They did it. THEY DID IT!

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Boston Legal is over. 

Denny Crane and Alan Shore are married.

This show has always walked the line between crazy comedy and heart-breaking pathos.

And it ended with Denny asking Alan to marry him because Denny has Alzheimer's and wants a spouse to make medical decisions, wants someone he can confess to if he does something wrong who can't be forced to testify against him, wants someone to leave his money to without gift or estate taxes.

There've been sleepovers, dancing, declarations of love, hand-holding, vows of commitment.  They've been flamingos.  They've taken vacations together, they've told people they're married. 

And now they are.  *throws confetti*
 
I don't think any other show will ever give me this.

Too bad they're not having sex.  :-)

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I have never watched the show, but I read a really awesome Yuletide fanfic that was absolutely glee-inducing. And at some point it was pointed out that they're not having sex, and I went, bzuh? Yes they are. Back there ... and I reread, and realized they weren't necessarily, EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING SEEMS TO POINT TO THEM BEING LOVERS/A COUPLE!

So, just based on what I know from that one fanfic, this ending makes me v. happy! (Except not so much the Alzheimer's. But still.)

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It's an easy mistake to make, what with all the sleepovers and dancing and hugging. But they're both straight. No, really! :-D

(The Alzheimer's has been there since the beginning - it's part and parcel of how they bonded. And the final ep included Alan in front of the U.S. Supreme Court pleading for an experimental drug to help the man he loves. And he won! So hopefully they'll have many more good years together.)