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Diane is dating Sam's brother, but the problem is that she is more attracted to Sam. She comes over to say good bye and have the last attempt to have Sam admit his feelings. But he is refusing. Still the conversation they have in the back room leads to them both sharing their feelings and a great final scene kiss.

Well, they did it greatly. The whole scene where they play around the bush trying to make the other one confess is greatly written and performed. And it has some great lines such as "Do you know what it feels like to be attracted to somebody who makes you sick?". Besides that the scene when Sam opens the door and the whole bar is leaning outside listening was great.

This is it - a perfect ending to a near-perfect season of TV. The audacity of what the producers were trying is amazing - a season-long story arc on a sitcom was unheard of at the time. Ending on a cliffhanger was also something sitcoms didn't do - let alone sitcoms with dismal ratings.

This episode neatly bookends the first episode, with Diane ready to rush off to start a life with a man she thinks she loves. Diane's confusion is genuine: Derek Malone is everything she ever wanted in a man, but he's not Sam. Sam, meanwhile, has realized he's in love with Diane even though she drives him crazy.

There's so much to like here: Coach's well-meaning but befuddled advice to Diane; the bit where two nice ladies go from ordering tea to ordering the hard stuff. Diane's multiple farewells to the whole bar. And then the last five minutes...

The climax of this episode is a two hander with the leads (with the exception of a single shot that brings down the house - it's when Sam opens the door to kick Diane out of his office). Sam and Diane go through a gamut of emotions, from love to hate, happiness to rage, finally landing on animal lust. It turns out They Will, but we'll have to wait until next season to see how that turns out. This is as great a season ender as the pilot was a beginning.