Spoilers for the All American season 6 finale.
Summary
The epic highs and lows of The CW’s hottest football drama come to a head in theAll Americanseason 6 finale. Created by April Blair and produced by CW regulars like Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Nkechi Okoro Carroll, among others,the sports drama centers on Spencer James(Daniel Ezra), a rising high-school football star who’s recruited to play for the Beverly Hills High team. Originally from South LA, Spencer soon learns that his new world doesn’t quite mesh with Crenshaw, leading to wins, losses, and a whole lot of gripping teen drama overAll American’s six seasons.
InAll Americanseason 6, episode 14, “I Do (Part 1),” a happy stroll down memory lane takes a devastating turn when Spencer and Olivia (Samantha Logan) receive a late-night call from their wedding planner. The couple finds their bubble completely burst by the news that their wedding venue has been completely ruined by a backed-up sewer system. With literal sewage flooding their dream venue,Olivia reckons with the fact that they won’t be getting married in the morning. Spencer, however, is determined to keep their wedding date, setting up a heartwarming finale in “I Do (Part 2).”
Spencer James & Olivia Baker Get Married
All American’s Long-Awaited Wedding Finally Happened
Despite last-minute obstacles, Spencer and Oliviafinallysay “I do” in the season 6 finale. After over100 episodes ofAll American’s ups and downs, the couple gets the happy ending they have long deserved. The penultimate episode ends on a devastating cliffhanger when Olivia and Spencer’s wedding venue is flooded with sewage. Heartbroken by the news,Olivia grapples with the idea of waiting an entire year for her dream wedding. As Olivia launches into packing for New York — in her words, the only thing she can control — Spencer runs around planning a new wedding.
With Ezra exiting the series ahead of season 7, the Spelivia wedding is a fitting way to end his time on All American.
With the help of Coop (Bre-Z) and his larger community,Spencer plans a brand-new wedding in “the place it all started.“Although Olivia spends most of the day frustrated by Spencer’s absence, she’s completely overjoyed by the big surprise. With Coop officiating,Spencer and Olivia’s relationshipfinally arrives at the married stage. Afterward, Spencer’s mom reveals that the whole community banded together to make sure the happy couple have the reception they deserve. With Ezra exiting the series ahead of season 7, the Spelivia wedding is a fitting way to end the actor’s time onAll American.
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Coop Gets Into Two Law Schools
All American Left Coop’s Decision On A Cliffhanger Ending
The two-part season finale is about more than just Spencer and Olivia’s long-awaited knot-tying and move to New York. Coop, Spencer’s long-time best friend, learns that she’s gotten into law school —twoprograms, in fact. Unfortunately, the finale doesn’t reveal whether Coop chooses to attend GAU or Yale, so that’s somethingAll Americanseason 7’s storywill need to address. When Coop reveals that she doesn’t feel like “Ivy League material,“Spencer gives Coop a pep talk about following her dreams, reminding Coop, “You got next,” especially since she helped everyone else pursue their dreams.
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Laura Puts The Baker House’s Deed In Jordan & Layla’s Names
Jordan Decides To Follow In His Father’s Footsteps
In the wake ofAll Americanseason 6’s emotional Billy Baker story, Laura (Monét Mazur) realizes that she doesn’t want to live in a big, empty house. Inspired by Olivia to begin a new chapter, Laura gifts the deed to her and the late Billy’s (Taye Diggs) house to Jordan (Michael Evans Behling), who has just accepted a new job, and Layla (Greta Onieogou). When the couple is speechless about the deed to the house being in their names,Laura insists that they can repay her by filling the house with laughter— by making it ahomeagain.
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Jordan Confronts His Grandfather Willy Over A Mysterious Baby Photo
Like thebest football shows,All Americanhas Jordan decide to follow in his father’s footsteps. While helping Olivia pack, he unearths his dad’s old Crenshaw coaching binder and winds up finding a long-held secret: a baby photo — of someone Jordan doesn’t quite recognize. The child in the photograph looks enough like Billy that Jordan brings it to his grandfather, Willy (Brent Jennings). A reluctant Willy shares thatthe person in the photograph is Billy’s estranged older brother. Before Willy was really in the picture, Jordan’s grandmother had a child with someone else, setting up a massive cliffhanger.
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All American Season 6’s Finale Sets The Stage For New Main Characters In Season 7
Daniel Ezra Steps Down As The Series' Lead
The season 6 finale also serves as a goodbye toAll American’s star Daniel Ezra, who’s exitingahead of season 7. In fact, showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll got The CW to increaseAll Americanseason 6’s episode order by two so that the show could include the long-awaited Spelivia wedding. However, Ezra’s departure isn’t the only change coming toAll American’s season 7 cast.It’s been rumored that the next season will feature an entirely new main cast, helping The CW to navigate budget cuts. If that’s the case, most ofAll American’s original cast members have satisfying endings.
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All American
This sports drama, inspired by the real-life journey of football player Spencer Paysinger, follows a high school student from south L.A. when he is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High.
