Live from Pawnee: A Parks and Recreation Fan Rewatch Podcast

S07E12 - One Last Ride (Part 1)

Episode Summary

Okay listeners, viewers, fans, critics ... It's time for you all to come together for this final, shining moment. Put on your best duds, bring a box of hankies, and join us for this ... the Park and Rec gang's final job together. Join expert Parks and Recreation fans Mark and Allen as they tackle this, the final CANON episode of this marvelous series ... a double-sized PRODUCER'S CUT extravaganza ... Episode 12 of Season 7, "One Last Ride". (NOTE: Due to the length of this episode, as well as Mark's tendency to break down into incoherent crying from time to time, the boys have decided to break this publish into two parts ... although the finale will be scored on the entire WHOLE, not the parts.)

Episode Notes

This week Mark and Allen break down the Episode where we see what ultimately happens ... to everyone.  As Leslie and the gang face their last day together in Pawnee before everyone goes their own ways, one final little job crosses their path ... fixing a broken swing. Mundane though it may seem, Leslie throws herself into it with her typical level of gusto, convincing the rest of the gang to band together to do this one last task. In the process of going through the necessary motions to get the swing fixed, we do deep dives into every single person, including time jumps into their futures, so we can see how things turned out for them.  As always, we tackle the tough questions, such as ... Will they get the swing fixed?  Will everyone get the story they want?  Can Mark and Allen make it through this last episode review?  How many times will Mark break down?  What will the boys do with Robonstantine?  Will we ever hear from Constantine and Harvey again?  What is WITH that stupid f**king Stargate portal and the post-it notes?  Everyone, this is it - the series finale. So buckle up, buttercup. It's going to be a bittersweet journey.