Series finales are often contentious, with some leaving viewers teary-eyed and satisfied, while others incite rage. The Good Place managed to achieve the former, whereas the finale of How I Met Your Mother left fans feeling disappointed. On the other hand, The Sopranos kept its audience in the dark, quite literally. Despite the pain of a poorly executed finale, nothing compares to the shock and disappointment of a series cancellation without closure. Of all the shows impacted by this, Moesha stands out as one of the most painful examples.
Moesha was a sitcom that premiered on UPN in 1996 and starred R&B superstar Brandy Norwood. While shows focused on Black teens weren’t rare, Moesha stood out for its bold focus on Black culture, its showcasing of the beautiful Black neighborhood Leimert Park, and its representation of the experiences of non-white girls. Brandy herself was already a massive star, with hit songs and a highly successful movie career. Her success outside the show helped pave the way for many other series, like Girlfriends, One on One, and its spinoff The Parkers, that focused on young Black women.
Despite all of Moesha’s groundbreaking success, it was disrespected in the end. The show’s final season concluded with not one, but two cliffhangers, and both were left unresolved. The first involved the pregnancy test found in Moesha’s dorm room, which could have belonged to any of several potential mothers. The network intended to resolve this plotline in the show’s spinoff, The Parkers, but it never came to fruition. The second cliffhanger involved Moesha’s little brother going missing after a botched business deal. The abrupt cancellation left fans wondering what could have happened to Myles, and whether the show could have explored darker themes in future seasons.
Moesha wasn’t just a show; to many viewers, it was a moment. In today’s age of diverse teen shows like Sex Education, Never Have I Ever, and On My Block, Moesha set the bar by demonstrating that there isn’t just one way to grow up and be. The show’s legacy is left in the dark even more so than that of The Sopranos, leaving fans with unresolved plotlines and a sense of heartbreak.
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Khushi Patel is a science fiction author who lives in Austin, Texas. She has published three novels, and her work has been praised for its originality and imagination. Khushi is a graduate of Rice University, and she has worked as a software engineer. She is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America, and her books have been nominated for several awards.
