'Rescue Me' Series Finale: What the Viewers Are Saying

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After seven seasons, Rescue Me came to an end Wednesday night.

SPOILER ALERT: The finale of the FX series -- timed to air just days before the 10th anniversary of 9/11 -- saw star/co-creator Denis Leary's firefighter, Tommy Gavin, decide not to retire after trying his hand at being Mr. Mom.

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And, as Leary had promised in recent interviews, one character met his untimely death: Lt. Kenneth "Lou" Shea (John Scurti).

The final scene features Tommy yelling at a group of new firefighters, then driving away as the camera pans upward to show the Twin Towers-free Manhattan skyline.

After the episode aired, many viewers took to Twitter to express their thoughts -- and they were mostly positive.

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Garrett Berner
Took the night off and relaxed on the couch with the wife for the Rescue Me finale. It didn't disappoint.

Duane Haines
@denisleary awesome ending of rescue me. I will miss the show. Hope you come up with another one just as great as rescue me.

Heather Yunger
I liked the ending for Rescue Me. I think it Ended better than I expected after the last couple seasons

HS_BHGP
Just finished Rescue Me finale. Has a show ever gone 7 seasons and been 4 seasons too long?

Rob Casasanta
"Rescue Me" was a good run... Thank you Dennis Leary

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Dusty
Watching a long-form BMW ad masquerading as the series finale of Rescue Me.

Heather Yunger
@xokathryn_ love rescue me. It had gotten kind of bad, but I loved the ending. I have a slight Tv addiction.

Lee Morreale
Is was a great run for Rescue Me. We enjoyed it until the end. @denisleary

Jonathan Villanueva
ok i loved the way Rescue me Ended or is that just me

Dan B
Series Finale of Rescue Me was good!

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Kyle Hollenbeck
Great series finale of 'Rescue Me' really was able to capture the essence of the entire series in an episode ~ Farewell, you will be missed

Paul
@denisleary Fantastic job on Rescue Me, Denis. Great reference to Worcester Cold Storage, too. RIP cousin Tim, W6, and NYC343. We love u guys

Pat Darienzo
Rescue Me. Period. #bestshowever

Jason Janes
Awesome conclusion to Rescue Me! Great series, wish it was coming back but it ended great!

John Schoonover
@denisleary @adamferrara Thank you for Rescue Me. A great ending to a great show.

Brendan M Hayes
series finale rescue me,was #phenomenal

Joey Tayler
As great as it was, "Rescue Me" was often scatterbrained and uneven. Tonight's finale was both.