Love this take on the finale, Joe. I also loved that moment w the three friends: I saw some analysis here and there that her monologue was "unearned" but sometimes our perspectives do shift and pivot on a dime. Sometimes we do wake up and realize some very big stuff.
I don't watch a ton of TV bc I have ants in my pants and can't sit still but I was riveted this whole slow-burny season.
Such a good point about Coon’s monologue. It’s something we millennials feel so poignantly right now!
I also think the three friends’ dynamic is a master class in non-violent suspense. I had NO idea where that monologue was going, based on the tensions building over the previous few episodes. Perfection!
Yes absolutely! The tension was so high and because we spent so much time with these three mostly sitting around a table, we got deeply embedded into all the layers of their longtime friendship in a way that doesn’t happen with most other shows or movies—especially ones with so many other characters and plot lines too. Mike White wrote those characters so well.
Love this take on the finale, Joe. I also loved that moment w the three friends: I saw some analysis here and there that her monologue was "unearned" but sometimes our perspectives do shift and pivot on a dime. Sometimes we do wake up and realize some very big stuff.
I don't watch a ton of TV bc I have ants in my pants and can't sit still but I was riveted this whole slow-burny season.
Thank you so much! Sometimes I wish I had more ants in my pants, ha.
Such a good point about Coon’s monologue. It’s something we millennials feel so poignantly right now!
I also think the three friends’ dynamic is a master class in non-violent suspense. I had NO idea where that monologue was going, based on the tensions building over the previous few episodes. Perfection!
Yes absolutely! The tension was so high and because we spent so much time with these three mostly sitting around a table, we got deeply embedded into all the layers of their longtime friendship in a way that doesn’t happen with most other shows or movies—especially ones with so many other characters and plot lines too. Mike White wrote those characters so well.