The great success of season one's finale was wrapping up current storylines while provoking the question "what's next?" for just about every character. This did not happen tonight. I am ultima disappointed.
The Trios Championship Match was a clusterfuck. I hate saying that about a match that involves six wrestlers who I actively support, but what was that? When the heels had the upper hand through nefarious methods, there was little to no sense of urgency. The heels gloating as they were, rather than scrambling for a win made the challengers look particularly weak. It's not as if Fenix/Dragon/Aerostar were particularly vulnerable at the time. They just had a momentary upper hand. I also recognize Angelico's midseason injury probably changed plans, but an epilogue, like from season one, would have helped clarify the end of the match.
It seems as if Lucha Underground doubted the merit of Azteca/Lotus, and pulled the plug at the last minute. I don't get why this segment couldn't have happened before Ultima Lucha, instead of during a turning point to a multi seasonal arc. Perhaps an epilogue, like from season one, could have suggested the continuation of this angle, rather than seem like an anti climax.
Pentagon Dark, awesome. Very cool, but OVERDUE evolution of the character. Why wouldn't Pentagon Dark of competed in the Six to Survive contest? Nonetheless, I was cool with how the match played out. I believed this simple change in Pentagon was a worthy catalyst to keep Matanza on the ropes. Though, weak finish. This was the end result of Vampiro quitting the anti psychotics? Remaining at commentary and botching his protégé's big moment? Lame. Matanza was such an afterthought in all of this, which is unfortunate. Maybe an epilogue , like in season one, could have offered his character some closure in this angle? Perhaps he and Dario could have been celebrating the win with some sort of ritual, before Dario got busted.
Taya vs Ivelisse was alright. I'm glad Catrina got involved, because I was worried that they just let this feud disappear. I think that feud would have been better suited for Ultima Lucha. Now it seems like it will be a mid season conclusion. Oh well, little problems. Still, a moment like the epilogue, like I'm season one , when Ivelisse/Havoc/Angelico vowed vengeance would have been nice.
The one match that didn't need an epi.., okay I'll stop... an epilogue was the main event. I appreciate that Rey vs Puma was a self contained moment in time. Great match, but not the dream match I was hoping for, or the dream match Striker was pretending it was. Seriously, "An I'm Sorry, I Love You Moment' was one of the worst calls ever.
Pentagon Dark jumping Vampiro is suuuuuch a step back for him! He couldn't beat Matanza, so he falls back and jumps into a new feud with a guy he's already decisively beaten. Unless this wrote Vampiro out of the show, I don't understand this decision.
Seriously though, would an epilogue been so hard to film? Dario's sudden arrest was lackluster.
I dunno. Maybe I'm bummed that season one captured my imagination and wrapped me up in a warm caccoon of storytelling. Every story wrapped up, or left you wanting more. This season's finish had me asking 'why did creative do that'. I take some pride in how I can suspend my disbelief in wrestling, but this season finale just failed to left me asking the wrong questions. Questions about the men behind the curtain as opposed to the performers I'm front of it.
Despite failing to stick the landing, season two had more than enough moments to keep me interested enough to watch season three. Playing devil's advocate to my bitching about this finish, it could be the sophomore slump that many television series deal with.
