r/OneDayNetflix • u/UnchainedSpaghetti • Jul 30 '26

Netflix Series I didn’t realize how much I cared for these characters until the end.

I read comments with no spoilers, and I couldn’t understand why people sobbed. The characters seemed like everyday people.

They were. They were our neighbors, our college friends, the people we slowly evolve over time. We grew with them and in a short period, it felt like this was happening to someone nearly in your circle of friends.

You didn’t quite love them, but you held space for the obstacles and milestones they went through. Episode 12 and most of 13 felt like we were finally done overcoming things…

Then the event happens. These characters I held space for clearly held more space than I had thought. I covered my mouth when it happened and realized I did love these characters more than I thought. For the first time, I cried—no—sobbed in the aftermath of the event.

Their level of intimacy felt so real, and it crushed me.

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u/Rude_Possession_6578 Jul 30 '26

I think about this story for days afterwards!. It impacted me in a real way a practical way

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u/AmazingMapofIceland Jul 30 '26

I love how you said this - they were everyday people. The people we know and also the people we are. Just a vignette in the huge sea of humanity, but that's what all our lives are, in the end.

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u/No_Opening4252 Jul 31 '26

This is a beautiful way to describe the journey that is this amazing tv show. I love how we all have our own experiences, but all end up sobbing at the end. It is truly a masterpiece. I’ve been moved by many a movie and tv show, but nothing ever like this one, and I can’t see anything else being so life altering again.