"Feels incomplete to me"— Good American Family finale leaves fans wanting more

Some true crime stories never feel complete, and that's exactly how fans felt about Good American Family's final episode, which concluded the unfortunate tale of Natalia Grace, and not in the most glorious manner. Sadly, since it’s a miniseries, there won’t be any further exploration of what happens to Natalia Grace after this episode.

Due to how the series wrapped up, many fans were left feeling a bit disappointed with Good American Family's finale, with numerous viewers claiming it didn’t feel like a true finale at all. Many also expressed their expectation for more episodes and were rather shocked to learn that this was it.

Many users turned to social media platforms like Reddit to voice their feelings of having not realized the series had ended. Reddit user chicachicachowchow summed this up, saying:

"I didn't realize that was the finale. Feels incomplete to me."

Many other Reddit users said similar things about the show's finale—

"I thought more episodes would be coming out weekly. Soo it does feel incomplete," another user wrote.

"Everyone acted great! I feel it was a tad bit draggy tho. It left me hating the Barnetts even more. Although apparently her new family was abusive too? Man oh man," another user added.

"Why did I think more episodes would be coming out?," yet another user said.

So, ultimately, Natalia Grace's story feels somewhat incomplete, possibly by the makers, since the real person is still around and has experienced further developments since that time.

What happened in the finale of Good American Family?

The finale of Good American Family focused on Natalia (Imogen Faith Reid) and her new family as they went to trial against Michael Barnett (Mark Duplass) for abandoning her. The trial was also meant to prove (and correct) Natalia's age.

However, the tense proceedings concluded rather conveniently in the Barnetts' favor due to a legal technicality. Discussing this, series creator Katie Robbins told The Wrap:

"That’s the scariest thing about the show. Even with something that feels empirical (evidence that Natalia did not lie about her age), it was not enough....This is a story that I hope will allow for questions of bias, and how truth can actually be this incredibly elusive thing … I hope people will wrestle with that question as they watch."

Following the verdict, the show depicted the events that transpired, during which the public opinion shifted against Kristine Barnett and in favor of Natalia Grace.

However, the series concluded in a manner that left many fans dissatisfied, as they had hoped to see more of everything. Perhaps, if the story of Natalia Grace develops further in real life, Good American Family will follow.

All the episodes of Good American Family are now available for streaming on Hulu.

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