I enjoyed the show. Thought the show was very well done, loved the style. They did a great job of capturing the different time periods. Enjoyed their take on all the different historical figures they brought to life. That said I never really brought the premises of the show. It was a stretch to say the least. Thought the finale was probably the weakest episode of the series but as you said they did the best to wrap up a series that they obviously had planned on going on for several years and give everyone a happy ending in two hours.