When Ben Platt started singing "River," it absolutely killed me. I'm really glad they were able to get him to sing in a natural way (although the entire time he was on the stage, I kept expecting him to sing "You Will Be Found." ) I think the show went a little all over the place, but I was impressed by Murphy's ability to keep all the plot lines straight, and even though the finale led into a "more interesting" story for season 2, I feel like a lot of the "exposition" will make that story even better - after all, in the world of quote-unquote "cancel culture," a high school secret could add some more tension and gravity to the situation.