I had already read spoilers beforehand so knew Onoda won, but it was still an amazing episode and a great way to finish the season.
It made me both laugh and cry and was everything a season finale should be, I loved how Imaizumi and Makishima leaped of their bikes to lift Onoda up and ugh. I got a little sad for Manami and the Hakone team ;-;, they are my favourite team overall even if Makishima is my fave character. However, I did want Onoda to win tbh, mostly because it would have been super painful if he didn't.
I was so happy they animated Makishima crying, as at that point I cried pretty hard too, like please help me
Plus I am glad they included the bit with Onoda taking his team to the anime shop and it was so sweet when him and Tadokoro started singing 'love hime' again. It helped close everything off nicely, and I am really hoping they make season 3 to continue covering the manga, as while I will miss some of the great third years (Makishima, Toudou, Shinkai and Arakita in particular) I can't wait to see Kuroda get more attention along with meeting Ashikiba and the Issa (the new Sohoku guy).
Great finale for a great series, and more than made up for the sup-par tg ending the week before, I will be so sad having no bikes on Mondays