It’s the end Mr. Monk!
As some of you may know (if you know who Mr. Monk is and are a regular viewer) Monk, the television series that is on the USA Network had its series finale a few nights ago, after 7 years.
Monk for me has always been a show I can closely relate to, perhaps the main character (Adrian Monk) the most as he has a lot of oddities that (while mine may be different) remind me of myself. That's not to say I am anywhere near as brilliant as he, but maybe as messed up as he.
It was a very sad night to see the final episode of Monk and realize that I will no longer get to watch these episodes as a regular part of my Friday nights with my wife. It was good to get some closure on the series and come to an understanding of events which created the series. It will be forever a series that I miss.
So here is a tribute from the final episode (SPOILER ALERT!):
This series and the character Adrian Monk have always been a sense of hope. Hope that despite the fact I feel so different, so out of place, so odd compared to everyone else, that I can still make something of myself. Hope that when everything seems to go wrong I too can make it go right. I have watched for years as Monk has struggled through one issue after another all the while chasing down an impossible goal of finding his wife's killer. I think about the sad loss he faced and realize in my heart that I could never survive losing my wife the way Monk lost his. Yet he continued on some how. Although not a real person, he has been an inspiration to me and I am sad to see you go Mr. Monk!
