All the classic 1980's-1990's sitcoms like Full House always included a heart-wrenching episode like this, coming forward with issues that most prefer to keep quiet about. This series chooses Stephanie to carry out a plot about a classmate being abused at home, and Jodie Sweetin does a terrific job conveying the fear and emotion of a kid who involuntarily becomes involved with a friend's frightening secret.

This was definitely one of Full House's top episodes. Discussing something like this can be risky, but it was very well done here and gets it down perfectly. I also agree with another reviewer in that it was nice to finally see Danny knuckle down good with little Michelle. We all know how spoiled little youngest daughter got away with most everything in this series, but she got what she deserved here and it was a perfect example of a loving, nurturing father who does what is best for his child.

Far and away, this episode of Full House touches on the emotional base of family love and being grateful for what you have. Jodie Sweetin and John Stamos were a pleasure to watch together as uncle helped niece through a very painful situation. Highly recommended, and one episode of Full House that you will really want to watch.

The past couple of seasons have had some very shocking and impacting cliffhangers at finale time, with Rory sleeping with Dean at the end of Season 4 and dropping out of Yale at the end of Season 5. At this point, the writers really can't put any more strain on the Lorelai/Rory relationship, so all they could really do here was focus on the girls and their love interests.

The reason this episode was so disappointing is that it literally gave everything away in the commercials: Rory and Logan having a tearful goodbye and Lorelai walking away to Christopher's bed when Luke won't accept her ultimatum. Throughout the entire second half of Season 6, we have known that Luke and Lorelai were on the rocks, and we've known that Rory and Logan were soon to be separated. An another reviewer said here, the conclusion with Lorelai and Christopher was supposed to be the major curveball, but anyone could have seen it coming. We all know Lorelai, and unfortunately that's just the kind of thing she would do in a situation like this. Maybe it would have been a little more shocking if they hadn't given it away in the previous commercials.

I will say, however, that Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel both delivered beautiful emotional scenes here. I can really see a sense of maturity and growth in Rory and Logan's relationship, and the pain they were both feeling was impeccably acted. As for Lorelai, we now know that Luke is the only man she ever truly loved and the only person she could ever see herself married to. She is desperately ready to step into marriage, and she wants another child--she flat-out admitted as much in last night's episode. You can tell she is madly in love with Luke and has suffered a lot ever since the issue with April broke out, but Lorelai's behavior this season has been very frustrating.

The anger and hurt Lorelai expressed after finding out about April is more than normal, but if she really wanted to be with Luke she needed to insist that they work through this together as a soon-to-be-married couple would. Luke and Lorelai haven't acted at all like two people who are prepared to take on marriage together; they don't communicate with one another, and one of them is always angry while the other is in the dark. Lorelai spent the last 2 episodes blatantly avoiding Luke, yet she had the gall to storm up to him later and insist that it's "now or never." She says she's sick of talking and just wants to do it, but when have she and Luke talked? If they've been doing a lot of talking, we sure haven't seen it; all they do is hold their feelings inside and expect the other to catch on.

I can understand Lorelai's frustration, but she needed to be communicating with Luke about this a long time ago. Granted, Luke should have been more open in letting Lorelai into his life with April from the beginning, but in his defense he didn't know how she felt about it. She walked away from him in anger when she first found out and didn't mention it again to him; how was he to know that she was ready for it? She shut her mouth for way too long, and by the time it all came tumbling out, things were really bad. Now they are in a difficult spot, and instead of trying to cope with it in a mature and responsible way, Lorelai ran to Christopher and jumped into bed with him. Not the best thing to do to a guy who loves her and wants to be with her. Now she has led Christopher on when she doesn't even love him, and one can only expect what will heat up with them in the upcoming season.

The really good news with this finale, though, is that it really opened our eyes to how much Luke and Lorelai are truly meant to be together. I guess the shocker of this episode (part of it, at least) was supposed to be how Luke didn't stop Lorelai when she walked away, and I suppose we are supposed to believe that means they're broken up, but come on--WAY too much has gone on between the Luke and Lorelai characters for them to just end it in the snap of a finger like that. They don't hint at a hidden romance right from the pilot episode, wait four long years to bring them together just to break off the relationship like this. I have no doubt they will find a way, but a lot of changes are going to have to be made. Even more importantly, they need to get back to the Rory/Lorelai connection. For a while the two of them were separated but at least were in regular phone contact; now they barely speak, and in essence they are living completely separate lives. Season 4 at least kept the girls' lives connected, and Season 5 got worse but still had them fairly close...but this Season 6 has just found the two of them completely separated, with the exception of an obligatory phone conversation tossed in here and there. This is not what launched the strong premise for this series, and I genuinely feel that the show will not get better until they return to that core relationship. It's been all about the boyfriends lately, and that just isn't what Gilmore Girls is about. Changes are okay--necessary, even--but not to the extent where you lose what started it all in the first place. They said the girls were supposed to bond closer than they've ever been with this Season 6, but obviously we just have not seen that, and it is very unfortunate.

Season 7 is shaping up to be very interesting, with the girls' relationship troubles at their peak and the introduction of replacement writers of the series. We may get another year beyond Season 7 if the writing for the upcoming year is fresh enough, with Luke and Lorelai getting back on track and mother and daughter finding their place with each other again. I wouldn't even mind seeing Paris more; I have actually really missed her. Season 7 may not necessarily be the last, and with some hope the show's potential can come back to a point where we have more great seasons to look forward to.

This series finale has been highly anticipated since 7th Heaven announced the impending end of its run toward the middle of this 10th season. It was said that the final half of the season would contain many dramatic and life-changing events, and while there were some respectable developments that took place, it seems that the writers had a difficult time coming up with a really strong plot to give the finale the bang it needed. Perhaps this is an indication that 10 years was too many for 7th Heaven (although I have still enjoyed watching them).

We all knew the series was ending in an unpredicted way. Everyone's first instinct was that the wedding would not happen, but as it turned out, that wasn't even the half of it. Three sets of twins, a cancelled wedding, two relationships rekindled and a shocking piece of news for Simon from a former cast member are piled into the episode's final 10 minutes. Having Barry Watson, Sarah Danielle Madison and Jessica Biel returning was a big plus, and Biel had a particularly hilarious "dream sequence" scene toward the end, but it still wasn't quite enough to support the weak and unrealistic conclusion.

Don't get me wrong--it brought a smile to my face to see the three older Camden kids announcing their special pregnancies to an elated Eric and Annie, and it was good to see Simon and Rose finally come to the most rational conclusion about their future. In that sense, the episode was strong, because it showed how the two finally respected one another enough to do what was best, and even though it brought some sadness to the family members who grew to love them, it was the right thing to do. The way they cut to the final party scene was very well done, especially after all the scenario daydreams Eric and Annie had beforehand. It all fit in very nicely, and in that respect it ended well.

However, as other reviewers have said, there were just way too many unanswered questions for a show that is doing its final episode. There were plots from earlier in the season that were given a lot of attention and hype, only to be dropped just as quickly with no further explanation. Ruthie is a big example of that. First of all, are we supposed to believe that she is actually going to Scotland for the summer? Her parents scoffed the first time she made mention of it, but they never said another word about it after that, and Ruthie is acting like she is absolutely going, compliments of the finances provided by Lucy and Kevin von Moneybags. (At least that's what they're asking us to believe after the young couple hands Ruthie thousands of dollars to go to Scotland and later gives Simon the money to pay off Rose's highly expensive ring. And how are they doing that on top of supporting their family while Kevin doesn't work at all and Lucy is an associate Church minister?)

Then, of course, there is the Sandy situation. The episode would have probably ended all right if they hadn't used Sandy's character the way they did. Sandy's final words speak for themselves, but it is way too much of a drastic cliffhanger for a series finale. Okay, so apparently the baby isn't Martin's--it's Simon's. So this is the first time Martin took a paternity test? He didn't think to take one months earlier when Sandy was stalking him thinking he was the dad? And then Simon and Sandy just stand there at the end, smiling and laughing, as if they expected this. Simon just finally escaped from his doomed relationship with Rose, and now he's tied down with Sandy and this baby?

One of the biggest disappointments, though, was the absence of Martin in the finale. It's hard to imagine how Haylie Duff managed to come back for a two-minute scene and Tyler Hoechin did not. The Ruthie/Martin connection reached a very interesting point and then was dropped in an instant. I'm not saying the two of them had to hook up right away in the finale, but it would have been nice to see them talk at the end for real, not in a daydream like Ruthie was having in earlier episodes.

Ruthie's character, in general, was sadly wasted in the 10th season. She had a larger role at the beginning of the year, but then they really took her character down and gave her virtually nothing to do. She had about four lines in this episode and didn't even appear until the last 10 minutes. I think there was a LOT they could have done with Ruthie that they didn't even attempt, which is unfortunate because I think Mackenzie Rosman could have done very well with some more considerable character developments.

I do have to say, though, that the flashbacks from Season 1 was the highlight of this episode. They were woven in perfectly; it's amazing to see firsthand how much everyone has grown and how different things have become since then, when everything was simpler. At the very end, a picture of all the core Camdens (except the twins) from the finale episode is paired with a picture from the pilot with the "Anything You Want" song playing in the background, just as it did in the opening moments of the very first episode ten years ago.

Watching 7th Heaven has indeed been a special experience, and even though the writing was clearly fresher and more intense in the beginning, few can deny that the success of the series has been phenomenal. The finale may have been a bit disappointing, but there were also quite a few "smile" moments, and in the end we get the impression that they're all going to be OK no matter what...and isn't that a big part of what it was all about?

With all the loose ends that this episode failed to tie up before the final credits, I have to say that I definitely don't think this is the last we'll see of the Camdens. If a spinoff of some kind is not formulated, there will be a reunion special--just wait and see. Eric and Annie's leap from 2 grandchildren to 8 represents a possibility for future returns, as does the Sandy/Simon connection. We were led to believe that the show may come back, and then that rumor was dispelled, but now you just never know what they might save for later.

Now that the final episode ever of 7th Heaven is airing tomorrow night, it is interesting to go back and remember some of the best episodes in this 10th season. The final year of 7th Heaven has had many ups and downs, many very well written episodes and a handful of poor ones, and I have to say that "Turkey" definitely ranks with the season's best--perhaps even the series' best.

16-year-old Ruthie spent a lot of time denying her love for Martin, but everyone knew the truth--and with this episode, she finally comes out with it and must deal with the hurt and humiliation when she finds out that Martin is the father of Sandy's child. Martin continued to act selfishly and remained standoffish for a little while after this episode, but I think it was when he came clean with Ruthie that his change of heart began to take form.

Mackenzie Rosman did an impressive job here. The Ruthie role is another aspect of this series that has been up and down for a long time, but I think Rosman really hit home here. This particular plot required her to show a lot of mixed emotions, and she stepped up just as she needed to. The cry scene where she was yelling and hitting Martin was particularly affecting, and I applaud this young actress for being able to do that. Ruthie's the kind of character you either love or hate, but few can deny that she did a nice range of typical "teenager" behavior in this season.

The final few scenes of this episode are also very credible and worth remembering. Eric's talk with Ruthie outside the Church is beautifully done and a classic 7th Heaven moment. It was nice to see Eric take charge and encourage his daughter to choose her attitude more carefully. The Ruthie/Sandy confrontation was also powerful, and the final "Thanksgiving dinner" scene was a mixture of humor (remember Rose's hilarious "I'm grateful for me" speech?) and a heartwarming showing of love and family.

Good character development and the end to a long lingering climax makes this heartwarming, emotional, and one of the better episodes from the soon-to-end 10th season.

I remember watching this finale 2-parter when it first aired in 1995, and while I certainly enjoyed it, it's obvious that there were millions of other much better storylines that could have helped the show go out on a higher note. Michelle falling off a horse and losing her memory? What about Joey getting married, or heck, even DJ? What about Vicky returning to Danny's life, or Jesse and Becky having another child? This is probably the only show I've ever watched that had so much potential for a strong finale episode and chose to go in a far opposite direction.

That is not to say, however, that the finale was not good. Michelle was always a very visible center in this series, so of course they wanted to do a storyline about her. Full House always sought to depict the healthy love and tight-knit bond in a family, and in that respect this episode does not disappoint.