Critics Consensus: Falling Skies' final season resolves itself with a predictable, albeit satisfying, conclusion. Critics Consensus: Falling Skies is big popcorn entertainment, with an engrossing stable of characters up against a major sci-fi threat.

Was Falling Skies successful?

TNT's alien invasion series Falling Skies, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, hit big in the ratings. For the two-hour series premiere last night, 5.91 million viewers tuned in to the Noah Wyle-led drama, according to Nielsen. The launch marks cable's top new series for the year to date.

Does Falling Skies end well?

After five seasons and three showrunners, Falling Skies, TNT's alien-invasion series from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, concluded Sunday night with hero Tom Mason (Noah Wyle) killing the Espheni queen and surviving to celebrate a new and better world.