiah John and Michael Hyatt as Leon and Cissy respectively.
Not everyone will like the ending or the direction this season took, but if you look at the characters, it works. Snowfall have always been about its characters and how their lives intersected, when Franklin's intersected with Teddy's, we knew he would never be the same but yet we hoped he would and then we hoped he would redeem himself. The world isn't easy like that, it isn't black and white, it's grey. John Singleton knew it and so does Eric Amadio and Dave Andron, the latter wrote the two final episodes and I think there's nothing wrong with the writing. I just think no one expected this nor the cliffhanger in the prior episode. I liked it and thought it was great!
For John Singleton.
This whole season have looked incredible, with mesmerizing and spectacular cinematography, the grand finale keeps the cinematography and direction but also its editing to a high. How they use the camera, it amazes me, and should be done in more shows. Snowfall have always looked great but this season, they went above that, the camera angles in this season feels reminiscent to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, I mean the cinematography is perfect and stunning.
Alright, let's talk about Damson Idris acting performance in this episode as Franklin Saint, the protagonist since day 1, his acting is superb and deserves an award for his performance. But to explain the reasoning, we have to understand Franklin Saint after the cliffhanger of the previous episode and what he went through in this and the prior season. He is obsessed with money and in this episode, his obsession along with the addiction to drinking and the money, we get to see someone who is everything he never wanted to be but someone evil. He have grown into someone even worse than the people who molded him, or, did he always have that in him? It's been a couple of seasons and its been incredible watching him delve deeper into the darkness and everything obsession leads to. This performance, this character, Damson Idris have always been among the best parts and this episode shows he became the best part. Ultimately it was his pride and ego which made one of our protagonists, Franklin Saint, go down into a dark road which led in bloodshed. This was a character who was the same age as me when the show ran, it was thus the character I saw myself in, I never thought his arc would lead him down this road and it made it so much better. But now when we see where Franklin Saint ended up, was it the right place? From a writing point of view, yes. What Damson Idris did with the character, what the writers wrote, how the directors directed Idris in the role. It have been incredible watching his performance. This episode focus almost solely on Franklin Saint but there are so many great performances in this episode, particularly Isaiah John and Michael Hyatt as Leon and Cissy respectively.
Not everyone will like the ending or the direction this season took, but if you look at the characters, it works. Snowfall have always been about its characters and how their lives intersected, when Franklin's intersected with Teddy's, we knew he would never be the same but yet we hoped he would and then we hoped he would redeem himself. The world isn't easy like that, it isn't black and white, it's grey. John Singleton knew it and so does Eric Amadio and Dave Andron, the latter wrote the two final episodes and I think there's nothing wrong with the writing. I just think no one expected this nor the cliffhanger in the prior episode. I liked it and thought it was great!
For John Singleton.
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- Apr 25, 2023
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