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For longtime fans, I believe you'll find the special season generally a decent watch. For those who might have been displeased with the original series finale, this season proves a much more suitable replacement. While at times there are a few moments that go too long and too hard on the melodramatic "love conquers all" theme, the season provides the long-awaited ending to many of the main characters' stories. It's nothing to write home about, but it ticks the needed boxes. The faults lie in the overly rushed ending along with the "meh/really?" secret that is revealed at the very last episode. The entire season of 6 episodes consists of 5 fairly lengthy ones of buildup to a secret reveal and "big fight" between a couple of antagonists, and everything is basically unveiled and the game buzzer is blaring, probably all within the space of 10-15 minutes. It's kind of ridiculous in retrospect, honestly. Longtime fans have seen far worse however, and I walked away somewhat satisfied. Would have been nice though, that if they were going to give a child actor the last line of everything, they could have given him something far less cringy to say or at least worked with him enough in practice to nail the delivery to make it kinda believable or less "womp-womp". They really wanted this miniseries to give the "epic love story of the ages" vibe. And they did okay, but of course went a little too hard in parts. Overall, if you're a fan, go ahead and watch it, you probably won't regret it. Just don't expect a home run, but more of a 2nd or 3rd base.