#Fiona Grubelmann

[multi-fandomperson]

(Warning: Wilfred (US) Season 4 Spoiler)

I am SO glad that Ryan didn't end up with Jenna. They were and would be such a terrible couple and I was so happy that the team did NOT make them end game. While them cuddling in bed was super cute, that was mostly done to the wonderful acting done by Elijah and Fiona (the forehead kiss??? Help?!).

Attraction does not equal a healthy relationship and throughout all the seasons the showrunners and the characters were so clear that Ryan was giving her too much and doing too much for her and that Jenna was aware of that and let it happen anyway. I don't think she doesn't care for him at all btw! She's a good, realistic character with flaws, as we all have. But he is a very giving person and friend (read: people pleaser and afraid of rejection and confrontation) and she clearly relies on him heavily for dogsitting, help with issues in her life, emotional support... It's giving heavy early The Big Bang Theory Penny and Leonard vibes.

And I also think it's a good message that a person struggling with mental health and loss should NOT hurry into a relationship. Ryan is clearly unwell and focusing on himself and his healing is so much better use of his time and energy than a relationship with someone who he'd try to please at every possible moment so that she doesn't leave. Having stable relationships and a support system does not have to include a partner, especially a new one. Him realizing that he idolized her was so important to help him let go.

Besides, I don't hate Drew and Jenna together. I actually think Drew deserves better. From all we know, his worst flaw is that he gets competitive in games. He is a very sweet, friendly guy who is trying his best.

So, in conclusion, I'm really glad that it went this way. Fiona and Elijah did such a good job with these characters and I love the end message: Don't settle, don't let yourself be walked over, be in a healthy, equally-giving relationship and maybe heal yourself before you take on problems of other people.

P. S.: The conclusion to the relationship to Amanda is so brilliant as well. Her being a mirror to him in their mental health journeys and choosing healing over love was such a good plotline. Refusing to be sucked back into the madness of Wilfred, something that Ryan hasn't been able to do for four seasons! I hope she's doing well, what a queen.