'Carol at the End of the World' Made Me Cry, and You Should Too.

Carol at the end of the world was so sad.
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[@Elementroar]

This is hitting home a lot for me because my regional office is being shutdown, and we’re all being forced to WFH. The office was lovely, with a great atmosphere and a well stocked pantry lol. But it was a place for me, a place where I felt in control of who I am and with people I consider friends and coworkers. Having lunch regularly, chatting over the pantry island, that’s all going away for me now and I’ll be alone all over again. There’s something about the kind of feeling a really good office space and coworkers can give, that sounds capitalist or boring but it really is a joy in itself. A good workspace becomes a great excuse for people to hang out too sometimes, but now I won’t have the place to go to or for all of my coworkers to be physically present age anymore.

[@CartoonUniverse]

I loved reading this one, thank you for sharing, this has been the most beautiful comments section.

[@circleinforthecube5170]

this kinda stems from the sheer lack of third spaces i wanna go to a 1990s office just to hang out and appreciate the office space esque atmosphere, hopefully no lumbergh the buildings themselves are always overhated, most suburban office parks are decently built and have nice design although surface level parking lots aren't good at all

[@Plexippuspetersi92]

You little worm. You are a coward who would rather uphold a system that alienates and dehumanizes because your environment does all the work of socializing for you.

[@toofar2real]

Yes that sounds so boring, kinda makes me sad for you

[@darkduck3677]

Why bring capitalism into it? As if working in the socialist gulags would be so much more fulfilling? Work has to be done, its just a fact of life..not a flaw of capitalism.

[@kaido8452]

"sometimes you want to disappear, but all you really want is to be found" ghad i bawled my eyes out when i realized they were just trying to spend their final days in work just for distraction, Carol made them realize that theres more to life and she finally found her happiness and im fking crying

[@CartoonUniverse]

hopefully the world doesn't actually end before volume 2.

[@Ginxed-coffee]

Another line that I think applies is “to be loved is to known”

[@darkskinss]

Am i the only one who just LOVED Carol? I loved her characer design, her bored voice, and her sad, moping kind of swag. She was fab.

[@kaycarter7972]

I loved her too. I don't find her grating at all, she's just not an excitable person

[@mermadeofgarbage4005]

I'm an autistic woman in my 30s and this show really hit spots no other media has on top of just being amazing. Part of it was myself relating to the main character but she reminds me a lot of my mom. Thinking about how misunderstood and underappreciated my mom has been is really tough. My mom is awesome. People are awesome. I am awesome and you are awesome :) oh also I actually liked the weird flabby nudity just because we all have weird meat bodies and that's just a part of life I guess. We're all human nothing wrong with it

[@canisvulpesinsanis4040]

totally relating with you here. after the full watch i found myself in r/autisminwomen in a thread about carol and her autistic traits. i think its very nice to have representation like this. also liking how they handled the nudity part. the judgy reactions of viewers regarding this aspect just shows how far removed we are from seeing our body as just a body. nothing inherently sexual about it. have a nice life :)

[@teetrea2688]

i was in the same forum i can't wait until it's a sub, really relate as an autistic woman @@canisvulpesinsanis4040

[@circleinforthecube5170]

​@@canisvulpesinsanis4040 thank god, im tired of neurotypical protagonists. maybe neurotypical people will stop assuming that the way they think is the universal standard and the objective truth like when they talk about music or architecture or anything else

[@skootergirl22]

We do need more neurodivent rep these days

[@Ginxed-coffee]

Ikr??? A fellow autistic person, albeit in my early 20s, and all of this. Her monotone voice and soft demeanor. She is someone who’d be overlooked and yet she is our protagonist. And the flabby “ugly” bodies with skin folds and wrinkles that I felt cringe towards at the start and then slowly found beauty in as it isn’t something we are ever purposefully shown in a non judgemental way like this show does it

[@justyarn9939]

The surfing episode really got to me! It makes you wonder if Carol really did want to have those grandiose experiences that she had been constantly avoiding. I think it paralleled her life really well. She wasn’t searching for the “perfect wave” to make her happy, and instead decided to change her perspective, making her current situation perfect

[@Vagueusername16052]

Fun fact: In the surfing episode Carol’s eyes are green instead of gray

[@Gued3s]

By the way, was that episode real? It sounded like she was lying, like she was writing to her parents after they were rescued from the cruise. the strangest thing is that she described the experiences in such a real way

[@Jambi14]

That makes sense. Not like someone, especially as non-active as she was, develops the skills necessary, has the funds, and can do all that travel within the remaining time left.@@Gued3s

[@cameronpeterson6734]

​ohh thats a good theory of just her writing to her parents. Yeah i thought it was odd that she suddenly has long lost lovers from other countries lol @@Gued3s

[@udit9957]

The story of this episode is basically the same as the novel- “The Alchemist” by Paula Coelho. ❤

[@MrHappymanx]

I absolutely adored this show. I have cried multiple times. Finding happiness and purpose in the mundane. Everytime she smiled I could feel that she was finally happy. The full circle with the applebees was just the cherry on top, a place of loss and misery turned into an average Saturday night filled with people who understand her. I could go on but it was just perfect.

[@animezilla4486]

We need more shows like this

[@teneesh3376]

It didn't make me cry. But it did make me utterly depressed

[@Littlegoblinfatface]

The show was extremely scattered and tried too hard to be deep. Still watched it though so i guess there’s something there

[@CrystalRose1111]

@@LittlegoblinfatfaceI don’t think it tried to be deep, it simply just was. If you haven’t been there and can’t relate that’s fine, not everyone will relate to everything

[@platina1502]

i didnt register the nudity and sex as jokes, just the same way i perceived the drunk ppl and the drinking, a depiction of human truth and what ppl simply do just like drinking

[@lucagimrom4787]

it honestly took me completely out of the show, i just don't like the slapstick american comedy that seems standard today

[@platina1502]

@lucagimrom4787 again, i dont think it was comedic

[@od3910]

​@@lucagimrom4787how is nakedness slapstick?

[@ChillxMint]

I think it was just showing People accepting who they are just like the guy covered in silver paint The world is ending It doesn't matter Do what makes you happy To be completely honest if the world was ending I would love to swim naked in the ocean and why does it matter be alive and enjoy it this show isn't real but our lives will end so learn the message and be free don't wait till it's too late

[@owenleal]

​@@lucagimrom4787it wasnt slapstick, they just didnt shy away from it.

[@TisiphoneSeraph]

- I don't think the nudity was really supposed to be a joke. I think especially in the case of her parents, I think it was meant to show that she genuinely loved her parents and is visibly accepting of the various way people want to spend their time - but it's just not right for her. I think it's to highlight how simple her desires are. I also think over the course of the show, it serves as a frank confrontation of aging and by extension, what awaits them all - death. It is narratively in contrast to her friend who keeps talking about Tibet - she visibly put off by her friend's shallow imitation of depth, further showing that what she craves is something genuine. Which is why her finding the Distraction winds up hitting so hard - its the first time we see her have a genuine connection to something. - It's really odd hearing her fling through the lens of a younger, possible male perspective. I think a major aspect was missed in this case. It's not that she wanted something "casual" - it's that she didn't want to spend her last months on Earth being a grown man's mother figure, being used by someone else to make themselves happy. Many women are pressured to find their happiness in the happiness of someone else. That scene is to establish the fact that even though she's quiet - she is not a pushover and not constrained by expectation. This idea is further built on in the episode where she goes hiking with her sister. She embraces her office culture with complete commitment - that's not casual she's after, it's something genuine.

[@MysteeriMyyrä]

Exactly!

[@LadyxBleu]

Damn. Hit the nail on the head.

[@RobotScarlet]

Yeah, I don't quite understand calling the nude bits "jokes". I watched this show a lot and the nudity just seemed to be the point. It's a normal part of our lifes that we're constantly embarrassed and shunned about, constantly devalued or valued based on people's personal desires and now that people are seeing their lives end in a matter of months, they've decided that caring about being seen nude isn't worth it. It's not just the parties or living the lives they wanted, they're embracing their body, their nudity along with it. I only remember where it could've been a joke once and it was when her debt collector strips naked and shows the amount of tattoos he has on his body before swimming, tattoos that were definitely done as his personal response to living his life how he wants it.

[@reptilianhive9999]

THANK YOUUU !! brilliant comment!!!

[@clau6972]

Hello, I love your comment. Thank you for accurately describing Carol :)

[@stylinsebastian7427]

When Kathleen sang "Don't You Forget About Me" at Applebee's it broke me 😢. The bonds they built are going to be gone. This show proves that nobody is truly afraid of dying, they're just afraid of not being ready for it.

[@CartoonUniverse]

This comment section is so beautiful.

[@one51media35]

So true.

[@killme5630]

"the bonds they built are going to be gone" my biggest fear summed up in a few words

[@debeb5148]

Bullshit. You fear death itself lmfao. A scripted show proves absolutely nothing.

[@TastyToez]

Ngl bro it pained me to my core whenever they showed the kids just playing around and being oblivious to what’s happening 🧍🏾

[@moldpagan4203]

That Christmas episode when Donna said the kid had gotten so big made me realized she’d never get the chance to grow much taller =,-))) And the last couple lines of Eric’s letter during the road trip episode really hammered it home,,, Not to mention one of the first chapters with the vampire kid.

[@archysimpson2273]

Same, I haven't felt like that since I saw the kids getting tucked into bed at the end of Titanic.

[@TeddyBeaux]

When they celebrated Christmas and Halloween, it made me anxious and sad. Also the fact the vampire kid's parents just ditched him??? I guess I shouldn't be shocked parents would abandon their kids to "live out their fantasies" or whatever before the world ended but it was cut to my heart to see the show runners are not pulling any punches.

[@vwhisp1394]

Donna remembering back missing out on her families past Christmas was really heartbreaking and warming at the same time. 😳

[@CartoonUniverse]

Yeah the holiday episode hit hard!

[@SpongebobsRippedPant]

I think HR wrote her own name down hence why she didn't hand the recording to the managers in person. She was the one that causee the meltdown in the office. She cried and someone saw her through the window triggering the whole office to cry.

[@jordanloux3883]

I still think she'll place the blame on Carol. But on the other hand, if Carol goes, how much of the office is going to go with her?

[@InRealTime769]

I think the sister episode hit hardest for me. She was going through these amazing experiences to feel happy, only to be jealous of Carol, who was happy just existing. It really made me rethink about how much I take pleasure in the day-to-day, as opposed to my partner who needs something big and bombastic or else they go insane.

[@witwicky735]

Videotaping everything for no one, as the tapes will be destroyed too. Theres real psych stuff to explore here.

[@en2336]

I'm also in a relationship like that...I'm a backpacking and taco trucks kind of girl for vacation, he wants 5 star hotels and vip events...I think the fact we value different things is a huge incompatibility, does it not effect you guys? Because he'll be miserable if he doesn't get his expensive treatments, when we're trying to spend time together I have to use up all my savings (he makes 8x more than me) while he can afford to pay his portion and have a lot of money leftover (we split basically everything 50/50)

[@InRealTime769]

@@en2336 Yeah, sometimes we fight over money, it can be tough if I want to save for something big but he drops a couple hundred. But our salaries are much more comparable than yours are. It sounds like you two need to have an honest talk on whats feasible for you to afford, and ask if he values those luxuries that much, if he can cover part of your portion.

[@angrymusingsmd1245]

I think the point of the show is that at the end of it all what we really need is to care for each other.

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

cringe

[@cjsantiago4035]

@@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlongnot cringe bro.

[@BluLobstaDude]

@@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlongif the world was ending you’d be sitting in your moms attic playing video games

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

@@BluLobstaDude nah I'd be committing way more crimes if the world ended.

[@Gued3s]

Yeah, all we have is each other, despite the conflicts and frivolities of life

[@ShyShrike]

The 4th episode with Carol’s sister is both heartbreaking and heart warming as a woman with autism. When you have neurotypical people that love you and want to know you better and interact with you, it can be hard. We want that interaction. We don’t want to put those barriers up. But fundamentally we interact differently, and a lot of autistic people are entirely aware of that, but . But there’s just this big gap between our styles of communication that sometimes it just feels like we’re so distant from one another. I’ve had people that love me say some of the exact things Carol’s sister said to her when she admitted frustration at the communication break down. But when those people start to understand us and meet us half way, it’s magical. It’s beautiful. I wish they showed those kind of interactions more often on media.

[@yusufbanna]

the premise of the show and the anthology like narrative of the show is mindbending! a world where money has no value or paid vacation makes an employee anxios!!! Wow! loved this show so much!

[@Djorkus]

It's such an intimate, contemplative, and personal look into the life of a person who values connection and community. Such a profound watch. It's like putting a microscope on the human condition. I cried so hard multiple times.

[@reyaj2490]

A full year later, and I still revisit this show. I wish it had more recognition. It's beautifully crafted. But I do think the first three episodes were good foundations, but weird to the point that that's where the viewership fell off. But I will care about this show forever, it gave me a unique insight on the everyday life. After 6 full rewatches, this is still a 10/10.

[@minkhe]

This show was just phenomenal, we need more stories like this

[@jupiterdancer3590]

This is one of the adult animations I love and it shifts the major cliche other adult animations have. Instead of focusing on violence or sex or drugs or even doing whatever you want for the fun of it like the rest of the world in this show, it focuses on the mundane, the slow-change, and the peaceful monotony that a lot of adults are actually comfortable with. No extreme adventures or pleasure, but the relatable company that pulls away the topic that the world is going to end.

[@cynthmcgpoet]

I just watched this today. They really should continue this limited series because I really want to know more about The Distraction and the people involved within it.

[@tigerunicornpegases]

I feel like this season covered the span of 3 months so it could really only be one more season- n do we really want to see them die? I think that's y its limited we've grown to care for the characters I don't think they want to truly kill them off

[@Kitty-d6k]

@@tigerunicornpegasesI always get this feeling of a plot twist when it comes to the planet, it’s so pretty and mysterious, it got so many shots devoted only to that, and the nasa scientists saying the possibility of it hitting earth is 104.3% or something which does not make sense at all , the boss still working a .38 number, what if there were something more? Under the surface, there’s so much to explore, it’s like staring into the ocean.

[@leeluv96]

I'd be interested in seeing another person's perspective like the little Halloween kid.

[@shakurburton9358]

Carol is BASED & CORRECT & I love her, despite the constant sad face. Such an actually relatable MC to me. Simple as that.

[@kaydenobrien3975]

Interesting enough, the episode that made me cry was the lost & found episode. They way Carol gives everything a sentimental value is exactly how I thought about a lot of things especially whenever someone lost something. I think the beautiful thing I love about Carol is that she takes the time to appreciate all the small things. She doesn't wave them off for a grand desire. Everyone is a person with their own stories to tell.

[@killakira346]

I actually adore this series, saw the trailer and watched the whole thing immediately after. Cried twice, which surprised me, but that holiday episode killed me

[@vwhisp1394]

I seeked out a comment on this episode. I felt Donnas pain of missing out on her children's lives in my heart.

[@neoleon130]

Carols friend crush on Donna was my favorite character dynamic in the entire show

[@realsanmer]

One of the best examples of environmental storytelling in the show is in episode 4, when the sisters encounter the group of parrots, repeating lines from people horrified by the appearance of the planet. It's so eerie, especially because overall the episode is really mundane.

[@josecaceres5658]

Man, Eric's son reading his letter and finding out just how much he means to his father got me teary.

[@thierrybenoit9329]

I loved the "David" episode, made me cry so much, and the one with her sister, I have exactly this kind of relationship with my brother!

[@wizardlizard1875]

I just watched it all at once and I cried 3 separate times

[@CartoonUniverse]

which ones?

[@Vic-mj4ts]

This series also unintentionally explored (or maybe intentionally I haven't finished the show just already a fan halfway in) how much those many semi-fun end of the world situations would be literal nightmares for autistic people or those with mental struggles that have them relying on routines for sanity. I used to think I'd love zombies to takeover and all the freedom I want but no I'd be sitting in an Applebee's distressed over my Tuesdays never being the same again

[@seabunnyvoyager3524]

It’s like the dude in Zombieland obsessed with Twinkies. We’d literally all be there, torn between the horrors and missing an actual society and routine.

[@Vagueusername16052]

This show is honestly a masterpiece and more people should be watching and talking about it.

[@CartoonUniverse]

This video started slow but is getting higher viewers per hour as time goes on. More people are finding the show in their own time I think, and its nice to see so many more comments coming in loving this show, I was really thinking I was alone at first.

[@Vagueusername16052]

@@CartoonUniverseIn all honesty I almost didn’t watch it at first because the art style is strange but I’m so glad I did, I relate to Carol more than I think I would’ve. I’m really looking forward to a second season if they go that way!

[@NanaShaCrash]

Something that's really important here for the context of sex jokes and such, is that this is supposed to take place in the 90's. This show is actually pretty good at centering the type of "humor" that was popular at that time. I think that in a lot of ways, the nudity and sex stuff shows how trauma of impending death affects everyone differently. As an autistic person, the main character really comes across as one of the best autistic characters I've ever seen in media without either infantilizing her or making her into the butt of a joke. I thought this show was more humorous in the little slice of life stuff, but all of it was twinged with heartfelt moments. The humor was rarely "mean" to the characters, even the ones that are shown to behave in pathetic or "bad" ways. I liked that. It made me feel like everyone in this world is willing to get and give the grace to be accepted.

[@BE-fw1lr]

You're close, but I think the show actually takes place in 2002 as that's the date on the grave in the episode with the dead coworker.

[@TheNerovar]

You know, Netflix is like loot boxes. When roll them and you get xrap 99% of the time. But this 1% is the gold. Just like this show. Thank you for showing me it.

[@Sailower]

Love it with all my heart, the show feels very human

[@Nathaniel64]

Does it?

[@Sailower]

@@Nathaniel64 for me it does

[@JColeGlazer754]

“the show feels very human” - alien lizard

[@ham5ini]

After the first episode I’m sure like me most of us expect her to have an extreme change in character (cartoon style) drugs, sex and cursing, surfing maybe .. but we soon realize this is how she’ll be all show, low voice, dropping eyes and all. That’s the scary part because it suddenly stops being some cartoon and now you’re thrown into this lady’s real life, no skips. I still don’t know how I feel 😂😂😂

[@bodhimind108]

I really enjoyed that aspect of the show. We get the setup for an extreme change and acceptance of the new normal. Carol gets laid and the audience is lead to believe that will be part of the key to a new life. But,no, it cements the fact that Carol doesn't want to do what everybody else does. The first episode takes Carol (and the audience) to the Distraction, and those who do not wish to go down in extravagance. It's lovely.

[@sunnysweetfool7499]

For a few years now I've kinda struggled about my mortality and anything similar. Just recently thanks to a long conversation, I've kinda been more comfortable with everything. I thought if the subject matter of the show could disturbed me in some way but if anything it's given me some comfort and I love the characters and seeing how they work and the dynamics given the circumstances. I found Carol relatable in the fact that I'm ok with the simplicity of life. I think doing something different from time to time can be fun, I'm content with what I have. I even enjoy being a stay-at-home daughter at the moment. The show didn't make me cry surprisingly, but it still pulled a lot of emotions from me and when I did cry, it was only from the ending. To see Carol's journey end and her happiness in that moment.

[@lioedevon4275]

I’m currently at an outpatient for mental health so when carol said “sometimes things need to be lost before they can be found” I broke down so much. I wish so much that there was more of this show because it honestly rivals BOJACK in how good it is, and how comforting it is to me.

[@BigBigBafz]

Ive fallen in love with this show. The feeling of isolation and disconnection from the YOLO culture they have created is so hard-hitting and pretty relatable.

[@sapphiccatholic]

I really wish there were more adult animations like this. It wasn’t overly crude, carol had a calm voice, there wasn’t an incredible amount of energy in every character, and wackiness wasn’t the crux of its humor. It used animation to show situations and visions that could only be well portrayed in animation, but the conversations and impending horror felt real and subtle

[@Haz-009]

It's okay if you bawled your eyes out like a newborn baby. Also, could you theorize Scavenger's Reign?

[@voxellor6229]

SCAVENGERS REIGN!!! ITS SO GOOD AARRHRHRH PLEASE REVIEW IT!!!

[@vandalsavage2074]

This show did indeed make me cry as well. It also made me get back into animating and wanting to tell a story again. In my opinion it shows what would actually happen if we all knew the truth of our world. And maybe they don't want that but anyway...I thought this was beautiful.

[@0ninuk3]

" Leaving this world isn't scary as it sounds"- hotline miami.

[@KitKatKat87]

Pov what 988 tells me:

[@JessBurns-g5v]

I had a friend who once accused me of being “repressed” because I was quiet. It actually really upset me. I like being quiet. It makes me happy. I’m not broken just because other people have a very narrow view of what happiness can mean to someone. CATEOTW is one of my favourite shows because it’s one of the few that shows that people find joy in different and often unconventional things.

[@solisgirl117]

I loved the show. What stuck out to me when the ex ceo of the First National bank letter was read. The only debt we owe is to ourselves.

[@enio9477]

This is an incredible show. Such a shame that not many people know about it.

[@anodos_]

I'm really bored of "big" parties, "big" fights, and "big" romances. I just need some odd and chill shows like this.

[@SillyNep]

Beautiful show, perfect mix of melancholy and love for humanity tbh, I loved it

[@martinjunior1206]

I personally hope that there isn't going to be a second season. Ending it like that is really amazing as some people shed their final tear together, in just showing in how much they care for each other.

[@Gustoberg]

The beetle broche episode spoke so much to me of how Carol felt about the objects, I see sneakers hanging from the cables, and I wonder why are they there, who lost that toy I saw while walking back home? These are the kind of feelings I try to rationalize but in the end feel sad about the object's story, never knowing who had it makes me feel uneasy

[@eunminji2994]

Just finished watching and the ending is so perfect! Carol got her old cozy life of routine while still maintaining and inspiring a connection of family and friends despite the end of the world coming. I think I wouldn’t handle the show ending with the actual end of the world yet, because everyone in the story were left on a positive note.

[@CartoonUniverse]

i think we will get a sequel AND that the world wont end, but that the earth will now just orbit the giant planet as the giant planet orbits the sun

[@one51media35]

​@@CartoonUniverse I envision their conclusion unfolding like this: in the final moments leading up to the impact, the entire group, comprised of Carol, her parents, her sister, and the various characters they've encountered, converges at a single location. There's an undeniable sense of apprehension as they exchange glances, but surprisingly, smiles emerge, conveying a collective acceptance of the inevitable. With determination in their expressions, they face the approaching celestial body - whether it be a planet or asteroid. As they gaze at the sky, closing their eyes, the subsequent scene reveals them opening their eyes in a heavenly setting. This narrative brings to mind the Steve Carell movie, "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World."

[@calimorale9880]

​@@CartoonUniverseDoubt it tbh. It kinda gies against the theme of the show, and the discordant music at the end was pretty telling

[@koolooc726]

I didn't really understand why the show tells you that no one wants to work and The Distraction is the only exception to the rule, but we still see multiple instances of people still working such as the military, airport, the news, the captain on the ship...

[@CrayCrayslab]

I think they meant boring office work. Being a captain, etc is way different

[@TheAngryMarshmallow]

Well, the captain quit, mid cruise because of a pep talk from the Nurse Aid.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Oh, you abaolutely DON'T want those sorts of folks to stop working. They're critical to keeping a society going. Imagine folks like them stop working in say, during a disaster. Can you imagine what the world will look like in that scenario?

[@jordanpatton3622]

So glad you suggested this show, just finished watching and loved it! I really could relate to Carol and some of her struggles, especially how she struggled with talking to kids and her desire to connect with others and not be a stranger to people was something I could connect with too. It’s tough for me to connect with people many times 😅 But it’s a really good show with a great soundtrack! ❤

[@felixrivera895]

God. This show hit me hard. I am very comfortable in my routines. I felt Carol every step of the way and the fact that she found something that She wanted to live for by the end made me cry

[@anthonyfrias5533]

I just saw it, and I loved it. I related to the character Carol. While watching it, I thought I was just going to be some other Netflix show I'd watch and walk out halfway through and never bother to see again. But I keeped coming back to see what happened next, and I was amazing, beautifully executed, and the characters all felt alive. It's not about the end of the world it's about people living their lives.

[@wazindo]

I love that some of the promo material was a misdirect and they sort of poked fun at that. I was expecting a show that was like the surfing episode. And I think the writers knew that which is why they threw it in and it works because in a true end of the world scenario or those “you have 6 months to live” tropes is living life to the fullest. But there’s 9 billion people on this world and everyone is different. I also loved the abandoned child, it was dark in essence but they handled it light heartedly. I really loved the show even though it wasn’t what I wanted expected.

[@HoodieKiwi]

God I see myself so much in Carol on such an extreme level, like that's me right there 🥹. Her loving the mundane, calm and quiet parts of life resonate me on a personal level. Her going to the abandoned applebees is something I would actually do in this end of world situation it hits so hard, then when everyone starts tearing up because it really hits them that the end of world is actually happening and fast right after they formed such a happy community with each other?!?! is just so bloody sad. Idk if im autistic (ive felt for a really long time that I might be but my mum refuses to let me get me tested cause "im not r*tarded" and "nothings wrong with me" 😒) but I feel like Carol is autistic or a character that many of us can see ourselves in its unreal how hard I feel like her.

[@konobakajay465]

Its stuff like this that reminds me that human beings are such incredible works of art, so complex, and so colorful even the most unassuming person has deeper levels to them that even they might not be aware.

[@witwicky735]

David.

[@jl9088]

I think this show reflects on how humans work, we all ways want to do things that are related to others but we also want to not care and have in itself. Whichever you do is your choice, but we must remember that that choice is always going to stay, as we constantly face a probability of dissapearance.

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

I love this show so much

[@bluepoppies7387]

I cried an average of one time per episode fr. The most striking thing for me is just how the show acts as a huge realisation, a validation of that socially less acceptable. The panorama of the end of the world is an exaggeration of the real world - everyone will eventually die - and this series, from the very first episode, was like a huge "it's okay" voice to me. By making Carol the hero of this series, by showing that the mundane is as deep (or more) than the individualistic mindset of "you only live once", it felt to me like a validation of every personal history, even if it is not unique or "as it should be" in the end of the world. i am on an exchange right now and I couldn't but feel like Carol, everyone obsessed with experiencing their times in this country to the fullest and for me it just felt wrong, I didn't even know that it could be fine to just exist like Carol, to be alright as long as you know what you like and what you don't want your life to be. that's why since chapter 1 this series got my heart, I found beauty in every single story told and i found truth, I aknowledged things that i didnt considered normal or "what it should be" and made me consider the possibility of those being okay. I would have never thuoght about that line of thought, the series reminded me that every story is valid and that there is no correct way to do things, yes one that society will accept, but not one that is not valid or less valuable because of that. A reminder to take the pressure of perfeccionsim off of your shoulders It also made me think of what I truly want in life. I appreciate that the series shows the beauty and humanity of the community over the obsession of the self that we have these days, but this also gave me insight from a personal perspective of what would I like to do?. The surfing episode was almost as striking as the rest, it was like a realisation of the realisation, a reminder that knowing how Carol is, how real or good would it be if she suddenly had this crazy life? idk it made me think so many things, it touched everything on human purpose that could be touched, and i want to be reminded to watch this everytime i feel lost.

[@loveartkelis]

Didnt watch the show yet but im definitely going to now. Something that trips me out though is the fact that Carol almost looks like a cartooned drawing of my grandma and we both sometimes talk about the events of the world while also missing old things. My grandma has a slightly different personality and more confident, but she does live a routine.

[@Llamabinladen]

I think making Carol a monotone character was a pretty great move. The show does a great job telling you in the beginning that this is not your typical show about romance or drama from the get go, and carries that sentiment to the very end by using Carol as a device who avoids all those extrenuous and complicated matters. She only sought simplicity, routine, and companionship. which examplifies your point very well about what the director is trying to portray. Bc we often seem to overcomplicate our lives and forget that the things that really mattered at the end of the day were the bonds we forge with others. There's so much more i like about the show, but i just appreciate what it did for me. I like having lil reminders every now and then.

[@sunekoo]

Awesome show. Hits like later seasons of Bojack

[@AlexaLikes]

I loved the surfing episode and the monologues Carol did in it. I found the show to be oddly comforting after a major loss and even living through the pandemic.

[@DrFalsifairous]

Very important thing I noticed in the last episode is as HR wraps up her repot on the incident. We see the file filled with papers. Alittle thick, including info on Carol and her friends probably. But then in the next scene when the managers come for the report. The file looks empty and thinner. I think HR Kathleen chanced her mind in the end and altered or abandoned the report. Also the last episode hit me the hardest the moment when everyone called out the name HR at applebees. Showing how still no one knew her at all. Till Carol called her by her name Kathleen.. And how Coral who didnt know Kathleen. But WANTED to know her just by learning her name. Made her feel seen. Even when she didnt want to be found. I cried.

[@glenn2277]

SISTERS is one of my favorite episodes … It’s a very unique story and animation, I think it ties together well. “Carpe Diem!”

[@ThatOtherOakDaniel]

What I love about this show is how it could have been so much, much more. It showed you how it could have been distracted from its single goal. It shows you the potential for intriguing complicated, awe inspiring, quizzical, heart wrenching plot lines. Then it gives you the most hear-warming middle finger in tv history. You are reminded, gently and firmly, that mundanity is what the show has come to celebrate. I am jealous of every person who has yet to experience this show and I aim to be bored with these characters for a long time to come.

[@theforgetfulalchemist]

Can't wait to watch this after work great celebration of Friday night

[@ILikeCheeserz]

My buddy told me this show was funny. I watched the first two episodes and said to myself "what the hell about this is funny?" It's just depressing for first two episodes.

[@aliasfakename2267]

Your buddy has a strange sense of humor

[@ijlayugan4149]

The reason I haven't watched the show yet was because I KNEW it would make me cry. But this video convinced me to go watch it. Its worth it❤

[@__OS__]

I feel so identified with this individual. I think we have been bound to a collision since our birth, and it’s called death. Our world has been ending for a long time.

[@sorenbyrd2342]

Such a great comment

[@Starburst514]

It seems Carol is the people who take pleasure in the mundane and simple aspects of life; the kind that isn't meant to look good but just real life. Like the main character trend started out as that, as romanticizing the mundane and taking charge pleasure in the normal things in life but now people use it to identify people who are trying to record anf upload every aspect of thier lives, and don't care about those around them and call everyone NPCs, its living life through a screen and to make ot look like a high energy adventure Especially with all this talk of how there are really no "third places" for people to build community and friendships

[@Lighting_Desk]

This series was damn near perfection. The details, subtext , exploration phonominal writing and a beutifull score.

[@josephang9927]

I felt so sad for the kids being abandoned, but that is exactly what would happen 😢

[@udit9957]

Being a thrill seeker myself, I could never imagine that I would love a show like this. After watching it I have discovered something new inside me and I am loving it. A great show with stunning visuals, and above all, a truthful representation of the beauty of human nature. Kudos to the team who made this exceptional animated series! ❤

[@airrider-jk9ik]

i think the greatest part of the show is its celebration of the mundane it shows the beauty of having friends at a job thats boring, the beauty of hanging out with friends at a casual resturaunt, sorting through items in a lost and found the normal. it shows us that just because something is normal it isnt boring

[@Leiiguess]

I personally think that the “over the top nudity and sex jokes” were on purpose. They’re a major part of the world building and just like Carol, you eventually get used to it in the show. At first it’s jarring but then it becomes routine which I feel perfectly fits with the world Carol’s story takes place in.

[@-whisper-]

Gosh this show is giving so much insight as to why I've been doing bad mentally. This show slowly reveals that people are searching for those mundane things to feel human and connected. I realized that my education is much the same way. With each day I've spend at school I get closer and more comfortable with the people around me, getting that personal human connection. The fact I'm gonna be graduating soon means I won't be able to see or talk to them the same way I did at school and it's quietly been upsetting me. Even tho its the way of life, I feel afraid of what the future will hold for me.

[@peet-janissen5838]

it's always nice to see more good adult animation

[@reese3141]

I didnt see the nudity as something the show wanted us to laugh at or an attempt at "over-the-top sex jokes" at all, i feel like there was very purposefully a symbolic reasoning behind it given how casual and frequent it is, and attention is pretty much never brought to it. I always just saw it as a way of people embracing the end or coming to terms with themselves and their bodies or simplyca way for them to feel free and liberated

[@fallenaster]

yea i personally dislike the tendency of a lot of adult animation to use nudity for shock or edgy humor super annoying and it always takes me out of the situation but i don’t think that that was the case in this show at all. it seemed symbolic and not like it was being played for laughs at all

[@mishfortunes]

I saw it that way too. As an asexual who loves to roam around naked, I felt relaxed by the normalcy and casualty of nakedness in the show. And in a culture that blames the victim of SA for what they were wearing, it's liberating to watch a piece of media that assumes safety. Consent is respected. You can just be free. Nudity isn't inherently sexual (I remember the guy jogging naked). It was truly beautiful

[@yuh7359]

@@fallenasternone of the nude scenes in this show were to be funny tho

[@fallenaster]

@@yuh7359 yea? that’s the whole point of my comment

[@danico8210]

I loved the scene of the boat captain saying "30 fucking years (doing the same)", and abanddonings the boat and quitting everything.

[@CrobatmanIamthenight]

I hope if we get a season 2 that the rest the office sticks behind her if they try and fire her, im really invested in the friendships and growth of them

[@sweetcherry7759]

I just today discovered the show!! Omg, I nearly cried! Didn’t expect to be so emotionally affected by it!

[@nemasis3134]

Just finished. It was true art. I loved it!!!

[@akaTheologic]

This was a great show. I also cried.

[@abrador49]

So glad people are talking about this show. I hope we get more emotional and experimental shows like this from Netflix

[@eggarino]

Netflix continues to genuinely pioneer animation. This was a show unlike anything I have ever seen. It’s art

[@Arabicat.]

I just clicked the last episode and skipped till the end, and it still made me teary-eyed.

[@TheRabble1977]

I haven't watched this video yet, as I am still watching the show. I wanted to comment cause I love his show and it makes me cry. Excited to watch what you have to say when I am done with the show.

[@Jambi14]

A good review of a great though difficult series that is best watched alone - IMO. The show hit me hard as I retired in May after a 43 year career that I just loved as much for the job if not even more for the friends I made over the years. I am still regretting my decision - feeling that a life I had known had ended, but still I know that I needed to make the decision that I did. I needed to pass on my responsibilities to someone younger, healthier and likely with more current skills than mine. This is one of those shows that I think most folks will love or hate depending on where they are in their lives.

[@Aselectir]

I may just be a bit into this video, but I think I’ve already realised something small but hig about me, and maybe others feel the same too. I love mundanity and wonder, to experience normal and then wonderful… Maybe all I want in my life is… happiness.

[@CartoonUniverse]

its never too late for this show and comment section, welcome to Carol Club.

[@leeluv96]

I didn't like the episode with the sister traveling to the waterfalls. But I think that was the point, so i'd say that ep was successful and effective. When we finally get to what the sister was feeling about Carol. My reaction was, "Really, all of that just to come to terms about admiring Carol's choices?" But then I thought how annoyingly accurately they displayed how we get around to things in real life. I'm a straight shooter in a world of people who come around to things. I've made my peace with that in real life but I admit to struggling through it in that episode. So in that respect, that episode was a master piece that i'd care not to sit through ever again. LOL

[@CartoonUniverse]

>I didn't like this episode.... WHICH MEANS IT WORKED! I love this audience.

[@leeluv96]

@@CartoonUniverse ACCURATE!

[@lovers123991]

Yes, I really love this series!! Like they mentioned, the first episode was really hard to get through, but in the end I’m happy I kept watching!

[@sorenbyrd2342]

I saw elements of my life accurately represented on tv. I’m also a routine, relatively introverted person work is my primary source of social connection and enjoyment. I also happen to be an optimistic nihilist so I see myself reacting to this situation similarly. I don’t look for life to have any particular “point” other than me having the experiences. Bonus… I’m asexual so another win for me seeing that Carol wasn’t magically and radically changed by sex and a romantic relationship. I know I’d respond similarly like welp, not into that… what else can I do to pass the time? 😂 I can genuinely see myself choosing to be watching Netflix, drinking tea in my pajamas (things I genuinely enjoy doing) the day the world ends and being content.

[@ralvaradoanchisi]

It had a taste of "Seeking a friend for the end of the world".

[@Artliker1234]

I feel like Carol is like a dry Pam from the office

[@thirdeyeopen2606]

Yes! Lol

[@JJPE]

Just watched it today. Shed some tears on episode 8, admittedly. The whole show just has so much heart to it. Highly recommend, especially during times like now.

[@BlackCat.Designs]

Its not about luxury or crazy stuff.. people really just need to feel valuable acknowleged and to build strong bonds with other people thats what we all need

[@daviper1568]

This is definitely a great series and can definitely relate to many characters. I cried at episode 8 following 2 characters that I thought I would never see or even care about.

[@agamcohen3286]

I cried got related to Carol and just love this show. I want more of it. It's needs to be permanent show and there should be more seasons.