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When I began writing "A View of the World," one of the first things I did was give a nod to the fact ATWT had been a constant in my life for as long as I could remember. Both my sister and I learned ATWT from our mother, who watched from the very first episode until her death in 2005, and part of our love for the show stemmed from the connection it still gave us to her. So it was with a very heavy heart that I sat down to watch the final episode of this classic show that has been a backdrop to my entire life.

Fans of Eric Sheffer Stevens and Luke & Reid channel their energy to raise over $15,000 for Doctors Without Borders.

The "heroic twist" with Reid Oliver and the lack of resolution to the Noah/Luke/Reid triangle is a cowardly cop-out that gives the executive team an excuse from never resolving story that has been building for nine months.

Knowing how most of the major storylines will end really takes a lot of the fun out of the finale. Even when it wasn't difficult to see where these plots were going, having (almost) every suspicion confirmed is deflating.  But we can't un-ring the bell so I've decided to post some thoughts on the storyline that seems to have two opposing fan bases most up in arms.

The two months remaining on ATWT's screen time feels unbelievably fleeting and as each episode airs, my level of discomfort grows at the new and unfamiliar characters that are seemingly appearing at random. So now seems a completely appropriate time to note those storylines and individuals that I consider superfluous and that I wish would go bye-bye, sooner rather than later.