Sometimes, the most awkward meet-cute can become one of television's best love stories. Here's my spoiler review of the final season of Colin from Accounts.
When this decade is over, I really hope Colin from Accounts is remembered as one of the best comedies of its era. Who knew that one of the most painfully awkward meet-cutes on television could turn into such a funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly moving rom-com? What started with a car accident and a badly injured dog has become one of those rare shows that can make you laugh one minute, cringe the next, and then somehow leave you reaching for the tissues.
The third and final season delivers everything that made Colin from Accounts so special while giving Ashley and Gordon a genuinely emotional conclusion. Following Gordon's disastrous marriage proposal at the end of Season 2, the story jumps ahead three years. Ashley has moved on and is now a fully qualified GP, while Gordon has built a successful craft brewery—even if he technically had to sell it. Most importantly, the two have gone their separate ways and are now seeing other people.
Of course, this is Colin from Accounts, so there's no way they're going to stay apart forever.
Their reunion is completely accidental when Gordon books a doctor's appointment and somehow ends up sitting in Ashley's examination room. It's an incredibly awkward situation, but it also immediately reminds us why Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer work so well together. Gordon and Ashley have always had this wonderfully messy chemistry. They're not a perfect couple, and they're certainly not always good at communicating, but there's something incredibly believable about the way they understand each other.
The season wisely doesn't rush them back together. Instead, it allows both characters to figure out what went wrong and whether their relationship is something worth fighting for. That makes Episode 3, "Monstera," one of the standout episodes of the season. Ashley and Gordon meet for dinner without their current partners and finally have an honest conversation about their failed relationships.
And yes, their former partners—David and Chelsea—aren't exactly innocent victims here. Neither relationship was particularly healthy or destined for happily ever after. But what makes the episode work is that Ashley and Gordon aren't simply blaming everyone else. They're forced to confront their own mistakes and the reasons their relationship didn't work out the first time.
It's also a great reminder that beneath all the ridiculousness, Colin from Accounts has always understood relationships surprisingly well.
Of course, the show isn't about to become completely sentimental. This is still a comedy where things can go spectacularly wrong at any moment.
One of the season's funniest detours is "Druggy Druggy Sex Party," which delivers exactly the kind of dark, uncomfortable humor the series has perfected. Ashley, Gordon, and their friends finding themselves at a drug-fueled party is the kind of scenario that could easily become obnoxious in another sitcom, but Colin from Accounts knows exactly how far to push it. The humor comes from watching these characters make increasingly terrible decisions while somehow remaining completely lovable.
Then there's the road-trip episode, "Matching Set," which has already earned a spot on my personal list of most rewatchable episodes. The show's ability to take a weekend road trip and turn it into complete chaos is one of its biggest strengths. Put these characters in a car together, throw in a few bad decisions, and you have pretty much everything that makes the series work.
The supporting cast also gets plenty to do throughout the final season. Chiara and Brett continue holding things together at the brewery while providing their own brand of dysfunction. Ash's mother, Lynelle, finds herself dealing with legal and financial problems connected to her absolutely ridiculous charity, Women Against Women Against Men (WAWAM). And then there's Lynelle's grotesque partner, Lee, whose increasingly creepy and criminal behavior finally catches up with him.
His arrest is one of those wonderfully satisfying moments where Colin from Accounts basically says, "Yes, this man is terrible, and now we're going to let karma handle it."
But as funny as the season can be, the finale is where the show really earns its emotional payoff.
Ashley continues thinking about fate and whether the split-second decision that brought her and Gordon together in Season 1—the car accident that started this entire story—was somehow meant to happen. That idea has always been at the heart of the series. Their relationship began under the strangest possible circumstances, so it makes sense that the finale would bring that theme of fate back around.
And, naturally, Colin the dog gets caught in the middle of everything.
When Colin accidentally eats raisins that Brett was using to brew beer, Ashley and Gordon rush him to the emergency vet. It's another frantic situation, but there's something beautifully full-circle about it when they run into Yvette, the same vet we've seen before.
The show even pulls one final trick on us, briefly making it seem as though the entire three-season story has been a dream Gordon was having. For a moment, I genuinely thought, "There's no way they're actually going to do this."
Thankfully, they don't.
Instead, the series gives us the ending these characters deserve. Ashley and Colin walk into the bedroom, revealing that everything we've watched really happened. With Nick Cave's music playing in the background, Gordon and Ashley share a quiet, tearful embrace.
And honestly? Grab the tissues.
It's not a huge romantic gesture. There isn't some elaborate declaration or perfectly scripted fairy-tale moment. It's much better than that. After everything they've been through—the misunderstandings, breakups, terrible decisions, jealousy, awkwardness, and all the chaos that somehow followed them everywhere—they simply choose each other.
That's what makes the ending work.
Colin from Accounts has never really been about the perfect relationship. It's about two imperfect people who keep screwing things up and somehow keep finding their way back to each other. The finale understands that relationships aren't always neat, romantic, or easy. Sometimes you just have to decide that the person standing next to you is worth the effort.
Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer have been fantastic throughout the series, and their chemistry is a huge reason the show works. They can make a ridiculous argument hilarious one moment and turn around and make a simple conversation genuinely emotional the next. The supporting cast has also created an ensemble that feels lived-in and wonderfully dysfunctional.
Three seasons later, I'm honestly a little sad to say goodbye.
What began as a show I could have easily dismissed as another quirky romantic comedy turned into one of my favorite comedy discoveries. It's weird, crude, awkward, occasionally dark, and ridiculously funny, but underneath all of that is a surprisingly big heart.
And after three seasons, I'm very happy that Ashley and Gordon finally got the ending they deserved.
Colin from Accounts is exactly the kind of comedy television needs more of: hilarious without being afraid to get emotional, romantic without becoming overly sentimental, and just weird enough to keep you guessing. It's one of those shows that makes you laugh at the characters' terrible decisions while desperately hoping they'll eventually figure things out.
The final season sticks the landing beautifully, and when I look back at the best comedies of this decade, I have a feeling Colin from Accounts is going to be right there near the top. Overall, I give the final season a 9.5/10.
Have you seen the final season of Colin from Accounts? What was your favorite episode of the final season? Were you satisfied with the series finale? Leave a comment.
You can stream Colin from Accounts on Paramount+.
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