La vida en un tren: un estudio poético del finale de This is Us

Clare Elizabeth Cannon; Jorge Latorre Izquierdo

doi:10.22235/d.v37i2.3377

Autores

Clare Elizabeth Cannon Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Espanha. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4756-5298
Jorge Latorre Izquierdo Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Espanha. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4158-9216

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/d.v37i2.3377

Palavras-chave:

televisão complexa, finale, mito, catarse, desenlace

Resumo

Este artigo analisa em profundidade o penúltimo episódio da série This is Us (NBC, 2016-2022), um verdadeiro finale que compila toda a série, já que o último episódio seria como um epílogo deste. A série recebeu numerosos prêmios, tanto a nível nacional como internacional, devido a sua qualidade estética e narrativa convincente. A análise do episódio explora tanto o seu conteúdo quanto a complexidade narrativa e seu compromisso com a diversidade em temas como raça, gênero, idade, peso, condição socioeconômica, deficiência e diferenças de personalidade. Com técnicas narrativas complexas e foco nas relações interpessoais, o episódio examinado exemplifica como a televisão complexa utiliza gêneros e técnicas narrativas híbridas para impulsionar a transformação positiva dos protagonistas. Ao mesmo tempo, o episódio oferece um exemplo magnífico de como This is Us conseguiu contar histórias humanas cotidianas na televisão em horário nobre, com um roteiro magistral que antecipou e alcançou esse finale impactante e conclusivo, sem perder a capacidade de deixar espaço para a ambiguidade, tal como requer ser narrada a verdadeira complexidade da vida.

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