I found the finale far more satisfying than I expected to.

Worked for me.

Also a number of episodes prior to the finale managed to satisfyingly get their froth on.

And talking of froth - Catch remains fun, though the latest (2nd to last) episode was not one of the best. Not anything like as clever as Castle at its bests - but fast paced and fun. AS much a caper series as procedural - a battle between two bad planners. Insanely stupid (but entertainingly devious) plans thwarted by insanely stupid (but entertainingly devious) counter plans. Remember Mad Magazine's Spy Vs. Spy? This is PI vs. Con Man. Except they are in luurve. Both intentionally and unintentionally entertaining.

I have been kind of meaning to watch that when I have time. I like the cast.

I like it, but it's shocking moments aren't up to the level I expect from my Shondaland shows.

Well no. This is really light. It is the foam on the latte, the head on the beer. Pure froth. Angst-free.

Yeah, it's cute. And I like that the couple is age-appropriate!

A light touch over the long run is really tough to keep up. I don't know if they have sufficient basis. My approach: enjoy it as long as it is fun. When it stops being fun, thank them for the good times and walk away, no hard feelings. Which I expect to happen eventually, but not yet.

The first hour of the Catch finale was as good as anything in the series. The 2nd hour was still fun, but not Catch at its best. My relationship with the show is not so much friends with benefits as acquaintances with benefits. In short, I'm enjoying the show without being a fan. For those to whom this is important, slashbait in Catch goes beyond the merely obvious to flashing neon signs saying "slash these characters".

Oh and when it comes to "Rosewood" I'm through with it. Someone in the writing team's view of man/woman interaction appears to lie on the spectrum between PUA and Nice Guy(TM). I'm going to spoiler font details, so that you can avoid reading on if this is not a day you want your rage sparked.

"Lovably awkward & obnoxious" skinny white guy kisses "lovably awkward" skinny white lesbian who is the fiance of Rosewood's sister. White dude packs up his thing, rightly seeing this as a career ending bit of assholery on his part. Instead, it is dismissed as just the kind awkward and stupid things he does due to his inability to read social signals. Ummm, no skill at reading body language is required to note that the *engaged* *lesbian* *coworker" does not want you to kiss her. In the workplace. And she kisses him back. So this is not only playing the "awkward" for shit awkward does not excuse. It is pushing the fantasy the women secretly want to be harassed.