Schitt’s Creek Series Finale Review: Happy Ending (Season 6 Episode 14)

Goodbyes are never easy but Schitt’s Creek does its best to make the occasion a joyous one.

Schitt’s Creek Season 6 Episode 14, “Happy Ending,” embodies everything we’ve come to love about this hidden gem of a Canadian comedy by doing what it does best — making us laugh and cry simultaneously.

This final episode is packed with heartfelt goodbyes and the witty misguided charm that made us fall in love with this town. It’s a finale that makes us question if a show as perfect and profound as this could ever exist in the first place, let alone end.

We may not get to see what’s over the horizon for these characters by the end of the episode, but it is clear only great things lay ahead for them — and for anyone that discovers this show in the years to come.

The pre-wedding scramble embodies the chaos from which this series has learned to thrive on, without turning this ordeal into something it’s not.

Turns out this town does have more than one season as a torrential downpour hits Schitt’s Creek at the worse possible time. It’s an irony that is not lost on us.

Thankfully everyone pulls together and demonstrates in a matter of minutes the passing friendships that have come to define some of the best parts of this show.

In one swoop, we say our goodbyes as viewers take in the fact that Ronnie has something going on with the town florist and still hates Patrick; Jocelyn and Roland are very keen on hosting events in their shabby living room, and Ray is just happy to be present with a camera.

I would say the only interaction that doesn’t vibe well within this collage of joyous interactions is David’s “happy ending” with the massage therapist. It’s not that the bit isn’t funny or that Patrick’s reaction isn’t entertaining, I just think that this time could have been spent on a scene that would matter more in the long run.

Perhaps more dialogue for Johnny or a look into how crazy the wedding reception got would’ve been slightly more beneficial.

Alexis does a lot of the emotional heavy lifting for this episode and rightfully so considering how in tune she is with her emotions.

Her honest dialogue about being glad they lost the money and how sad their family seemed before this town is balanced out beautifully by Moira’s vanity to continuing living a rich life.

It’s a mother-daughter scene that articulates the way this dysfunctional family has learned to communicate with one another rather brilliantly.

Alexis also helps provide some much-needed sibling strive in these final minutes as she is convinced her white dress is not a wedding gown, no matter how much exasperated emoting David throws her way. Alexis describing the headdress that came with her white gown as being too much really nails down the success of the bit.

In the end, the series uses Alexis’s faux-pas as a way of directing the banter between siblings to somewhere truly special. Alexis expressing her love for her brother and David grunting in acknowledgement is the perfect wrap up to this relationship.

Pope Moira Rose, you have truly out-done yourself!

Just when we thought we had seen it all from Moira, she steps out into the aisle looking like the holiest of fashion goddesses. To put into words how utterly fabulous she looks is not possible — one simply does not have the words.

Schitt’s Creek does so much right with this final episode but having Moira officiate David and Patrick’s wedding may just be the best of all the decisions.

The toll of Alexis’s previous conversation causes Moira’s emotions to come out in funny ways as the circumstances of the wedding finally hit her. Emotion also causes her accent to reach incredible new octaves.

This mother, who embodies everything a typical mother is not, has become the legacy at the center of this show. O’Hara’s brilliant use of wigs and a peculiar accent has taken this character to untouchable heights and brought her back down to earth with a heart of gold.

The wedding is a separate masterpiece. One that would easily put the royal’s wedding to shame if those things didn’t cost millions and had taken place in buildings much fancier than Schitt’s Creek’s town hall.

As far as David and Patrick are concerned, they don’t need all that to wow spectators. All they need are the Jazzagals and heart-shattering vows to make the most important undertaking of the series feel like something out of a hit nineties romantic-comedy.

Every detail of this event perfectly caters to this show’s brand, from Patrick’s Mariah Carey tribute in his vows to David’s black dress shorts to the perfectly timed acapella rendition of “Simply the Best”. It’s all just too perfect.

The reward of seeing Patrick and David find nothing but happiness and love at the end of this journey, rather than the typical tragedy, is more than enough validation that this series did things right.

Schitt’s Creek has given us the gay wedding of our dreams. It has given us an entire series devoted to showing how simple inclusion can be and how wonderful a world without prejudice is.

The show has also brought recognition to the talent of the Candian film industry and the whimsy of Ontario’s small towns. Dan and Eugene Levy infused a Canadian identity and ideology of acceptance into their story that, above all odds, brought worldwide success to the Rosebud’s doorstep.

But in doing all this, Schitt’s Creek has never once lost sight of the humour that propelled this storytelling forward. Even the final send-off of our patriarchs Johnny and Moira Rose is meant to be just as much an inside joke as it is a sentimental farewell.

And seeing Johnny’s smirk as he takes in the new and improved town sign, courtesy of Roland is tongue-in-cheek brilliant.

Many expected this finale to give us everything and that’s silly because Schitt’s Creek doesn’t need finality to give us the ending we need.

This series doesn’t let recent fame and anticipation push the story to be something it’s not. The Roses have nothing to prove and no huge statements to make with this finale. Season 6 is meant to be one long love letter of goodbyes with this wedding acting only as a final embrace.

This is a simple ending — a happy ending — and one that leaves the doors wide up for a possible return. It is the ending that feels oh so right for Schitt’s Creek. 

Best wishes and warmest regards to this truly spectacular show.

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