Fleishman Is in Trouble
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Well, here we are, at the end of all things.
At the end ofonething, anyway, which may turn out to be another thing entirely.
Or even several other things.
As ever withFleishman Is in Trouble, it all depends on how you look at it.
I saw two spouses going through a rough patch doing the same.
I saw a woman who had seemed to be utterly broken return to her partner and children.
That was six weeks ago.
Rewatching last week, I saw the first two again, but not the third.
Lets start with the finale episode title.
Naming the finale The Liver is an act of optimism tinged with ambiguity.
You know how a really sweet cake always tastes better with a tart citrus glaze?
Ugh, no thank you!
And thats the day Toby first calls.
What is she doing, disappearing for a couple of days with scarcely an explanation?
Why cant she perceive reasonable small talk among suburban parents as an on-ramp to deeper conversation?
Doesnt she know that ambivalence about life choices is a near-universal experience?
The only question she can answer satisfactorily is the last.
They all apologize and make up, testing the altered ground beneath their feet.
Seth, youre not alone!
Toby doesnt object to her telling his story, even though he hates it: How does it end?
Lifes both-and-ness is all around her.
Yes, our youth and its specific possibilities are getting farther away from us with every passing moment.
Shes imagining possibilities for Toby and Rachel Fleishmans story but not choosing one.
Me: WOULD WATCH!
The music cues in this episode are fascinating.
