Aces, Charles. Aces.

Well...it's over. Chuck is over. ::sniffles::

Did I like the finale?
Without revealing any spoilers:
yes and no.

I am in the camp that was frustrated by the vague ending. I'm a hopeless romantic and would always prefer that sappy ending as the camera fades to black. Besides, it's taken five years for these beloved characters to get where they are. An ending that threatened to negate all of that was heartbreaking.

However, after reading reviews like this one and this one, I began to see the point of why they took the story where they did and why they didn't give in to the easy fix. Even I have to admit there was a depth to the chosen ending, and perhaps Chuck and Sarah deserved that after all. (Besides, even the writers admitted in an interview that they believe everything eventually returns to the good ole days...so I am, too.)

There was a lot about the finale that I really loved, though. All the nods to past episodes, giving every character a chance to show how they've grown and to bow out in glory, the flashbacks to earlier favourite episodes, the poignant use of Chuck and Sarah's theme in the soundtrack, the fact that Zach and Yvonne frequently looked like they'd actually been crying all day long:



How do you not absolutely fall in love with the show all over again?

Goodbye, Chuck.
Thank you for five fabulous seasons.
You will be very missed.