I had the same immediate reaction about the finale. But I thought about it. There was nothing actually wrong with the episode. It was a great episode. It just didn't fit my expectation of what a finale is supposed to be, but this is based on my experience with other TV series. This show has been paving a lot of new ground and there really isn't a reason they need to follow the finale pattern of other shows. That said, I feel like episode 9 was the most "finale like" while episode 10 (finale) was a lot more like the first episode of a new season.

Being that Sam Esmail started writing this as a movie, maybe he just doesn't want to compromise by bending it to fit the typical TV series model. So, this might be another sign on why there won't be any shark jumping or selling out.

I've been going through some of the interviews still. I know a lot of people have made the comment on the unfulfilling finale. Maybe Sam has touched on this.