The following finale talkback thread
 

Ok I need to rant about this I know some people here watch it, so we may discuss. After seeing that episode.. wth were they thinking?! The episode starts out great. continues on that path, hitting every key point, answering all the questions we've had since the shows beginning, and then that big thud at the end? They aren't together, joe lives, now the main antagonist is sam freaking underwood. He's a great actor don't get me wrong, playing twins with two drastically different personalities but C'mon! This season did not just kill off all of Joes followers once but TWICE the pre-existing ones from last season as well as the new ones he gained in this. Everything worked in perfect harmony, joe and ryan had self realization. Joe was ready to die, Ryan had everything he wanted right in the palm of his hands and he just throws it away. I know Kevin Bacon doesn't write for this show but how do you agree to that ending. I don't even know who will watch a 3rd season of that. It does a great job of mixing it up but essentially it is the same thing over and over. You pretty much know what to expect most of the time. James Purefoy (who plays joe carrol) tweeted that they are using the alternate ending and it showed cause the symmetry of that episode was just OFF. Honestly right now I don't think i'll watch the third season. and I believe rightfully so. Hopefully someone on here watched it too and is reading it cause damn was that terrible.

Anyways for those of you who watched discuss the finale here and what you thought/felt.