@liamhugger exactly! There are SO many plot holes and i feel as though NOTHING was explained in this finale. Because, as it turns out, they did use Will’s feelings to fix a straight relationship, but WILL AND MIKE NEVER TALKED ABOUT THE PAINTING AT ALL. NEITHER DID HIM AND EL.
All this hype, all this buildup. For what? For the most mediocre season finale?
Mike's character was so horribly destroyed i wanted to throw up. They dumbed him and El down just to their relationship at the end. Yes, I wouldn't want El to die just to make byler happen, but they COULD HAVE ended it like that. If they didn't destroy Mike's character to fit the straight narrative, though, I think i would've been just a smidge more happy with the ending.
But at the end of the day, there's nothing we can do except review bomb and write fanfics