“You can’t take a picture of this, it’s already gone.” i don’t think i have ever been this emotionally impacted after watching an episode of tv. i definitely disagree with the people saying that the ending carries the episode bc the rest is so amazing too. it wrapped up the conflicts of all the characters super well and i loved watching all the characters find a state of peace and happiness after all their struggles the finale montage honestly made me feel a sense of dread and unease even though they all lived good life’s… i think part of it is that the future generally scares me and the years in which they died just looked weird and fictional like those won’t ever be real years even though they will be if that makes sense (except 2025 when ruth died which is in a week…). watching all the characters die also almost felt like i was watching my loved ones die bc watching the show made me feel so connected to the characters and it feels like i truly knew them as people. but regardless of it making me feel like that this ending was absolutely perfect and fits this shows themes incredibly well the ending also really made me think about it in relation to my own life after finishing it, which i don’t think ever happened to me with a show before. i’ve struggled with mental health and suicidal thoughts myself, and something that i’ve been thinking lately that this episode reminded me of again is that i actually do truly wanna live. i still do struggle mentally but not so much suicidal thoughts anymore bc i’ve realised that i don’t think i ever TRULY wanted to DIE but sometimes it just felt like the only way out of my struggles. i really do think that regardless of all the shitty things that happen and the shitty people in this world that life can be so beautiful, and i really do wanna experience that beauty and live to the fullest, it just gets a little hard when your own mind feels like a prison sometimes. the ending wasn’t really making me feel hopeful while watching and right after finishing it but now while writing this i realised that the characters in this show all have struggled a great amount in their lives but still managed to live long and fulfilling life’s after that. the road to the end of the tunnel may be long and bumpy with lots of traffic but there’s always light at the end of it :) (i was trying to sound inspirational but i think that just sounded really stupid instead help) i would go listen to breathe me on repeat but i cannot stand that song bc of the mouth noises i’m sorry it fit this ending very well and i couldn’t really hear the mouth noises when it played in the show but if i go listen to it right now on spotify i can hear the mouth noises and it genuinely enrages me overall this was a perfect ending to this show, genuinely impacted and inspired me which the show as a whole also has done. i’m so sad i have to let the characters go now but very happy to have watched this show even though it was an emotional rollercoaster