Just re watched the final episode again,tonight after a long time having not seen it . It wasn't meant to be a final episode as such as I don't think the show had been cancelled when it was done . It left 3 cliffhangers - Fallon & Krystina trapped down an underground mine , Alexis & Dex pushed off a balcony and Blake getting shot. No wonder the actors were angry after this ,the way the public were being cheated out of proper conclusion. Well we did get a resolution 2 years later in the Reunion but it pales in comparison to the 9th series.