The End

This is already a very strong episode just the way it is but I just know that if the network had been kind enough to give the team a little more money then it could've been one of the best episodes of the series and a strong series finale of it hadn't been renewed.

This episode is very emotional and features one of the most gut wrenching scenes on the show ever, and it has a number of them. There is action and fighting but the emotional moments are what makes it great. I also really love how it plays on the themes of sacrifice and what it means to sign up for a job where you know you can lose the person next to you but you still do it because it is what needs to be done, this has been a central theme of the show but it is really crystallized here in this episode. The first time I watched it I had some questions about the timeline and why things were different in previous loops, but this time I really didn't care, I was focused on the character moments knowing they will payoff. Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to cry until s6 premiers.

I really enjoyed this season! But the ending for me was kinda lame...and done very quickly, But you can't do that much in 40'...

It led up to this....

it was beautiful, frustrating and enlightening all within 43 minutes of airtime.

it gave us answers and want. both ends of the spectrum.

it fed some and it left some malnourished.

but, it doesn't take away from the fact that "network" television, (that is normally mediocre at best), allowed something to shine through -- regardless of its plot-holes and missing answers -- it gives you production value that allows you to transcend galaxies and pretend to wrap your head around the most complex (and benign) questions we're asking ourselves in 2018 (in our pop. cul. society).

<3 and hated it plot-wise, but the production value, acuity, cinematography, visual-effects are a few notches above anything in its league today, regardless of the sometimes laughable script-writing.

*** it's an escape from reality folks, and it does a great job of just that -- don't get too caught up in the plot-holes and you'll been in for a fantastic voyage.

SPOILER: While a few reviews gave the episode an extremely low rating (really a "1"?), the conclusion was appropriate for the season story-line. I appreciated the emotional punch at the end, which genuinely affected me. These are characters we've come to love. But, the future is not bleak for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. A sixth season will be aired. I fully expect Fitz to be recovered. And, how do we know that Coulson will actually die? You can be sure there is an escape hatch if the show-runners want to bring the character back. Remember that people thought Nick Fury was gone on more than one occasion. Many possibilities exist with the advent of Captain Marvel. I'll be anxiously waiting to find out what happens.