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AsThe Goldbergscame to an end,Wendi McLendon-Covey’swidowedmatriarch Beverly Goldberg seemed on the brink of a new beginning.
In fact, Beverly and a former flames nearly reignited on Wednesday night’s series finale — if only son Adam (Sean Giambrone) hadn’t blocked his mom’s love connection.
Adam was serving as Bev’s date to her high school reunion when he was unpleasantly surprised to see her flirting with her teenage crush George (Rob Corddry). Adam took every possible opportunity to act as a third wheel to Beverly and George, a widower, so they wouldn’t get swept up in their shared nostalgia and grief.
Though Bev called Adam’s interference “unfair,” she reassured her son: “Your father was one of a kind and there will never be anyone who can replace him.”
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Elsewhere in the episode, Barry (Troy Gentile) and Joanne (Beth Triffon) were on a quest to prove the seriousness of their relationship to everyone. They even hosted a dinner party at their apartment to convince their friends and family of their maturity.
Joanne emulated a youngAudrey Hepburnto look more sophisticated, and Barry also tried to look suave — but his suit-and-tie ensemble instead inspired ribbing that he looked like aBlues Brother. Suffice it to say, their performance did not land.
With that, there was only one way to prove themselves: Elope!
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The Goldbergsfinale closed with an awesomely ’80s montage of the show’s best moments.
“We didn’t always get along. We made a lot of mistakes — too many, really,” grown-up Adam (Patton Oswalt) said in his voiceover narration. “But at the end of the day, we always had each other.”
Just as the series started, it ended — with a shot of Adam, video camera in hand.
source: people.com
