We’ve come to the final episode, again
Anybody out there still following along with my Studio 60 Revisited Monday marathon? We’re at the end now, at that glorious finale that tied up all the loose ends and sent us away sad but satisfied. That would be “What Kind of Day Has It Been,” which first aired on June 28, 2007, and was directed by Danny Tripp himself, Bradley Whitford.
When I first saw this episode, almost a year ago, I went into fearing the worst — worried that Sorkin would, understandably, end things in the most negative and depressed way possible, with Jordan dead, Danny losing custody of the baby, Tom’s brother killed in a way that makes those who tried to ransom him responsible, Simon fired, Jack … I don’t know, Jack crossing the street drunk and getting hit by a bus. The way the show was treated by critics and the network, I couldn’t have blamed its creator for leaving it in ashes. But I was so hoping against hope for the best for these characters.
I don’t want to ruin things for anyone who’s experiencing the episode for the first time now, but … let’s just say, fear not.
Share your thoughts on this final episode here, then come back through the week for a review, recap, memorable lines, and five questions. After that, I’ll have just about run out of things to say about Studio 60, but this blog will be mutating into a look at All Things Sorkin, including Sports Night and The West Wing. So this is not the last “What Kind of Day Has It Been” we’ll be talking about.
Don’t have the DVD set? You can watch this episode online at Hulu.
Studio 60, NBC, What Kind of Day Has It Been
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