The final ever episode of Only Fools and Horses fails to live up to the perfect ending we got in 1996. It's a perfectly serviceable watch, but it lacks any of the fireworks and sense of finality that we had seen before, and it only serves to strengthen the fact that the show should not have been brought back.
In saying that, the second half of this episode is genuinely interesting, and we pick up on a story arc from years ago regarding Rodney and Freddy the Frog. If this section had been its own 20-30 minute standalone episode then it would have actually served as a really magnificent setup for the rather Good "Rock and Chips" prequel series that we got in 2010. However, it's clumsily tacked on to the end of some silly unconnected murder story which happens in the first half, and ultimately it feels smothered by being part of these bigger episodes.
I also felt that the Trotters ending up with just a few hundred grand each was a bit mean considering that they had millions before, and it would have been better to put them back in the millionaires' world which was referenced so much during the shows run.
Still, the end scene is genuinely emotional, and while it's not quite as good as the Trotters walking into the sunset, it did bring a tear to my eye.
However, i still believe that these three post-2000 specials were unnecessary.
In saying that, the second half of this episode is genuinely interesting, and we pick up on a story arc from years ago regarding Rodney and Freddy the Frog. If this section had been its own 20-30 minute standalone episode then it would have actually served as a really magnificent setup for the rather Good "Rock and Chips" prequel series that we got in 2010. However, it's clumsily tacked on to the end of some silly unconnected murder story which happens in the first half, and ultimately it feels smothered by being part of these bigger episodes.
I also felt that the Trotters ending up with just a few hundred grand each was a bit mean considering that they had millions before, and it would have been better to put them back in the millionaires' world which was referenced so much during the shows run.
Still, the end scene is genuinely emotional, and while it's not quite as good as the Trotters walking into the sunset, it did bring a tear to my eye.
However, i still believe that these three post-2000 specials were unnecessary.