Oz - The Complete Sixth Season
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Movie Reviews of Oz - The Complete Sixth Season
Movie Review: A great series until the end
Summary: 3 Stars
I really enjoyed the multiple seasons of OZ. The character development and twists and turns kept me interested up until the end. While there was a lot of violence, it seemed to be for a point, given that the series does take place in a very violent prison. My only issue with the series is that the ending (i.e. last few episodes) seems to completely lose it. Movie Review: A good send off for OZ
Summary: 4 Stars
Not the best season of Oz [That would be season2} but much better than the long and confusing 5th season. many lose ends are cleared up and issues with the various cons, hacks, and politicos are finally resolved, like the beef between Beacher and Vern, And what ever happened to the reverend who got buried in the wall? A good send off for the series. DPMMovie Review: Disappointingly average.
Summary: 3 Stars
Season six of Oz proudly continued the shows traditions of shock value, heavy subject matter and great acting. Unfortunately, it lacked most of the heart that made earlier episodes so good.
The season opener was particularly weak, with a series of incidents meant to be suspenseful that came across as over the top, needlessly vile and pointless. While the series rebounded for awhile on disk two, the high didn't last. Despite a few good scenes, the finale was filled with problems and ultimately unsatisfying. Clearly trying to end the series with a bang, Mr. Fontana wrote the finale to be poignant and dramatic. Sadly, most of the storylines wound up confusing, sappy and/or melodramatic instead.
These problems weren't limited to the opening and ending. In an earlier audio commentary, Mr. Fontana mentioned one reason he ended the series was because he wasn't sure what else to do with the characters. It shows. Much of the violence this season felt less like it was to advance the plot, and more like Mr. Fontana was desperately trying to find a way to top the previous seasons in shock value; the result was often ridiculous. Also, to move the plot along, many characters came down with an extreme case of Stupid ("Hey, Schillinger was responsible for most of the rapes and many of the murders in Oz, right? I know, let's let him out of solitary!" "Jaz Hoyt has been trying to kill Timmy Kirk for a year now. Why don't we let them out of their cells with no guards close by and see what happens?" "No really, it's a great idea to sleep with my co-workers ex-wife!" "Hmm...I've been raping and debasing James Robson for months. I think I'll let him put a noose around my neck for fun. What could happen?"). It was like watching a bad horror movie.
Even worse, many interesting friendships were tossed aside, making the characters and their lives less interesting. Even Hill's monologues (told with guest stars this year) were tired and redundant. I finished the season only hours before writing this review, and I can't remember a thing about any of his speeches except one.
To be fair, there are some great episodes in the middle, and a couple of stand-out plotlines. Particularly of note are two stories involving side characters James Robson and Stella, the new Oz librarian. Robson, a heretofore villainous Aryan is reduced to a victim this season. Watching how the experience transforms him is haunting and yet oddly hopeful. Meanwhile, Stella's effort to get young inmates to read and her budding friendship with long-time inmate Bob Rebadow was funny, touching and insightful. Both plotlines end beautifully, in just the way Mr. Fontana said he wanted: leaving the audience wanting more, and yet still satisfied with what we'd seen. Be sure to watch the special extended cut of the series finale to get Robson's entire story. For some unfathomable reason, most of it was left on the cutting room floor when originally aired.
Overall, this season is for big fans that are willing to wade through a sea of plot holes and silly storylines to see their favorite characters one last time. Casual fans and curious viewers are advised to rent first to see if it's worth spending the money.
Movie Review: Not the best ending
Summary: 4 Stars
I began following the "OZ" saga several years ago but never got to see the sixth season.
I guess the bad thing is that often whenever a series as powerful as this concludes, there is a need to wrap everything up. I felt that it was rushed and tried to cover too much for a last season. Still the six seasons of "OZ" ranks as one of my favorites!
Movie Review: OZ: Great prison, or the greatest prison?
Summary: 5 Stars
Another day, another prisoner up to no good with his wacky antics. I love everything about OZ, despite all its flaws. Actually, the flaws in OZ makes it even a greater show. I enjoy how sometimes, an inmate faction decides to create some elaborate plan to make someone fall in love with another inmate... just to to break his bones. Those Aryans always did have more creative flair than people gave them credit for. Then, sometimes they just want to go straight for the kill, but a cripple goes down instead. I enjoy how the COs are suspiciously absent at the worst of times, like when a lawyer must travel down a long corridor. Speaking of suspiciously absent, one CO was killed by a... wild wolverine, never to be heard from again. Ever. I love how Em City itself is built like a protective schoolhouse, with its breakable windows and cheap removable ceiling tiles. And a warning: if you ever do get sent to McManus's office, close the blinds with the view to the room across the hall, because whoever you least want watching you talking to McManus, will, in fact be watching you from the room across the hall.
If anything, you should watch OZ to view the wide variety of packages, and then when the actor shows up in another show... say, Law and Order: SVU, you can think to yourself, "Ha, I know what you're carrying under there, and it's not a gun," if only to partially cure yourself of the boredom from actually watching a Law and Order episode.
Nothing can be said that hasn't already been said already, but I just wanted to point out the other things that make OZ so special. Sarcasm aside, I love this show. And one more important note: REMEMBER, if you ever do get sent to prison, DIG DIG DIG, because even if you dig and get caught once, they will never search your new pod to see if you dug another tunnel.