Pandemonium

Forget about drama and surprise twists. This was meaningful. This was honest. It said something so profound in such a beautiful and subtle way. What a closer.

....and that's on me...just binged the third season on some site. This episode, in particular, was quite good..touching..heartfelt and heart rending....I don't know why, but I just didn't think there'd be THAT MUCH chemistry between Eleanor and Chidi, even with his adonis-like body. Will definitely continue to watch...you should too.

While it may not have seemed as crazy-thrilling-ride as the previous two season closers, what's really interesting is that this season finished with the team making a very proactive decision, as opposed to the reactive finales of seasons one and two. This time, instead of desperately dashing from one place to the next to save their hides, they make a conscious choice to take the next step. One which ultimately involves a large sacrifice for the greater good.

This show is all about transition; it never languishes in one spot for very long. Right or wrong, I have always felt that the constant evolution is a metaphor for life. Life is change: you may see aspects of what came before in the things that are happening now, but really they are never the same twice. That's a good thing, because change means growth and new opportunities. But it can also be sad and difficult to accept that for new things to grow sometimes old things have to die.

And so as season 3 comes to a close in a semi-familiar setting, I think the show is also bringing something else, something that many fans loved, to a close. Still, the journey of team cockroach isn't complete yet; who knows what new things to love they'll give us next season? I loved this season and I think the writers have earned enough faith to believe that wherever they are headed will be hilarious and worth falling in love with all over again.

Not the biggest joke-wise, but a surprising and pretty touching ending.

For whatever reason for the season finale the writers decided to stop telling jokes and instead try to make the show emotional. why make a comedy show with no jokes?