God, I really missed Natasha Lyonne's swagger. The way she stomps around in her great coat and with her big hair - bracing, that's what it is. And how great is that development for Alan! They must have really planned this from the get-go, it's such a joy when a narrative pulls a reveal like that and it's just no twist at all, it's "sure, that makes sense".
I'm just a bit sad their narratives weren't intertwined a bit more this time; I mean it works perfectly fine thematically, this time it's more about compare and contrast. But I miss seeing a bit more of their interaction. But we get to see more interaction with Maxine, and that's also a lot of fun!
I haven't been tempted to bing-watch in while, but I binged this yesterday, and now I need some time to process. I don't quite know how to feel about the ending. I mean, of course I'm relieved when linear time is restored, I hate most time-travel narratives because messing with the space-time continuum upsets me on the most metaphysical level. I'm also perfectly pre-disposed to buy into the "let go of the what-ifs"-message, I'm normally easily sold on a healthy dose of fatalism and "don't dwell on missed opportunities" is one of the tenets I personally live by.
But I was so thrilled when she SPOILER ALERT
decided to just steal her baby-self and become her own mother, some part of me just wanted her to get away with it.
