I'm still trying to deal with this--I feel more depressed about the end of my Show instead of less as time goes on.

Today, though, it occurred to me while showering--all the best thinking takes place in a shower--that the reason why I liked this ending was because it was pretty much like all my own endings. Some happiness, some sadness, but rarely any end being neat and tidy because nothing ever is neat and tidy.

That's what I liked about the end. It came full circle, and we were reminded that as much as we love Dean, like you say it had always been *Sam's* journey, and to me that ending finally acknowledged that--maybe not in the way some folks wanted, but it worked for me. :)