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This is another of my favorite episodes of the show and it's one of the saddest ever. This one really hits close to home as this is something everyone of us who've had grandparents had to face.
Really like Andrew McCarthy's performance, really his interaction with his grandfather which is sweet, and you get a good feel for the guy, it feels like the kind of times some of us have spent with our grandfather which just makes what happens latter all the sadder.
There are a couple of scenes where we see just Andrew's character Edwin is just in a state of silent sadness, from a moment when he gives the bad news to his grandmother, we just see him slowly sit down on a chair and it was the chair that his grandfather once sat on, it was sort of a way for him to want to feel he was still around. That we can all emphasize with because it's like with how any of us that don't want old furniture solid, because of the memories they held.
And a moment when he walks out to a park there are a lot of random elderly people he passes by and when he sits down, they all are at his side. That moment was touching showing not just how each of those elderly people maybe someone's grandparents but also shows that he'll never be alone that there are people that still care about him and that his grandfather will always be there.
The next minutes are touching as we see the grandfather come back though we don't know why and how and just seeing him interacting and having a good time with the grandmother talking about the oldest of times. That really shows how despite how many years have passed those times are never really gone because they've never been forgotten, nor will they ever be as their will always be others that will remember them.
The twist at the end will tug hard at your heartstrings but in a way was bittersweet, I'll admit when I was a kid that moment made me cry. Though I wouldn't say much of a twist as there was a suttle hint or two. When you think about it, you really see the story for what it really is which is really about a grandson's love for his grandparents and wanting to give them both the best time of their lives but also simply saying goodbye.
But it also shows, our never really gone because their always within our souls.
Rating: 4 stars.
This is another of my favorite episodes of the show and it's one of the saddest ever. This one really hits close to home as this is something everyone of us who've had grandparents had to face.
Really like Andrew McCarthy's performance, really his interaction with his grandfather which is sweet, and you get a good feel for the guy, it feels like the kind of times some of us have spent with our grandfather which just makes what happens latter all the sadder.
There are a couple of scenes where we see just Andrew's character Edwin is just in a state of silent sadness, from a moment when he gives the bad news to his grandmother, we just see him slowly sit down on a chair and it was the chair that his grandfather once sat on, it was sort of a way for him to want to feel he was still around. That we can all emphasize with because it's like with how any of us that don't want old furniture solid, because of the memories they held.
And a moment when he walks out to a park there are a lot of random elderly people he passes by and when he sits down, they all are at his side. That moment was touching showing not just how each of those elderly people maybe someone's grandparents but also shows that he'll never be alone that there are people that still care about him and that his grandfather will always be there.
The next minutes are touching as we see the grandfather come back though we don't know why and how and just seeing him interacting and having a good time with the grandmother talking about the oldest of times. That really shows how despite how many years have passed those times are never really gone because they've never been forgotten, nor will they ever be as their will always be others that will remember them.
The twist at the end will tug hard at your heartstrings but in a way was bittersweet, I'll admit when I was a kid that moment made me cry. Though I wouldn't say much of a twist as there was a suttle hint or two. When you think about it, you really see the story for what it really is which is really about a grandson's love for his grandparents and wanting to give them both the best time of their lives but also simply saying goodbye.
But it also shows, our never really gone because their always within our souls.
Rating: 4 stars.