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Can't Buy Me Love: The Finale

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What are your thoughts? Personally, I found it bittersweet.

I'm happy that it wasn't a tragic ending just like what most of us prepared for pero I think they could have done better.

The kiss was, I guess, their way of pacifying the viewers who were quite disappointed (or those who weren't really happy) with how the series was going. But, you know, it did its job. The kilig was kinda there.

Frustratingly, though, I think there were too many unanswered questions, and I guess it was only Caroline who had the closure she wanted: to finally identify who was responsible for her mom's death.

Parang... I need a closure din ata?

What's with the feathers? Was there really a connection between Auntie Cathy, her husband, Gina, Carlo, Manong Ibe, etc? Will they allow Bettina to rot in jail? Will Bingo undergo the necessary treatments to prolong his life? Was the ending with Bettina as the killer exactly how it was planned at the beginning or was it changed along the way? What did Gina bury? What was Carlo's trauma? Did anyone else in their family know it was Bettina?

I really don't know what to feel. It was honestly quite underwhelming.

I have to commend the previous episodes tho.

Belle was able to deliver her lines well and she was able to express all the emotions really well.

Donny is a revelation! You can feel talaga na he was carrying Bingo's pain and makikita mo rin how much he loves Caroline.

Maris? She delivered! Kaila and Jennings? Promising stars in the making.

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u/MovePrevious9463 avatar

sobrang pinahaba. at ano ba naman yan full house ang bahay ni divine nung gabing namatay sya lol! parang bday sa asap, daming surprise guests lol!

di ko din maintindihan bat galit si ibe kay bingo at bat nya tinulungan si bettina. parang ewan lang din na nilagyan pa ng tumor si bingo lol!

hindi pa ba sapat ang mga pinagdaanang hirap ng character ni bingo at kelangan pa nya magkasakit jusme lol!

hindi pa ba sapat ang mga pinagdaanang hirap ng character ni bingo at kelangan pa nya magkasakit jusme lol!

Tangina parehas na parehas tayo ng sinabi sa wife ko habang nanunuod kami. Parang tanga nalang yung tumor, biglang siningit yung sakit e.

same!!! like what was the reason kung bakit kailangan may tumor sya. lol. pwede naman nya tutulan yung wedding, itanan si Ling at maglandian sila sa Batanes without that fear of dying lol

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HAHAHA same tots tayo sa gabing namatay si divine tapos andaming bumisita HAHAHAHAH nakakaloka!

This! Nakakaloka na binigyan pa ng sakit si Bingo. Tas last minute. Para ba may hugutin na mga "masasakit" at "kaiyak-iyak" na eksena? "Oh wait, sabi ng audience di daw magaling umarte ang DonBelle, bigyan ng sakit yan!" Hahahahahaha! Sobrang unnecessary.

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Kulit ng writing! Gusto nila "mag-plot twist" kuno pero sa huli hindi naman para still "plot twist" pa din. Pangpa-gulo lang at pang dramatic effect.

sobrang pinahaba.

Yan din ang naisip ko pero on the other hand...dun sa Netflix, matagal na syang nakalista na good for 148 episodes. Yun kaagad ang una kong napansin nung nag-rewatch ako sa Netflix ng first episodes nya, tapos lahat ng future episodes may nakalagay na "Coming Soon". So matagal nang nakaplano na ganun sya kahaba. (Whether the length was justified or not is a different but related topic.)

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Quality over quantity. I feel like whodunit series such as Dirty Linen, CBML, and Senior High don’t deserve that many episodes. Even “Glass Onion” wasn’t able to replicate the critical and box office success of “Knives Out.”

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This is why I’m for teleseryes to have to be fully written and filmed before airing and post production before, and should have a maximum number of episodes. Or if more, they need guaranteed breaks and broken up to seasons.

Agreed. But I will say Glass Onion is great on it's own. Not comparable to Knives Out sure, but it's also a very layered story.

Critical success - definitely Yes Box Office success - a definite no because it wasn’t released in theaters (Netflix)

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Ang gaganda sa simula, lalaylay pagkamalapit na sa gitna or gitna na mismo, then meh, or rush, or ang daming loopholes ng ending. 

Lumalaylay quality ng writing. Kahit pa sabihing maganda production, pag talaga writing ang nag-suffer, ang waley. Hindi nila kaya i-sustain through out. Sayang lang. Hindi talaga ganon ka-solid. 

Tsaka yung walang chemistry tapos pinilit sa mga characters and sa story, nag-suffer din ang writing. 

Widows Web and Royal Blood of GMA, maiikli lang. Try them

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Poker Face is the only correct answer.

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ABS-CBN has been terrible in terms of finale this past 2 years.

i suffered from dirty linen’s stupid ass finale just to persevere thru 138 episodes of CBML for another stupid finale 😭

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Probinsyano

Dirty Linen

Too Good to Be True

The Iron Heart

Senior High

Can't Buy Me Love

And the worst... Darna (terrible from start to finish)

All of these shows by ABS-CBN from the past few years had terrible Finales and final act.

u/awitPhilippines avatar

I felt like Jane De Leon's Darna was just a man hole cover while Coco rests

I like the Killer Bride but it feels off yung ending, 7/10

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They have great actors and nag-improve talaga ang cinematography compared sa other network pero olats sa story lately.

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Sa true. Ok na sana eh nag improve din yung mga location. Pero pag dating talaga sa story lumigwak kasi yung ibang writers nila nag lipatan din ata ng GMA.

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Gumanda talaga production pero sobrang sablay ng mga writing 

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Sama mo na yung Linlang. Nasablayan ako sa ending 🤧

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Nakalimutan nila si Heaven! Parang afterthought nalang siya. Offscreen most of the last eps tapos malalaman na lang natin na xxxxx na siya

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Di ko pinapanood yun e. Walang kwenta umarte si kim chiu.

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Uyyy i like the ending of dirty linen. Ung idea na mabubulok sa ilalim ng lupa sila leona and carlos na walang makakaalam.

Kasi dba ung family members nila mila, nahanap nila. Pero sila leona, never mahahanap.

For me, chaka dn na magkatuluyan sila ni zanjoe kasi panget ung foundation ng relationship.

Same! I thought DL delivered a solid ending.

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They finish their series the same way the 2024 Lakers end their games. And this is coming from a Lakers fan 😂

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For me hindi ako happy, kasi sinubaybayan ko talaga siya. As in kanina sabi ko YUN NA YUN? Like, anu sino ba nanay ni Snoop, bakit laging nababangit tapos hindi naman ilalabas sa dulo, saka anu yung feather? May manukan ba si Ibe laging may feather? Paanong kay Cindy inlove si Ibe hindi talaga kay Divine. Tapos si Auntie Cathy, anu ba significance nya talaga? Parang siningit lang lahat lahat sa ending .

I am so disappointed kasi walang pakielam yung mga writers sa mararamdaman ng mga nanunuod. Tipong, ito ang gawa namin, lunukin niyo na lang kahit panget ang ending basta tapos na! We're over it BYE parang ganun.

140 episodes! Ganun kahaba tapos yun na yun, pinahaba lang. Ultimo yung confrontation scene kahapon ang chaka eh, para lang silang mga high school na nagdudula dulaan. Pangit pa ng mga banat ni Ibe.. MAG KAKA SHARE AKO SA GLC KAPAG NAKUHA NA NI BETTINA.. like what? Eh siya na nga COO eh pinagsasabi netong tao na ito.

Yun na yun?

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hahaha ako din takang taka sa black feather. mas ok pa sana kung galing kay ina raymundo yung pa feather na yan haha! may scene pa noon kay auntie cathy na may black feather din sa isang kwarto sa bahay nya tapos biglang wala lang, nakalimutan ng explain ng writers hahaha

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Same thoughts! It was very underwhelming. Sobrang mega subaybay pa man din ako na kahit dragging tinuloy ko parin pero napa “ito na talaga yon?” nalang ako sa ending.

Sorry pero tawang-tawa ako sa manukan hahahahaha.

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totoo yung parang walang pake ung writers sa viewers, parang nagcater nalang sila sa donbelle fans dinaan nalang sa kilig

Hahahaa natawa ako nung sinabi ni Ibe na shares lang sa GLC hahahaha

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Ang di ko nagets ano ung connection ni bettina and ibe kasi parang inestablish nila na obsessed si ibe kay cindy. Ano motivation ni ibe para sundin mga utos ni bettina, dahil lang sa pera? Weak. Iba ung galit kay bingo e. Sana man lang nireveal na anak ni ibe si bettina all along.

Ang anticlimactic din na nabalewala sakit ni bingo. Na underplay e may tumor tapos sabi ng doctor need operahan. Hinihintay ko hanggang last minute na mamamatay si bingo parang sa she's dating a gangster or hihintayin na lang kita sa langit.

Tsaka sana may epilogue para sa ibang characters. Sayang ung missed opportunity kay ketchup and ruffa hahahahaha

i feel lang the plan is not Bettina talaga but yk people can really tell na maybe its Wilson maybe its Charleston or Carlo so parang pinalitan the killer to someone na hindi ka hinahinala? Maybe they kinda expecting it to be shocking but its not its confusing hahaha.

Bettina said na kinailangan niya ng family support nung namatay si Edward pero pinadala lang siya sa America. Okay why? Why niya need ng support eh siya nga pumatay kay edward 😭 So confusing as hell!

Another she said she’s after GLC and Edward betrayed her tapos sabi ni Ibe tinulak niya si Edward https://youtu.be/E9VxrZJWqJ8?si=w6ypVy4WX0JZcCs9 but you can see here na he really fell right after he took that pill.

Di ba ang weak haha sana may build up lang na si bettina pala all along pero wala e ung misdirection nila mas inisip lang ng mga tao na si charleston talaga or even si wilson tapos baka si cindy.

Ang labo lang din na payag si ibe maging henchman or kasabwat na parang wala naman sya connection kay ling or kay bingo.

Andaming loose ends na hindi nasagot huhu

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Pang "plot-twist" si Bettina na napaka weak naman 

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Same opinion. Mas okay siguro kung nag-stick nalang kay Charleston or Wilson. Ang weak talaga ng motibo ni Bettina para pumatay ng ganun kadami kung dahil lang sa love & attention ng family. Di talaga naestablish sa dinami dami ng episodes yung pagkatao ni Bettina. Pinahaba nila ng husto yung palabas bago ireveal ang killer tapos mukhang minadali naman 🙄

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u/RMDO23 avatar

Pampagulo ung tumor, para may sad shade ung ending.. pwede naman sigurong masaya pero may tumor na bitin pa.

Un nga e ano silbi nun wala naman pala bearing akala ko mamamatay si bingo.

Kaya nga. The tumor was unnecessary.

Baka nagtry ireplicate yung queen of tears at the last minute 😭

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Bettina and Ibe’s relationship was forged by greed and need to be loved back. They also both need to cover each other’s ass since alam nila yung crimes ng bawat isa (car confession, annie’s hit and hit again and ru incident, hahahaha). Kaya nga lang, yung artistic take on how this will be revealed suffered kasi minadali - imagine at gun point na reveal lahat kaya viewers felt cheated.

If there’s one thing I noticed- parang minadaling tapusin. na din ang series …dahil if gugustuhin yung unexplored and unexplained parts can be good grounds to launch a season 2.

Medyo weak pa din for me haha pero kasi nga pinakita na obsessed si ibe kay cindy and hindi enough for me na papatay sya ng tao just like that to the point na wanted na sya. Mas may bearing lang sana if may deeper connection sila like anak nya talaga si bettina or si cindy talaga ung mastermind but thats me and yes gets ko ung sinabi mo. Tama ka nga na minadali and for shock value lang.

Sana may book two hahaha addictive kasi ung cant buy me love lollll

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kala ko tatay ni bettina si ibe kaya ganun kay cindy siya

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Yes I was wanting to see development sa kay Ketchup and Ruffa sayang talaga wlang epilogue mga important characters

Di ba ang kulit. Sayang missed opportunity. Parang bagay pa naman sana sila hahahaha

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Walang explanation ung nabangga si Bingo habang nagddrive pero kinabukasan naging limo driver agad ni Caroline. Naospital man lang ba sya? Haha. Parang hindi din alam nila Papi at Mamang na binangga sya at naipit sa shootout

Hahahahaha! Oo nga!! Biglang normal agad the next day?? Limo pa ang drinive. Hindi alam nila mamang and papi and snoop na na-accident siya?? Weird!!!

how bout Cindy meeting with Ibe, then next scene nkkpg celebrate sya kay wilson and gina that they got GLC back. tapos iba na suot nya

This is also my question. Tapos diba nagbayad siya kay ibe nun after napatay si annie. Meaning siya may utos. Bat sabi ni bettina siya? Or maybe magkasabwat talaga si cindy and bettina

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Sana nga din napakita kung pano naging buhay ni Divine bago siya namatay. Like bakit close sila ni Charleston kesa kay Cindy. Ang daming tanong na di nasagot. Umikot lang din talaga kung sino pumatay kay Divine.

also, Shaina is too pretty and big para magkaroon ng small role like that! she deserves Ruffa’s role and exposure. ☹️

Tama! Bakit laging small roles lang si Shaina. 😢

i think the earlier part of the show was shot during the last pace of the pandemic. baka di pumayag si shaina sa LOCK IN taping...........

ok ill show myself out

Jaillll!!!! 😂

Oh I see, what you did there. 😏

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Hoy true! Eto rin talaga yung gusto ko makita!

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Andami talagang story branching na nagdead end sa CBML. Ang promising pa naman nung una lalo yung pag iimbestiga ni BingLing tas yung Snorene din. Yung training nila kay Auntie Cathy nawalan saysay kasi di naman sila nagmanage ng GLC. Tas parang wala nalang nangyari dun. Yung mabenta box pa na magulo kung ano ba talaga laman.

Yung OPIP 😭 ang sanhi kung bakit nabundol ng bus si Bingo na pwedeng naging dahilan ng kanyang tumor, ay bigla na lang nakalimutan.

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 Yung training nila kay Auntie Cathy nawalan saysay kasi di naman sila nagmanage ng GLC. 

I agree. anyaree dun sa training diba. after ng training ni Caroline, di na nya nagamit yun.

and it was so painful to watch na pagdudahan ni Ling si Annie na baka siya yung pumatay kay Divine because she plotted getting GLC. Eh, they established na nga na friends sila ni Divine before.

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also they both have pictures as a proof din. ang conflicted nung character ni Ling sa CBML. oks sana sa umpisa yung show na 'to kaso nagkaloko loko na sa sobrang haba.

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Dagdag din natin yung mysterious room sa bahay ni Auntie Cathy. Ano yun at bakit nakakahimatay???!

Anong konek ng mga ibon kay Manong Ibe at Bettina?

Ang awkward pa na ginawa lang ni Mang Ibe lahat yun para sa shares ng GLC, eh parang ang dami na nung ginawa ni Ibe tas shares lang ng GLC.

Sa dami ng episodes, ang dami pa din hindi nalinaw 😅

Inuna kasi nila yung kiss ng DonBelle 🫣 sana kay Mamang and Doc nalang inuna nilang kiss 😭😭😭

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u/Connect-Praline7941 avatar

Kaila Estrada, putang ina ang galing.

Ang taas ng momentum dahil sa episode kahapon, tapos ganun lang yung ending. OK.

Episode nya talaga yung revelation nya!