After all, Nancy Drew did so many unexpected things this year – including solving both Lucy and Tiffany’s murders, revealing Nancy’s real parentage and killing off Owen Marven, all with nearly a half dozen episodes still to go – what might a real season finale have looked like? Yet, it’s hard not to pine, a little bit, for the four episodes of Season 1 that will never exist, and the original ending creator Noga Landau envisioned. There’s a lot here that’s really satisfying, from both a narrative and a character perspective. George even gets to address the uncomfortable elephant in the room that is her affair with the man who turned out to be her best friend’s father, proclaim her self worth, and choose a future with Nick, whatever that may end up looking like. Narratively speaking, the hour largely works as a stopping point for the season – Owen’s murder is solved, there’s a certain amount of closure between Nancy and Lucy Sable’s remaining relatives, and the Drew Crew gets to reaffirm their friendship over drinks at The Claw. “The Clue in the Captain’s Painting” is being promoted as Nancy Drew’s “spring finale,” thanks to the coronavirus pandemic that’s wreaked havoc on virtually everything in the world over the past few weeks, including television production timelines. This Nancy Drew review contains spoilers.