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Gary S There is a much deeper story here than first meets the eye. The Musicale Finale is full of symbolism. You must pay careful attention in order to get it all. The Finale might as well be subtitled, "Run From Your Father's House," because that's what it's all about. That’s a direct citation from Genesis 12:1, the moment when God first calls upon Abram (later Abraham) to leave his homeland and everything familiar. "God said to Abram: Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you." The Finale is about the Pfefferman family members finally freeing themselves from generations of secrecy, lies, and pain that were handed down as inherited trauma from the Holocaust. Watch it again and see how that thread flows through the entire Finale, culminating in "Joyocaust." Pay special attention throughout to Gaby Hoffmann's character Ari, especially when Maura (speaking through Ava) tells Ari, "You know, it's not too late to finish what you started." That's not a throwaway line. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/25 Full Review tom m Complete series. I'd call it more a drama than a comedy … a drama with comedic accents. Jeffry Tambor's characters was a bit too self-centered for my tastes (Tambor plays that sort of character well). Initially the series was interested, but after a while the hyperbolic dysfunction of the family became tedious. Also, as the series progressed they amped up the Jewish culture troupes, which also got a bit much at times. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this series, but this has to be my most disapointing TV finale of all time, including Game of Thrones. The writing generally seems more ham fisted than past seasons, but the biggest problem is that they tried to make it a musical. The songs are badly written, badly performed, and just don't make sense at all in this quiet dramedy series. Every time a character starts singing you just want them to shut up. "Your Border is My Trigger" was stupidly bad almost to the point of self parody. The closing number, "Joyocaust", didn't so much offend me as baffle me. How could anyone think this is a good way to spend the last five minutes of this show and send off these characters? This finale was a slap in the face to fans. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Judith Ligh gives a stellar performance that needs to be recognized in this satysfing musical finale of one of the most interesting series ever created. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A superb finale, full of pain and joy and healing and reflection and so much more. The story may center on Jewish culture, but all of humanity can take lessons from it. Beautifully done. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought it was FANTASTIC! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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