The Leftovers Season 3, Episode 8 - TV Review
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On 'The Hart Beat', Chris Hartwell reviews The Leftovers S03 E08. Starring: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Carrie Coon, Kevin Carroll, Regina King. Written by: Tom Perrotta & Damon Lindelof. Directed by: Mimi Leder.
I really have a theory about why the 2% disappeared. How I do not know, but at the very moment, another person wished they would disappear, or go away. The fetus, the crying baby, Kevin's lover and Nora's family: her husband, not loving, being mean, the children getting on her nerves this very moment. All of them, in this very moment, were not wanted. Even if it was for only this short moment, these few seconds. Other people wanted them to not be there anymore.
Nobody ever mentioned that or this idea.
This one needs to go to the top! :)
I love this! I totally agree
I agree, I had also thought this is where the series is going. Plus, the cult called "the guilty remnant" meaning the departure was the 98%'s fault.
This was actually theorized by the characters in the show, i think it was kevin’s dad. But it can also be somewhat disproven by the fact that no one disappeared in Jarden despite many people being unhappy with each other. Also the fact that the departure was evenly spread over the whole earth and had no noticeable trends (which is what Nora tried to find in her occupation). And if it was ill feelings towards another, trends would exist, as some are more hated than other, like politicians or criminals. That’s the amazing part about the show, there’s always proof for, and against everything. This is embodied by the season 2&3 intro song “let the mystery be”. Everything is purposefully ambiguous.
@@DaedalusR fuk man, just completed the show and seeing these theories just messes it even more.
Awesome closing words. I couldn't agree more with what you are saying. Watching shows like the Leftovers always fills me with a certain feeling of optimism. Because no matter how bleak and scary the world may sometimes seem, if people are still coming together to create movies, music, books and tv shows (and of course to share and discuss them) it is a worthwhile place to explore.
Watching The Leftovers together was a great journey. Thanks for the reviews, Chris!
To me I finished the show last night, and I watched most of your reviews for each episode. You did an epic work, well done!! The show was just amazing and I think the ending was satisfactory. I still need some time to let it sink in 😅
Man I'm gonna miss this reviews!
Thank you for your vision on the series. You're awesome!!!
Thank you, Daniel! It's been a _treasure_ of a show to review and getting to watch it _with_ all of you has been *wonderful*!
Thank _you_!
I'm going to miss the show and your reviews of it. Thanks for being such an insightful observer, and for remembering all the connections to past seasons that my tiny brain can't hold onto. The finale was a satisfying homage to the power of storytelling -- the stories we tell ourselves to make a painful world more tolerable, and how clinging too tightly to stories can make us suffer. Nora searches for absolute truth while Kevin is willing to believe in stories that are healing. Her story at the very end reminds me of the great hero's journey, like in the Iliad or Odyssey, the journey of being distracted by promises, delights or fables only to return home after arduous trials to realize that what you searched for was always in your grasp. And yet the journey, the story, must happen in order to gain the wisdom and insight. Thanks again.
Chris,
You make a mistake on the title of your videon it's episode 8.
Thanks for the review like always.
Thank you, sir!
Thanks for all the hard work you've put into these thoughtful and insight vids. I look forward to your future work
Thank you! Whatever it turns out to be, I look forward to sharing it :)
I am so glad i found your channel. During season one I watched 'what the flick'. I found their "reviews" too irritating though. Most of the time they sat there and laughed about it and you could tell they didn't respect it for what it was. However you Chris have dug deep into the philosophy and really highlighted all the hidden references. Knowing you were a fan of Lost made it clear that you were a fan of Lindelof. I love your insight and look forward to seeing your channel grow. All the best mate! :)
A show has never made me feel a certain way the way The Leftovers has, I mean the idea of it all and the actors and everything, I thought the ending was sad as hell man, but it was a great conclusion to the show and your review of it is phenomenal! May I ask, do you do everything thing by yourself like the editing of your videos and everything??
You truly brought insight I this legendary show. Not jut regurgitated recaps. Well done.
Shout out to Max Richter for composing such a beautiful score to accompany the great acting and script.
You are a master at this. Thank you for these wonderful recaps. Your RUclips videos made this show better.
You're too kind. Thank you much!
You really need to give yourself credit for your analysis of this show. It's by far the best ever on the internet I have found and I have looked hard. This show has made me think hard about what truly makes life important and to focus on TRUTH being the basis for everything you bring into your life. It was so refreshing to find a review that didn't shy away from the obvious fact that faith has a lot if not everything to do with this show and that we are truly nothing but guests on this beautiful planet filled with mysteries and wonders we will never be able to fully comprehend. This show has taught me to walk a little slower through life and take my time and really soak things in and be thankful. Not try to give every single thing a definition and a reason. Thank you.
The only thing more amazing than this TV Show is your reviews
Haha! Now _that_ is saying something! What a show Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta gave us! It will be missed!
I'm very glad that Laurie didn't die, after all. From a story telling perspective, I think it makes better sense for the evolution of her character; and I also think it helped provide a grounding force for Nora, which supports the choice she made in the end. Very in-depth review, on your part!
Very much agree. I think the sense we got from her was actually a peace; and not a peace that was a denial of life or giving up either. So it makes complete sense, combined with her call to Jill, for her to consciously choose to finally deny her instincts to suicide and bury them once and for all.
Great review. I am only a few years late to this show but only seen it now after loving Watchmen and being recommended to check out Leftovers. Agree with all your summary.
Much like the shows ending, your ending monologue left me speechless. I don't think anyone in the world can put it in words better than you.
What a journey! Excellent review, as always. This may be one of my favourite series of all time, so profound, moving and well executed, from every actor to the writing and directing, there is so much emotion and thought put into it that it feels so real and touching. And I'm so glad I was able to watch your analyses while the show finished, because you really understand the same emotions it provokes to many of us. Hope to see more reviews coming!
"Tills the soil of my soul" nicely done sir
Great review
I saw many reviews, I really loved yours best. You are excellent at this! Now, can you recommend the next show to watch?
There really isn't any other show that I've watch quite like _The Leftovers_ ... so, it's difficult to recommend anything that "matches" its style, tone, and narrative. If you're just looking for quality TV...
- _Breaking Bad_
- _Newsroom_
- _The Americans_
- _The West Wing_
But can someone explain to me how Garvey could die and come back to life everytime?
Aw, but you must... let the mystery be.
an amazing show that most people will never see
best show I ever watch in my life
Bravo. You did a very good job this season, Chris. I thoroughly enjoyed all of your reviews.
I do disagree with your opinion about Nora's story. I think she lied. Why? I couldn't tell you. Maybe she was guilty about changing her mind about going thorough with the process. Or, maybe it didn't work, and it really was a scam. But... The reason I don't believe her story is because she told Kevin that she didn't look for him because, "you (he) wouldn't believe (her) me."
Kevin?!!! Kevin?!!! The guy who traveled to alternate worlds by drowning himself in bathtubs? The guy who got shot in the stomach and survived? The guy who put plastic bags on his head to see if he could die? THAT Kevin wouldn't believe her? Nah... I don't think so. He is probably the only person on earth other than Matt and Old Kevin that would TOTALLY believe her.
I dunno. I loved the series. But, the end was good for me up until that line. It just didn't make sense, to me. (as if anything in Leftovers world did...) :D
Great video. Looking forward to your next series.
It's Like you took all my thoughts and just wrapped them so perfectly! Great visiom on this stuff man
Now I got to rewatch the series because I know there's little things that I didn't remember like the paper towel roll that are going to make this loveley ending even more impactful
When you said "Overcame shallower levels of brokenness" hit me hard. Perfect description.
Chris...because I really liked your reviews about “The Leftovers”, and u are a cinemaniac, you might be interested in a tv show that Netflix will broadcast early next year in the United States. It’s the most expensive tv production in a foreign language so far and it was written and directed by three of the greatest German directors nowadays. And one of them u might heard of. It’s Tom Tykwer, who did “Cloud Atlas” or “Run Lola Run” .
The tv show is called „Babylon Berlin“ - it’s separate in two seasons with eight episodes each. I just finished the first season of „Babylon Berlin“ and I am totally overwhelmed about storytelling, about the look and the intensity of the characters and can’t wait to start with season two next week. So yes, they produced already two seasons of this show.
The story about an detective from Cologne is based in Berlin in the year 1929, weeks before Black Friday. The originale Story is from a novel written by Volker Kutscher. It’s not an one on one adaption from the originale script and they have created their own „Babylon Berlin world“ to be honest. But it’s pretty amazing what they finally have done with this pretty well written storyline.
I hope u will take a sneak when this show is going to be online on Netflix. You will need maybe four episodes, but I hope you will like this show than as much as I do. To make you more curious about the show, here is the official UK trailer:
ruclips.net/video/j_qN5bFfOTE/видео.html
Im going to miss these videos so much. Thank you, Chris
And I'm going to miss them too!
Just binged and this. As a fun, touching show about how people deal with mystery it was great but like so many other great shows (Sopranos, Dexter, Mad Men, Lost) the ending failed. Plus, the show deposited all sorts of supernatural events on the viewer but never really resolved them one way or the other. Of course, the writers have that right but it just creates needless confusion and ambiguity in the finale. Again, if that's what they were going for...so be it. It would have been one of the greatest discoveries ever if Nora had actually "traveled" to the departed AND was able to "travel" back. What kind of person would keep this earth-shaking [pun intended] event a secret? Or, if it didn't happen, lie about it? What kind of supposedly sympathetic person does that? They wanted us to be joyous about their rekindled love at the end but between that and Kevin's ability to cheat death the whole journey seemed just silly. The music was fantastic though.
There’s a lot of controversy on Nora’s story. It seems pretty split between people who believe her, those that think she’s lying to Kevin, and those that feel like it’s unbelievable story but they want to believe her. I believe I have found the smoking gun to prove that she, at the very least, didn’t chicken out. Like the entire show, it’s up to the viewer to interpret what is happening, and this is My interpretation of these 2 or 3 seconds. You can believe whatever you want, I’m not trying to change anyone’s mind for them. But, if you’re truly curious about whether or not she ‘went through” or not
then you need to re-watch the chamber scene in the finale.
Just as the fluid is about to fully engulf Nora's face, you see a very panicked look on her face and she screams something. Watching it live, I like a lot of people, I through I heard her screaming Stop! She doesn't. Change the settings to .75 speed and turn the volume all the way up. In the background, barely audible over all the mechanized noise, you can faintly hear Dr. Becker screaming something to Nora. I hear, "are you ready to go?!?!" You can actually see Nora's reaction to this as she is surprised to hear Dr. Becker and panicked that she now has to answer a question after she had been trying hard to hold her breath like they instructed her to do. She screams out " YES!" she screams YES. She went through people. If you come to grips with the notion that she did go through, then you have to believe at least most of her story was the truth because she is back.
Hey Chris,
This ending comes as a huge relief. I have blitzed all 3 seasons in the past 8 weeks, and religiously watched your review after each episode.
The reason I say it's a huge relief is because I was shit scared of the possible outcome of Nora (a character and actress that I adore) being mutilated by radiation... thanks for that suggestion!
None the less it was a very creative, dark idea and entirely believable. I had to really prepare myself to watch Episode 8 as I had been having nightmares about a very macabre ending.
Thanks for your commitment to this show and others. I really hope you can get around to a round up of Better Call Saul Season 3!
Hope you can make reviews of Westworld or another shocking and heartbreaking series... Doubtfully we´ll found another series as addictive as The Leftovers... We´ll wait for it.
So ending was fine. Only things that bugged me was Nora wouldn't go up to her kids and hug them after the journey, and Kevin pining over Nora that many years. If I had the looks of Justin Theroux I would have moved on very quickly.
first let me say that the leftovers as lost did touched a part of me that is rarely breached
my soul;.
i eagerly watched the last episode as excited as i was sad; that the end was nigh =0)
i cant say i was disappointed; because season 3, episode one;
had told me Kevin was not a messiah or Jesus.
i knew this because we see Nora at the end; deny knowing Kevin.
this tells us there will not be a great flood of biblical proportions.
so i wasn't disappointed; i would say more hmm?? unfulfilled.
so i watched it again,
then again;
only at the third time of watching did i realize that just as in life;
there are no complete answers and that life is joy/pain, sacrifice
and most importantly of all, love;
the leftovers is like the one that got away.
the girl you tell yourself was the one;
you make yourself believe that notion;
even though it's ridiculous. just like Kevin Garvey
searching all them years for Nora; no matter how emotionally detached she is from him.
there are questions that should never be asked and that are never answered.
that is the fun of life.
update:
on the 4th time of watching i realized how strong lindelhof magnetically pulls you towards the characters and vica/versa
also that there is a 50;50 split between whether Nora passed through the machine or did not.
but there is a small grey area between this theory; PURGATORY
we had a similar situation with Damon lindelofs LOST;
to start with Kevin barely knows anything about his or Nora's relationship when they meet for the first time.
secondly there seems to be something really strange about kevins behavior in conversation with Nora; the smirks the little smiles there seems to be an emptiness behind his eyes.
Kevin also mentions heart problems and that he had the big one?
is this because of all the dunking in water over the years or
did he indeed; have the big one and pass?
the beads that were offered to Nora at the wedding.
the beads that Nora almost arrogantly refused to wear.
the beads of sin;
that were placed on the goat that she in turn adopted;
had she finally decided to take sin home with her?
the sinful nun who was first exposed at the wedding.
there are so many clues in this great episode but i will leave it to you to unearth them.
and alas= the great Christopher Sunday. (David Gulpilil) (Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu)
we know he possessed the song to bring the great flood,
and this is why he was sacrificed;
so Kevin Garvey senior would not be able to perform the last ritual.
therefore saving humanity from extinction
i'm just delighted Mr lindelhof decided to create
another labyrinth for us to wander through just as he did with LOST
and it also introduced me to a couple of amazing songs
that never i had laid ears on;
so thank you for the memories and hopefully many more to come;
PS; my song is bring the rain;
not stop it.
Fix your title man. You almost spoiled the finale for me.
Late night/earlier morning uploads can be dangerous.
I was not expecting answers about the Departure, but I am left confused as to why Kevin was shown to have the ability to come back from the dead....and all the David Burton stuff, the man from Australia who also had the ability to transcend death, but all of this had no resolution and no significance. Leaves me feeling like I was led up the garden path and ended up LOST.
My biggest gripe with this episode was that Laurie didn't commit suicide. That may seem mean, but it completely takes away any emotional impact at the end of her Episode this season when she went scuba diving.
Other than that, this show is incredible and it has been a lot of fun following along through the show with these videos! Looking forward to your next project. Great job and good luck!
Biggest reason I think Nora's story was true is this: She loved her brother. Why would she just exclude herself from his life, let him die slowly w/o family, and not go to his funeral? She wouldn't. Story was true.
What a finale !! i decided To almost binge watch this season, and dont regret that. Six Feet Under series finale finally got some competition. Though not same kind of way to end the show yet it finds a way to conclude in a brillant way. I was stunned 4/5 of this épisode and finally i think its one of the best. Maybe we would have loved other news but almost all people are credited one way or the other. And of course very good analysis you made there! keep up the good work. Congrats from France
Pretty much from day 1 I kind of figured out the parallel universe but I am still trying to figure out Kevin's ability to come back from death.... Being shot through the chest by John is not something one can say as psychological or being drowned by his father and left for dead in the tub still leaves me scratching my head.
Your reviews of this show are always so amazing! I, like you, believe that Nora was telling the truth :) This show was amazing. Loved every episode.
I'm a few years late to this show, but I've loved your reviews. Thank you for your thoughtful insights, I've enjoyed each and every review. Cheers!
Finished it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it all. A great show.
But, can someone please clarify what the purpose of the National Geographic was? Was the content ever explained?
IDK about you guys but I was half expecting it to cut to a black screen in the middle of Nora explaining what happening when she went into the machine. Not many shows end so satisfying as The Leftovers, I was really surprised at how good it was.
I didn't see all the things you did ie; the representation of the sin in the beads and placing them on the towel holder, the goat walking free, I did get the doves coming home. So I want to thank you for our insights, they were illuminating. I think I was kinda focused on the relationship f Kevin and Nora, I have not had much luck in my relationships not that there are many but the few have not worked out and I believe now that I look for relationships to work in movies or shows because of mine not. It was kind of an epiphany after watching your video. I would like to thank you for that and bringing me to that realization!!! Thanks again!!!
90 percent of the show centered around Kevin, and his "supernatural" abilities to speak with the dead, and to travel to purgatory. I get that many of the characters needed a "Jesus" figure to cling to. There were a lot of subtle hints given throughout the show to give credibility to his experiences, and to me it was a waste of time if there wasn't truth to it. If the experiences with Patty and all the other supernatural experiences really did happen, and weren't just metaphors, then what was the point? Anyone have any theories as to why he went through what he did, or how it could have tied into the Departure? I mean, when you look at Kevin's experiences, and compare them with Nora's, they contradict. Nora's experiences are on the scientific side, where Kevin's are on the spiritual side. He spoke with the dead, and Nora physically went to an alternate dimension for a period of time. If Nora was telling the truth, and it had nothing to do with God, then Kevin's experiences either didn't happen, or have nothing really to do with the Departure itself. I hope that made sense.
Man each week Chris Hartwell I have watched your reviews on this show. our recaps you did for season 1 and 2 were spot on. So now that leftovers have ended you should have a look a Handmaiden's Tale and Westworld. Handmaiden's Tale is a show much like Leftovers but deals with the depart of a society instead of departer of people.
Hey Chris, when you analyze these episodes, do you pick up right away (while watching) on the codes and the hidden meaning or do you have to do a slow (pause-and-think) kinda second viewing ?
If you watch the last episode once again, in 14th minute when she (Nora) was in the tank (the final moment), she took a deep breath, with her teeth showing. It looked like she was about to say the word 'Stop'. I mean that's how I would say it, if I want someone to stop immediately. I think she said the word during filming too, so the acting feels real, upto that point, even when their intention wasn't to show her saying the word.
Man, your are so good at what you do. Sucks that I only discovered you for S3. I'll go back and watch your other recaps of S1 & S2.
I really wished you had been doing this when Big Love was on, I know I could've used your insightful perspectives on that classic.
I just finished S3. All i know is that the departure left everyone fu***ed up.
But i don't think she went thru with the machine. She lied just so that Kevin will believe her.
How do you have this many views?? You deserve much more views. Easily best leftovers reviews on RUclips. Respect.
Thank you for the reviews, Chris. Your research and attention to detail is excellent.
I said a few weeks back that I didn't think that it would come down to the Nora and Kevin relationship, but that's how things ended up, and the show handled it satisfactorily. I was totally happy with how it put the onus on Nora to accept that her family is gone and in Kevin's case, belief in her story. The truth or falsehood of it all doesn't matter, if she was able to finally let them go.
I will make an effort to rewatch it from season 1 to the end again.
sorry, but garage, this show was not good. your reviews are good. I didn't like this show for not explaining it. I didn't feel the Kevin Nora love story at all.
I think Nora was making up the story on the spot, just by the way her lines were delivered, especially the part about the scientist rebuilding his machine. It just seemed to me she was lying. All the small, seemingly reasonable details seemed like they were added to make you believe her whole story.
Do you have another show recommendation that you provide analysis on which is similar to the leftovers? Looking for another good thought provoking show.
Funny enough the one thing to do after watching an episode of the Leftovers its to watch your reviews. Awesome work.... well done!! I will miss both the the leftovers and your show.
Thank you so much! I will truly miss connecting with people like you over this show as well. It's been a brilliant journey!
Brilliant review and very succinct. Do you follow any other series' that you will be doing reviews of now that the Leftovers has completed?
do you think that Lori's phone call from her daughter stopped her from killing herself scuba diving?
What connections do you make, if any, of there being twin worlds and the physicists' question about the twins/curing cancer?
Thanks Chris
You are _most_ welcome! And thank you!
I just thought it was beautiful. Maybe not conventionally good or bad, just beautiful. I loved it
I discovered you back in season 1 because you were the only critic who knew about the show and I have been a fan since :)
Thanks for your reviews Chris, I only jumped on for season 3 but you helped give a lot of insight as the series progressed which just made me appreciate the show even more. Will subscribe :)
Chris. Big fan of your channel and I've watched all your Leftovers reviews. I just want to say thank you for the great work you've done with this series, from your insightful analysis, to your excellent video editing and your passionate presentation. Everything has been of the highest quality. I'm really gonna miss this show and its characters, but I'm so grateful that I got to experience it. "It tills the soil of my soul". Couldn't have said it any better. Thanks again, man
Chris, you have been fabulous. Thank you for your passion and verve for this show. Hopefully a season 3 recap will come soon?! Either way, thank you for these reviews; they have been incredible.
This show is how I found your channel. When this started you were only one on RUclips talking about. Now there are a bunch of copycats. But you are still the best.
Maybe i am too dense or not that deep of a thinker, but i am not happy with thr direction of Season 3 and thr series finale. I appreciate this video and someone else's perspective on the show and their understanding of the story.
Sir, you're a poet. Thank you!
they wasted the EP on Nora doing nothing, they could cover other characters, if Nora story is not true her brother should know bad writing
Sorry if you've said this already but are you gonna make a recap video for season 3?
Many unanswered questions...i'm not satisfied with this finale. Oh well.
Well Chris, it was your *review* that got me crying! I only joined you & your thoughtful subscribers in the last few days and only finished watching, tonight, this absolutely terrific finale. I guess I didn't want to sob with the 16 year old? But I actually think, as he kept looking the other way, that he felt exactly the same! Considering the themes in Leftovers, it's ironic. It was beautiful and I felt *nourished* by the last scene, believing that we were given a peek into the world of the Departed more than I thought we'd ever see. Nora's ultimate realisation, that "they [the Departed] had lost so much more than us" was my light bulb moment and the pieces locked together like the Departure Machine with its clicks and whirrs.
Nora's rebuttal of Kevin for lying came from her own understanding and perception of how she'd lived her life for the DSD; had been frightened of Kevin's experiences in Season 2 and had finally lied to him about coming to Australia. But Kevin had a similar journey. Having tried to fix other people: finding the song for Kevin snr; asking Grace's children about their shoes; and giving Evie a message, he had to leave this 'other' place for good and fix that which *could* be fixed: travelling in the 'real' world during his two week annual holiday looking for Nora (the long way round: I'm reminded of Doctor Who here!) and together discovering an honest love.
I'm also reminded of Greek myths and how Homer recognises that beauty isn't always peaceful, but rather alarming: it sets our hearts running and challenges us to act. Beauty no matter how dazzling or youthful when wedded to something superficial will never be sufficient if it lacks truth. A beautiful tale with a message of hope and encouragement. I'm so glad to have found this great community ....about 8 months late!
Thank you so much for such a thoughtful, learned comment. You brought a smile to my face. Cheers!
I only saw your last review. Wish i had known before but .. well done young sir!!!
At some point the nun said: "It's just a nicer story". Couldn't that mean that what Nora said it's just a nicer story? I'm so confused on that.
But I loved this series and these reviews, hope to find another great series with your reviews!
Of course it could mean that. It could have just been a lie that Nora told.
I didn't, in that moment, see Nora _accepting_ that sentiment. "Fairytales" had never brought her peace and I didn't think that that change in the end.
I could also be completely wrong though and that debate is half the fun of this show!
I don't think you are wrong, great review btw. I just find Nora's character to be perpetually angry and I don't think anything could bring her peace or make her feel happy before or after the departing.
@@ChrisHartwell Yes, you are completely right on this; people use what the nun said as a justification for the interpretation that Nora is lying, but it’s absolutely true that we see her insistence on the truth throughout this episode, which carries through, thematically, to her being sincere in the end and coming to a completion of her character arc.
In my top 5 shows of all time
I love your use of language. It’s rich and thought provoking.
This was a beautiful review and interpretation of this episode. Thank you; the last couple of minutes, with your apt addition of Richter’s powerful score, actually brought me to tears. I feel very strongly and very much agree with your reasons for believing that Nora was telling the truth in this finale; it’s so important for the ultimate arcs and themes of the show, Nora’s and Kevin’s character, and their relationship together. Thanks again.
You are _most_ welcome! I love this show and love getting to connect with others over it (even years later)!
@@ChrisHartwell Absolutely. I only wish that it was better known!
What did I tell you last week ?!! Love always wins !! :)
Good video as always ;)
Haha! Huzzah, you were right!! :D
Thx. This show hit on so many levels I can’t count that high. Props👊
You are the best reviewer of this show I seen...other guys are just straight stupid
The Leftovers is my favorite show and I think what Nora said is true.
Awesome review! Mind if I post it on my fb wall?
but why nora feels so guilty, she doesn't responsible of the departure !
You do the best reviews of this show. I too will miss it but want to thank you for your insight.
thanks Chris. you are amazing! love from Brazil ♡
I would have loved seeing flashes of this alternate world as Nora told her story. that would have made it perfect for me.
"That defeats the purpose." - Matt
Ah, but this show _lives_ for that ambiguity, _wanting_ us to have these conversation, right now... wanting us to wonder, "if _we_ didn't see it, does is _really_ exist?"
Me too!!!!! I could picture it but man it would have been amazing to see. They should do a battle star galactica and retell it all from the departeds point of view!
Chris, I agree with you, it is more heatbreaking and makes us think like if she was talking to us so we can have the option of believing her or not.
Candy Girl Yea it would of been great for the viewer, they rushed the ending. They gave us a philosophical romantic ending that everyone thinks they wanted because it feels smart to them, I think it's lazy.
I want to believe she was telling the truth. It's comforting.
I think I will have to find your review of international assassin :)
Episode 8 Chris! : )
thank you so much that was an amazing reviews you really got an amazing vision and insight
Thanx for your enlightenment. You are amazing
By the way Chris you are one of the best reviewers on here , in my opinion anyway
thanks dude... i'll miss this show and now this review.
How do you only have 6k subs, your reviews are great.
Honestly wish I didn’t spend the time watching this series.
I feel that the writer gave us the viewers a taste of loss and some closure.
Gonna miss these reviews and this show so much, anny chance you'll do the last few eps of Better Call Saul or pick up the new Twin Peaks? would love to see your analysis!
I definitely want to do _something_ for both shows!
What will you sink your teeth into now that this show is sadly over?
Thank you Chris. that was fantastic once again.
I really like your reviews.
But no way, her story was false. The whole point of the season are the stories we tell to move on and grow.
Nora constantly wants Truth. She blames herself for her kids so she wants someone to tell her the truth of the departure to rinse her of it. She constantly battles peoples lies and wants to expose false stories/theories.
Finally, her arc ends with her accepting that you can't find peace in other people, its in yourself. We tell ourselves stories to make sense of the world and move on. She finally accepts that. And that's the most hopeful ending we can have
And also, the season showed us over and over that Nora was constantly telling the truth to Kevin, she was being completely open with him. The argument in the hotel was the most honest they'd been with each other. What she says on the plane about being in a co-dependant relationship was a snide Truth. The truth can sometimes bring more pain. Then the final scene is basically Nora flipping and finally telling a lie/story, and in that white lie you can be happy and move on (as long as the listener believes it).
So sorry dude, I think you got it all wrong haha