HBO Miniseries "The Night Of..."

[aSimpNamedBrokeback]

Going into the finale I honestly thought the Mortician did it, and that someone was going to figure out that her nails weren't painted before, since they made it a point to show the mortician painting a dead woman's nails.

Over all it was a great show, although depressing at the end. Seeing him buying and smoking the crack at the was sad as fuck.

Also you'd think last number in cell her phone from her financial adviser/ boyfriend would make him a potential suspect early on.

 

[TheSlayer]

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I think it was a very good show overall. One thing that became clear was as the show progressed was that it's less of a murder mystery and more of an examination of the prison industrial complex in the US. Assuming Naz was innocent he returned home becoming a hardened junkie who is highly likely to commit an actual crime and end up back in prison.

Some of the elements of the show were weak and the young lawyer's story was perhaps the most depressing. She lost everything in her bid to help Naz and obviously she deserves some of the blame for kissing him. In fact she's lucky to not get busted for drug smuggling.

I like that the show showed that Omar/Chalky genuinely cared for Naz even though he did end up using him as a drug mule. It shows how powerful this show is when I'd guess most of the viewers were on the edge of their seats when Naz was leaving the prison and we all expected something to happen to him.

Overall it's a better show than 90% of the TV out today and it's a definite WR (would recommend).

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Just finished the show. Pretty good performances all around. Definitely keeps your mind guessing the whole way through. Glad I watched it.

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They writers did a good job of leading the viewer down the path of "I don't think he did it" to "well, he looks capable of it now..."

The only thing I thought would have been cool at the end, when he's sitting by the river bank, have the missing hours flash in high speed imagery as he's getting high and remembering her and the night of. Either that he did it, or that he remembers who did. But maybe they are setting up a part 2 based on the success of the first mini series.

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[glugger]

We are so used to surprise twists, that when we don't get them we are underwhelmed. But though there were no twists for this show, it was still fantastic.

 

[Cobra]

I really enjoyed the show. I have an Indian-American up bringing somewhat similat to Nasir. Nasir was more social than me though, had some friends and had some respect. He was handicapped by hia health. I was only handicapped by my own fears. I never stood up for myself and in many situations, I just backed down.

Once I joineed the Navy, I transformed into someone different. I always stood up for myself and was proud of who I was.

I really identified with him when he said "sometimes, you just do what you're supposed to."

I have yet to drive a cab with a hookers as passenger though.

 

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The Fact that there were no twist at the end makes it a great ending. It is very cliché to have twist at the end.

 

[coverdoc]

I think there was a great red pill moment in the series that's been over looked

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When that cute indian lawyer goes to talk to the black mortician guy. The way he describes women like cats was spot on. Take out the creepiness of the nigga painting nails and quoting bible passages, he does make a solid point.

Mortician guy(MG): She had that vibration some women got. Next thing you know, they’re dead. Like that.

Indian lawyer chick(ILC): Vibration?

MG: Like she the cat, and you the yarn. Women like that out to destroy you. Sometimes you got no choice but to strike first. You know what I’m saying?

ILC: Like, uh, she deserved it?

MG: Like it’s a given with women like that to think they’re God’s gift, and you ain’t nothing but a plaything until they find out otherwise, like she did.

ILC: You talked to her there, why?

MG: Because I saw her for the destroyer that she was and I did not like that. Sometimes when you call them out, they get neutralized.

ILC: Do you remember the man she was with?

MG: That wasn’t no man, that was a ball of yarn.

The last sentence does well to describe how Nasir once was. Thoughts?

-CD

 

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I agree, Naz was a ball of yarn too naive to think "this is all too good to be true"