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Overall, I was disappointed with Season 8 but there were some saving graces. The thing is, I was so disappointed by the season as a whole that I was actually impressed by the finale. The Billie/Christy story bored me to tears and I was not at all interested in Phoebe/Coop so I was glad that the first half of the episode focused mainly on Piper/Leo/Grams/Patty. I'll admit the ending was very cheesy, but it far exceeded by expectations considering how slow most of Season 8 tended to be.
As for Shannen, I was sad too that she wouldn't let the producers use her image. And while I loved Prue, I was kinda glad that she didn't come back for the finale. I had made my peace with the whole drama surrounding her exit and I thought, "Let the series finale be a happy time for all the actors who stuck it out". If Shannen had gone back, the press would have been all over the show spreading stories about more feuds between her and Alyssa. I feel like that would have overshadowed the ending of Charmed.
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