Kevin Can F**k Himself
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What wasKevin Can F**k Himself?
A meta-theatrical dissection of the narcissism of the sitcom husband?
A love story about falling for your neighbor?
A love story about finding yourself outside the confines of a relationship?
Kevin has, of course, moved on quickly in the wake of Allisons disappearance.
Hes got the beard of sadness, and hes roped Pete into waiting on him hand and foot.
Patty has been moving on with her life.
Shes on the hunt.
Its more exciting than her relationship with Tammy.
Those two have the chemistry of someone trying to push a square peg into a round hole.
Tammys desperate to move out of Worcester.
Patty doesnt want to leave.
Patty says plaintively, This is the only place I ever lived.
Patty meets up with Sam at the diner.
They look over her Allison notes and argue about whether she wants to be found.
Sam is a no, claiming that people dont change.
Pattys a yes, people do change look at how Allison gave up her life to protect her neighbor.
Shes my favorite person.
Kevin continues to laugh at Neil.
Kevin laughs and laughs.
He doesnt say anything!
He just laughs at Neil.
He exits, laughing.
Its mean and funny.
Neil fights back, but Kevin asks, What ever happened to loyalty?
The men are at odds.
When Allison comes back to her New Hampshire apartment that night, shes in for a surprise.
Tammy knocks on her door.
But the thing is Nick died, and the criminal case died with him.
Allison breathes a sigh of relief.
After finding Allison, Tammy gets things done.
Patty puts her foot down.
She cant uproot her life to make Tammy happy.
Theyre at a crossroads.
Pattys packing up Tammys signature jacket as Neil barges in, asking her to speak to Diane.
She tells Neil its time to leave the house.
He needs to move out and take responsibility for himself.
I want to sit outside and smoke and not worry about what anybody needs, Patty says.
Neil is shocked and appalled and nearly scoffs his way out the door.
Neils next move is to go to Dianes.
Diane isnt even home, and as she walks toward her front door, shes skeptical.
I can be better you make me better, Neil says.
Diane puts her sobriety first and tells him its not her job to make him better.
Keene is only about an hour away from Worcester.
Sams thrilled and updates her on Kevins life, Molly in particular.
Allisons first move is to go to the bowling alley where Molly works.
Allison clearly said something to Molly because when she appears in Sitcom World, shes wary of Kevins shenanigans.
Molly defers, making a quick exit to get some cigarettes.
Finished in the kitchen, Kevin goes to the living room.
The studio audience makes shocked noises and then you go, girl noises as she insists on it.
In a heartbeat, Sitcom World is suddenly Bleak World, and Kevins in it.
Hes quieter and menacing with a spot-on accent.
He does a master class in manipulation (andDARVO).
He says she never follows through on anything whether its moving, school, or Paris.
She responds,This is happening.
Youre not capable, Kevin tells her.
Everything is up to me.
But Allison points out that Kevins world has been shrinking.
Where are his friends?
Kevin says, This isnt happening to me, not from my wife.
He punches the wall behind her.
Allison begins to leave, steely and calm.
Kevin goes on the offensive, threatening to fucking destroy her if she goes through with it.
She can handle it: Do your worst, she says.
Completely alone, Kevin chugs whiskey from the bottle.
He grabs a trash can and throws Allisons things in it.
He collapses on the couch.
To the tune of Herb Alperts This Guys in Love With You, peoples lives move forward.
Tammy finishes packing her car and looks at Pattys house sadly.
Patty finds out Allisons back when she visits Sam at the diner.
She leaves in a rush because, at home, the McRoberts house is up in flames, spectacularly.
Patty joins the spectators.
A shadow flicks past an upstairs window.
The house keeps burning, the lives of Allison and Kevin going up in vivid flame.
When the house is a pile of rubble, Patty sits on the stairs, lost in contemplation.
I missed you, she says.
The friends hug each other tight and take their places next to each other.
She reckons that, for once, Kevin did what Allison wanted.
But Allison didnt want it like this.
Allison says, I want to stay.
Patty offers, Lets die alone together, a callback to last seasons scene in the tub.
The women look at each other and hold hands.
They stare ahead into a future thats going to be different than what they expected.
But they get to face the future together.
Starbucks??
Do you think Patty and Allison are in romantic love?
For what its worth, Lets die alone together sounds to me a little bit like a Boston marriage.
The show really leaves it up to the viewer.
The ensemble is strong, but this weeks MVP is Eric Peterson.
When Kevin switches from bug-eyed, loud-mouthed sitcom buffon to Kevin in Bleak World?
Its terrifying, and its scary because hes so scary.
The way that the show built up to this scene feels, in some ways, anticlimactic.
Nevertheless, the finale was an emotional send-off for a fascinating show and a very sharp portrait of abuse.
