Girlfriends Series Finale

Apparently next Monday is wrap for Girlfriends. A one-hour season (series) finale of two back-to-back new episodes. Here's how it's going down:

9 pm: What's Black-A-Lackin?
Lynn gets upset when she learns that her record label is pushing back the release of her album to promote another artist, Chrisette Michele (guest starring as herself). When Lynn confronts the record label, they tell her they are concerned about how to market her because they feel she is not "black" enough. Meanwhile, at a doctor's appointment Monica decides she does not want to know the sex of the baby. However, William finds out the sex of the baby and accidentally text messages it to Monica, then enlists Joan to help steal Monica's phone.
Tracee Ellis Ross directed the episode written by Michele Marburger and Kevin Marburger. [In the TVGuide.com interview Golden Brooks mentioned that this was the last episode they filmed prior to the strike.]

9:30: Stand and Deliver
Joan goes to the school where Aaron used to teach in order to read a letter he sent to his former students. However, when Joan arrives, the students give her a hard time so Maya decides to use her street smarts to help Joan get through to the students. Meanwhile, Lynn turns in sub-par songs for her new record in an attempt to get out of her record contract and William tries to teach Jabari how to drive.
Debbie Allen directed the episode written by Prentice Penny.

Looks like Girlfriends is being put out of it's misery, but on the other hand, it's a sad note they are leaving on. This season has been sub-par at best.