One Last Ride

With the majority of the season being spent closing long-running storylines, this episode serves as a standalone plot while also saying goodbye to both the characters and the city of Pawnee.

In 2019, Craig (Billy Eichner) continues to work at Tom's Bistro, where he is reintroduced to Typhoon, Donna and Ron's hairdresser.

Elsewhere, Tom (Aziz Ansari), now married to Lucy (Natalie Morales), decides to franchise his restaurant after careful consideration, only to lose almost all his money due to an economic recession.

After resigning from the Very Good Building Company amidst its outstanding performance, Ron (Nick Offerman) visits Leslie in Washington for guidance, as he is at a personal crossroads.

Leslie offers him the superintendency of the Pawnee National Park; he accepts, officially making peace with working for the federal government, and spends his days patrolling the parkland.

To decide which one of them should run, they head back to Pawnee for inspiration, where they find the entire gang – and their respective children – gathered at the Parks department to support them, including Ann (Rashida Jones) and Chris (Rob Lowe).

Leslie and Ann are also secretly conspiring to spark a romance between their teenaged children, Oliver and Sonia, and the plan appears to be succeeding.

In the producer's cut of the episode, Shauna Malwae-Tweep's (Alison Becker) and Jeremy Jamm's (Jon Glaser) futures are explored.

In 2018, Shauna's fiancé leaves her at the altar, and Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd) sees her crying on a park bench.

Club gave the episode an "A" rating, stating that "the experience of watching 'One Last Ride' was something [he's] not sure [he's] ever had before with a television show", praising the phenomenal end to the series.