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On Finale Girls, writers Rachel and Mallika zero in on the end of TV shows — or at least, the end of seasons. A finale can be a thesis statement, a jaw-dropping twist, a cathartic goodbye or a total flop.
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"One Thing We're Gonna Know About Belly, It's Her Birthday": The End of TSITP (opens the original)
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This episode contains spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty, We Were Liars and a tiny bit for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Summer I Turned Pretty is a three-season series on Amazon Prime based on the young adult trilogy by Jenny Han, author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before . TSITP follows Belly Conklin as she navigates a love triangle between two brothers she has known her whole life during several summers spent at the brothers' summer home in Cousins beach outside Boston. Nearly a year a
"I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant, Peggy Edition": The End of Mad Men's 1st Season (opens the original)
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This episode contains spoilers for Mad Men and a tiny bit for Stranger Things and The Umbrella Academy . Mad Men is an American period drama created by Matthew Weiner for AMC that ran for seven seasons from 2007 to 2015. Beginning in March of 1960 and ending in November 1970, it follows the men and women who work in Manhattan advertising agency Sterling Cooper. At the center is Don Draper, played by Jon Hamm, the talented and handsome creative director. The show was lauded for its depiction of m
"GET OUT! BANISHED!": The End of Gossip Girl's 3rd Season (opens the original)
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This episode contains spoilers for Gossip Girl , Love Island (up to the finale) and a tiny bit for Industry. Gossip Girl aired on The CW for six seasons from 2007 to 2012 and skyrocketed into the zeitgeist amid the rise of blogging and texting culture. From the duo behind The OC , the show followed the scandalous lives up Upper East Siders, and made household games of Blake Lively, Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester. In this episode of Finale Girls, Mallika and Rachel discuss the third season fin
"Sorkin Part II (Derogatory)": The End of The Newsroom’s First Season (opens the original)
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This episode contains spoilers for The Newsroom, The West Wing, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Love Island (from weeks ago). The Newsroom premiered in 2012 on HBO and ran for three seasons. It was created by Aaron Sorkin, who the girls were really nice to in the last episode, but now it’s time to get real. In this episode of Finale Girls, Mallika and Rachel dive into the season one finale of The Newsroom , "The Greater Fool." They also discuss Love Island, the upcoming Legally Blonde spin-off series, th
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