bitch mars bitch series finale american mystery television series mars twentieth final episode season episode overall written series creator executive producer directed episode premiered directly previous episode don series depicts adventures mars life college student private detective episode investigates origins sex tape logan assaulted eventually discovers perpetrators secret society known castle headed ends relationship logan issues surrounding candidacy upcoming sheriff election days prior airing bitch announced series cancelled effort prevent mars cancelled thomas filmed minute pitch concept involving rejected writing episode thomas removed seven minutes material original cut wanted create ambiguous finale resolve time original broadcast episode viewed million people received positive reviews television critics plot logan informs sex tape hands dvd denies recording authentic views tape goes visit badly bruised makes sure footage internet confirms learning logan attacked parker visits logan hotel room breaks claiming loves goes logan hotel room attacking confronts dick origins sex tape reveals got address book investigates encountering student refuses tell gets destroy student car names individual later learns connection fraternity wallace informs secret society recruited castle wallace tells equipment tape similar film starts initiation group order members identities members room ask personal questions electrically shocking answers find sent wallace forcibly remove able figure identity recruits house recruit wallace names sees large portrait hears voices hides curtain men emerge speak castle discovers leave steals computers keith investigates robbery following day spotting surveillance cameras initially report daughter asks mac computer crack jake taken campus keith questions broke house despite knowing guilt jake county prosecutor tell keith judge order return prosecute processes names castle members keith hands surveillance tape county prosecutor logan tries apologize castle members comes tells organization logan assaults returns tape condition tell keith sees newspaper charges filed keith evidence relating break likely meaning lose votes needed win sheriff election goes voting booth votes keith sheriff walking away pouring rain production writing filming promotion bitch written series creator executive producer directed episode marked thomas ninth writing credit seventeenth installment series fields eighth episode scene logan included writers thought good note end season characters final interaction series fields heavily involved actors filming scene thomas highlighted scene logan attacks castle member showcasing romantic ambiguity logan thomas facial expression filming pleased end result stating breaks heart editing final script thomas remove roughly seven minutes original draft including scene featuring dialogue leo later thomas thought removing scene sudden thomas called scene keith makes dinner keith indicative lasting commitment daughter despite knowing episode series finale thomas want completely resolve plot lines intention viewers prevent conclusion bland typical ultimately felt final shot walking away voting booth rain pretty melancholy way song rains southern_california plays final scene promotional advertising episode billed season finale despite fact series cancelled fbi pitch cancellation thomas proposed idea season place prior airing american graffiti stated seen filmed pages reacted negatively thomas denied assertion commented seen fbi pitch added presented day series came month hiatus thomas statement confirmed representative network thomas filmed minute teaser new concept presented teaser later released mars season dvd internet clip begins pretending high talking teacher teaser flashes fbi meeting viewers discover investigating teacher sexual abuse allegations successfully catches teacher camera fbi runs acquaintance named investigates potential bomber agent speak man appears innocent points gun partner clip ends thomas initially planned fbi hypothetical seventh eighth season mars accelerated initial vision attempt prevent cancellation believed new concept appeal executives commented thrilled come incarnation teaser presented network hollywood reporter wrote president time responded positively new concept series title changed fbi idea accepted recently cancelled leading news outlets speculate mars renewed order fill schedule hole cast members including taken acting opportunities anticipation series cancellation thomas stated don think dead kind like chances cancellation mars roughly series considered cancellation network conference critic asked fate responded thomas bell work network thought possibility unlikely said come form don know form thomas responded assume dawn talking realm rob project involve new scratch pilot don deal lose couple weeks conference officially cancelled series saying fbi idea going happen cancellation series group fans called cloud sent mars bars hoping network reverse decision renew series years cancellation thomas expressed interest creating feature film based analysis reviewers commented themes episode topics discussion included relationship parents children class relations scene logan attacks sex tape case final scene relation overall moral series according episode contained role reversal keith keith violating law noted scene keith surveillance tapes illustrating theme aren different popmatters thought episode demonstrated keith relationship central component keith parents children ways fuck writing salon thought final scenes bitch cement reality beginning series rich going ones charge holland referred line don want apology scene logan assaults indicative main themes series interested driven need action ign wrote scene air ambiguity interpreted ways reviewer elaborated smile indicated romantic interest logan killed retaliation attacking stated episode ending felt truncated unfinished gave clear telling exactly characters headed end holland said theme final scene clear accurate life bitch die wrote ending fitting series mars wasn exactly driven happy thoughts events wouldn minded characters ending happy reception ratings initial showing bitch viewed million viewers ranking weekly rankings figure increase previous episode don aired immediately prior garnered million number ratings decrease season premiere welcome wagon previous season finale pictured received million viewers respectively reviews episode received positive reviews television critics ign graded episode indicating great thought finale resolve plot line end episode blame writers planning episode series finale enjoyed final scene logan variety different ways interpreted expressed frustration keith criminal charges ambiguity outcome sheriff election opined away important messages keith actions episode reviewer lauded final scene writing melancholy feeling final scene walking rain having cast vote dad probably meaningless felt right series ign listed bitch eighth best episode mars wrote episode brings circle returning position social concluded describing episode winner alan_sepinwall blog praised episode stating favorite installments series thought series early film noir influences returned finale choice lauded addition commended bell performances stating final scene bleak ending strangely appropriate television pity graded episode writing praised finale writing functioned context series season significant emotional resolution keith relationship core entertaining supporting characters defining engages history importantly fantastic episode went interaction keith eventual sacrifice daughter addition felt supporting characters including wallace parker received appropriate later ranked episode fifth favorite series cinema blend gave mixed review enjoyed elements resembled season return portrait thought bitch satisfying context season ambiguous series finale come leave logan apart salon felt positively episode ambivalent lack resolution stating sure tuesday night finale deeply way close series ending time way end series blamed network ending commented tone themes episode arguing series main rich charge view finale mars clear eyed bitter entertainment weekly felt episode conclusion partially logan resume dating praised sex tape mystery plot involving castle similarities earlier seasons praised keith actions stating okay maybe bit left relieved wasn keith battle end concluded saying end fine zap2it felt disappointed ambiguous endings keith arc love triangle positive bitch standalone episode found hoping episode season watching walk pouring rain casting probably insignificant vote dad depressing symbolic rain downright popmatters praised episode wrote finale took way heart mars commented lack closure bitch believed finale highlighted main themes series final scenes mars offered sense closure left sense denied genuinely thrilling fourth season lauded episode returning tone themes season calling perfect mix mystery excitement romance liners publication praised bell performances popmatters graded episode remote expressed dissatisfaction series praised episode standalone installment final episodes magnificent season classic mars drama comedy inside jokes blog critic said nominated primetime emmy award outstanding lead actor drama series performance episode saying final sacrifice strongest character arc season proper episode selection actor ranking mars episodes ranked episode 54th declaring extremely disappointing pretty dull
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