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  1. endings
    The Queasy Ending of Promising Young WomanIn Emerald Fennell’s incendiary revenge movie, rage can be a sanctuary, and it can also be a dead end.
    By Alison Willmore
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    The Save Yourselves! Filmmakers on Their Version of the End of the WorldReal-life couple Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer on the origins and ending of their alien-invasion farce.
    By Rachel Handler
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    Let’s Talk About the Antebellum TwistThis movie cares little for its characters, who are brutalized in the filmmakers’ pursuit of one thing: tricking the audience.
    By Robert Daniels
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    The Fantasy Ending of I’m Thinking of Ending Things, ExplainedThe movie’s choreographer, production designer, and composer insist that the ballet at the end of Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix feature is the key.
    By Benjamin Lindsay
  5. finales
    The Walking Dead to Finally Die After Season 11But Daryl is getting his own show.
    By Josef Adalian
  6. backstories
    How Michaela Coel Wrote I May Destroy You’s Dreamlike Ending“The more she runs from David, the nightmare, the bigger the monster becomes.”
    By E. Alex Jung
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    The Association of Food Journalists Is Shutting DownThe organization known for its annual awards and commendable code of ethics says it must dissolve for financial reasons.
    By Rachel Sugar
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    The Hidden ‘Inception’ Near the End of InceptionAn idea that might have been planted within Cobb’s subconscious.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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    The Epilogue of Palm Springs, ExplainedThe Andy Samberg–Cristin Milioti rom-com may be an homage to Groundhog Day, but J.K. Simmons’s character is the true successor to Phil Connors.
    By Alison Willmore
  10. twist endings
    The Irresistible Ending That Everyone Hates, ExplainedJon Stewart’s political comedy has a lower approval rating than Donald Trump.
    By Nate Jones
  11. endings
    With Final Fantasy VII Remake, Video Games Have Their Last Jedi MomentIt’s not a story, but a struggle against fandom.
    By Joshua Rivera
  12. spoilers
    Let’s Talk About That Little Fires Everywhere EndingThe finale of the Hulu miniseries aims for surprise by diverting from its source material, sometimes in ways that defy believability.
    By Jen Chaney
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    Underwater’s Alternate Ending Brings Peace to My Weary MindLong live Kristen Stewart’s deep-sea heroine!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  14. a modern farewell
    How Do Our Modern Family Families Leave Us?Farewell, Pritchetts and Dunphys and Delgados.
    By Devon Ivie
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    Hilary Mantel Thinks the Last Book Is Her BestThe author on her final beheading, and debuting the last installment in her trilogy with no book tour.
    By Hillary Kelly
  16. spoilers
    BoJack Horseman Fades to BlackTo fully process that series finale we must first discuss that doozy of a penultimate episode.
    By Jen Chaney
  17. close reads
    The Good Place’s Final TwistEverything ends, we don’t know exactly what that looks like, and that’s okay.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  18. coronavirus
    The Ending of Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, RevisitedNearly ten years later, in the midst of our own potential pandemic, the disaster movie is less horror and more comfort food.
    By Jason Bailey
  19. oscar endings
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of 1917The ending of Sam Mendes’s film is tasked with giving viewers a happy ending in a conflict that offered few uncomplicated victories.
    By Nate Jones
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    ‘Don’t Shut the Door All the Way’: On the Ending of The IrishmanThe final scene of Martin Scorsese’s epic illustrates who Frank Sheeran is by calling to mind other mafia movies.
    By Jen Chaney
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    The Inception Ending of Little Women, ExplainedDoes Jo March get married in Greta Gerwig’s movie, and does it matter?
    By Alison Willmore
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    Bong Joon Ho on Why He Wanted Parasite to End With a ‘Surefire Kill’The director explains his coda: “I thought it was being real and honest with the audience.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  23. twisted
    Paul Feig Explains the Completely Bonkers Twist at the Heart of Last ChristmasHow do you turn a classic George Michael lyric into a holiday movie? Embrace the oh-my-God moment it requires.
    By Rebecca Alter
  24. endings
    Is Doctor Sleep a Faithful Sequel to The Shining? It’s Complicated.Let’s talk about the ending of Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation, and how it diverges from Stanley Kubrick’s universe.
    By Brian Tallerico
  25. spoilers
    Let’s Talk About That Brilliant Succession EndingTurns out a “blood sacrifice” wasn’t the season finale’s big reveal after all.
    By Jen Chaney
  26. spoilers
    Should We Be Happy for Jesse at the End of El Camino?The conclusion of the Breaking Bad movie isn’t so clear-cut.
    By Jen Chaney
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    Let’s Talk About the Ending of JokerHow much of this movie was real, and how much was fantasy?
    By Nate Jones
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    Let’s Talk About the Ending of It Chapter TwoAnd how the horror sequel winks at Stephen King’s penchant for bad finales (and orgy scenes).
    By Louis Peitzman
  29. endings
    The Fifth Season of Ballers Will Be Its LastBall was life. What will be life now?
    By Bethy Squires
  30. oscar endings
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of Once Upon a Time in HollywoodIf you’ve read the reviews of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, you’ve probably gathered that something is up with the ending.
    By Nate Jones
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    Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Seventh Season Will Be Its Last“You’re not playing how do we undo this when we get to the next season. You’re playing that this is going to be the end of the story.”
    By Bethy Squires
  32. endings
    How to Get Away With Murder Will Only Get Away With One More SeasonThe final season premieres September 26.
    By Jackson McHenry
  33. endings
    Let’s Talk About That Scene in YesterdayDo you want to know a secret?
    By Nate Jones
  34. endings
    Were Khloé and Tristan Even Together During the Jordyn Woods Thing?An anonymous source tells People they weren’t “in a proper relationship” at the time.
    By Hannah Gold
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    NBC’s The Good Place Will End After Upcoming Fourth SeasonAs planned, says creator Mike Schur.
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. finales
    One Big Bang Theory Loose End Will Dangle for EternityWhat’s in a name?
    By Devon Ivie
  37. very twisty
    Detective Pikachu’s Writers Explain How They Approached the Movie’s EndingIt’s very twisty!
    By Jackson McHenry
  38. vulture lists
    11 Game of Thrones Directors on How They Pulled Off Their Favorite Shots“Genuine screams of shock and delight? What more could a director want? Mission accomplished!”
    By Maham Hasan
  39. vulture lists
    19 Game of Thrones Actors on the Scenes They’re Most Proud OfEmilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, and more dish on their own favorite GOT moments.
    By Nate Jones
  40. close reads
    The True Love Story of Crazy Ex-GirlfriendThis isn’t the happily-ever-after ending Rebecca Bunch moved to West Covina for. It’s better.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
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    Is Game of Thrones the Last Show We’ll Watch Together?It marks the end of the era of television as an epic, communal journey.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  42. endings
    A Complete Guide to Everything That Happened on Game of ThronesReliving seven seasons of beheadings, recastings, and internet controversy.
    By Nate Jones
  43. endings
    Joe Jonas Has Become the Heroic Gatekeeper of Game of Thrones SpoilersHe knows how it all ends! Go pester him!
    By Devon Ivie
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    Congratulations, the Devil: Supernatural to Hunt Its Last With Season 15The brothers Winchester announced the show’s end on Instagram Friday.
    By Halle Kiefer
  45. endings
    Say Goodbye to Those Wigs, Schitt’s Creek Will End With a Sixth and Final Season“Concluding with a final chapter that we had envisioned from the very beginning.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  46. endings
    George R.R. Martin Really Wishes He Finished Those Books First“I never anticipated that.”
    By Jackson McHenry
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    Let’s Talk About the Bonkers Twist in SerenityThe sun-drenched neo-noir starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway leans into its own madness so hard, it’s difficult not to be impressed.
    By Vikram Murthi
  48. endings
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of GlassIn the age of the superhero boom, we deserve better.
    By Abraham Riesman
  49. spoilers
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of You’s Season FinaleEverything to know about Joe, Beck, and that surprise twist at the very last second.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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    Does Tony Live or Die at the End of The Sopranos?Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall debate TV’s most famous ending.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall
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