Our story, Fin., revolves around two friends partaking in the end of a legacy. But do our favorite properties in film, television, and the like ever truly end anymore? We discuss the reality of our inability to accept finality and more on our latest episode of SMIRK!
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Fin.
Trevor was nervous as hell, but he had to admit he was pretty excited too. He had been looking forward to this movie for a long, long time now. In many ways, it felt like his whole life was building up to it. It was the end of the saga, and though he could pretty well guess what would happen, it tempered his excitement none at all.
He scooped up his best friend Chris, and they got to the theater early. Disgustingly early, hours and hours early. In fact, these two kids were the first in line for the movie. Barely had enough money for tickets, and had to beg Trevor’s mom for a ride to this midnight showing. Bless her heart, she was even going to pick them up. But they got in, got their seats, and were surrounded by hundreds of like-minded folks.
It was everything Trevor wanted. The movie was perfect. He and Chris discussed it for hours to come. Each narrative beat, what they had guessed correctly, any disappointments in getting theories wrong. It was a lot of fun. But as he started falling asleep, a creeping thought entered his mind. This was it, the end of the story. He had nothing left to look forward to from his favorite franchise. It was a bittersweet ending, a satisfying finale but with nothing on the horizon. What could ever fill the void?