Wow.
First, to get this out of the way, a hearty “fuck you” to the WB for canceling this series, with a double helping of “fuck your mother” for throwing that “thanks from your friends at the WB” shit at the end.
Other than the fact that it’s over, I was pretty much completely satisfied with this ending. Every scene worked for me. There was no sense of time wasted with any of the “perfect day” moments, which could have been a huge time-sucker. I was dreading the inevitable “Ilyrea becomes Fred” moment but it worked beautifully. Harmony’s incompetent betrayal was spot-on (she always was a train wreck as a vampire). The non-battle battle scenes were great, especially Ilyrea walking away from the trashed car. The slugfest with Hamilton, Connor and Angel was terrific. The final moments, ending without resolution, perfectly captured the theme of the battle being important.
9.5/10, with the half point off because the “your friends at the WB” left such a sour taste.