Summary: Max and Phoebe advance to the final tryout for a spot on an elite superhero squad, but a new super villain with a surprise connection to the Thunderman family may force them to sacrifice their crime fighting dream. (from imdb.com)

A satisfying end to a satisfying series.  Note: Spoilers ahead!

The last line of the Thundermans theme always set the stage for the series: Just your average family, trying to be normal, living a double life.

In its five years on the air and it its four seasons, the Thundermans have been nothing but consistent.  The writers never went for the lame joke, the stupid scene or the easy laugh.  A show about a family of superheroes always requires some suspension of belief but the through line was always there: are they a normal family or a normal family of superheroes?  The character flaws were consistent as well: Max’s battle between good and evil; Phoebe’s attention to detail while battling between being a normal teen and a superhero.  Hank and Barb’s realization that there days of being a superhero are probably over.  Nora and Billy’s desire to be superheros.

What happens in the series finale is somewhat predictable – except for the identity of Balfour’s father. What’s strange is this little tidbit is dropped into the conversation – there’s no warm and fuzzy reunion for Balfour and his dad.  Balfour, also in the Z force championships, was raised in foster homes without a family.  Contrast that to Max who has a family but is annoyed by them.

In the championships, Max and Phoebe, working as a team, avenge the competition, and finally Balfour.  However, because Max and Phoebe do not demonstrate any “twin power,” only one of them can be in the  Z force.  So they are forced to face off each other.  Max eventually wins (after Phoebe fakes an injury).

But Max’s place in the Z force is soon threatened when he receives a message from Balfour about the Thundermans being “kidnapped” in some weird riff on Super Mario Brothers.  Max arrives back at the house and the crew is now in a giant rabbit cage in Max’s lair.  Max and Phoebe discover they do have a twin power and vanquish Balfour, who is turned into a bunny.

Super President KickButt shows up and alerts the Thundermans that Z force commander Dirk Trumbo has been canned and Max and Phoebe are now in charge of the Z force.  They hire the family as the new Z force/T force.  Phoebe’s last line is “Now lets go save the world.”  Her last action is pushing down the penguin tray, turning the family picture back into the Thunder picture.  A nice touch back to episode one when the picture kept switching back and force.

One thing I always look for in a series ending is that the stories of the characters we have grown to love will continue.  All’s right with the world.  The Thundermans are a family of superheroes – not just a normal family.  Again, a satisfying end to the show.

My one nitpick for the final episode: I would have like to see Cherry at the goodbye scene as well as Mrs, Wong.  They’ve been a part of the show since Day 1(-ish).  So its so long Wong, so long Cherry and so long Thundermans.  We’ll miss you but we know you are out there somewhere keeping us safe.