Girl Meets World series finale recap: A fitting goodbye

After three seasons, Girl Meets World said goodbye. Find out what happened in the recap for “Girl Meets Goodbye.” Warning, spoilers ahead.

If this episode really is the last episode that Girl Meets World ever airs — there are talks of another network picking up the show — then this finale will be a fitting end for the series. Well, that is if you are a big fan of the original Boy Meets World.

Picking up exactly where the previous episode left off, “Girl Meets Goodbye” opens with Riley and Maya reacting to the news that Topanga got a job in London. At school the next day, Riley is confident that no matter what happens, she and Maya will remain friends no matter the distance between them. That is until they remember their third best friend, who they lost contact with when she moved across the road.

On that sad note, it is off to history class, where once again Cory has written Belgium 1831 on the board again. That was the year when Belgium decided to separate from the Untied Kingdom of the Netherlands because it was time for Belgium to set out on its own adventure. Riley is worried about if Belgium stayed in contact with the Netherlands and if it turned out to be a good decision. Cory reassures his daughter that a lot of thought went into the choice, and Topanga will get advice from a lot of people to make the right choice.

When Riley and Maya return home from school, the entire Matthews family, plus Mr. Turner, Mr. Feeney, Shawn and Katey are waiting to help Topanga decide what to do. Both Morgans from the original series are also there. They have a great moment where they help Auggie come to terms with the potential big move. It also leads to Auggie thinking we will be replaced at some point.

Eric is mad at Mr. Feeney and can’t manage one final Feeney call. After that, it is all about each member of the family giving advice to Topangna.

Shawn is finally reunited with Mr. Turner and announces that he is going to adopt Maya. This leads to Mr. Turner admitting that he always regretted not formally adopting Shawn. But still no explanation about where he went after the season 4 finale of Boy Meets World.

The best advice comes from, of all places, Eric. He tells Topanga to find a quiet place where she can think about what she wants to do … but not to steal his place, which is under the ocean.

Instead, Topanga goes to think at Topanga’s, and she makes her decision. As great as the Matthews would do in London, she is not ready to leave behind all that they have built in New York. One the final scenes finds everybody gathered at Topanga’s. There, Cory repeats the exact same speech he gave to a little Josh in the Boy Meets World finale, complete with cuts back to that scene. This time around it is Maya who says she finally understands what Girl Meets World means.

Just like the original series, Girl Meets World ends in the classroom with Riley, Maya, Farkle, Lucas, Smackle and Zay telling Cory what they have learned about friendship. And seeing as the Matthews are staying in New York, Farkle erases Belgium 1831 from the board. Things will one day change drastically, just not yet.