So only people in the US have seen the show? Oh.
The Daily mail gives a good run down of what is clearly, in British eyes, the most offensive episode - having her daughters on the show.
The 6th and final episode was a sort of wrap-up - we see Sarah with her sister in Los Angeles, flown out from Australia, who after the visit with Sarah is filmed reflecting on how much Sarah is different.
Then we see her with the final visit to Dr Phil where he begins by saying that this is her time to say what she wants. He won't be 'doing his thing' - yet he winds up saying some pertinent things (guess he can't help himself) - the one that is the stand out for me is that: she may not be suited for the celebrity life. I forget how he exactly phrases it. Her response is interesting - something along the lines of 'no,no, I want it'. Though he's said he won't do his thing, he continues - for example, looking at her steadily as though he's trying to get her to really listen, he says: it doesn't last, its going to be over, all the fuss, the series is ending, none of this lasts, its not real. She answers: I know, I know. And he says: You have to start thinking about your life when the limousine leaves you at the curb and you stand there alone, that's where your real life is, where it starts (something like that - that she has to start looking at where and how she lives her life). Her response is: oh yes, oh yes. Its not believable. You never feel she's really getting it. Its like a crack addict - oh yes, oh yes, I know - now where can I get my next fix? Its like - not sinking in. In fairness to Dr Phil, when he does his little summing up bit, he says only that she's calmer than when he met her, he's very generic - at least that's how I recall it.
We see her visit Oprah - and watch as Oprah refers to her own background - which is far grimmer than Sarah's could ever have been (but its not a pain contest as Oprah says - she's just trying to make a point about going forward from adversity) - the camera zooms in on Sarah's face and Sarah sighs as Oprah talks. One can make of that what one will - but I saw it for what it appeared to be - and I was in disbelief. Oprah says something, too - that the snow trek was Sarah's idea. Oprah makes a point of saying: you wanted to do that, why did you want to do that? what did it prove for you? It gave me pause - Oprah is clearly telegraphing that Sarah had input as to what took place in this show. I wonder how much - maybe it was Sarah's ideas playing out. Oprah just made it possible. I'm not going to worry about it but that's an interesting twist. As an aside, Oprah was professional with Sarah, no more, and it was a very quick snippet.
Then Sarah goes back to England and that last half hour is the most strange, especially with Eugenie in the garden. Why was it even filmed? How did that happen. The daughters at the charity event with their mother are not smiling. Maybe Sarah did govern what took place. There is the moment when the two daughters are suppose to be saying how changed their mother is - and Eugenie says the words but Beatrice says nothing, as I recall. The moment when Beatrice is talking with her mother on the couch is significant - Beatrice is telling her mother how much she has always worried about her and still worries about her, and then suddenly breaks down crying - there is clearly enormous love and pain in Beatrice at that moment. Sarah clearly keeps the camera rolling, and urges her on - asks Beatrice: do you think I have changed? And the camera shows Beatrice in tears, unable to speak, dissolving further in pain - anyone watching that scene knows that Beatrice must not be seeing a changed mother - or that's how I read the situation. Then we have a long shot - and Sarah again is prodding Beatrice to say that she (Sarah) has changed - and finally Beatrice comes out with something. Even by American standards that whole scene does not play well - I am very grieved to say that it plays like Sarah is using Beatrice. Yet, Beatrice has to have agreed to it. The whole thing with her daughters is very questionable - I am going to agree with the Daily Mail.
(Added Later: Regarding having the sister and daughters in the 'docu-series' - I feel I need to defend Oprah (for some reason). When these kinds of shows are done in the US its usually all about family relationships - it would be unusual not to have family members participate. That's the deal. If one doesn't like it, one doesn't do it. One does another kind of show. Just saying.)
It would be really good if others in the US who saw the episodes talk about the details - and correct me if I'm wrong. I give a lot of impressions and that is different from facts. OWN repeats the shows - so I am assuming they will be on to be viewed again - though I'm not seeing it. they don't advertize it anymore - it sort of 'went away'. I think it had a somewhat promising start - but when it became clear the 'star' wasn't being straight - it lost momentum. I don't know if it bombed but it came close. Its the Tatum and Ryan O'Neal show that is really in repeats - that show is amazing IMO.
I was talking about this to someone today and mentioned Sarah's comment in the most recent link to the morning show after show video when she says that its not a 'reality show' but a 'docu-series' and at one point says: but that's how it was pitched to me. I'm wondering how long it will take Sarah to make 'Finding Sarah' (the show) something that she was 'talked into' by Oprah and was given bad advice about and-and-and.....In some ways she can't go down that road because she'd be burning bridges that would mean she'd never get back here. Like she makes sure she honors Andrew, she will never 'exactly' throw Oprah et al under the bus, but it will be something like: this is what they told me, this is how it was pitched to me, etc.
And there one has Oprah making a point to say that: this was your idea, Sarah, you wanted to do this.....with Sarah sitting stone faced for a second. Oprah repeats: this was your idea, Sarah. Finally, the answer from Sarah: yes, I know....
At long last, someone made Sarah admit responsibility!