Thanks for letting me know I have a kindred finale spirit out there ~ I think it really did make a difference to come to the end through the DVD experience rather than through years of watching it live on television through all its ups and downs.

Maybe us latecomers find it easier to share a bit of Jamie Bamber's rose-colored glasses on the finale, but that's OK by me :) Disappointment without despair seems the right note to strike.

And then we can go read fanfiction!