Hacks - Did the final season deliver?

Hi Little Debbies! Hacks, the fantastic show entertaining us with the wacky adventures of mercurial, charismatic comedienne Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her somewhat annoying, passionate writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), has come to an end. Season 5 took us through the usual highs and lows of the confident, thoughtful, highly entertaining show - but, did it live up to the expectations? 00:12 Season arcs 00:46 The consequences of season 4 and selling out MSG 01:21 Days in the life, old friends, fanservice! 01:40 Less tension but also less toxicity! 02:43 Montecito and queerbaiting (or not) 03:50 Lack of structure and hot topics (yes, it's about AI) 04:11 Schaefer and LuSaque - all hail Jimmy! 05:25 Xena, the Warrior Princess? 05:59 Hacks and Recreation 06:21 Hacks Nine-Nine 06:33 A Deborah performance to remember? 07:03 Deborah's impending death 07:37 Too happy ending? 08:00 Deborah is Maximus? 08:52 Death is the easy way out for a final 09:15 Not falling in the trap of multiyear creative endeavours 09:45 Did it deserve the applause?? (Spoiler alert: yes, it did) Hacks is an American dark comedy drama television series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky on HBO Max.