Gavin and Stacey isn't funny amymore

I loved it, but we started watching them from the beginning again and I can also see your point.

I loved it. Everyone I know (whom I’ve spoken to about it - and it is a few to be fair having seen lots family and friends over the last couple of days) - also loved it.

Also I’m pretty bored of the whole predictable, British institution of bringing successful-people-down-hating of James Corden. He’s acted in some brilliant shows (History Boys being my favourite) hosted a successful and long running chat show in the US and written and acted in a successful and also long running sit-com, to name but a few. Who else has managed that? I haven’t. Ok he’s supposedly been rude in restaurants where he’s had bad service - he wouldn’t be the first one. The press and many of the public just love to jump on a bandwagon and vilify anyone who dares to achieve any modicum of success 🥱

To me, it was a perfect ending. I loved it and will be watching it again soon.

What did she do, sit on it? Can't stand either of them.

I find the characters, how they react, things they say, funny more than the plot lines. Nessa’s character in particular, Ruth Jones is genius. Genuine!

watched it with my dd, who is a big fan. Far too hyped up for me, predictable, cliche-ed plotlines that we've seen in umpteen other "finales". Most of which you could see coming a mile off.

That’s not quite what you implied above you said people who don’t realise it’s clever are not very clever.

I disagree that it is a particularly ‘clever’ comedy it has some good moments particularly in the original run. In my opinion this final episode was really not clever at all.

Totally fine for you to think it’s cleverly written as that is your opinion, to think that people who do not share the same views are less intelligent is slightly strange to me.

It’s cleverly written. I fail to see why saying that is ‘slightly strange.’

Really? Absolutely loved it .

Seriously? You think that because somebody has a different opinion on a tv show to you they’re a bit thick?

G&S is a fairly typical British sitcom, the first couple of series have some great observations about friendship/family/society but it doesn’t need a genius to pick up on them and if people don’t find it as funny as you did then it might just be as simple as that.

The over analysis that it was some sort of deep and complex observational comedy is slightly strange.

Nobody ever chooses Gavin and Stacey as their favourite couple from Gavin and Stacey. They've never been the strongest actors and were very wooden in the finale. The role playing story was crap and so unconvincing. I'm glad I didn't turn off then, as after a weak start (hated the Pam and Mick buffet bit which was very forced) it did really improve and while not hilarious, it was decent and nostalgic. Much better than some rehashed shows for sure. Should definitely be the very end as I don't think they'd have any further to go and it would be ruined. I wouldn't say it's something I'd rewatch or a classic, but I'm glad I saw it. Not a patch on the 2008 one!

I thought it was harsh I switched off after 20 minutes. My DS whose opinion I respect says I am wrong and should try again. Do most of you agree?

She broke it up on her own did she?

At the time Nessa was marrying Dave she had (until very recently) been living full-time with Gwen, who had supported her through her pregnancy and with Neil the Baby when he was an actual baby. By the finale it's 17 years later and she's been living with Bryn all that time, she hasn't needed that day-to-day support in years. It's perfectly plausible they wouldn't be quite as close as they had previously been.

It was ok, but if you're Welsh it was innovative in the beginning portraying a small Welsh town.

Uncle Bryn, we've all had an uncle like that in tight not communities where things are not modernised yet.

When Nessa was marrying Dave Coaches, she made such a point of saying that Gwen was like a mum to her. This time, nothing. Not like a mum anymore or just all fakery?

Dawn and Pete are attention-seeking and annoying. I don't know why they were given so much screen time this episode?

I did wonder about Neil the baby did they use this as a platform. For him to preform?
He clearly has a lovely voice

I loved it 😊
The stand-out bits for me :
>Nessa and Neil the baby’s goodbye scene - found this scene particularly emotional.
>Neil the baby’s singing and all the scenes during this. Beautifully done.
>The wedding party standing up one by one to show their opposition and in particularly the interaction between Mick and Smithy here. Somehow reminded me of Dead Poets Society, where one by one the pupils all stand up on their desks.
>The corn on the cob bit at the KFC drive-thru
>The photo bit at the very end also had me in tears.

>I also thought the soundtrack was excellent and how it was all shot was very clever.
>Countless moments in scenes which were so subtle but the script/acting had so much weight and emotion behind it .
A few bits jarred, nit picking -
>somehow Gwen and Dave Coaches didn’t seem right for me.
>A couple of script details like Rudi calling one of her kids Aldi felt too OTT for me personally.
>Agree with some previous posters too that Bryn seemed out of character in places - he was very grumpy and we didn’t get to see his kind side.

But on the whole I thought it was truly brilliant and a joy to watch. Suberb writing, acting and direction and for me a little bit of TV treasure, that I will probably treasure by rewatching dozens of times.

I’ve never particularly loved it, think it’s pretty boring, watched the finale and it was quite good. Always lots of funny one liners to be fair.

The people who have never watched it then are surprised they don’t get the finale are in the same bracket as those that think Taylor Swift is crap because they only know the song shake it off. I find it weirdly annoying!

It's not end of, though, is it? Her personal life is none of our business. Who even knows if it's true? She's gone down in your estimation because a randomer on Mumsnet said she was involved in an affair?

Even if she was, who cares? None of us know her or the circumstances around it and i personally don't care.

Gwen and Dave was one of the best bits!
I found the Sonia storyline a bit unbelievable plus why would they wait five years to finally get together? Didn’t stop me loving it all though!

Have you actually watched it from the beginning ?if you have fair enough

But if you are one of those people
Who have seen one or two episodes or non at all but watched the finale then you are really not going to get it

Don’t watch Outnumbered. It was awful. Just totally flat and meh.

G&S on the other hand I loved. I would have liked to see something new for Uncle Bryn, but otherwise I thought it was a lovely ending.

But if you haven’t watched the whole series from the beginning so you won’t find it funny.

Having an affair when married is a sh*tty thing to do. End of.