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Sudden Loud Noise
Feb 18, 2007

The most interesting thing I found with the ending is that it could be interpreted that Eleanor finally felt complete after having a child. Helping others didn't give her the peace and finality that she suspected. It wasn't until she was able to give Michael life that she felt complete.

I honestly don't even like the interpretation, and I don't think it was really intended, but...yeah... It's certainly there.

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Sudden Loud Noise
Feb 18, 2007

Oasx posted:

One small thing that I didn’t like about the finale was the joke that Brent was taking a long time to learn how to be a good person.
It felt like a mean joke considering that the last time we saw him, he finally understood how much of an rear end in a top hat he had been, while the last time we saw Simone and John they were leaving a person to die.

Oddly, I didn't find it as being mean spirited. I viewed it as assuring the viewer that even Brent is still trying to get better. It's acknowledging that "Yup we didn't forget about him." While reminding the viewer that improvement isn't a one time thing. You don't just simply have a moment of humility and empathy and being a good person is easy from then on. You have to learn and struggle and fail and fall back into bad habits, and try over and over. Brent taking a long time to get into the good place isn't mean spirited, it's showing that he wasn't a lost cause and his desire to change was genuine.

Sudden Loud Noise
Feb 18, 2007

The door isn't even a door. It's an arch.

Sudden Loud Noise
Feb 18, 2007

Azhais posted:

Or considering that anyone can just go behind the green door to make all their fantasies come true they could just be in the party room forever

Did you watch the last episode on mute?

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