The show has never been really good, except at Jack O'Neill style snark from sexy characters (or charming, in Johnny's case, he's been played as Dutch's GBF.) As for the supposed jeopardy, it has always been perfectly obvious Dutch is destined to win. There's just no suspense there.
The only shred of choice is whether Dutch ends up with Johnny. The show seems to think marriage is death (or maybe rape,) which is why any resolution to the show's only dramatic choice is arbitrarily postponed till the end. The rest is stalling. As to whether the show will be honest and end with D/J? It often seems as though the show really does think a true "friend" would devote their entire life, but not stain the love with filthy sexual intercourse. Also, Johnny as GBF isn't high status enough. If the show were SF, or even a serious drama, they might resolve the issue with Dutch marrying both.
The only shred of choice is whether Dutch ends up with Johnny. The show seems to think marriage is death (or maybe rape,) which is why any resolution to the show's only dramatic choice is arbitrarily postponed till the end. The rest is stalling. As to whether the show will be honest and end with D/J? It often seems as though the show really does think a true "friend" would devote their entire life, but not stain the love with filthy sexual intercourse. Also, Johnny as GBF isn't high status enough. If the show were SF, or even a serious drama, they might resolve the issue with Dutch marrying both.