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People Are Overwhelmed By Emotional Finale Of After Life

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Updated 16:33 16 Jan 2022 GMTPublished 16:26 16 Jan 2022 GMT

People Are Overwhelmed By Emotional Finale Of After Life

Ricky Gervais has brought the hit Netflix series to a close and many viewers have been reduced to tears

Jake Massey

Jake Massey

*WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS*

The final series of After Life has dropped on Netflix and, predictably, it has left viewers feeling rather emotional.

If you never watched the sitcom, you may wonder why a comedy is making people so weepy, but the show is as touching as it is amusing.

The third and final series was released on Friday.
Netflix

It follows Ricky Gervais as he takes on the role of Tony, a reporter at a free paper struggling to find a purpose in life following the passing of his wife.

Across the course of the first two seasons, viewers have been moved by his battle with grief and attempts to move on from his tragic loss, and fans were eager to see how things would pan out for the protagonist.

Writer, director and star Gervais told LADbible he wanted the ending to be 'real and satisfying, but not perfect', adding that he thought the result was 'beautiful' - and judging by the response on social media, it seems viewers agree.

Viewers have been touched by the ending of After Life.
Netflix

The final episode in particular is chock-a-block with tear-jerking scenes, from a typically affecting heart-to-heart between widowed graveyard companions Tony and Anne, to a heart-breaking visit to a children's hospital and a closing sequence that is both poignant and hopeful.

This culmination has prompted an emotional outpouring of praise on social media:

Going into the final series, Gervais admitted he toyed with numerous different endings, but is happy that the chosen conclusion is 'pretty perfect'.

He told LADbible: "There were a lot of options, and even right up to filming, there was, 'Can I do this? Is that too much?'.

"I think I went with the right ending - I'm sure I'll have to explain it on social media for the next 10 years.

"But I stand by it and I think it's pretty perfect because, with no spoilers, the theme is - life goes on.

"It's just that, it's just - life goes on."

He continued: "I'd say, again no spoilers, I'd say this is uplifting, this series.

"I think there's more hope. I think it's a positive message. I think it's beautiful. I think it's nice for things to be to be finite, and I think it's uplifting."

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: TV and Film, Ricky Gervais, Viral, Netflix

Jake Massey
Jake Massey

Jake Massey is a journalist at LADbible. He graduated from Newcastle University, where he learnt a bit about media and a lot about living without heating. After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process. From there, Jake became a reporter at the Eastern Daily Press. Jake enjoys playing football, listening to music and writing about himself in the third person.

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