Friends, we have come to the end of the road for our dearest Dana Fairbanks. In an episode that allegedly spans 45 minutes of time but definitely actually spanned a good 3-4 hours of time, we witness Shane and Carmen having a late afternoon fight, Bette yodeling in the countryside, Tanya having a baby so she’ll never have to be alone, Jenny having a lunatic lunch with Tim, Alice buying a sunshine flower toy, Tina having a heterosexual lunch with Henry’s friends, and in a refreshing breath of the freshest air, a surprise appearance by our very own PEGGY PEABODY! We hated every minute of it.







![Bette (wearing a purple shirt under a long brown jacket) is carrying a duffle bag as she walks happily down a lightly snowy road as she continues to leave her silent retreat. The subtitles show that she is "[shouting and yodeling]"](https://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-02-03-14.17.48-scaled.jpg?resize=1220%2C763)
![Bette continues on her walk, but has now advanced to "[roaring]". She has a pained look on her face.](https://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-02-03-14.19.09-scaled.jpg?resize=1220%2C763)












![Angus (wearing a maroon t-shirt over a grey long sleeve shirt) and Kit (wearing all black) lay in bed facing each other. The subtitles read, "[Monitor flatlining]" referring to what is happening in Dana's hospital room at the same moment.](https://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-02-03-14.51.54-scaled.jpg?resize=1220%2C763)

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*sigh*
Whenever I hear “You Are My Sunshine” this is the first thing that comes to mind.
Same :(
This episode was a journey, a journey down a hill covered in nails. But at least I had this podcast episode which managed to make it infinitely better.