The events still feel vastly too big for the place in the timeline, but the story in and of itself is pretty good. The character voices remain adequate-but-not-great, there's inexplicably still no Chinese (though after umpteen volumes, we're treated to a sing'e 'gorram', at least), and there are still a handful of major characters left alive that are nowhere to be seen in the ensuing film. But the story finally sets up something for Serenity: Book staying behind, and the founding of Haven, as well as the crew's relationship to the place. It doesn't feel quite organic, but the mere fact of it having some connective tissue to the main canon is a big positive. And, more importantly, there are some nice emotional beats that actually land, and some chuckleworthy moments of dialogue and character interaction. As finales go, not too shabby. ( )