Tonight, CBS aired the final episode of Medium. After seven seasons and 130 episodes, it was time to say goodbye to Allison DuBois (Patricia Arquette), her husband Joe (Jake Weber), their children and friends. The series finale of Medium is called “Me Without You.”
As the episode begins, we see Allison having an evening phone conversation with Joe who’s at the start of a flight home from Hawaii. Later, Allison is awoken by another call from Joe. His flight is arriving early and then it hits turbulence, and crashes into the ocean. The episode flashes forward seven years and we learn that Joe indeed died. Allison is now a lawyer involved in a big drug case. Her boss, the district attorney, is killed by the leader of a drug cartel who’s on trial. Manuel Devalos (Miguel Sandoval) is the mayor and Lee Scanlon (David Cubitt) is the chief of detectives.
Allison begins to dream about Joe and realizes that he’s actually been alive in Mexico with amnesia. The drug lord has been using him to transport narcotics across the border. She ultimately decides to throw the case so that she can reunite with her husband. She and daughter Marie drive to Mexico and she is reunited with him, finally.
Unfortunately, it’s a dream. She awakes back in the present and Joe is there, as a ghost. He did die in the crash and he tried to send a message to Allison about how good her life will still be, even without him. Unfortunately, her mind couldn’t accept it and concocted a way for him to still be alive. Joe tells her how much he loves her and that the loss will hurt for a long time but it will get better. Though she pleads for him to stay, he needs to go.
The scene flashes forward to 41 years later. We see a very old Allison, surrounded by photos of her children and grandchildren. She dies peacefully. Allison appears as her younger self and looks at her now dead body. Joe appears to her, just as he had been. He waited, of course. She asks, “Do I get a kiss?” He replies, “From now, until the end of time.” The two embrace and kiss. They are together, forever more.
The episode ends with brief scenes from the show’s seven year history and each castmember silently saying goodbye to the camera and faithful viewers.
What do you think? Was this a satisfying conclusion to Medium? What did you like or dislike about it?
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I also had no idea it was the finale and was appalled. Surely they didn’t have to kill Joe off, for heaven’s sake! Awful, awful. I am so disappointed the series is over and hated the episode. Great cast, have thoroughly enjoyed the show over the years. The creators should have been a little more mindful of the long-term fans when they wrote the finale.
I suppose I just need to be grateful that they planned an ending at all. There have been so many wonderful shows over the years that just get their plug pulled and we never get any closure. This was a tear jerker for sure.
So upsetting! We couldn’t believe it. I thought at the end she would get up and get a phone call from him and stop him from getting on the plane. We loved this show and the characters and were not ready to let them go. Shame on the network.
I was really surprise and then disappointed. Medium was my favorite show. I looked forward to my Friday night to watch this show. Why do this? Yes, I also lost sleep over this ending, I just couldn’t stop thinking about it. I never image it ending this way. HOW CRUEL!!!!
I felt the same way. Cruel ending to one of the best written shows on television. This was as good as Hitchcock and sometimes even more clever. I lost sleep as well. Truly disturbing scenes and cruel twists near the end. Last scene reminded me of the show Lost. I too don’t understand why it was necessary to write the series finale this way. Leaves a bad taste.
I loved this show. I didn’t know it was being canceled so watching the finale was so disappointing. Unbelievable.
Like many others, I was unaware that the show was ending. My husband and I have watched for several years and have truly enjoyed the show and characters. Even though I was sad it was the last show, I commented to my husband that I wouldn’t mind watching the finale because I really thought they would make it a happy ending. Wow – was I wrong. It’s sad to say, but I was somewhat heartbroken when they killed Joe off and ended the show that way. I’m glad that I was not the only one that lost sleep over this.… Read more »
I loved the show and hated for it to end. There were so many future show that could have been written with three kids in the future too. I didn’t like the fact Joe died either, I like happy ending, though the writer did a great job.
It was refreshing to see such a high-quality final episode production-the likes I have not seen since Rod Serlings Twilight Zone. Bravo and salute to the wonderful cast and producers. I will miss you.
Honestly, I HATED that last episode! Life can be dreary enough, without having a great series like this end on such a sad note. I intend on purchasing the series, but I have my doubts about the last season. It was far darker and more sombre than in the past and sorta didn’t follow the ‘Medium’ way of doing things. Life as we know can be sad and dreary enough, without television going down that road too. After all, don’t we watch dramas, to get away from real life for a while? I enjoy Medium and used to get annoyed… Read more »
This is one of the better shows on TV. Why do they cancel such a show when what is left is largely drivel? Are they going to replace it with some good drama–well written and well acted? If not, they will lose more viewers to dvd watching.
Why do they do this to us? Medium was a favorite of my husband and I
and we looked forward to watching it every Friday. Sad to see it go!! CBS, you stink
for canceling this show. I don’t watch any other dramas on CBS, and I don’t plan
on it now. Strictly reality shows for me!!! Sucks just like when ER left NBC!!
Nice job!!
HATE THEM THEY RUIN IT
Sob sob sob! I was crying so much at the end, with Joe dying and then them meeting up again 40 yrs later. I cried too b’cos it’s ended : ( This is one of my favorite shows and I look forward to seeing it every week, without fail. Why have the producers decided to end it? The season’s just started and suddenly, it’s the finale! Nothing can beat this show. Pls bring it back. It could all be one big dream for Allison, you know, like Inception – a dream within a dream.
I didn’t know this was the end of the series so I was dumbfounded. I kept thinking it’s just another dream and all would be well. I am glad I’m not the only one! I guess it was a good ending but I wish I was prepared because I was too sad to lose Joe and surprised to say goodbye to a show that I’ve been devoted too. The entire cast was awsome and I wasn’t ready for this! Will really miss it. 🙁
Medium has been my favorite show on television since its creation. I have enjoyed every episode and thought the writers were very original. Each week brought on something new and I looked forward to the twister at the end. The final episode was absolutely horrible. We spent nearly an hour watching a “drug dealer” case, then had to deal with Joe’s death. How awful to have watched the many seasons only to have them kill Joe off in the end! Anyway, I wish the whole cast and crew much sucess in the future.