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* EndOfSeriesAwareness:
** Ironicly lampshaded in the title, "Today Is Life," taken from the words of the last Victim of the Week, an innocent man in the wrong place at the wrong time.
** The audience is reminded that Danny and Lindsay are expecting again, that Sid has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and that Don, Sheldon and Adam have all found love again.
** Mac, who began the series as a widower, gives a heartfelt voice-over monologue which quotes the victim and wraps up his own feelings about his team and life in general. He then proposes to Christine, who happily accepts.
** Ironicly lampshaded in the title, "Today Is Life," taken from the words of the last Victim of the Week, an innocent man in the wrong place at the wrong time.
** The audience is reminded that Danny and Lindsay are expecting again, that Sid has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and that Don, Sheldon and Adam have all found love again.
** Mac, who began the series as a widower, gives a heartfelt voice-over monologue which quotes the victim and wraps up his own feelings about his team and life in general. He then proposes to Christine, who happily accepts.
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* ShootHimHeHasAWallet: The cop shoots the unarmed man because he sees him reaching into his jacket and mistakes him for the guy who was shooting at himself. Turns out, he was reaching for the engagement ring he'd just purchased, to make sure it was secure.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Adam, who has been known to occasionally slack off at work, takes it upon himself to go back to the scene and collect more evidence, single-handedly proving someone's innocence; then, braves the rioting mob to hand-deliver that evidence to Mac at the precinct when he can't get either of his supervisors on the phone.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Adam, who has been known to occasionally slack off at work, takes it upon himself to go back to the scene and collect more evidence, single-handedly proving someone's the victim's innocence; then, braves the rioting mob to hand-deliver that evidence to Mac at the precinct when he can't get either of his supervisors on the phone.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The rioting mob storms the precinct while Mac and Don are there.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The rioting mob storms the precinct while Mac and Don are there.there, forcing them to defend themselves in a massive free-for-all along with the other officers.
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* MurderByMistake: Ultimately the victim was just in the wrong place at the wrong time: he looked like one of the robbers and the cop thought he had a gun.
* SeriesFauxnale: Averted. Like with Seasons 7 & 8, this episode was written as a finale just in case the series was cancelled; this time it actually happened.
* SeriesFauxnale: Averted. Like with Seasons 7 & 8, this episode was written as a finale just in case the series was cancelled; this time it actually happened.
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* MurderByMistake: Ultimately the victim was just in the wrong place at the wrong time: he looked and was dressed like one of the robbers robbers, and the cop thought he had a gun.was the one who fired the gun at him.
* SeriesFauxnale:Averted.Zigzagged. Like with Seasons 7 & 8, this episode was written as a finale just in case the series was cancelled; this time it actually happened.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Adam, who has been known to slack off at work, takes it upon himself to go back to the scene and collect more evidence, single-handedly proving someone's innocence; then, braves the mob to deliver the evidence to Mac at the precinct in person when he can't get either of his supervisors on the phone.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Adam, who has been known to occasionally slack off at work, takes it upon himself to go back to the scene and collect more evidence, single-handedly proving someone's innocence; then, braves the rioting mob to deliver the hand-deliver that evidence to Mac at the precinct in person when he can't get either of his supervisors on the phone.
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* MurderByMistake: Ultimately the victim was just in the wrong place at the wrong time: he looked like one of the robbers and the cop thought he had a gun.
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* TitleDrop: The victim's girlfriend tells Mac it was part of the way he signed off in all of his letters to her. Mac quotes the young man in his voice-over InnerMonologue near the end of the episode (see below).
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* TitleDrop: The victim's girlfriend tells Mac it was part of the way he signed off in all of his letters to her. Mac quotes the young man in his voice-over InnerMonologue near the end of the episode (see below).Quotes page, link above for entire text).
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!Trivia for the episode/series:
* The finale (Fri, Feb 22, 2013) aired exactly 8 years and 5 months after the premiere (Wed, Sept 22, 2004).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had the series continued with a tenth season, Mac and Christine were scheduled to be married during episode 10.03, the series' 200th.
!Quotes from the episode:
-->'''Mac:''' Sometimes, the good comes when we most need it and least expect it. If we are lucky enough to notice it, set our eyes upon it and appreciate it, it can almost make us forget all of the bad. "Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today." Words of wisdom. A slice of goodness passed on by an innocent soul whose life was cut short by an errant bullet. These are words that will always stay with me, words that are about to change the course of my life forever.
[Last lines]
-->'''Mac:''' This is not how I imagined it would happen. I-I don't know if it's how you imagined it would happen, or if you even imagined it happening at all.\\
'''Christine:''' Mac, I'm not sure what you're saying. L-Let's go in and have a glass of wine.- I'll make a fire...\\
'''Mac:''' No. No, no, no, stay here. I don't want to wait another minute. I don't have a ring. Or a speech. I-I wasn't even able to stop and pick up a cheap bottle of champagne. I never thought I'd feel like this again. You're everything that's *good* in my life. We've been through so much together. I need you, Christine, I want you and I-I can't imagine my life without you. I don't want to- I just want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. [''kneels'']\\
'''Christine:''' [''surprised''] Oh.\\
'''Mac:''' Christine, will you marry me?\\
'''Christine:''' Yes. Of course I will. Oh. This is *exactly* how I imagined it.
* The finale (Fri, Feb 22, 2013) aired exactly 8 years and 5 months after the premiere (Wed, Sept 22, 2004).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had the series continued with a tenth season, Mac and Christine were scheduled to be married during episode 10.03, the series' 200th.
!Quotes from the episode:
-->'''Mac:''' Sometimes, the good comes when we most need it and least expect it. If we are lucky enough to notice it, set our eyes upon it and appreciate it, it can almost make us forget all of the bad. "Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today." Words of wisdom. A slice of goodness passed on by an innocent soul whose life was cut short by an errant bullet. These are words that will always stay with me, words that are about to change the course of my life forever.
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-->'''Mac:''' This is not how I imagined it would happen. I-I don't know if it's how you imagined it would happen, or if you even imagined it happening at all.\\
'''Christine:''' Mac, I'm not sure what you're saying. L-Let's go in and have a glass of wine.- I'll make a fire...\\
'''Mac:''' No. No, no, no, stay here. I don't want to wait another minute. I don't have a ring. Or a speech. I-I wasn't even able to stop and pick up a cheap bottle of champagne. I never thought I'd feel like this again. You're everything that's *good* in my life. We've been through so much together. I need you, Christine, I want you and I-I can't imagine my life without you. I don't want to- I just want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. [''kneels'']\\
'''Christine:''' [''surprised''] Oh.\\
'''Mac:''' Christine, will you marry me?\\
'''Christine:''' Yes. Of course I will. Oh. This is *exactly* how I imagined it.
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* The finale (Fri, Feb 22, 2013) aired exactly 8 years and 5 months after the premiere (Wed, Sept 22, 2004).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had the series continued with a tenth season, Mac and Christine were scheduled to be married during episode 10.03, the series' 200th.
!Quotes from the episode:
-->'''Mac:''' Sometimes, the good comes when we most need it and least expect it. If we are lucky enough to notice it, set our eyes upon it and appreciate it, it can almost make us forget all of the bad. "Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today." Words of wisdom. A slice of goodness passed on by an innocent soul whose life was cut short by an errant bullet. These are words that will always stay with me, words that are about to change the course of my life forever.
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-->'''Mac:''' This is not how I imagined it would happen. I-I don't know if it's how you imagined it would happen, or if you even imagined it happening at all.\\
'''Christine:''' Mac, I'm not sure what you're saying. L-Let's go in and have a glass of wine.- I'll make a fire...\\
'''Mac:''' No. No, no, no, stay here. I don't want to wait another minute. I don't have a ring. Or a speech. I-I wasn't even able to stop and pick up a cheap bottle of champagne. I never thought I'd feel like this again. You're everything that's *good* in my life. We've been through so much together. I need you, Christine, I want you and I-I can't imagine my life without you. I don't want to- I just want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. [''kneels'']\\
'''Christine:''' [''surprised''] Oh.\\
'''Mac:''' Christine, will you marry me?\\
'''Christine:''' Yes. Of course I will. Oh. This is *exactly* how I imagined it.
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!Trivia for the episode:episode/series:
* The finale (Fri, Feb 22, 2013) aired exactly 8 years and 5 months after the premiere (Wed, Sept 22, 2004).
* The finale (Fri, Feb 22, 2013) aired exactly 8 years and 5 months after the premiere (Wed, Sept 22, 2004).
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-->'''Mac:''' Sometimes, the good comes when we most need it and least expect it. If we are lucky enough to notice it, set our eyes upon it and appreciate it, it can almost make us forget all of the bad. "Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today." Words of wisdom. A slice of goodness passed on by an innocent soul whose life was cut short by an errant bullet. These are words that will always stay with me, words that are about to change the course of my life forever.
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-->'''Mac:''' Sometimes, the good comes when we most need it and least expect it. If we are lucky enough to notice it, set our eyes upon it and appreciate it, it can almost make us forget all of the bad. "Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today." Words of wisdom. A slice of goodness passed on by an innocent soul whose life was cut short by an errant bullet. These are words that will always stay with me, words that are about to change the course of my life forever.forever.
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-->'''Mac:''' This is not how I imagined it would happen. I-I don't know if it's how you imagined it would happen, or if you even imagined it happening at all.\\
'''Christine:''' Mac, I'm not sure what you're saying. L-Let's go in and have a glass of wine.- I'll make a fire...\\
'''Mac:''' No. No, no, no, stay here. I don't want to wait another minute. I don't have a ring. Or a speech. I-I wasn't even able to stop and pick up a cheap bottle of champagne. I never thought I'd feel like this again. You're everything that's *good* in my life. We've been through so much together. I need you, Christine, I want you and I-I can't imagine my life without you. I don't want to- I just want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. [''kneels'']\\
'''Christine:''' [''surprised''] Oh.\\
'''Mac:''' Christine, will you marry me?\\
'''Christine:''' Yes. Of course I will. Oh. This is *exactly* how I imagined it.
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-->'''Mac:''' This is not how I imagined it would happen. I-I don't know if it's how you imagined it would happen, or if you even imagined it happening at all.\\
'''Christine:''' Mac, I'm not sure what you're saying. L-Let's go in and have a glass of wine.- I'll make a fire...\\
'''Mac:''' No. No, no, no, stay here. I don't want to wait another minute. I don't have a ring. Or a speech. I-I wasn't even able to stop and pick up a cheap bottle of champagne. I never thought I'd feel like this again. You're everything that's *good* in my life. We've been through so much together. I need you, Christine, I want you and I-I can't imagine my life without you. I don't want to- I just want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. [''kneels'']\\
'''Christine:''' [''surprised''] Oh.\\
'''Mac:''' Christine, will you marry me?\\
'''Christine:''' Yes. Of course I will. Oh. This is *exactly* how I imagined it.
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"'''Today Is Life'''" is the 17th, and final, episode of Season 9 and the series. It is the 197th overall and originally aired February 22, 2013.
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"'''Today Is Life'''" is the 17th, and final, episode of Season 9 and as well as the series. series itself. It is the 197th overall episode and originally aired February 22, 2013.
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"'''Today Is Life'''" is the 17th, and final, episode of Season 9 and the series. It is the 197th overall and originally aired February 22, 2013.
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* ISOStandardUrbanGroceries: Downplayed. Christine walks home with a bag of groceries. The only thing showing is a roll of paper towels. Mac takes it from her and places it on the steps. It isn't dropped, spilled or emptied, just used so show where she's been while he's waiting for her.
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* ISOStandardUrbanGroceries: Downplayed. Christine walks home with a bag of groceries. The only thing showing is a roll of paper towels. Mac takes it from her and places it on the steps. It isn't dropped, spilled or emptied, just used so show where she's been while he's he was waiting for her.
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* TitleDrop: The victim's girlfriend tells Mac it was part of the way he signed off in all of his letters to her. Mac quotes the young man in his voice-over InnerMonologue near the end of the episode.episode (see below).
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* Had the series continued with a tenth season, Mac and Christine were scheduled to be married on episode #200, 10.03.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had the series continued with a tenth season, Mac and Christine were scheduled to be married on during episode #200, 10.03.03, the series' 200th.
!Quotes from the episode:
-->'''Mac:''' Sometimes, the good comes when we most need it and least expect it. If we are lucky enough to notice it, set our eyes upon it and appreciate it, it can almost make us forget all of the bad. "Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today." Words of wisdom. A slice of goodness passed on by an innocent soul whose life was cut short by an errant bullet. These are words that will always stay with me, words that are about to change the course of my life forever.
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-->'''Mac:''' Sometimes, the good comes when we most need it and least expect it. If we are lucky enough to notice it, set our eyes upon it and appreciate it, it can almost make us forget all of the bad. "Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today." Words of wisdom. A slice of goodness passed on by an innocent soul whose life was cut short by an errant bullet. These are words that will always stay with me, words that are about to change the course of my life forever.
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Directed by Creator/AllisonLiddiBrown
Written by Creator/AnthonyEZuiker, Creator/AnnDonahue, Creator/CarolMendelsohn, Creator/ZacharyReiter & Creator/JohnDove
A riot breaks out after a white policeman shoots an unarmed black man after a jewelry store robbery. The case leads Mac to make a life-changing decision.
!Tropes for the episode:
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The rioting mob storms the precinct while Mac and Don are there.
* ISOStandardUrbanGroceries: Downplayed. Christine walks home with a bag of groceries. The only thing showing is a roll of paper towels. Mac takes it from her and places it on the steps. It isn't dropped, spilled or emptied, just used so show where she's been while he's waiting for her.
* SeriesFauxnale: Averted. Like with Seasons 7 & 8, this episode was written as a finale just in case the series was cancelled; this time it actually happened.
* TitleDrop: The victim's girlfriend tells Mac it was part of the way he signed off in all of his letters to her. Mac quotes the young man in his voice-over InnerMonologue near the end of the episode.
* TookALevelInBadass: Adam, who has been known to slack off at work, takes it upon himself to go back to the scene and collect more evidence, single-handedly proving someone's innocence; then, braves the mob to deliver the evidence to Mac at the precinct in person when he can't get either of his supervisors on the phone.
!Trivia for the episode:
* Had the series continued with a tenth season, Mac and Christine were scheduled to be married on episode #200, 10.03.
Written by Creator/AnthonyEZuiker, Creator/AnnDonahue, Creator/CarolMendelsohn, Creator/ZacharyReiter & Creator/JohnDove
A riot breaks out after a white policeman shoots an unarmed black man after a jewelry store robbery. The case leads Mac to make a life-changing decision.
!Tropes for the episode:
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The rioting mob storms the precinct while Mac and Don are there.
* ISOStandardUrbanGroceries: Downplayed. Christine walks home with a bag of groceries. The only thing showing is a roll of paper towels. Mac takes it from her and places it on the steps. It isn't dropped, spilled or emptied, just used so show where she's been while he's waiting for her.
* SeriesFauxnale: Averted. Like with Seasons 7 & 8, this episode was written as a finale just in case the series was cancelled; this time it actually happened.
* TitleDrop: The victim's girlfriend tells Mac it was part of the way he signed off in all of his letters to her. Mac quotes the young man in his voice-over InnerMonologue near the end of the episode.
* TookALevelInBadass: Adam, who has been known to slack off at work, takes it upon himself to go back to the scene and collect more evidence, single-handedly proving someone's innocence; then, braves the mob to deliver the evidence to Mac at the precinct in person when he can't get either of his supervisors on the phone.
!Trivia for the episode:
* Had the series continued with a tenth season, Mac and Christine were scheduled to be married on episode #200, 10.03.
