this episode truly is a masterpiece and lived up to every bit of hype it got. wow omg there’s a lot to unpack 😭 every single character goes on such a wonderful journey this episode it’s gonna be very hard to put into words how much i loved every bit of this episode. i wanna start off with some of the side characters. rico’s storyline was amazing and so satisfying. he’s always been trying to do what’s right for his family. i find it so lovely that he was able to be bought out by keith and david and start his own funeral home. he’s come such a long way since the start of the show and he absolutely deserves to run his own funeral home. now onto brenda. this is arguably brenda’s best episode of the show. the opening scene was so so beautiful. i was so scared her baby had passed away but seeing that Willa lived was so wonderful. her vicions of nate gave us a look into what she was really thinking and how much she worried for the health of her baby. after her talk with ruth, brenda adopted a much more positive outlook on life and became much more comfortable and confident in her baby’s health. the scene of her meeting nathaniel senior and nate was so beautiful. nate finally being comfortable with Willa signifies that brenda is as well. now i wanna talk about ruth. ruth got some incredible development this episode. in the first half of this episode, we see she’s developed depression after losing maya and being constantly haunted by the fact that her first born son died. although after her conversation with claire, she realizes she doesn’t want claire to live the same stagnant as she did, and convinces her to go live her life, which is what inspires herself to do the same. i loved the fact that she was able to essentially start a new life at her sister sarah’s house and start a dog daycare. her conclusion made me cry so much. i loved how she was able to be surrounded around loved ones and in her final moment, see nate. that was truly beautiful. now onto david. david was incredible this episode. seeing him finally embrace his demon that’s been tormenting him for the past season and a half was so beautiful. this is what eventually inspires him to keep his family business which i think is so fitting for his character. there was a moment in the final sequence where he was teaching durrel how everything worked and that was so sweet i loved that. and i love how he was able to build the life he always dreamed of with keith. so happy they got to life a beautiful life together with durrel and anthony. before i talk about claire i just want to recognize how incredible nate was this episode. for how few scenes he was featured in, he truly stole all of them with his screen presence and monologues he delivered. he really reminded me of how nathaniel senior used to show up to deliver advice. now finally claire. claire’s journey this episode was wonderful. very easily her best episode and i really love how much spotlight this episode gave her. her moment with ted in bed at the start of the episode was so beautiful and i was so happy to finally see her passion for photography thrive again. i really love how later in the episode she was willing to drop her new job just to stay with her mom and make sure she wasn’t lonely. it really shows just how far she’s come with her relationship with ruth since the start. and of course i need to touch on the final sequence. her saying goodbye to everyone and the “you can’t take a picture of this it’s already gone” moment was just beautiful. the shot of nate running in the rear view mirror of her car is such wonderful symbolism for how she’s finally processed the death of nate and has finally moved on. and the final sequence of her driving away on the highway is genuinely my favorite moment in tv. i’ve never cried so hard.

gonna drop my takes on this ep in the comments.



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