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And yeah... that whole "could have been worse" is just... worse! LOL!! There have been several series whose finales were just... blech, to put it mildly, even ones that I didn't care about all that much (like "Seinfeld;" I've never liked it all that much, but I saw the finale, and it was the dumbest thing EVER, IMO), and others that I really did like (like "Will & Grace" and "How I Met Your Mother") where I really enjoyed the show, and realllllly couldn't stand at least a good chunk of the finale -- mostly ones where things didn't turn out well for the characters and/or they upended things they'd been establishing for the whole series and then "ha ha, now we're changing it!" in the finale :-P "Glee" was never a "great" show, in a lot of ways -- it always had aspects where I just wanted to smack someone, but part of that was in its trying to balance the insane comedy parts with the drama. But when it ended? It stuck true to the best parts and the best aspects of the characters and what the fans loved and it felt finished but yet hopeful and it kept all those warm feelings in tact. "Friends" did it even better; it's still one of my favorite series' finales ever. And I think WC aimed for *some* of those things ("cappucino in the clouds", etc.), but so much else just ... didn't. I'm glad (I think?) they left some things open for interpretation, but to have put us through that wringer just to do it? ... NOPE. I've never watched "Grey's Anatomy," but the reactions I see repeatedly from my friends who do watch it makes me sorta glad I don't! LOL!! From what I have seen of how it's gone, though, I think you're probably right about it just blowing up the whole thing! I guess that's another of those "at least it didn't..." aspects to WC's finale: I suppose you can say that one thing it "accomplished" was in making sure people would still be talking about it for a long time after it aired!! :-PAnd yeah... that whole "could have been worse" is just... worse! LOL!! There have been several series whose finales were just... blech, to put it mildly, even ones that I didn't care about all that much (like "Seinfeld;" I've never liked it all that much, but I saw the finale, and it was the dumbest thing EVER, IMO), and others that I really did like (like "Will & Grace" and "How I Met Your Mother") where I really enjoyed the show, and realllllly couldn't stand at least a good chunk of the finale -- mostly ones where things didn't turn out well for the characters and/or they upended things they'd been establishing for the whole series and then "ha ha, now we're changing it!" in the finale :-P "Glee" was never a "great" show, in a lot of ways -- it always had aspects where I just wanted to smack someone, but part of that was in its trying to balance the insane comedy parts with the drama. But when it ended? It stuck true to the best parts and the best aspects of the characters and what the fans loved and it felt finished but yet hopeful and it kept all those warm feelings in tact. "Friends" did it even better; it's still one of my favorite series' finales ever. And I think WC aimed for *some* of those things ("cappucino in the clouds", etc.), but so much else just ... didn't. I'm glad (I think?) they left some things open for interpretation, but to have put us through that wringer just to do it? ... NOPE. I've never watched "Grey's Anatomy," but the reactions I see repeatedly from my friends who do watch it makes me sorta glad I don't! LOL!! From what I have seen of how it's gone, though, I think you're probably right about it just blowing up the whole thing! I guess that's another of those "at least it didn't..." aspects to WC's finale: I suppose you can say that one thing it "accomplished" was in making sure people would still be talking about it for a long time after it aired!! :-P