The Night Of

#127
#127
VolsSportsFan said:
I still think Box doesn't believe he did it. I don't know if anything more will come of it, but dude looks very conflicted to me.
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I don't think he believes he's innocent. But he knows there are loose ends.
 
#128
#128
He also messed up by giving the inhaler back to Naz. It should have been bagged. That kind of thing can provide reasonable doubt on its own.
 
#132
#132
Gotta be pretty happy with that ending.

As suspected, it wasn't about the trial, but about a poor judicial process.

Naz is innocent, but at this point that doesn't even matter. He's addicted to drugs and treated like a convict.

Great series all around.
 
#133
#133
It was ok but predictable. Was hoping for something out of the typical happy ending but the overall story was put together pretty well. The best part was the closing arguement by JT by far. Personally, I wanted to see more of the aftermath of Nas then the trial.
 
#134
#134
I like the contrast of what Nas did vs what the prosecutor did.

In a moment of panic, Nas ran out of the house and grabbed the knife. Faced with the decision of doing what is right and self preservation he chose self preservation.

Then the prosecutor is given evidence that shows that there is another likely suspect she has the option to blow up her own case and do the right thing or to do what she's probably been encouraged to do her whole career and that's to go for the conviction and not necessarily justice. She also makes the wrong choice.
 
#136
#136
This was so good that I hope they don't try another one. Love Turturro's character...that would be a huge temptation to create a vehicle for him.
Guilty of silently cheering him keeping the cat...could see the argument for that being cheap...don't care. :)
 
#137
#137
bigdaddy said:
It was ok but predictable. Was hoping for something out of the typical happy ending but the overall story was put together pretty well. The best part was the closing arguement by JT by far. Personally, I wanted to see more of the aftermath of Nas then the trial.
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I don't think the ending was happy at all. Naz is a druggie and forever changed. JT's character is still a miserable person. I don't think any of the characters had a happy ending.
 
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#138
#138
GBO18 said:
I don't think the ending was happy at all. Naz is a druggie and forever changed. JT's character is still a miserable person. I don't think any of the characters had a happy ending.
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The cat?
 
#140
#140
PotS said:
I was happy with the finale. Very well done series, I thought.
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I thought the series painted a very good picture of the justice system, society's view on those in it, etc. And I really enjoyed the first 7 episodes.

But I found myself disappointed with the finale.
Especially the relationship between Naz/Chandra. Now we've seen firsthand that inappropriate behaviors can and do exist, I mean we have the example of Baumgartner here in our backyard. Them kissing, meh, whatever. But when she not only smuggled in the dope to calm his nerves before testifying, but more stash to use and sell while still there, I couldn't help but call BS. I mean JT told her they had a great chance at a win based on the 'shroud of innocence'. Why would an up and coming lawyer take that risk when, if she really has feelings for him, she has a very real possibility of actually being there for him when he gets out...in a matter of days? For a show that did such a great job of character development through the first 7 episodes, where was her moment of moral crisis? I just didn't buy it. Okay, hypothetically speaking she went through her dilemma off screen...at most, she might give him one to calm his nerves in court, if she somehow genuinely believed that she had to put him on the stand, but the risk of sneaking in the rest too? And if she really believed that she needed to put him on the stand, they never did any prepping for him to be ready to take the stand against the prosecutor. None...they just threw him to the wolves knowing he was cracked out? And the video for the mistrial? JT taking it right to the judge rather than discussing with her whether it could get a mistrial if they felt they needed one. I get that they weren't really on good terms at that point, but even with the finale running 96 minutes, there were just too many parts I felt like they rushed through to finish out the episode.

I just feel like they needed 9 episodes to really give the series the ending it deserved.

IMO
 
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#141
#141
GBO18 said:
I don't think the ending was happy at all. Naz is a druggie and forever changed. JT's character is still a miserable person. I don't think any of the characters had a happy ending.
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By happy I meant the outcome of the trial, I never really cared who did it. So that part of the show was just typical Law and Order stuff with a happy ending from that standpoint
 
#144
#144
GBO18 said:
I don't think the ending was happy at all. Naz is a druggie and forever changed. JT's character is still a miserable person. I don't think any of the characters had a happy ending.
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The stepdad gets the cash, avoids bankruptcy, isn't getting prosecuted.
 
#146
#146
Anybody else think Nas would work on the outside for Freddy?
 
#147
#147
PeterNincompoop said:
I thought the series painted a very good picture of the justice system, society's view on those in it, etc. And I really enjoyed the first 7 episodes.

But I found myself disappointed with the finale.
Especially the relationship between Naz/Chandra. Now we've seen firsthand that inappropriate behaviors can and do exist, I mean we have the example of Baumgartner here in our backyard. Them kissing, meh, whatever. But when she not only smuggled in the dope to calm his nerves before testifying, but more stash to use and sell while still there, I couldn't help but call BS. I mean JT told her they had a great chance at a win based on the 'shroud of innocence'. Why would an up and coming lawyer take that risk when, if she really has feelings for him, she has a very real possibility of actually being there for him when he gets out...in a matter of days? For a show that did such a great job of character development through the first 7 episodes, where was her moment of moral crisis? I just didn't buy it. Okay, hypothetically speaking she went through her dilemma off screen...at most, she might give him one to calm his nerves in court, if she somehow genuinely believed that she had to put him on the stand, but the risk of sneaking in the rest too? And if she really believed that she needed to put him on the stand, they never did any prepping for him to be ready to take the stand against the prosecutor. None...they just threw him to the wolves knowing he was cracked out? And the video for the mistrial? JT taking it right to the judge rather than discussing with her whether it could get a mistrial if they felt they needed one. I get that they weren't really on good terms at that point, but even with the finale running 96 minutes, there were just too many parts I felt like they rushed through to finish out the episode.

I just feel like they needed 9 episodes to really give the series the ending it deserved.

IMO
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The ending was highly anti climatic.
 
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