VCelaya

Why not finish the story?

This is a trauma survival story. Our female lead plays a fragile, talented, gorgeous young actress who struggles with ego, mental health, work, reputation, and relationships. We know early on that her childhood was tragic. Her parents died violently. The aunt and uncle who raised her seem to hate her. She is haunted by her zombie character, her break-out role, first with hallucinations, then with a personality split. We have two handsome potential love interests, a polyglot interpreter and a reality dating show co-star. Good stuff, right?
Tension builds on every front. And then a bombshell drops in the closing episodes. Her parents aren’t dead! What? She saw mom kill dad. She jumped from a balcony when her mom tried to make it a family group death (let’s all eat the poison cake!). But the aunt and uncle withheld the truth from her: the parents survived, had separated but were very much alive. And Aunt & Uncle were afraid of this child, the spitting image of her crazy? Murderous? Mother. Who is alive in America. No wonder she became an actress. No wonder the fragile ego. She’d been acting all her life to try to please these pathetic guardians.
This is at the very end of the drama: packs her suitcases to find mom, then she’s back, and no more personality splits.
No explanations.
It is refreshing to have a drama explore trauma and mental health challenges.
The lead actress particularly was compelling, extraordinary, great job (best actress trophy winner).
BUT it makes no sense to introduce a significant shift that heals our lead, but is not shared/explained/explored. Might as well have had her drunk a magic potion.
Could have been a very, very good drama. Flop of an ending.

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