Um....
Let's start with the positives.
Chimney's speech to the 118 was so moving, Kenneth Choi is an incredible actor. Graham was so beloved in this episode and I truly hope we will see more of him in season 9. Eddie jumping in with the 118 was expected, and well-done. I was happy to see it.
Now the negatives.
For a finale, the whole thing felt so low-stakes, especially after a main character of 8 seasons died in a super high stakes episode just a month ago. I've been holding out hope Bobby was alive somehow and we'd see his return in this episode but we didn't. Beyond disappointment, I'm angry. Not only was the writing out of Bobby (Peter Krause) lazy and poorly accomplished, but the follow-up has been beyond dissapointing. A let down from conception to execution. He should've never been killed off, and if it must have been done, it should have and could have been done so much better. This tanked the season for me.
We didn't see Maddie go into labor, we didn't see Eddie speak to Christopher about staying in L. A., we saw no conversation between Hen and Karen about Mara's adoption, and no development of the blooming relationship between Buck and Eddie.
This whole finale fell flat, felt unearned, undeveloped, and out of nowhere. We should have seen Maddie's labor beginning, Hen and Karen talk about Mara's upcoming adoption, a moment to re-establish the upcoming relationship of Buck and Eddie, and most importantly- a hint that Bobby was alive, if not seeing him alive altogether.
Worst finale of the entire series. I feel disappointed, as well as the whole season now feeling unfinished and -incorrect-. Don't know if I'll bother continuing with season 9.
Chimney's speech to the 118 was so moving, Kenneth Choi is an incredible actor. Graham was so beloved in this episode and I truly hope we will see more of him in season 9. Eddie jumping in with the 118 was expected, and well-done. I was happy to see it.
Now the negatives.
For a finale, the whole thing felt so low-stakes, especially after a main character of 8 seasons died in a super high stakes episode just a month ago. I've been holding out hope Bobby was alive somehow and we'd see his return in this episode but we didn't. Beyond disappointment, I'm angry. Not only was the writing out of Bobby (Peter Krause) lazy and poorly accomplished, but the follow-up has been beyond dissapointing. A let down from conception to execution. He should've never been killed off, and if it must have been done, it should have and could have been done so much better. This tanked the season for me.
We didn't see Maddie go into labor, we didn't see Eddie speak to Christopher about staying in L. A., we saw no conversation between Hen and Karen about Mara's adoption, and no development of the blooming relationship between Buck and Eddie.
This whole finale fell flat, felt unearned, undeveloped, and out of nowhere. We should have seen Maddie's labor beginning, Hen and Karen talk about Mara's upcoming adoption, a moment to re-establish the upcoming relationship of Buck and Eddie, and most importantly- a hint that Bobby was alive, if not seeing him alive altogether.
Worst finale of the entire series. I feel disappointed, as well as the whole season now feeling unfinished and -incorrect-. Don't know if I'll bother continuing with season 9.
- Lucy-510
- 15 may 2025