Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer (Photo : www.dailymail.co.uk)
The popular sitcom "Two and a Half Men" aired its finale episode and Chuck Lorre, its creator, revived the character of Charlie Sheen, only to kill him again.
The one-hour final episode was called "an hour-long slap at its former star" by the Washington Post, after repeatedly joking about Sheen's career collapse and scandals. The "Platoon" star was kicked out of the show in Season 8 because of his erratic behavior, disrespect of Lorre and drug use.
"Two and a Half Men's" finale on Thursday was full of veiled references to former cast member's infamous departure from the sitcom, rage issues, social-media rants, and even his alleged jealousy of Ashton Kutcher, who was picked to replace him on the show.
In Season 9, Walden, Kutcher's character, moved into Harper's house with Alan, the brother, portrayed by Jon Cryer. At that time, Harper was struck by a train in Paris, which led to his untimely death.
Lorre explained that Sheen was invited to cameo in the last episode together with Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer. Josef Adalian, the veteran reporter, tweeted how the show's creator planned his comeback.
"Our idea was to have him walk up to the front door in the last scene, ring the doorbell, then turn, look directly into the camera and go off on a maniacal rant about the dangers of drug abuse," Lorre wrote. "He would then explain that these dangers only applied to average people. That he was far from average. He was a ninja warrior from Mars. He was invincible. And then we would drop a piano on him," he continued.
Sheen declined the offer because he didn't find the plot, funny; however, the writers decided to integrate his character on the episode anyway. Just like the creator's first plan, Harper was still crushed by a piano at the end.
