"They don't have to be as knuckle-gripping and sensational as Monica Gate on Salt Lake City - last season's finale of Potomac was a knee-slapper, and it largely consisted of the women getting pooped on by traumatized dogs. As long as you have a bit of humor and a bit of progress, that should offer sufficient momentum to carry me into a finale."
"Namely, Wendy's indictment and Karen's conviction and sentence for her DUI were two of the most important events of the last year, so while I am a little annoyed by the choice, I understand why the choice was made to go forward with making the finale an exclusive sitdown with Karen while Andy Cohen does his best Diane Sawyer impression."
"We get brief glimpses of Karen on the way home from jail, her initial contact with her family (within reason, as she pretty quickly requests that they stop filming once shes visibly overwhelmed), a moment with her extended family and Andy (including her eldest son whom I always forget about), and then the final sitdown with Andy where she answers almost every question asked her."
Finales ideally are large, sprawling events that check in on where the ladies are at reunions, but this Potomac finale focused narrowly on Karen. Off-season events—Wendy's indictment and Karen's conviction and DUI sentence—shaped the decision to center the finale on an exclusive sitdown with Karen and Andy Cohen. The episode showed Karen's release from jail, limited family contact as she became overwhelmed, visits from her extended family and eldest son, and a long interview in which she answered nearly every question. Karen acknowledged lifetime recovery needs for alcohol and prescription pills, confirmed sobriety, and attends NA and AA meetings.
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