Spoilers for Insecure ahead.
After five seasons, Issa Rae's Insecure came to its conclusion last night, showing the trajectory of Issa Dee's life and hinting at a long, successful future
ahead of her—with Lawrence. Who Issa would end up with has been a popular topic on Twitter all year; many felt that Issa should stick with Nathan, her barber boyfriend, but he couldn't handle the stress of Lawrence being in his girlfriend's life.
The finale puts a strong focus on Issa's friendships, too. Over the course of the last episode, the friend group makes an effort to keep their pact to always be with one another on their birthdays. We get to see Issa make her peace with Nathan and say goodbye. We get to see Molly find her happy ending with her now-husband Taurean, and Kelli have a baby with the first boyfriend she's kept for longer than an episode, and Tiffany trying to figure out how to escape Denver.
It takes a while for Issa and Lawrence to find their way back together, but eventually they meet at her new office and have this conversation:
“I know it’s not done yet and there’s still a long way to go, but I keep thinking about all it took to get here,” Issa tells him. “Doubting myself, going back and forth about what I wanted, being scared to waste my time and look stupid in case none of it worked out. And then I realized that it was all in my head. No one was doubting me except for me. I had to believe that it would work out for it to work.”
“So, do you believe it’ll work out?” Lawrence asks her.
She answers, “I’m okay with finding out.”
And then we see that she does find out. It seems like everyone on Insecure eventually gets their happy ending, but that didn't stop fans from commenting on what those happy endings look like.
First, here are some tweets from the cast commemorating the episode, like this one from Yvonne Orji explaining how her last tearful speech to her onscreen best friend was something she really wanted to say to Issa Rae in real life.
This scene in the bathroom was the final scene I shot as molly. During one of the takes, @The_A_Prentice told me to go off script and thank @IssaRae for how she changed my life. We were crying for real FOR REAL. #InsecureHBOpic.twitter.com/ZsjrpDkDLo
— Yvonne Orji (@YvonneOrji) December 27, 2021
I love this scene. That was really my advice. We had shot @YvonneOrji side and I wanted Issa to be surprised by something. So I told Yvonne to thank her as Yvonne not Molly. Then Yvonne said “Say less” and Issa was all tears. We ALL were!! #InsecureSeriesFinalehttps://t.co/aCQ8E3hoAm
— Prentice Penny (@The_A_Prentice) December 27, 2021
I love y’all. Thank you for 5 seasons. #InsecureHBOpic.twitter.com/2d0v9AopJR
— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) December 27, 2021
It's nearly 7AM in London and I haven't slept but I wouldn't have missed sharing the @insecurehbo finale with you all for the world. My heart is full. #grateful#InsecureHBO
— Natasha Rothwell (@natasharothwell) December 27, 2021
It was always her ? The love story some of y’all loved and some of y’all loved to hate. #IssaLaw#InsecureHBOpic.twitter.com/wzDIMEX3zx
— Jay Ellis (@JayREllis) December 27, 2021
Issa’s drive literally down memory lane is sending me! Thug Yoda playing with his now-grown daughter, the we got y’all office, Best Buy man. Love it #InsecureHBO
— Yvonne Orji (@YvonneOrji) December 27, 2021
They a ugly family anyway ?
Okay fine they’re beautiful n shit and it was kinda satisfying ??
What y’all think?!#insecurehbo#InsecureSeriesFinale
— Kendrick Sampson (@kendrick38) December 27, 2021
Lord, I seent Whatchyu did for Molly… ready for life to imitate art! Lol ??? #InsecureHBOpic.twitter.com/IsGIGWxer2
— Yvonne Orji (@YvonneOrji) December 27, 2021
The fans, of course, came through with the funnier responses.
everyone in the friend group on insecure has a fine man & thats my favorite unrealistic thing about this show
— Jane, Esq. (@janetheeesq) December 27, 2021
yeah Lawrence gotta kid.....but he got a furnished house with an island kitchen and multiple bedrooms with a well funded 401K....issa did the right thing....we wish Nathan and his shape up endeavors the best
— Red Bull Racing F1 Fan Account (@FlyoutChase) December 27, 2021
lawrence came back from a 3-1 deficit tho
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) December 27, 2021
Give them a spin off! NEEEOOOWWWW! #InsecureHBOpic.twitter.com/sZmX3d0L2Y
— DeAvila Sadè, LCSW (@askdeavilasade) December 20, 2021
Molly's character development throughout the series was the best thing #InsecureHBO
— Blanche DeverHeaux (@SoundsLikeKea) December 27, 2021
i will miss Mirror Bitch the most #InsecureSeriesFinale#Insecuritea
— king crissle (@crissles) December 27, 2021
Us: Issa how you gonna tie all these loose ends in ONE more #Insecure episode?!
Issa: pic.twitter.com/Wv8v7V3Klw
— Lil Boosted (@SylviaObell) December 27, 2021
May the hate between Kelli and Ahmal never fade #Insecure#InsecureHBO#InsecureSeriesFinale
— Soph ? (@marinadmami) December 27, 2021
Now that Insecure has come to an end, our Sunday nights and our Twitter feeds will never be the same.