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"The Finale" is the series finale of ''Will & Grace'' and the twenty-third episode of the show's eighth season. It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in the United States on May 18, 2006, when it was watched by an average of eighteen million viewers, making it the most watched episode of the final two seasons of ''Will & Grace''. In the finale, Will and Grace have a falling-out that lasts for years. They each have a child with their respective partners, and eventually reconcile when their children (Laila and Ben) meet at college. Meanwhile, Karen's arch-enemy Beverley Leslie makes an offer to Jack which ultimately leads to Jack inheriting Beverley's fortune. The episode was written by series creators and executive producers David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, and directed by James Burrows. Filming took place at CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California in April 2006. The cast members took the news about the show ending well, but they became emotional as the final scene was being filmed. NBC heavily promoted the finale, and the main cast members appeared on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''The Today Show'' to bid farewell. An hour-long series retrospective, "Say Goodnight Gracie", featuring interviews with the cast, crew, and guest stars, preceded the hour-long series finale. Since airing, the finale has received mixed reviews from television critics. ==Plot== Grace Adler (Debra Messing), heavily pregnant, is having bizarre dreams of the future in which she and her gay friend and roommate Will Truman (Eric McCormack) are an old couple, raising their child. In her dream, Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes) is married to actor Kevin Bacon, and Karen Walker (Megan Mullally)—who has not aged—is now in a relationship with her maid Rosario Salazar (Shelley Morrison). In Grace's real life, however, her and Will's relationship is complicated. Grace is not sure if she wants to spend the rest of her life living with Will. So, when her ex-husband Marvin "Leo" Markus (Harry Connick, Jr.) shows up and proposes to her—not even aware that she is pregnant with his child—she immediately accepts. Two years later, Grace moves with Leo to Rome and lives there for a year. They then move back to New York City, where they raise their daughter Laila. Will and Vince D'Angelo (Bobby Cannavale) have since reconciled, and are raising a son, Ben. Karen and Jack grow tired of the fact that Will and Grace are not speaking with each other, so they lure them to the same place and force them to make up. The four meet at Will and Vince's apartment, and even though Will and Grace have a pleasant evening together, their relationship is tentative and somewhat awkward. They realize a lot has changed since the last time they met, and thus their relationship is not rekindled. Meanwhile, Karen learns that in her divorce from Stan, she will have no money as Stan's money was all loaned to him, and he is now bankrupt. When learning that Beverley Leslie (Leslie Jordan) and his "business associate" Benji (Brian A. Setzer) have broken up, Karen plots to have Jack take Benji's place, after Jack confesses that Beverly offered to share his entire fortune with him. When Beverly dies after being blown off a balcony from high winds, Jack inherits all of his money. Around twenty years later, Laila meets Ben as they both move into college. Will and Grace are reunited under these circumstances, and their children eventually marry. Jack and Karen, meanwhile, are now living comfortably with each other and Rosario. While everyone else is older, Karen—just like in Grace's dream—has not aged due to extensive plastic surgery, and she and Jack perform a duet of the song "Unforgettable". The show ends with Will and Grace watching ''ER'' together, reminiscing about how their children are to be wed. Feeling uplifted by the good old times the four friends gather at a bar to toast to their friendship, which then flashes back to the four as their younger selves. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Finale (Will & Grace)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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