10/2/07

OZ

Just finished season 6 of OZ, which happens to be the final season. I've really enjoyed the series. It's nothing like any other series i've seen before. It's raw, honest, brutal and very, very disturbing.

It makes me wanna do a lot of things; drive more carefully so i don't end up like Toby and learn self defense so i can avoid getting shanked are 2 examples. Apply to be a C.O. is not.

As the series progress, i got hooked to more and more characters - the good, the bad and the worse. One thing i really liked about this season is the mental maze. It's this circular maze design painted on the floor. This is how it works; If you have something on your mind, a problem that's bothering you, what you do is enter the maze, starting from the entrance on the outside. Then, you sort your way inside, choosing your own path........by the time you reached the end of the maze (that middle point of the circle), you'd find a solution to your problem. There! isn't that simple?? Too bad, in real life, it isn't. But i still like the concept. maybe we all should try it.

I've also stumbled upon this really cool analogy, uttered by the librarian, Stella to Bob. She said "Men are like books. Sometimes i want a romance, sometimes a thriller, sometimes maybe a trashy novel to take to the beach. And sometimes, i want a classic. but when i'm finished, it's back to the shelves....and on to the next" hmmmm.........i wonder what kind of book i would be......

The series sure contains plenty of death and violence, but there's also an underlying factor of love and compassion, which makes it addictive. Too bad it didn't end well between Beecher and Keller. it would've been nice.


But then it wouldn't be OZ, would it.