Regular Show · 5:59pm Jan 23rd, 2017
MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
It's over. On January 16, 2017, one of the best and most creative shows of all time concluded and the ending could not be better.
Emotive, fun, epic, with a lot of details appearing when reality starts to tear apart. We see the world showing storyboards, postips with prototypes of the show flying, Pops flying across the universe (where the letters of the main title appear) and the most interesting: Pops interacting with "The Naive Man from Lolliland" (sketch drawn by J. G. Quintel 5 years before Regular Show). And these are only the last minutes.
The best way to enjoy this episode is watching the entire season 8 complete (I'm doing it right now), mainly for the change on the formula used here, to prepare us for this finale (or at least, start in "Cheer up Pops")
Having a finale for this series must've been hard, since every single episode was as extravagant as possible no matter how simple the plot was.
Doing something bigger, more over-the-top, more epic than "normal" was complicated, but they achieved it. The show found a way to write an episode that says goodbye to all our beloved characters, in a peculiar adventure that was so unconventional and difficult to write in any other episode. And if there was stuff done before, here was better (bigger, more memorable, more epic, 4 episodes to create a better story, more creative writing).
But let's adress the elephant in the room: I believe nobody, and I mean nobody, expected Pops' death. Emotive and sentimental, with a sour-sweet feeling, this deserves applauses. And if that was not enough, the last dialogue of the entire show is given to this likeable character. And "Heroes", from David Bowie in that epic montage at the end. What more could you ask for? (well, aside from addressing that the romatic triangle between Mordecai, Margaret and CJ was a waste of time, but that's my opinion)
I started watching this show on 2012 and it was amazing, the surrealism and comedy were at the top and the characters were relatable. Probably the first series I've ever seen with adult characters (or young adult characters) and with a unique style of story telling alongside a lot of fanservice from the 80's. Now, I'll admit: I left the show in season 6, simply because I thought it wasn't for me anymore. But I had to come back for this (here's my Top 10 favorite episodes list).
Watching the characters growing up, watching the change in their lives, watching that video tape exit the VHS player while hearing Pops' voice in heaven.
This is the end of an era, I can only say:
Thanks, Mordecai. Thanks, Rigby.
Thank you, J. G. Quintel.
Regular show was one of the few cartoon network shows of the last decade that i thought was truly able to capture the power it had in the 90's/early 2000's.
Regular Show. It was anything but....
...In the words of Pops (R.I.P. Pops 
): "Jolly good Show!". We will miss it dearly.