Oscar disappears through the door. Through the door, yes. And not from a chair with a coat over him while seeing the white light as he's taken by aliens. 'Cause, really, what was that about? It's when the show is put into a vegetative state. For those who still wonder, it's because they felt upset about Goossens's transfer to a rival company. They wanted to avenge themselves. So that much is obvious. The original end to the episode has infamous status. This can hardly be called a spoiler. It's unworthy of that name as it's in the cultural memory of Flemish a painful moment.
Oscar Crucke breathed his Café; Café de Kampioen. The regular visitors even called him Kampioen. Now that doesn't help the cause of the entire follow-up, really. Kampioen was one with his café, one with his offspring, one with friends within the team. He was there for everyone, was the catalyst, not Dimitri De Tremmerie. I'm opposed to the attitude of people who're assuming 'all went well for as long as Dimitri was around'. It's true that they relied heavily on him for memorable moments after Oscar's departure.
A short anthology.
Oscar hits different for various reasons, but above all the protection he offered. The security, too. By that I mean character-wise. Towards the regulars, that is. He's the patron, the pater familias. The bond he has with them. The man you can always count on. He who would never leave the sinking ship (the bad football team that can't live without each other), and that's why the ending looks very wrong. You know, that it had to be him. Imagine a café owner who leaves his café to someone else. "Wow, it just doesn't feel the same with that nutter Vertongen behind the tap". Put mildly.
So you end up looking for another café to spend your evenings. Well, that's exactly how it feels, in spite of Oscar's wife Pascale remaining aboard until the end. And to this day, Oscar's departure's the unofficial death of the show. From now on, you will be drinking your pints at a place where the golden times are gone. It sounds odd at the same time, considering that it was merely his wife Pascale running the café solo, along with their daughter Bieke, after his departure. It doesn't change my opinion.
Oscar is a man you experienced some legendary nights and days with. Oscar was highly regarded by the regulars. Well, now that vibe is gone. All of a sudden, all of that is over. There's nothing left but the memories of "being with him". It's a depressing thought. The comments don't lie. He is held in high esteem. "Oscar and Pico here, Oscar and Pico there, Oscar and Pico everywhere"; "F. C. De Kampioenen? Oscar and Pico"; "F. C. De Kampioenen? Decapitated after Oscar and Pico had left"; "The legends Oscar and Pico"; "No Oscar and Pico, no party". On the Internet, a fairly large group of people think that. Well, I agree with that group of people. And Michiels? I'm sorry, my heart is not strong enough to talk that matter. We'll stick with Oscar, or Goossens.
"Love story" is where it passed into a comatose state, and not "Spoorloos" four years later.
Oscar Crucke breathed his Café; Café de Kampioen. The regular visitors even called him Kampioen. Now that doesn't help the cause of the entire follow-up, really. Kampioen was one with his café, one with his offspring, one with friends within the team. He was there for everyone, was the catalyst, not Dimitri De Tremmerie. I'm opposed to the attitude of people who're assuming 'all went well for as long as Dimitri was around'. It's true that they relied heavily on him for memorable moments after Oscar's departure.
A short anthology.
Oscar hits different for various reasons, but above all the protection he offered. The security, too. By that I mean character-wise. Towards the regulars, that is. He's the patron, the pater familias. The bond he has with them. The man you can always count on. He who would never leave the sinking ship (the bad football team that can't live without each other), and that's why the ending looks very wrong. You know, that it had to be him. Imagine a café owner who leaves his café to someone else. "Wow, it just doesn't feel the same with that nutter Vertongen behind the tap". Put mildly.
So you end up looking for another café to spend your evenings. Well, that's exactly how it feels, in spite of Oscar's wife Pascale remaining aboard until the end. And to this day, Oscar's departure's the unofficial death of the show. From now on, you will be drinking your pints at a place where the golden times are gone. It sounds odd at the same time, considering that it was merely his wife Pascale running the café solo, along with their daughter Bieke, after his departure. It doesn't change my opinion.
Oscar is a man you experienced some legendary nights and days with. Oscar was highly regarded by the regulars. Well, now that vibe is gone. All of a sudden, all of that is over. There's nothing left but the memories of "being with him". It's a depressing thought. The comments don't lie. He is held in high esteem. "Oscar and Pico here, Oscar and Pico there, Oscar and Pico everywhere"; "F. C. De Kampioenen? Oscar and Pico"; "F. C. De Kampioenen? Decapitated after Oscar and Pico had left"; "The legends Oscar and Pico"; "No Oscar and Pico, no party". On the Internet, a fairly large group of people think that. Well, I agree with that group of people. And Michiels? I'm sorry, my heart is not strong enough to talk that matter. We'll stick with Oscar, or Goossens.
"Love story" is where it passed into a comatose state, and not "Spoorloos" four years later.