This is it

So, it's all come down to this. The end episode, the season finale, the whole enchilada. Today I watched the final episode, ending the series. It was a fitting conclusion, with all the things set in motion previously coming into the fore.

Let's do this thing.

First up on the chopping block is Kevin's internal conflict. Now, it is important to know something before I continue. By this episode, Amy and Brad are, well, a couple. This of course works wonders for Kevin's attempts to get together with Amy, so he's pretty much up the creek. Perhaps it's karma getting him for that Yandere thing from the last episode I wrote about? Anyhoo, this feature is important to the narrative because it shows Kevin's determination: even though Amy has found happiness he refuses to give up on his feelings for her. Sorry female viewers, you'll have to try harder to woo him. It's also important to note that throughout the series Kev's feelings for Amy have remained constant. This makes his love for Amy one of his defining characteristics. A similar thing happened in Firefly, whenever Mal found happiness with a woman who wasn't Inara. Even when Mal was with the other girl, Inara still loved him. Of course, Inara was also a lady, so that's sort of the opposite I suppose.

There's also Kevin's external conflict, and there's plenty here. First there is, once again, Brad. He strikes on two occasions, first at an evening scene, and then later, towards the end, as he intercepts Amy before Kev can get to her. This is important to the narrative because it allows for it's continuation. You see, if Kevin had his way then he would get Amy and there would be no story. It is consequentially integral to the narrative that Kevin and Amy are never together, otherwise the story would resolve itself and the narrative would die prematurely. As a result, an external conflict of some sort will always thwart Kevin's attempts to win Amy's heart. This is the reverse of Firefly, when some sort of external conflict would always keep romantic interests together (other suitors, you see, tended to meet unfortunate ends).

As well as all this, there is a second source of external conflict in the form of Phillip (Phill-eep), a disillusioned green-eyed monster. As Cody, one of the girls, is getting married, Phillip attempts to stop the ceremony, and Kev's battle with him provides part of the climax, and some nice comedic relief.

Finally, there is Kevin's positioning with the audience. We, as viewers, judge Kevin largely by his thoughts, and, as such, we are presented with them in the form of his voice-overs and imagine-spots. In this episode, for example, we see exactly just how lime-green jello Kevin is when he imagines Amy killing Brad. Britta even calls him out on it too. But at the same time this contrasts with his actions, so even though we see him wishing a character dead, we still sympathize with him, and not Brad. This feature is important to the narrative because the audience must see into the protagonist's head, but at the same time sympathize with them.

Well, that's it. The season ends at the after-party of the wedding (strange-the series began and ended with a wedding), with everyone resolved, and a few lasting shots of Britta. Foreshadowing, perhaps?

Till next time,

MillitantGuerillaCommunistHippie, signing off.