Thanks so much ~ I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts, too, and I think your reaction was shared by the vast majority of people. When an episode angers and betrays so much of its audience it's obviously a serious problem, and the fact that I can interpret my way out of my personal problems with it doesn't mean anyone else should have to. Taragel and I talked a bit about that, and you both make some great points about the problems with dramatic and emotional inconsistency from which the story suffered. I'm definitely not trying to talk anyone out of their finale!anger; I view it in a different way, but there are elements of the story that I also loathe and reject. I'm just glad there are so many wonderful and talented fans who can unravel their own new meanings and stories from the series, and I'll always be grateful for the beautiful characters we got out of it!