This finale was both disappointing and beautiful at the same time. For me at least, I was like, "Wow... this is it?" and then at the end I realized that the entire episode was not about having an amazing climax to an amazing series, it's about giving every single character what they deserved. This was an absolutely amazing episode in that respect. Just the fact it was so simple and small-scale was just great.
I'm going to start with Nancy, for obvious reasons. I feel like the end was the best possible way to end the series for her, since it basically says that she will never, ever be able to settle down, unless married to someone. I liked at the end how she tried to get Andy back, since it was a bitch move, but a classic Nancy move at the same time. This really proved again how much of a last resort Andy was to her. And him just telling her off was so satisfying.
Silas, while he got a fitting conclusion, I feel like they could have handled him better. While he and Nancy had a nice character moment together, I feel like the fact that he didn't even try to defend her was a douche move, even if he's defending Nancy. I mean, denying the grandmother to hold the baby is just downright offensive. Hunter Parrish was amazing in this episode. Every line was just so pitch-perfect that I really noticed how much his acting has really grown, but at the same time he didn't really knock it out of the park, which disappointed me, since, according to MLP, he had a scene where he had some of the best acting she's ever seen. The scene she was probably talking about was when she confronted him about the baby-holding rights. While he was amazing, I've seen better. I hope I didn't just sound like an asshole.
By the way, Silas, Flora is the worst name ever.
Shane had a nice end, also. I hate his character with every fiber of my being, so I was happy that if he were ever to live "happily ever after," he would have to change first. Alexander Gould had his first piece of good acting in two seasons at the very end. Uhhh... congrats? God, he's been horrible this season.
Stevie's Jewish party (going to be honest, don't know how to spell it) was obviously a disaster. It was a great plot device to get everyone together, and I feel like people are taking the fact that the episode was focused way too much on him way out of hand. If people are thinking that, they either didn't understand the finale or didn't look into it far enough. Everything he talked about or did was a plot device to help another character or show the audience how Nancy has been raising him right. Like him wanting to go to boarding school. This was when Nancy finally realized that she needed to stop smothering her children for them to come out well. However, this was a little disturbing to me, because it's exactly what Esteban would have done. And to further explain my hate or Alexander Gould's acting skills, I would like to point out that even the actor that played Stevie was better, and he's been around for two episodes.
Doug finally made piece with his gay son. I finally felt like Doug wasn't total filler, and this episode kind of redeemed some of the stuff I felt like was filler the entire season. The entire homeless scam was leading up to him owning a cult, and the sucking a dick thing, while a crappy way of doing it, was a way to realize that he was hypocrite for hating his son (I think?).
Andy, of course, had a kid. This was inevitable, since he was such a great father to the Botwins throughout the series, and he loves kids. That's really all that changed for him, since we already know that he has pretty much written Nancy out of his life. While this could be viewed as a dick move by some, I honestly don't blame him.
I liked how at the end, the entire Botwin family (even Doug!) went out and smoked weed. It was kid of reflective, ironic, and poetic. And the song from the end of pilot really brought it full circle, to where Nancy was struggling and alone, and despite her great efforts, she ended up being in the same place, three year of jail-time and three new last names later. How fitting. Am I right?
On a side note: they shouldn't have gone for the futuristic look, since it really took away from the episode's final and poetic feel. And if they did, they should have tried not to make it look so low-budget and fake.
This wasn't the best ending to such an action packed series, but I feel like we should have never expected an amazing, adrenaline-filled climax, after this past season. But that's not what it's about. Realistically, I don't think that after making all of the same mistakes numerous times, they would keep going. And getting a shot to the head really makes you reflect. I know this was a disappointing finale, but it was still a great episode, and every character that I liked got a good ending. Goodbye Weeds!
Well said. Thanks
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