Good article in the Times about how tv writers improvise the season endings.
The best generals have detailed plans -- and then improvise according to the opportunities that show up. So do the best writers. It's crazy to start writing the season without a plan. But the plan may turn out to feel forced, stilted, lame, contrived ... and then you have to improvise. Characters who might have got killed off live. Characters you planned to keep around get tiresome. Actors refuse to continue to play villains -- they want to play nice people. Etc.
One of the fun things about television is you can improvise. By the time you know what's wrong with your movie, you've shot it already. On tv, there are all the upcoming episodes.
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