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notstraight wrote on 05/07/2007:

What a lousy way to end a fun series (that should have left the airwaves 2 years earlier)...but what can you say when a series is dying and too old for its time slot? MASH ended horribly and now I can say so did Will & Grace...sorry.

Danbagel wrote on 05/29/2006:

Overall, the finale was good.
It did something that I usually HATE in a final episode, and
that's when they jump ahead into the future and leave open
gaps that you have to fill in. I like when the leave off where
they were currently in the storyline, leaving the illusion that
things are still going on after the show ends. BUT... they did
do it in crazy/sitcom way and it involves both Grace and Leo's
daughter and Will & Vince's son.

The overall tone of the finale was disturbing because all
Will & Grace did was fight. They fight in the present, they
fight in the not-so-distant future, and they fight in the
long-term future. This is reflected in an exchange between
Karen & Jack when Karen says, "Do you find them to be
exhausting?" To which Jack replies, "I always have."

It all culminates to one final scene at a bar with all 4 of
the friends who have all aged (well, except for Karen that is)
and they have a last drink while Queen's "You're My Best
Friend" is playing and we then get a last glimpse of the
4 friends in their younger stage.

I realize that many people HATE when finales are filled
with flashbacks - but this show was BEGGING for them.
There was one scene that seems like it was written for
flashbacks and then they changed their minds and never
used them. It's a scene where Karen sings "Unforgettable"
while Jack plays the piano. We sat there waiting for a
flashback sequence that never came. They could have
even snuck a flashback in at the bar scene at the end.

In the midst of all the fighting there were also some great
memorable scenes as well. One in particular is the future
storyline between Jack, and Karen's nemesis, Beverly Leslie.
Karen loses all of her money and it's up to Jack to become
Beverly's new "associate" so that he can give Karen an
allowance to make up for all of the years that she gave him
one. The climax of the scene has Beverly getting his
comeUPance, which makes Jack the sole benefactor of his
millions.

Again, it doesn't go down as one of the best finales, but
it still has it moments. I actually enjoyed the "behind
the scenes" feature that pre-ceeds the finale much better.
Perhaps that special is the reason that the producers
decided not to do any flashbacks... it could have been
overkill.