Tayong Dalawa has finally ended, airing its one-hour finale a few hours ago to deliver its last hurrah on Philippine television. Or is it? in the last scene, Rosanna Roces enters the Garcia house with Enchong Dee (?) in tow and introduces him as another long lost brother of the two Garcia brother, Dave and JR. If that does not smell like a sequel is coming, I don’t know what the point is in showing it.

Do I want a Tayong Dalawa book 2 as a sequel to the long-running Tayong Dalawa? No.
Tayong Dalawa is undoubtedly one of the best drama series ever to hit Philippine television but I don’t think I want another dose of it. At least, not in the near future. I’ve grown tired of the series and only watched in the last two weeks eager to find out how it would end. But my interest in Tayong Dalawa waned towards the middle of the “season”.

When it began, it had such promise. With a stellar cast of newcomers and some of Philippine entertainment’s most talented actors and actresses, it had an engaging plot and delivered with crisp scenes and a fast-paced story, unlike typical television (and movie) dramas that must have had Pong Pagong in the writing team. And viewer reaction was great. It was a commercial success. Everywhere I went, everybody seemed to be talking about the series. But then the network must have wanted to stretch this commercial success for a longer time and stretch the series for all its worth in advertising income. The result – weeks and months of never-ending conflicts and fights. It seemed that all the characters did was fight or cry, or both. The fight between the two Garcia families was all there was for months – shouting, fighting, threats, more shouts and more fights. And that’s when I lost interest. What’s even more surprising was this: my mom and aunts lost interest as well. According to them, Tayong Dalawa became too monotonous. And that’s coming from true blue telenovela fans!

Now, with the end of the story comes a hint that a sequel is coming. I honestly am not looking forward to it. But if they really want a sequel, please stick to the time frame and original story as written, because stretching a series for the sake of profit sucks. What they did during the beginning of the series was great – the pace, story – and that’s what they should do with a sequel if ever.

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