Warning: This Post Contains Spoilers For Season Seven of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet Of Crisps
"Jumping the Shark" refers to the point where a series is so past its best-by date that it's started to rot.
It comes from Happy Days, where they became so desperate to keep the series fresh and exciting that they had the Fonz jump over a great white shark on water skis, and this has since become iconic of the point of utter desperation.
It probably seemed like a good idea to have season seven of Two Pints begin with Johnny literally jumping the shark off-screen. It was quite funny - ironic, tongue-in-cheek, and with at least one person saying "eeeeeeey".
However, the series actually jumped the shark by killing off Johnny, played by Ralf Little. Off-screen too.
It's understandable that actors want to move on, and have other commitments - but couldn't they have just done one last series, to round everything off? Johnny's death is incredibly sudden, with no build up whatsoever for his trip to Hawaii (to jump the shark, in both senses).
Another thing I hate about season seven is Gaz's love affair with Janet.
It seems that every male in the series has been waiting for Janet to become single, in order to move in on her. Janet now, essentially, seems to be the main girl of the series with Donna and Louise as her backing singers - and that's unfortunate, because I always liked her least.
As far as I'm concerned, season seven of Two Pints is not canon - except for Louse's pregnancy. That's interesting, and another indication that the series is winding down. Friends did the same, having all the characters grow up and move on before leaving them to it. However, Friends managed at least some semblance of natural growth - rather than simply tacking on a highly unlikely happy ending for everyone concerned. It's unbelievable, sappy, crude, and frankly, a complete sell out and betrayal of the shows fans and the characters.
I'm quite hurt.:(
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