{"id":76266,"date":"2010-06-21T12:42:36","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T19:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lookingcloser.org\/?p=76266"},"modified":"2012-10-06T15:42:55","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T21:42:55","slug":"inspire-me-whats-the-best-way-to-end-a-series-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lookingcloser\/2010\/06\/inspire-me-whats-the-best-way-to-end-a-series-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspire me: What&#8217;s the best way to end a series?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Okay, I\u2019m not really looking for ideas about how to end The Auralia Thread.<\/p>\n<p>The first draft of <em>The Ale Boy\u2019s Feast<\/em> is very roughly drafted, and by the time the fireworks go off on the 4th, I\u2019ll have given a readable version to the editors. (It feels like I\u2019m preparing to take a patient with worrying symptoms to the doctor to await a diagnosis.)<\/p>\n<p>I know how it ends. And I get a little shaky just thinking about the questions that I won\u2019t pursue to full resolution, and the unexpected resolutions that have emerged for characters like the Ale Boy, Cal-raven, Jordam the beastman, loyal Tabor Jan, and the elusive mage Scharr ben Fray.<\/p>\n<p>But working on this, and watching <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, has me wondering\u2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What has been, for you, the most satisfying conclusion to a series \u2013 in literature, film, or television? What final scene packed the most punch for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll just say it now: The responses to this question are likely to be <strong>loaded with spoilers<\/strong>. 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