I spent the last few months watching through Parks and Rec for the first time. It’s a stunningly good show, with brilliant world building and immensely likable characters. And while it might be firmly of another political era already, it’s one I think we’d all prefer to be in.
There’s a lot I love about the show, but one thing that more recently struck me is how much its ending is like Lost. We see these characters moving on into another life, getting the chance to meet again afterward, and struggling with their ability to move beyond the setting of the show.
Part of me wonders if this ending — which I will argue is perfect, in both cases — is so fitting because of the nature of TV shows. These characters are necessarily trapped here in…
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