I loved this finale. Every season, I hope for a woman to take it, and this was well-deserved. I especially loved how they both talked in detail about what they were cooking and why, and you got a good understanding of their approach. I thought that Mei and Greg both managed their sous-chefs beautifully, and Mei using Rebecca was very, very smart. The way she thought on her feet to fix her dessert was very impressive, and the results were spectacular. Grergory failed when fixing his mistake. Gail clearly was pulling for Mei. Richard (whom I cannot stand) seemed to be the only one pulling for Gregory.
The way I saw it, they loved Mei's first course, but Gregory's was perfect. Mei's octopus was a little tough, but otherwise, it was an excellent dish. They were poetic about Mei's second couse, and really disliked Gregory's. They both had problems with the third course, but Mei's seemed better overall as I heard some positive comments where I heard none for Gregory's. And they both had perfect 4th courses. So if you look at it from a numbers perspective, they each won one course, and tied the last course. They semed to like Mei's third course better, so she was the clear winner.
I liked Gregory, and Doug, and Melissa and thought that this was a great season. And it was all about the cooking!