WALANG HANGGAN: THE PHENOMENAL FINALE

After much anticipation and excitement, the finale of Walang Hanggan is finally over! How will I describe it? It was dramatic, intense, and unexpected! The ending is surprisingly different as to what most of us, I bet, were hoping to happen. Nonetheless, it was really great! I really liked it!

Filipinos love the traditional happy endings, the “and they lived happily ever after” kind. Thus, many really wanted the characters of Daniel and Katerina to live until the end. However, some (including me) are expecting that Daniel and Katerina are going to die because if we base it from the movie where it was adapted from, the 1991 movie Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit starring Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta as Gabriel and Carmina respectively, the main characters died. Will they spoil the expectations of the viewers for a happily-ever-after ending or will they follow the original flow of the story?

And so, Katerina died. The scene where Daniel was beside Katerina in her final moment was so calm yet full with so much anguish and pain! And the part where Daniel didn’t want to leave the cemetery was so heartbreaking! So while Daniel was beside Katerina’s grave, Tomas came. They had a fight! And Tomas shot Daniel straight into the heart! Then, too late it was, the others characters arrived and Emily rushed to Daniel and wailed! It was a wail so painful and heartbreaking and I almost cried! I think it’s the saddest scene ever! It reminded me of Pieta. I’m pretty sure many viewers had outrageously reacted while watching. It was such a tragic story!

But the happier part came. Everybody who was watching the soap must have been feeling heavy on the tragic death of Daniel and Katerina. So, they made the scenes where Daniel and Katerina are happily reunited in heaven. At least the happy scenes lightened the heavy feeling brought by the intense scenes beforehand. Just when I was expecting that it will end that way, another twist added up to the surprise. Emily got pregnant and gave birth to a son whom they named “Daniel”. And then, they had neighbors with a daughter named “Katherine”. How about that? Could it be possible that a sequel is going to happen?

The last episode of Walang Hanggan is such a phenomenal one and the performances executed by the actors and actresses (most especially Coco Martin, Dawn Zulueta,and Paulo Avelino) were totally superb! They were all out and they definitely deserve an award for that!

It was, indeed, a great soap opera! It’s one of the best, I think! I will surely miss watching it!

"Ngayon magkasama na kami at malayang magmahalan nang walang hanggan."

WALANG HANGGAN

For the year 2012, I can say that Walang Hanggan has been the most successful primetime soap opera in the country. And perhaps, one of the most successful of all times, too! Not only did it consistently maintain its top rates, but it also showcased such a powerhouse cast making the actors and actresses shine in their own, particular characters. You can see the top caliber artists generation after generation starting from Susan Roces and Helen Gamboa, to Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta, and up to the famous ones of today’s generation including Joem Bascon, Melissa Ricks, Paulo Avelino, Julia Montes and Coco Martin. In addition, they’ve also got a very good supporting cast which includes Rita Avila, Eula Valdez, Nonie Buencamino, Arlene Mulach, and Ogie Diaz.

What made the soap opera get such great support from the audience? First, I think,the actors and actresses themselves have got so many supporters. Susan Roces and Helen Gamboa are two of the most-respected veteran actresses in the country and there’s no question to their skill. Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta, who were among the most famous ones in the 80s to 90s, have never lost their captivating charm as well as their chemistry as a loveteam. With regards to acting, surely they are the best.They used to be real life sweethearts, too, so you could not remove the fact that they’ve really got a spark together. Joem Bascon and Melissa Ricks are also very good in portraying their roles. Paulo Avelino, I think, has gotten the biggest break. It’s in this show where people have seen how a good actor he can be. His role as a good, charming boy turned into an obsessed, dangerous lunatic has made him show his acting skills and he really outshined. Julia Montes, who made a breakthrough with his role as Clara in Mara Clara, has proven that she deserved to be in her spot right now at a young age. And of course, who will not agree with Coco Martin? He’s got both the skills and the looks! He is a great actor and I bet many girls are all so crazy about him. He has got such charisma and who can ever resist his charm?

The concept and story was also very-well planned and written. I admire the writers and the directors and everyone in the production for they have made an excellent production. The script and the flow of the story are brilliant! I just love the way they have made the story twist and turn without making you get tired following it. It will even make you want to watch for more and you can’t wait on what to happen next. The excitement never stops! Secrets were constantly revealed without really prolonging much of the action and the twists were really nice and more oftentimes unpredictable. 

The theme has also captured the hearts of many viewers. More than the drama, the love stories of Marco and Emily, and Daniel and Katerina have captivated many people. Filipinos enjoy stories like this especially with the hopeless romantics like me. Many are so “kilig to the bones” with the Coco-Julia and Richard-Dawn love teams. But the love team of Coco and Julia doesn’t give me much “kilig” as to what Richard and Dawn have on me!I think the main factor that affected the team-up of Coco and Julia is their age gap. Nonetheless, they carried it off! But with Richard and Dawn, it is “soooooo nakakakilig” (yes, I really made that part exaggerated!).  Their tandem certainly has a magnetic charm!I wasn’t even born when they started doing films together and yet after two decades, here they are reunited once more.  Call me old school, but despite their age, the still have such great chemistry together! Yes, I’m definitely a fan now!Theirs is one of the few love teams that totally captured my heart, along with the love teams John Lloyd Cruz- Bea Alonzo and Jericho Rosales-Kristine Hermosa!

Walang Hanggan will be ending on Friday. I’m sure the last few episodes will be very exciting! More are yet to happen and let’s watch for more action. I just hope that it will still have the traditional happy ending! Sure thing is, I and many other avid viewers are very happy to have watched a soap opera like this and we will never miss a thing until the very end!