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How will Parenthood end?


Shermie

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Here's a potential series ending: Amber has a baby boy and names him Zeke (at least she spells it correctly). Zeek is so touched, he rethinks the baseball thing and decides to give it to Zeke Jr. as alegacy. The new family in his old house lets him retrieve it and he has a heart attack and falls (or vice versa, does it really matter?) and ends up at the hospital. The dad of the new family just happens to be a sports memorabilia expert (or maybe the mom is, ooh, tricksy!) and declares it to be a rare million dollar ball, which they bring to Zeek and family out of the goodness of their hearts. Zeek dies and Amber decides to sell the ball and share the money so her big ol' fam jam can solve their financial problems with the Luncheonette, thus guaranteeing herself a job too.

The show ends with the whole family at the pitchers mound, tossing Zeek's ashes to the wind, as they all marvel what a legacy he has left them all - bringing Joel and Julia back together, saving Adam and Crosby's business and Kristina's school, and living on in Zeke Jr. Drew drives off into the sunset in the convertible Zeek gave him as the family looks on. Fade.

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I picture a Six Feet Under style fast forward to the future: 

 

Max becomes the first autistic(*) President. His "why don't you like us more than a 2 out of 5" foreign policy is a huge hit with Republicans. 

 

Sydney uses her precocious intelligence to invent an adhesive that holds families together.

 

Amber has 15 children, all of whom are actually raised by Drew.

 

Jabbar inherits the Luncheonette, becomes a millionaire when he shifts the focus of the business from music to high end file clerking.

 

Hattie returns after a 30 year disappearance, having finally found the remains of Atlantis. Her parents are unimpressed.

 

(*) Autism Parenthood style, no offense intended to anyone coping with autism in the real world.

Edited by Latverian Diplomat
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Lauren Graham has said in interviews that Sarah's ending is satisfying, so I don't think she, Hank, Amber, Drew, or Amber's baby will die. I really think it has to just be Zeek. Nothing else would end the series in any kind of a satisfying way. Death is always sad, but the family has at least had time to get used to the idea of the oldest member of their family dying.

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Zeek found long lost life insurance for ONE MILLION DOLLAR (insert Dr. Evil meme here) or some huge amount enough to take care his wife, his children and grandchildren, the lunchonette, snowflake academy, Amber's baby, Sarah's wedding, and other future Bravermans up in the clouds projects.

 

Every other Bravermans achieved whatever goals / awards they had craved in their fields

 

The alien came and obliterated earth and its population leaving Max as the absolute king of earth

According to Erika Christensen,

there will be about a 3 year fast forward in the end.

.  I definitely think that Zeek dies, but maybe he does have the surgery after all and ends up 

adding three years to his life to live it to the fullest.

 Link to spoiler: 

Am I the only one who thinks, after last night's episode, that the Snowflake Academy is going to somehow annex the Luncheonette or use it as a place for internships, etc. Adam seemed to be inspired by the idea of helping the snowflakes find their path forward and/or making them employable. So maybe he finds a way to do this via the Luncheonette, so that it is fulfilling both his and Crosby's passions? (Ugh, I almost barfed writing that.)

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I just remembered that the movie ended with a flash forward too, although only about a year ahead. In that one, everyone either had a new baby or was pregnant, so I bet the flash forward will show Joel and Julia pregnant and Jasmine and Crosby with another baby (or the other way around). They might even go full movie hokey and have Sarah be pregnant too.

Since the finale has started, we're going to go ahead and lock this topic.

 

Here are a couple of topics you may head for after the series has ended; What Should Parenthood Have Done Better In Six Seasons? or if it's about the finale itself, May God Bless and Keep You Always. Please bring your own tissues, and thanks for playing!

 

 

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