No real surprises here except for in the last minute or two -and it's not that the wedding crashes and burns, cause that's been coming since we met Kevin. We know that Tobi and Kate are coming to an end but the cranky British music teacher?!?!? At least that big cliff hanger and the smaller one uttered in one line by Nicky give me a reason to really want to watch Season 6 which we now know is the Final Season (whew, so glad they made the choice to go out on what I pray is a high note and not go for A LOT more seasons as the show creator had once alluded: "...this show could go on forever...") Some character applause: The character who originally annoyed me to no end now shines and in retrospect deserves some recognition for her growth as a character and I think as an actress in Season 5, MADISON! She triumphs over so much in the season and especially in this last episode. Her flashbacks and last words to Kevin are so well-done. A female needed to say something like that to him cause Randall, Toby, and Nicky certainly have been. Also, thank goodness Rebecca and Randall finally wrapped up 5 seasons of their birth-parent secret scandal! Mandy Moore nailed it. SKB nails it all the time. Some character criticisms: Kevin! Yes, I've already been hard on him here.... He has been amping up and up all season and falling over himself for far too long while pulling his loved ones down with him into his battle to prove himself! Walking out on a film with DeNiro and trying to pay Tobi with his "silly money". Kevin is not a great actor because I think that's part of his character and because I think Kevin Hartley isn't. Good actors tend to portray actors in general a lot better. Duh. And, finally, to Tess and Rebecca: I am a 40 year old, good looking straight woman AND in a lifetime of flower girl and bridesmaid gigs I have NEVER felt like myself in the dress! Props to Beth for supporting her but she could have saved Tess decades of learning by saying, "Hey, you're going through a lot, but being a bridesmaid has NOTHING to do with you and if you can't handle that then you might as well learn now how to suck it up, slap a smile on, and put on the dress when you say 'yes' or when you have no choice to participate like now and start practicing how to say 'no' to being a bridesmaid when asked. This is not the time to address your personal growth and gender/sexuality issues. But hey we are gonna talk all this out after this giant, over-privileged, rich WASP wedding weekend is over. Coddling you in this moment will not benefit you in the long run and I'll make damn sure you understand why...later but not now. I love you." Whew, I've been holding that in since the episode aired. Essentially, most of the Pearsons could learn to reign in their personal issues at big events! But hey, it's a family-based drama that tries to address every issue someone can have for four seasons and then do it again for a fifth season while embracing the covid pandemic. Whew...
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