“Grace and Frankie” ends its seventh and last season now as Netflix drops the rest of the episodes. You will binge watch them, I guarantee.

The season finale, episode 16, is called “The Beginning.” You couldn’t ask for a classier, better ending to a smart, funny series. There’s a reason “Grace and Frankie” is Netflix’s longest running series.

From the beginning, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, and Sam Waterston had a hit on their hands. The supporting cast wasn’t bad either, especially the very funny June Diane Raphael, and all the different guest stars who popped in and out as Grace or Frankie’s respective love interests.

In the end, though, the love that “Grace and Frankie” was about wasn’t the carnal kind. It was friendship late in life among survivors who weathered all kinds of storms. By the end of the show Frankie can’t hear and Sol is losing his memory. But that’s not stopping either of them, and no one gets maudlin, which is totally refreshing.

“The Beginning” offers a nice value added gift, too: it reunites Fonda and Tomlin with their “9 to 5” co-star Dolly Parton. It’s been FORTY YEARS since that movie was a hit, and it’s never gone out of fashion. I won’t spoil it, but you’ll get a kick out of Dolly’s turn.

I’d like to see a little Emmy action for “The Beginning,” for the actors and the writers. They did a bang up job. Ironic, isn’t it? All four of the show’s main actors have huge resumes with tons of awards and landmark projects. But these seven seasons will be what they’re remembered for years from now. And they can be proud of that.

James Corden told his audience last night that he will wrap up his “Late Late Show” at the end of 2023 after 8 seasons on CBS.

So what’s next? Everything.

When Corden made the deal for the talk show he was on the brink of starring in a revival of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” on Broadway. Let me tell you, Corden could pick right up where he left off and go for that in 2023 or 2024. A Tony winner for “One Man, Two Guvnors” in 2012, Corden can pretty much write his own ticket on The Great White Way if he wants to.

Corden’s smart get out of the “Late Late Show” now. He’s made his money and established himself in Hollywood. He’s been featured in a lot of movies, some good, some not but that’s true for everyone. He’s an extremely talented performer.

He’s also going to leave a terrific legacy from the show, from “Carpool Karaoke” to his impromptu musical numbers in street crossings. His trip to Liverpool with Paul McCartney is an all time highlight of TV and music history. Plus, he and producer Ben Winston expanded their horizons into things like the Grammy Awards without missing a beat.

So congrats to James Corden. Well played, sir. We look forward to seeing you back on Broadway.

Sometime tonight after midnight, the last seven episodes of “Ozark” will drop on Netflix. Will Marty and Wendy Byrde fly away after four seasons of using people to get what they want? And what about Ruth, who was a happy hillbilly until the Byrdes up-ended her life?

I am prevented from saying too much. But you will binge watch this group of episodes. I just implore you not to jump ahead and ruin it. Fans will need all the information of the six shows before they reach the stunning conclusion.

What makes “Ozark” so watchable and addictive? We know the acting is superb. Laura Linney is searing as Wendy seems to unravel, but “seems to” is the operative idea. Wendy has so many layers you can never trust her for a minute. Julia Garner is bonkers-great as Ruth. Years from now people will see her in reruns and say, “Oh my god, what was going on here?” Jason Bateman’s easy going Marty is the calm one, but his passivity is surface only.

Chris Mundy’s characters are so sharply drawn they feel real. I loved Lisa Emery’s Darlene, determined to undermine Wendy. Their final scene together is a mind blower. Felix Solis’s Navarro, the Mexican drug kingpin, is a performance of beauty. (Navarro could have been such a cliche, and he’s not.)

And let’s not forget Tony winner and Oscar nominee Janet McTeer, whose Helen, the very criminal lawyer, raised hell in Season 3. Yes, it was Season 3 where “Ozark” came together and rose to new heights. After two very good chapters, Mundy hit perfection, especially with Tom Pelprey as Wendy’s mentally ill bitter and sweet brother, Ben.

What surprised me about these 14 episodes of Season 4 is that instead of moving into a new chapter, Mundy used all the loose ends and chaos of what the Byrdes wrought and turned it against them. At the start of Season 4 we see the family’s SUV hit by a big truck and flip over on the highway. They should be goners. But they walk away clean, which should be a sign that these people can stare death in the eye and keep going.

Kudos to the whole “Ozark” production. As “Mrs, Maisel” hit new highs for comedy this season, “Ozark” has done it for drama. Watching this show you actually think you might want to go to Lake of the Ozarks it’s so enticingly portrayed on screen. And then you remember, um, no, better just to watch it on TV.

Emmys for everyone.

Next Saturday, May 7th, “SNL” returns for the first of its three final episodes of the season. Benedict Cumberbatch is hosting, and musical guest is Arcade Fire. The hosts/mg’s for the last two episodes haven’t been announced yet. (UPDATE The May 14th show will feature host Selena Gomez and music guest Post Malone.)

But soon we will also hear about the exits of several long time cast members. My guess is Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong are done, so is Kyle Mooney. Also probably gone is Pete Davidson, who hasn’t been on the show in weeks and has moved on to a Lorne Michaels-produced sitcom for Peacock and life as a Kardashian appendage.

In all likelihood, Kenan Thompson will stick around as captain of the team. His “Kenan” sitcom is up in the air at NBC with low ratings. But NBC has bigger issues with “Mr. Mayor” (which has to go), “The Weakest Link,” and “Young Rock,” all of which are dead in the water. “Kenan” may yet survive another season.

McKinnon and Strong have already spread their wings this year. Kate starred in the “Tiger King” series for Peacock, Strong was off off Broadway in the Lily Tomlin revival. They are each supremely talented. But 10 years is a long time, and with the pandemic subsiding, production picking up, both women could do well with streaming series, Strong also has the return of “Schmigadoon” coming as “Schmicago,” as I reported here.

As for Mooney, I’d love to see him and Beck Bennett join up and do something clever and unexpected. Cross fingers.

“SNL” has a strong bench now, and can proceed with Colin Jost and Michael Che, Ego Nwodim, Mikey Day and Alex Moffat, plus Melissa Villasenor, Heidi Gardner, Bowen Yang, James Austin Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, and so on.