The finale for WWE Legends House was an emotional experience, with Pat Patterson finally coming out and announcing his homosexuality, but with sloppy editing and a unexciting final task, the conclusion of the series, despite its heart-warming appeal, missed the mark.
Listening to every superstar tell a personal story was amazing, but the way it was all edited, it felt like things were missing. There weren’t enough details or context. It just felt like everyone was crying and telling stories. This could have been the episode that set the show apart from the plethora of other reality shows. Instead, it felt forced and rushed- an attempt to tie the series up in a nice little bow just in time for the finale.
For “Mean†Gene Okerlund and Pat Patterson however, there was no need for context or forced emotions. The fact that Okerlund’s wife gave him a kidney to save his life and Patterson, after a half century, announced his sexuality to his peers- that was heavy. His courage the last few episodes was great as he forced his housemates to shed their gimmicks and share a piece of themselves was great. To see all the other legends in tears without a doubt cemented the emotional weight of the series.
Although it was often hilarious, this episode and the last two before it, had the show move into a more serious tone that it was surprisingly able to contain and roll with. Each character was able to grow in one way or another (Well, except Howard Finkel,who’s “personal†story was nothing any average person has gone through) throughout the show, to the point where they were extremely different by the end of the show.
For that reason alone, the finale of Legends House can be looked at as a success, but thanks to poor editing, it was a rather small win, rather than the squash it could have been,
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