5 years and 59 episodes in the making, everything boils down to the most intense and devastating 45 minutes of the show culminating in what is perhaps the greatest TV episode I have ever seen. Every revelation gets more shocking throughout the course of the episode, none of which give you a moment to breathe. Many of the events have been long inevitable throughout the series, but when the time does arrive, you find you wish those secrets had been left buried.
The acting in this episode is phenomenal, testament to the chemistry achieved between the main cast, all of whom put out their greatest performances. The writing is sublime, maintaining the consistently excellent dialogue characteristic of this show. I'd willingly put money that this episode completely sweeps next year's Emmy awards.
Following the airing of this episode, the end has never felt so close and you quickly realise that you're not quite ready to let go of this show. It's not often that a show gets to end on its own accord and sometimes rarer that it goes out with a bang, but this episode signifies that the show will end with its head held high, and rightfully secures its legacy as one of the greatest programmes to grace the medium.
