Cougar Town (TV Series) Mary Jane's Last Dance (2015) User Reviews

Goodbye to a good show,, all the characters were funny ,, and made an emotional series finale.

[Aktham_Tashtush · 7/10 · 1 April 2015]

Really emotional heartwarming finale.

Six seasons over six short years,, have passed really fast ,,

Really Good they brought "Bobby" back for this :D the moments of "what !! what !! what !! what !!" were funny :D

Over the whole series there were the okay, the good and the great episodes formed a fun to watch series.

All the cast were amazing and funny rolling with a stable rate all along the 6 seasons.

So Farewell to a nice enjoyable series and waiting for another one on TBS to fill the void :)

A Emotionally Resonating Salute to Cougar Town

[RyanCShowers · 2 April 2015]

In the days of anticipation leading up to the finale, my only hope was for show creators Bill Laurence and Kevin Biegel to continue the mini-stride, have an appropriate ending, and send fans off with warm feelings of the show, the characters, and the laughs.

The finale, "Mary Jane's Last Dance," is not a perfect episode, but the best ending to Cougar Town we could have received at this point in time. All of the actors were on-point; it especially was nice to see Cox return to top form for Cougar Town's sendoff. "Mary Jane's Last Dance" compressed highlights from the last six years as a package of memories for fans, such as "Jellybean," penny can, pretend gun fights, the breaking of Jules' "Big" wineglass, Jules and Ellie's communication through their kitchen windows, Ellie's "Changed Approved" catchphrase, and Jules wanting to live in Travis's blood. If you have watched from day one, you will feel at home during this final outing.

"Mary Jane's Last Dance," adheres and betrays many of its post-ABC flaws. It completely buys into the lack of narrative build-up of bigger shifts in the story, but uses that as a deceptive technique to extract our emotional investment that we, the audience, have in the show and characters. Cox directed the finale herself, explaining the extra dose of heart the episode contains. Though you can see the series' last twist coming halfway through and some moments are unavoidably cheesy, it's the inspection of our emotional connections to the characters that makes the finale so gratifying.

It makes fans look inside Cougar Town like we have not before. There is a time to say goodbye to, and "Mary Jane's Last Dance" felt like suitable moment to clink our wine glasses together one last time, and salute the Cougar Town for the happiness it has brought over the years.

COUGAR TOWN EPISODES SEASON SIX RANKED

Mary Jane's Last Dance – A Two Men Talking – B+ Yer So Bad – B Climb That Hill – B Waiting for Tonight – B The Wrong Thing to Do – B A Two Story Town – B American Dream Plan B – B- Full Grown Boy – B- This One's For Me – C+ Even the Losers – C The Wild One, Forever – C To Find a Friend – D-

Season Six Grade: B-

Series Grade: B+

It's over

[adriennedaly · 1/10 · 20 August 2023]

I stuck with this show to the bitter end in a hope it may improve but somehow it got worse. Each character became more ridiculous, if that was even possible. I had hopes for some of them but then I concluded they would all get sucked into Jules' narcissistic web until each and every one enabled her to be the selfish, self-involved horror show that she is. Every episode someone would carry on about what a good friend she was but everything she did was about her. She's toxic, the entire 'crew' is toxic. These were not healthy relationships and it was so bad that it wasn't funny. Between the show, and the reviewer on here that insisted on treating the show like a Friends spin-off, I started thinking I was losing my mind. If this had gone on much longer, I would have! Positive note? This show makes me feel better about my own life.

Finally....

[jlocopo-12-968994 · 2/10 · 4 December 2020]

Should have ended two seasons ago as the already lame season six limps to an annoying end. Jules once again proves she is insanely selfish while every character has multiple eulogy like soliloquy's on what a good friend she's been (I suspect it's Stockholm syndrome). Her 'worst' birthday is that her son gets an amazing offer to franchise his business but would have to relocate and her best friend has to move ten minutes away to get her son into a good school. Poor poor Jules....seriously? I understand being a little sad but keep it to yourself without having to guilt trip the people you supposedly love for wanting to better their lives.

I'm sorry I decided to rewatch the series...I suppose either this wasn't as noticeable watching once a week rather than every day or I just tried to forget it.

Why the high rating on this ep?

[jennsickies-162-319518 · 5/10 · 28 February 2021]

The series should've ended at 4. These last two were forced and the clueless selfish nature of Jules' character was annoying. What was once a fun show made me fast forward through much of the last two seasons. I had hoped it would get better, just for the love of this once quirky and fun concept, so I kept watching, but I found that the best bits were without her character. The show's end was just as bad as Dexter and we were left wondering how this got past the writers' room.