Someone decided to take it upon themselves and pitch their own fanfiction about Marie and Ray moving in together at the end of the episode and spending the rest of their lives together as mother and son (much to Ray's misery) while Debra, the kids, Robert, Amy, and Frank basically disown both of them. This person basically painted Marie to be this irredeemably evil woman and Ray as this neglectful jerk, both of whom apparently don't love their families and deserve to be miserable.
I guess they completely missed ALLLL the previous nine seasons. Yes, most of the characters are not morally pure and are rather selfish, but the underlying theme of this show is that all the characters, above all else, love their family, despite its glaring flaws. This was a good finale, not because it was grand or shocking or game-changing as many people have said in their reviews...but because it didn't need to be those things. The overall idea that everybody really does love Raymond is put on display here more perfectly than in any other episode, with the characters having to briefly ponder the idea that they might have to continue on with life without him.
The episode ends in the most appropriate way for this show...with nothing having changed at all. They all sit at the table eating breakfast. These nine seasons have just been a 9-year-long slice of life for these characters and they will continue to go on as a family after the cameras stop rolling. This is a show that doesn't take itself too seriously, so they wrap it up with an episode that perfectly encompasses what the show has been from the start. That's an appropriate send off for Everybody Loves Raymond...not some arbitrary SHOCKING ending just for the sake of having a SHOCKING ending.
My favorite sitcom, my favorite work by Ray Romano, and a hidden gem in a world of TV that, in my opinion, has lost its soul.
I guess they completely missed ALLLL the previous nine seasons. Yes, most of the characters are not morally pure and are rather selfish, but the underlying theme of this show is that all the characters, above all else, love their family, despite its glaring flaws. This was a good finale, not because it was grand or shocking or game-changing as many people have said in their reviews...but because it didn't need to be those things. The overall idea that everybody really does love Raymond is put on display here more perfectly than in any other episode, with the characters having to briefly ponder the idea that they might have to continue on with life without him.
The episode ends in the most appropriate way for this show...with nothing having changed at all. They all sit at the table eating breakfast. These nine seasons have just been a 9-year-long slice of life for these characters and they will continue to go on as a family after the cameras stop rolling. This is a show that doesn't take itself too seriously, so they wrap it up with an episode that perfectly encompasses what the show has been from the start. That's an appropriate send off for Everybody Loves Raymond...not some arbitrary SHOCKING ending just for the sake of having a SHOCKING ending.
My favorite sitcom, my favorite work by Ray Romano, and a hidden gem in a world of TV that, in my opinion, has lost its soul.