BWW Recap: Visit 'Menage a Cinq,' 'The Beach House' on THE LEAGUE Two-Part Finale

The Finale of season 6 of THE LEAGUE has unfortunately arrived. However, it being over doesn't hurt as much since the finale was a two-parter! We see the opening of "Menage a Cinq" and "The Beach House" in the finale, and much craziness ensues, of course. Keep reading for my recap, but beware of SPOILERS!

The League has its match-ups set, and Russell against Andre and Pete against Ruxin for entry into the Shiva bowl. Andre is extra stressed, because not only is Menage a Cinq opening, but he is playing his business partner in the playoffs.

Pete goes to visit Andre at work, and starts talking to a woman patient who has face bandages covering her from her procedure. When Pete goes into Andre's office, he sees that the woman, Emma, is going to be gorgeous when she gets the bandages off. So in typical Pete style, he asks Emma out since he has "first priority on the waiver wire."

At the bar, Russell brags about his team and how good it is, prompting Kevin to tell the guys that they need to push Russell back on "the sex wagon," so that they can distract him from doing well in the playoffs.

Pete meets Emma without her bandages on, and they go to the bar on a date. Later, when Pete tells Andre about his plans for a second date, Andre makes him change them to be worthy of such a beautiful girl, and since Andre has post-surgery counseling with his patients, one word from him and their relationship could end, so Pete listens to him.

Kevin brings Russell to the EBDBBnb to distract him by trying to get him to have sex with Crazy Tiffany, but things don't work out because Russell stays clean and resists temptation.

Pete's date with Emma went well, and they are back at her place. However, whenever Pete touches or looks at Emma he hears and sees Andre talking about his work on her, and Pete can't take it so he runs out. Emma shows up to the wine bar to find Andre and talk to him about what happened, but he runs into Russell. Russell can't control himself and he kisses Emma.

Menage a Cinq is finally open for business, and Andre is freaking out because Russell has been gone since Sunday morning, and Andre doesn't have Russell's wine knowledge, so he's lost without him.

Andre goes to the wine cellar and catches Russell and Emma having sex. Russell tells Andre he is taking that "speed weed from Taco" and he's been having sex non-stop for days. He even tries to have sex with a wine bottle. Andre ends up having to be a sommelier and fake knowledge of wine, which ends up with him doing his awful southern shrimp boat captain bit.

The restaurant reviewer shows up, and its Trixie, and she's still blind! However awful their past was, however, Trixie and Andre still have chemistry, and they bond over the wine bar's name and décor. While the League is at the wine bar opening, they check the scores, and realize Russell, in his sex rage, forgot to set a kicker, so Andre will be playing Ruxin in the Shiva Bowl! Russell then runs out from the back, with no pants on, and starts having sex with the tray of cheese. Trixie and the customers are noticeably disgusted, and Andre's wine bar dreams are gone.

In the second part of the two part finale, The League sits down to watch one of Ruxin's infamous video chats, where he says he's going to crush Andre and the Reign of Ruxin will begin again! It's an all-MacArthur Sacko Bowl with Taco playing Kevin. While sitting around the couch, The League gets an email from Ted's estate, showing them the beach house and telling them that Ted is flying them out to watch the games at the house. A Shiva Bowl roadtrip!

On the plane to California, Ruxin sits first class while everyone else is sitting coach. (Ted even got Shiva her own seat.) Ruxin uses his lawyer skills to make the flight attendant give him the dinner choice he asked for, even though she said they just ran out. Ruxin's skills impress the man sitting next to him, who is revealed to be Tom Condon, agent to Drew Brees and the Manning Brothers. Tom tells Ruxin he was impressed, and that the agency is always looking for new talent, and they he should stop by while he's in town.

The League arrives to the Beach House, and the lawyer in charge of Ted's estate greets them, and lets them know he will be there to make sure there is no funny business. Kevin goes to the restroom, and see's Ted-while Ted's ghost-and Ted tells him to keep him a secret and that he'll be back later tonight. Then a taxi pulls up, and it is none other than Rafi, who Ted invited.

Out on the beach, Jenny and Pete help Andre with his line-up, because they know they can use the beach house more if he wins than if Ruxin wins. Ruxin sees them, and claims that they are colluding. Kevin goes to Taco, whose on the pier, and asks him to lose on purpose, because he doesn't want to be the Sacko two years in the world. Taco says he is going to try hard and make Kevin work for his win, because he needs to "toughen up." Ted shows up when Kevin is sleeping, and tells him that he will help him win if he pulls a prank on everyone. Kevin says he will, and enlists Rafi in the prank. He tells Rafi that he will have The League set up for a photo on the beach and then Rafi will dump something on their heads.

Jenny enjoys a California Shiva Blast, but then loses the Shiva in the ocean, so they decide the beach house is the new Shiva. Over at the agency, Ruxin impresses Tom and his associates. However, Tom tells Ruxin that they don't play Fantasy Football, because their clients are the most important and they don't want any funny business. Ruxin obviously lies and says he doesn't play. They introduce Ruxin to one of their clients, Antonio Gates-who Ruxin tried to punch in a hot tub for dropping a pass in a game and hurting his fantasy team. Gates recognizes him and Ruxin doesn't get the job.

It's the morning on the games, but Ruxin's last minute tinkering made him forget to set his line-up. Angry, Ruxin says he hit the button, and also accuses The League of collusion. Ted's lawyer brings in Mike Pereira, former VP of Officiating for the National Football League. Mike rules that Ruxin didn't hit save on his line-up, and also, that Ruxin's "illegal scrolling" on Jenny's phone voids any claims of collusion.

In the end, Andre wins the Shiva, and Taco is the Sacko. Taco is confused, however, because the line-up he has wasn't the line-up he set. Kevin sees Ted, and realizes he saved him from another year as Sacko. Excited, Kevin runs up to the house to get the prank ready. However, Rafi took it too far-as expected-and planned on dumping gasoline on them and setting them on fire, so that he and "Brian" can live together in the beach house as best friends. At the same time, the celebratory fireworks Andre sets off on the beach cause the house to catch fire. The beach house burns down, but everyone thinks it's Kevin's pranks fault the house burnt down, when in reality it was Andre's fireworks. The season ends with a depressed League watching their beach house burn to the ground.

Leave it to The League to take a good thing and burn it to the ground, literally. It took them all of 10 minutes to ruin their California dreams and burn the beach house to the ground. Only Andre could set off celebratory fireworks that burns down the thing he's celebrating. He may have won the Shiva, but he definitely doesn't have good luck. However, everyone thinks it was Kevin's fault, because of his prank with Rafi that almost turned deadly. I know this will play a big part in Season 7, I just wonder if and when they will find out that it actually was Andre.

Poor, Ruxin lost the Shiva due to a technicality. That's what he gets for waiting until the last minute to set his line-up, though. I was rooting for Ruxin to win, too, because nothing is worse than a cocky Andre. I do feel bad for Andre's wine bar failing, though, but Russell just couldn't keep it in his pants. At least we still have Taco and his EBDBBnB to keep up entertained. Only Taco could run a BnB/Brothel and it seem totally normal.

Pete is considering becomming a referee! He had very valid points about it, and it definitely seems like the perfect job for him. If he does end up becomming one, does this mean he won't be in The League? I hope not, because The League wouldn't be The League without him.

I love how they used the episode to comment on "illegal scrolling" on phones. I hate when people take my phone when I show them a picture, and they start going through the rest of my photos, so I am so glad they addressed this! Like Jenny said, it is like raiding someone's medicine cabinet, it's just wrong! Respect the phone and the person, and only look at the picture that is being shown to you. Don't be nosy, guys, just don't.

I can't wrap this season up, however, without talking about Rafi. From bringing chicken liver in a garbage bag as his only luggage, to wanting to get with a mermaid, Rafi is insane, but probably one of the funniest characters ever written, in my opinion. I also think his weird love for Kevin/Brian is incredible. He was literally about to set his friends and family on fire and kill them in order to live with "Brian" in the beach house as best friends forever. I honestly can't even remember what it was that made Rafi love Kevin so much, but I am so glad that they have continued to run with that joke. I can't wait for what next season has in store for The League, and Rafi.

Favorite Moments from The Finale:

Kevin: "I cant stand these things, its like frittata fantasy mad-libs."

Kevin to Andre: "You look like an Hasidic club performer."

Ruxin to Russell: "Shoot on the gouda, you rascal."

Ruxin: "So the terrible reign of ruxin begins a new!"

Ruxin: "I would leave my family for that house." Pete: "I would take your family for that house."

Ted to Kevin: "Much like your low T and terrible fantasy line-up, here we are."

Rafi to Kevin: "Hey, Brian, put this in our room."

Pete: I saw Rafi pissing in my chest of drawers, but that's not really out of the ordinary."

Rafi: "And all I want is to get involved with fish biz."

Ted: "I'm not going to give her ghost AIDS."

Rafi: "I've been talking to a gremlin for an hour in my room."

Pete: "Shiva kamina soma kanda casa."

Andre: "And In the words of Taylor Swift, we will just shake it off."

Rafi: Brian just smell this, it's hilarious."

Well, that's it for Season 6 of THE LEAGUE! I can't believe it's over already. Well, until next season, stay Shiva, everyone!

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