Heaven and Hell

As a long-time fan of Mythic Quest, I was initially intrigued when Apple TV+ announced an updated final episode, especially after the surprise cancellation left the original ending feeling rushed and contradictory. Unfortunately, this revised version doesn't land as a satisfying farewell, it simply clears up confusion, and not much else.

One of the show's core strengths has always been the brilliantly complex, non-romantic relationship between Poppy and Ian. The creators were vocal from the beginning: this was a rare and refreshing depiction of a platonic male-female partnership built on chaos, respect, and mutual creativity. So when the original finale threw in a kiss and children, it felt completely off-tone. The update removes those elements, no kiss, no kids, but also removes any real emotional weight. It's a quiet "fix," not a meaningful send-off.

The result? A finale that technically aligns with the show's values but feels emotionally flat. No farewell moment, no celebration of the team, no final hurrah. Just a course correction and a fade to black. It leaves you thinking... if this was the best they could do, maybe they should've just left the original ending intact, at least it tried to do something.

In the end, Mythic Quest deserved more than a patch note. It deserved a proper goodbye.

The heart and soul of Mythic Quest has always been the platonic friendships and diabolically hilarious hijinks. This season has frustratingly continued to stifle any character development whatsoever (Why is Dana STILL in the MQ office if she's this talented and desirable? What happened to the conflict between Rachel/Dana's professional lives? Did anything ever come from the foreshadowing of Brad's brother in s3?) unless your name is Carol from HR.

And then, we get to the final scene of the season and we get the laziest twist of them all. The one any true fan has been dreading. Unfortunately fam, it's a WILL THEY... not a WON'T THEY. *sigh* Predictable and boring; and way too overdue if that was always going to be, "the twist."

I like this show, but this season has felt like it was supposed to be the end. Either that or the writers were out of ideas. The characters seem different, and it's like the writers don't know what to do with them next or forget why they were funny in the first place. This season had its moments, but it wasn't as good as the first few seasons. With a side show in the works, it seemed like the perfect chance to end the show. They had a chance to tie everything up, but they didn't. Ian and Poppy's chemistry made the show what it was, but even that has felt off. Rachel, who was my favorite character, has been all over the place, and her relationship with Dana, which started out cute, has fallen flat. Maybe they can milk one last season out of this show, but I don't know if they can at this point.

If, for some reason, you're reading this before/at the end of season two, stop there. There's nothing for you after that point. You'll be tempted, I know, but trust me on this one.

Everything comes to an abrupt halt. It feels like they didn't know how much time they were going to have. It Jo's ultimate goal was to assist the guys in Montreal why doesn't she say that at literally any moment before the series finale? Why bring everyone back just to not do anything with them? Very unsatisfying. And don't even get me started on the final scene. I've mentioned it once and I'll be purging it from my memory.

Just watched the finale episode, and it was good. But this Ian and Poppy romantic tension has been going on for so long, and I'm mostly sure the makers will never make them a couple-and almost 100% sure they'll never get them married. That's the issue. If nothing big is ever going to happen between them, then why keep teasing it?

The reason I'm so sure is because these are the same makers who created It's Always Sunny, so I feel like they'll avoid the romantic stuff-or might even end up making Poppy bisexual or lesbian, or do something similar with Ian, especially if they were allowed more than 8 seasons of this.

Otherwise, they do look good together. The dialogues between them at the end of this episode were awesome. The line, "The expansion is the only thing I have left of you," was one of the best in the whole show. But it would've been better if they actually showed us a bit of the expansion too, not just the other characters-we're the audience, if they remember.

In the 4th episode with the murder mystery, I predicted the killer in less than a minute after the game began-around 8 minutes into the episode. Personally, I don't enjoy it when I guess mystery stuff that easily.

The 9th episode with Charlie Day was nice, but this season I wasn't really excited to know what would happen next, so I just waited and finished it after all 10 episodes were out. There weren't any cliffhangers or major plot twists that made me want to keep going right away.

Overall, it's still a good watch. I thought they might again show the childhood story of one of the lead characters, but they didn't. I also expected that they might repeat the same thing-some important staff leaving Mythic Quest and then coming back with an excuse in season 5-but I'm glad about what happened.

Reedited finale version review: just watched it, and around 30 seconds of new footage was added. WOW, thanks for doing that. The story feels completely different now. No, seriously-what was the point of it? They just removed the kiss and ended it with comedy bits.

I think they should have waited a bit longer and added at least 10-20 minutes of new scenes to end everything properly. Maybe they could've continued with the kiss and given Ian and Poppy a happy ending. These characters deserved it. And not just them-other characters' stories should've been closed too.

I thought this idea of adding footage to the last episode was the best thing Apple TV came up with. It could help every cancelled show get a better ending. But they didn't do it that well. Still, if the creators were only allowed 30 seconds, then what they did with it was clever.