Gavin and Stacey isn't funny amymore

You are completely correct!
Tbh I became disinvested during the last series, so unlike the rest of the country (seemingly), wasn't hyper about this episode. Glad I wasn't; it was boring, predictable and out of time.
If I never hear about barry island again, my life will still be worth living!

No one forced you to watch

The best bit about it was Anna Maxwell Martin was it not ?

It was never funny. Or clever. It's for people who need to be spoon fed their humour

Bits I liked -

Stacey in the weird glasses.

Pam and Mick still having fun and being in love in matching robes!

Dawn and Pete still being ridiculous.

Smithy and Mick - really touching moments.

Ness saying goodbye to Neil - the only moment I got properly emotional.

Nobody knowing the friends real names.

The ending.

Bits I really didn't like -

Bryn being over the top - I know he's always been ott but he just came off as a dick in this episode a few times and they seemed to forget that for all his lack of awareness, he used to be kind, warm, protective and in awe of really mundane things. I missed the real Bryn.

Gwen and Dave - just didn't sit right for me. I'm glad Gwen has somebody after putting everyone else first for years and I know they needed the bus... But it just felt odd. And I hated Dave calling her what he used to call Ness, because that's not Gwen I don't think. She should have her own pet name!

I actually enjoyed Sonia's character in the 2019 one because she was an outsider who was understandably baffled by the families antics. You could see her and Smithy didn't fit, but it wasn't too far fetched. Fast forward to 2024, they're getting married after a 5 year engagement and we've no idea what either sees in the other. The actress did a great job, but I think giving even tiny flashes of why they're even together in the first place would have done a lot more for the story.

I don't think it was ever funny. Or at least I just didn't get it. In the days I watched TV, I would rapidly turn over whenever it came on. Just too try-hard and 'rough and ready' somehow.

The thing is with the last one ever is it's bound to be more sentimental and "for the fans" than rip roaring hilarious. There were definitely moments of humor in it though.

He was at their wedding! Sitting in the front row. And seen in the pub afterwards. He just wasn’t in the final photo.

I loved Pam telling everyone - in front of her husband - how much she was looking forward to her second life when she was widowed and had downsized to a lovely little apartment with a younger gentleman friend

Oh yes! And Mick saying that there are a couple of likely ladies at the golf club 🤣

I loved Pam telling everyone - in front of her husband - how much she was looking forward to her second life when she was widowed and had downsized to a lovely little apartment with a younger gentleman friend.

yeah that made me laugh too, very Pam.

it was predictable story line,
I got bored 🥱 midway & wanted them to wrap it up quicker
it was mildly entertaining
no laugh out loud moments for me
happy ending, a few smiles

yes, it’s run its course

I loved it and I really hope there isn't a spin off series featuring any of the remaining characters.

I loved Pam telling everyone - in front of her husband - how much she was looking forward to her second life when she was widowed and had downsized to a lovely little apartment with a younger gentleman friend.

It was a nice ending although part of me felt a bit sorry for bridezilla Sonia, who just wanted a wedding and wasn't particularly bothered about the groom.

I’m not gonna lie….it was proper lush.

For those who found it funny, which were the bits where you laughed?

The Cossack dancing

Oh and the 'fight' scene from the original Christmas special when G&S announce his promotion and move to Barry is just 5-10 minutes of comedy genius. When you compare that to the latest two episodes I can understand peoples' frustration.

I enjoyed it and I was happy with how it ended.

It was more emotional than laugh out loud for me, and I did shed a tear when Neil the baby sang his song.

I had unanswered questions, the main one being why wasn't Neil the baby at his parents wedding? I know the final snapshot was all the main characters, which he wasn't, but he could have been the one taking the photo.

It’s always been more amiable than particularly funny and I think the strong supporting cast do a lot of heavy lifting. Despite its broad strokes, it does manage to capture something about British ordinariness.

I’ve always been a bit baffled by its juggernaut status though. Mum, which has lots of similarities with G&S, is much better and more sharply written, imho.

It's interesting how writing styles change so much over time, it makes me wonder are things being 'forced' to give the people what they want?

Some of the most mundane things from the earlier episodes just wouldn't be used now but at the time were soooo cleverly written and while maybe not laugh-out-loud funny it just made sense!

"Ohhh it was your John! Stepbrother John! You know he's been to Nepal three times?"

I think we needed to have this final installment and I'm glad we got it. It had a definite flavour of "it all worked out eventually". I loved Neil the baby's song, I think that really crystallised how much older they have all become. Could have done without the tedious drawing out of the fishing trip gag though. It's so tired now.

It was tired and not funny. Definitely past it's sell by !

Bryn was always a bit pervy - calling Gavin and Smithy lovely looking boys, hugging them for a bit too long, trying to kiss them under the mistletoe, getting Gavin to feel his pecs, setting up his bachelor pad, being excited about all the drunk stag party being in his house.

its not a new thing!

I don’t think it needed to be hilariously funny now that it’s reached its end. It needed to hit
a nostalgic sweet spot, make us remember things that were funny in the past, and give us all the storyline we wanted.

It made me cry, I loved it!

All I've seen of G&S are clips of "the best bits" and the trailer for this episode. All I could think was if that's the "best" then the rest of it must be dire. The whole fishing trip "joke" just came across as creepy and wrong.

The stag nigjt might have been a little funnier if they had it as a clicked older person's one so they all realised how older they all are instead of recreating their youth and doing it that way

It wasn’t really worth the hype.

gwen and dave -I quite liked, gwen deserves some fun after Trevor seems so awful!
gavin and Stacey - seem to have no attraction
nessa and smithy - are the only ones with attraction
Pete and Dawn - never understood these two but what has happened to dawns face? Was it bad fillers?