Annoying Things
I'll just get this right out of the way: now that I've actually watched the episode and haven't just read comments on it, I totally get why Lee and Kara/Lee fans are so pissed off. I'm a little annoyed too and I'm NOT even a K/L shipper - in fact, I actively rooted for them to NOT be together because I thought he was too good for her.

But, from the perspective of a K/L shipper? It's gotta suck to be invested in the relationship for 4+ years only to have Kara go "poof" when Lee's back is turned. And as someone who has, over time, grown quite fond of Lee with his democratic ideals and longer hair, I'm really annoyed on his behalf. I'm annoyed that the two people who he loved the most left him all alone in the finale. I'm not mad at Kara because it seemed that her leaving was a little out of her control, but I do not understand why Adama had to leave Lee forever instead of taking, oh, a month or so to spend Laura's last days with her and grieve privately before joining the other humans. I have a very hard time appreciating the Adama/Roslin romance or the Adama/Tigh friendship when it seems very clear to me that Adama's son is not even a priority for him. It seems to me that Lee ranks 5th, at BEST, on Adama's list of people he cares about the most, and Laura, Saul, Kara, and Galactica all rotate being his favorite. So, I don't think the K/L ending would've even bothered me *that* much if I didn't feel like Lee was being abandoned by the people he loved the most. Brave, democracy-loving Lee Adama deserves better than that.

Can you tell I'm not that much a fan of Adama anymore? He couldn't even comfort Lee after his wife's suicide and instead made Dee's death all about him.

Also, I'm annoyed with Galen Tyrol just abandoning Nicky. I guess it was okay that he at least made sure to get Hot Dog on board with taking care of him, but I have a real hard time swallowing the writers' implied story that it's only BLOOD family that matters (unless you're Bill Adama and can't give a shit about your son) and he severed all emotional ties with Nicky. I can sort of understand it as a metaphor for Tyrol's slow disconnect from humanity and his conflict, but the whole Nicky thing still disturbs me. Besides, have you *seen* that little boy? He's so chubby and adorable.

Stuff I Liked
At first I was really unimpressed with the reveal of Ellen Tigh as the last Cylon, because basically, who does that affect other than Saul? I *love* Saul Tigh but I wanted the last Cylon to affect EVERYONE. But now that we know more about the Final Five and how they created the other Cylons, this makes Cavil's treatment of Ellen and Saul on New Caprica EVEN MORE disturbing than it was before. That was neat.

I liked everything with Helo/Athena/Hera. What an adorable family.

I also, strangely, liked the ending to Gaius and Caprica's story, even though I'm not sure they deserved it. Callis/Helfer are really good, what can I say?

Stuff I Loved
Boomer! *sob*

At the beginning of the show, Gaius Baltar was completely my favorite character because he entertained me so much. But in terms of emotional arcs, I was never as invested in any other character than in Sharon, both versions. And while Helo/Athena are HOT and beautiful and I totally ship them, I was always more attached to Boomer.

I really could not have asked for a better ending for her character. It's so appropriately tragic. I'm devastated that Boomer will now always be known as the Cylon that shot Adama when she was really horribly used, but there's no other logical way for the other characters to react to her. Boomer's been used from day one and has never really made her own decisions - she's manipulated by her sleeper agent-ness, manipulated by Caprica (although she at least had good intentions), manipulated by Cavil even while SHE was manipulating Tyrol. I'm just so glad that she got to make ONE choice all on her own, and it was a good one, and she knew it wasn't enough but it was something. I don't feel like the writers did justice to all of their characters, but I am grateful that they did justice to the one that meant the most to me.