▁ex - w ife ▁scatter ▁Luke ' s ▁remains , ▁" diff icult ". ▁He ▁later ▁noted ▁that ▁Mann ers ▁" was ▁there ▁to ▁guide ▁us ▁along ; ▁I ▁can ▁think ▁of ▁no ▁worst ▁ ▁night m are ▁for ▁a ▁parent ▁than ▁to ▁lose ▁their ▁child ." ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁written ▁to ▁give ▁closure ▁to ▁Dog get t ' s ▁story . ▁Patrick ▁later ▁said ▁that , ▁if ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁continued ▁for ▁a ▁t enth ▁season , ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁liked ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁character ▁develop ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Re yes , ▁because ▁" I ▁think ▁Dog get t ▁was ▁very ▁attract ed ▁to ▁Re yes ▁[ … ] ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁liked ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁relationship ▁with ▁Re yes ▁expl ored ▁more ." ▁G ish ▁agreed , ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁show ' s ▁ending ▁never ▁allowed ▁the ▁idea ▁to ▁be ▁f les hed ▁out , ▁but ▁that ▁Re yes ▁" w ould ▁have ▁definitely ▁gone ▁further ▁with ▁their ▁relationship ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁" Release " ▁first ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁broadcast ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁BBC ▁Two ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁episode ' s ▁initial ▁broadcast ▁was ▁viewed ▁by ▁approximately ▁ 5 . 3 8 ▁million ▁households , ▁and ▁ 7 . 8 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁It ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁fifty - fif th ▁most ▁watched ▁episode ▁of ▁television ▁that