So that was the finale, huh? Damn, that sure went fast.
It's the lowest-key finale the show's ever done; [spoiler]nobody important dead, no major changes to the status quo (except for one change back to the old status quo)[/spoiler], just another day in the life. Yet at the same time, it does a great job of tying up a couple of the major arcs of this season, and one that's been an even longer time coming. Oh, and the theme -- it's a show about failure -- was nicely restated.
Wonder if the change of pace is because this time they're already hard at work on the next season -- I'd love to hope it'll be here sooner rather than later, but I'm not going to do that considering we just finished season 5 of a show that started when I was still in college.
Doesn't matter. This show has never failed to be worth the wait. All these years and it's only gotten better. I stand by my claim that it's quite possibly the smartest show on TV.