I get that my 'Kendall becomes the new Logan/Greg fires Tom' prediction for the finale is likely exactly what the showrunners wanted a lot of us to think, but I feel like the last-minute Shiv pivot felt a bit too melodramatic for a show this nuanced. I have no problem in where the finale landed all of the characters but the telling of it wasn't as seamless as in previous seasons. A few examples:
Roman and Kendall cementing Menckin meant nothing in the end? He was fine all along in dealing with Shiv and Mattson?
The GoJo numbers in India being fake had no impact on the deal?
Frank, having heard of the 'reverse viking' plan in secret and having always been on Kendall's side, goes with GoJo for some reason?
Conor, who stood up for Willa time and time again, seems resigned to the fact that his marriage is fake and everyone else was right?
To me, the 'shock' of the final 15 mins or so was put ahead of showing rather than telling certain aspects of the full story arcs for each character. So in that sense, a little unsatisfying.
I was actually glad that Logan died soon early in the season so that the show wouldn't become repetitive like Dexter or House of Cards where the antihero comes out on top, but instead I'm thinking an eventual rewatch will be repetitive in a new way: watching Kendall get a head of steam every season and then be left with his d*** in his hands in the finale.