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"Well, then. It looks like that&amp;#039;s it. Pan Am might have flown into our lives with hype and excitement, but as viewing figures dwindled, it became pretty clear that this wasn&amp;#039;t going to be a soaring success. Personally, I think that&amp;#039;s a shame - the show&amp;#039;s had plenty of fun moments (intentional or not) and some intriguing drama. But though it might not be official, it seems we won&amp;#039;t be flying with our favourite stewardesses and pilots again.  In that regard, it makes sense for the show to end on New Year&amp;#039;s Eve, as everyone welcomes in 1964. It seems fitting to close at the end of a year, though a number of storylines and characters are left ambiguous as they look to the future. I don&amp;#039;t mind that if this is the series finale, but it also leaves things open for a return (if ABC decides to surprise us all). Last week&amp;#039;s out-of-order episode made me realise how much this show has grown, too; there are still the soapy moments that we love (Maggie rolling around on a bed of cash, throwing it up in the air), but also more intriguing drama. I&amp;#039;m still surprised that Kate&amp;#039;s spy storyline turned out to be one of the less silly parts of the show, and it came to a climax in this instalment, as she faces double agents and isn&amp;#039;t sure who to trust. Who&amp;#039;s the turncoat - Richard or Roger?  This provided some suitably tense moments - the scene where Kate realises Roger could be a double agent, the part where he pulls a gun on her - and we see just how much Kate has grown as she triumphs over Roger and stalks off purposely. It&amp;#039;s not a surprise when Richard invites her to train at Langley and become a spy for real - it seems a sensible progression, though I don&amp;#039;t know how that would play out if we did see a second season. The romantic storylines also came together in this episode, providing almost happy endings. Colette&amp;#039;s still mooning over Prince Omar - so much so that he decides to begin a royal courtship which would involve her moving to his palace. But first, she has to undergo a serious vetting process. This leads to Colette discovering the truth about her parents - they were actually Jewish. And what&amp;#039;s more, she has a long lost brother. So while her romance with Prince Omar might be over, she has something to search for now. And, of course, she ends up getting back together with Dean just in time for 1964.  Speaking of romantic interludes, Ted&amp;#039;s not sure his marriage to Amanda is such a good idea, considering he doesn&amp;#039;t love her and she, well, likes women. Amanda&amp;#039;s convinced his cold feet are down to Laura, so goes over to see her with a bizarre request for Laura to become Ted&amp;#039;s mistress (she says no, understandably). Naturally, it is all about Laura, and it&amp;#039;s not long before she&amp;#039;s locking lips with a newly single Ted. But that would be far too simple, so we soon discover that Amanda&amp;#039;s actually pregnant. Looks like the wedding&amp;#039;s back on, but Ted doesn&amp;#039;t have time to warn Laura - she kisses him as soon as she sees him and it&amp;#039;s 1964 before they know it.  That only leaves Maggie, who has apparently reacted to JFK&amp;#039;s death by becoming a smuggler. Yes, she&amp;#039;s helping Broyles - though she does show how strong and tough she is by foiling two buyers who are planning to rip them off. She even later sells the jewels to them, as apparently criminals are completely compliant if you just show up and go: &amp;quot;Surprise!&amp;quot; The episode ends, then, with the characters welcoming in 1964 - some things have been resolved, though there&amp;#039;s still a lot for them to be unsure about. I&amp;#039;m almost certain we&amp;#039;ll never discover what happens to them, but hey - it was fun while it lasted. Plane Speaking   The &amp;#039;previously on&amp;#039; for tonight&amp;#039;s episode reminded me why I love Pan Am - &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re a prince?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re a smuggler?&amp;quot;  Maggie was consistently underused - where was her grief over JFK&amp;#039;s death? Hardly mentioned. Sure, it was the background for her entrance into smuggling, but I don&amp;#039;t feel like this was articulated strongly enough. I just love Christina Ricci and wish she&amp;#039;d had more to do.  I didn&amp;#039;t even mention this in the main recap, but Dean went through a belated trial for his actions in Haiti. But Broyles shows up and arranges a letter from Juan Trippe and everything is fine (though he is suspended for six months). I&amp;#039;m not really sure what the point of dragging up Haiti was for such a quickly resolved storyline, but it did remind me how ridiculously entertaining that whole episode was.  Speaking of Dean, I loved the moment as he and Ted got drunk in the plane and had a bit of a bromantic chat. Cute.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m floating on air!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;We all are. We&amp;#039;re at 30,000 feet.&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;Colette, may I have your permission to court you?&amp;quot; Goodness.  I still think it&amp;#039;s insane that Laura&amp;#039;s now friends with Andy Warhol. ANDY WARHOL. Mind you, the scene where she showed her photos to Ted was sweet...  Laura&amp;#039;s disbelieving laugh as Amanda asked her to be Ted&amp;#039;s mistress probably mirrored a fair few of the viewers. (I did like Maggie&amp;#039;s uncomfortable face when Amanda turned up.)  Karine Vanasse remains my &amp;quot;discovery&amp;quot; of Pan Am - I love her and hope she gets an awesome job now. She did good work with the storyline about her family in this episode.  Also: Was it just me who was sort of expecting Colette&amp;#039;s brother to turn out to be Dean? Just me? Nothing would surprise me on Pan Am.  &amp;quot;I hate to break it to you, but we&amp;#039;re all spies,&amp;quot; yells Kate in a packed public place. Way to be covert, Kate.  When they were kids, Amanda used to push Ted off the dock at her summer home just to see him cry. And he doesn&amp;#039;t want to marry her why...?  &amp;quot;Amanda kissed me. On the mouth. It wasn&amp;#039;t half bad.&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;Sorry about you and the Prince.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t be.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not.&amp;quot;  The final shot - the stewardesses and pilots welcoming in 1964 - seemed pretty final. What do you think - could the show return? What did you think of the episode? Leave your comments below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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