00:00and here's where things really get interesting because let's be honest after everything that
00:04happened with nick with the frozen lake the grief the tension the silence between friends who've
00:09known each other for decades how do you even come back from that you don't just snap back like
00:15nothing happened that kind of pain sticks it changes people it rewrites the rules of what
00:20you thought your relationships were made of now the show could have easily just left it there
00:25close the book but they didn't they ended with something quiet something that hits way harder
00:31than a big twist or a shocking death they ended with and saying yeah she's pregnant like it was
00:37nothing like it wasn't the emotional time bomb that it is because suddenly we're not just mourning nick
00:43with facing his legacy his future still alive still coming and now the big question is this what does
00:49that mean for everyone else let me break it down because this is where things get personal
00:54you've got ann who just buried the love of her life you've got jenny pregnant raw angry and trying
01:01to prove she belonged in his story and then you've got this tight-knit group of friends trying to stitch
01:06themselves back together after everything cracked open we're not just talking about vacation plans
01:11anymore we're talking about guilt about healing about the uncomfortable reality of loving someone
01:17who's no longer here and loving what they left behind i don't know about you but that last scene
01:23it gutted me because i've been there not in the exact same way obviously but in that space where
01:29grief and joy collide where you don't know if you should cry or laugh or run or just sit really
01:34still
01:34and try to breathe that's what makes this show hit so different it's not trying to be flashy it's not
01:40trying to shock you it's just real so now that we know season two is happening here's what i think
01:45what a lot of fans are hoping we'll see next first off jenny's pregnancy that's going to be the
01:51emotional backbone of everything whether she decides to raise the baby alone or find some
01:56kind of community with the rest of the group this baby connects all of them to nick in a way
02:00they
02:00can't escape it forces conversations it demands that they show up even when it's hard especially
02:07when it's hard and dan she's going to have to figure out who she is now not as nick's wife
02:13not as half of
02:14a couple but as herself grief does that it doesn't just break you it strips everything away until all
02:20that's left is you raw and unfinished i think we're going to see her stumble maybe even fall apart a
02:26bit but i also think we're going to see her grow kate and jack they've got their own mess to
02:31deal
02:31with that frozen lake scene that wasn't just a quirky moment with a funny rescue that was a wake
02:37up call because jack didn't just save kate from the ice he saved her from the weight she's been
02:42carrying silently for who knows how long and now they've got to figure out what comes next are they
02:47really okay or are they just pretending to be because it's easier than facing the truth danny
02:52and claude i feel like there's so much more beneath the surface there claude has always been the quiet
02:57one the observer but now with nick gone i think he's going to step into the spotlight in a way
03:03we
03:03haven't seen before maybe he starts speaking more maybe he leads one of the trips maybe he's the one
03:10who helps the group keep going let's talk format for a second because i love that the show only checks
03:15in
03:15with the group four times a year once per season it's such a smart storytelling choice right it
03:21means we don't see the day to day we don't watch them doing dishes or going to work we only
03:26see
03:27them during these intense emotional weirdly magical getaways where everything bubbles to the surface
03:32so imagine this next season four new trips maybe a beach house where everything seems perfect until
03:38it's not maybe a cabin in the mountains where a storm traps them together and secrets start spilling
03:44maybe a trip they take just for jenny like a baby moon and the whole group is awkward and unsure
03:49of
03:50what to say and maybe just maybe they go back to the same place where they lost nick because sometimes
03:55healing means returning to where the pain began here's something that really stuck with me though
04:00during the deadline interview tina faye said something about mistakes she said of the many mistakes
04:06i've made in my career killing nick will hopefully go down as the biggest that hit hard because it shows
04:12how much they care about these characters they're not just trying to shock us they're telling stories
04:17that mean something that leaves scars that mirror life and listen i know some people were mad about
04:23nick's death i get it steve carell brought so much heart to the role but honestly his death made the
04:30story real it reminded us that sometimes the people we love the most don't get to stay and that the
04:35people
04:35who do stay they need each other more than ever now let's get into some theories because come on
04:42what's a good show without a little speculation right one what if jenny's baby isn't nick's i know
04:48i know that would be brutal but hear me out maybe she found out she was pregnant after he died
04:54but
04:54there's a twist that would change everything it would shadow the little bit of peace and just started
04:59to find it would shake the group's loyalty it would test everything two what if one of the
05:05couple splits up like for real this time no fake outs no half-hearted fights just two people realizing
05:13they've changed too much to stay together it would hurt but it would also be honest and maybe it opens
05:19the door for something new maybe for someone else three claude what if claude's hiding something
05:25he's always been kind of mysterious and i have a feeling he's going to surprise us next season
05:30maybe he's sick maybe he's got a secret past maybe he's the one holding the group together quietly
05:37even when no one notices and here's the last one what if they add a new couple to the group
05:42someone totally different younger or older or from a totally different background someone who forces
05:49the group to grow to confront their privilege their assumptions their fears that could change
05:55the whole dynamic in the best way but at the end of the day it's not just about the plot
06:00it's about
06:01the people that's what keeps us watching that's what keeps us crying and laughing and texting our
06:06friends have you seen this yet it's about those little moments that feel way too real that awkward
06:11silence after a fight that late night drink where someone finally opens up that ridiculous group chat
06:17where someone always sends the wrong emoji it's about feeling like you're a part of it like you're
06:22sitting in that hot tub like you're sipping that whiskey like you're holding your breath with them
06:27in that final scene and that's why i think season two is going to be even more powerful than the
06:32first
06:33because now we know these people we've cried with them we've laughed with them we've lost with them
06:39and now we're ready to see them grow so if you're still here if you're still watching i want you
06:45to do
06:45something drop a comment right now and tell me what moment in season one hit you the hardest
06:50was it nick's funeral was it the pregnancy reveal was it something small that most people didn't even
06:56catch i want to know and if you haven't already hit that like button smash that subscribe not just for
07:03me for us because this isn't just a video it's a conversation it's a community and if you felt
07:09something watching the four seasons if it made you think or cry or feel less alone then you're
07:14already part of it we've got more to unpack more stories to share more tears more laughs more whiskey
07:21to pour in memory of the people we've lost and in honor of the ones we're still lucky enough to
07:25have
07:26season two is coming and i don't know about you but i'll be there watching feeling hoping waiting for
07:34that next trip that next season that next quiet moment that says more than words ever could
07:38so until then stay close stay honest stay ready because the four seasons it's not just a show
07:46it's a mirror and it's about to show us what comes next
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