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alkjsfd I can't believe it's over. I've been watching this show since the pilot, since the beginning of 8th grade. I remember fighting over Ephram with Jackie and getting all excited over Ephram and Amy's first kiss and hating Bright (ha! How things change) and everything. I never really appreciated it when I wasn't watching it. I mean, I loved it, but I'd just kind of forget about it when it ended. I even considered stopping watching it last year, about mid-season 3 (so glad I didn't). I'm sorry I didn't really appreciate what I had. It was really such an amazing show.

Anyways. On to the actual finale.

Overall, I loved it. I think my expectations were a bit high so I wasn't as amazed as I was hoping by it, but it was still excellent.

I did not want Andy and Nina together, but them ending together was satisfying from the point of view of Andy's character arc. In theory I do like Andy coming to Everwood in the pilot and just being so lost and broken after Julia's death and finding in Nina someone he could really trust and through the years become closer and, even with some fights and low points, end in the series finale with Andy moving past Julia's death and marrying/proposing to Nina. I just hate how it was executed. I mean, I loved the idea of them together in season 1 and season 2, I really did. But after season 3, I just couldn't handle the idea of them anymore. Andy was an ass and didn't deserve Nina, and Jake was just so awesome. If it weren't for Jake, I might be ok with it, but god, Jake was amazing to Nina and Sam and he totally deserved to get them in the end. sigh. But I guess not a satisfying ending for Andy.

Another problem is that it feels so rushed. Nina was living with Jake for an entire year and she even was about to propose to him at one point and they were moving to L.A. together and all of a sudden it's over and she's going to marry Andy? wth? I understand why they had to end it that way, but it just wasn't believable to me. I was hoping that Nina would say no and was really disappointed when she didn't (even though I knew she wouldn't). Maybe if it hadn't seemed so out of nowhere I'd be ok with it. The feelings between them I can understand because they've been there all year, but this marriage thing is just kind of ridiculous in my eyes. blah. But I guess I'm not as angry about it as I thought I'd be. I really wish Nina would be with Jake, but I guess I can accept this ending.

To more happier things: Delia got her horse! Yay! :DDD

I'm glad Bright and Hannah didn't get back together officially. I love them, don't get me wrong, but I don't think I could ever forgive Bright for what he did. And I want Hannah to forgive him (even though I couldn't), but there needs to be time. They need to get comfortable with each other once again and allow them to build trust in each other again and then I can see them together again. Hannah deciding to go to Colorado A&M was enough of a Bright/Hannah ending for me. And the whole best friends thing. sniff.

The Amy/Ephram montage was awesome. It made me get all teary. I've been an Amy/Ephram shipper from the start, I really have. And at times I've liked them a lot less, or thought I didn't like them at all anymore, but I still love them. Amy can be a bitch at times and Ephram can be an idiot, but I love them together. The whole scene with the ferris wheel and Amy explaining her feelings to Ephram was just amazing. Just... ah. That totally made up for the Nina/Andy ending.

Lastly, I just loved how the last shot panned up from Ephram and Amy to all of Everwood and the beautiful mountains. It just fit really well with... I don't know. Just the whole... beginning of the show, I guess. I don't know. I really liked it.

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[mareliz.livejournal.com]

I really regret not watching this show. I've seen an episode or two and I was so impressed by the writing, acting, etc.

It's definitely on my "must start watching" list, but it's a shame they only have season one out on DVD.