Spoiler alert! Major spoilers ahead for A Million Little Things’ series finale, “One Big Thing,” which aired Wednesday, May 3.
A Million Little Things came to an end after five seasons, and fans — a.k.a. Millionaires — bid a tearful goodbye to the tight-knit Boston friend group. Our farewell to Gary Mendez was particularly heartbreaking, as he did not survive the series finale, choosing to end his suffering amid a battle with terminal lung cancer. The ending — and the manner in which creator DJ Nash chose to have Gary go out — was sure to be controversial. I have no bone to pick with that, but there was an aspect of AMLT’s last episode that I felt missed the mark. Let’s discuss.
