Psychotic Episode 5I told Rob that this is an episode I don't feel I need to watch again for a very, very long time. Every now and then I rewatch some of my favorites, and I'll probably only watch that one on a full rewatch. It's too smurfing bleak and heartbreaking. But I think what it did, it did really well. It annoyed me for awhile that we don't know why the world is this way, who these people are, who made the dogs. But we don't have to; that's not what this story is about. It's about perseverance and the way simple kindness is what gives life meaning. Three people are willing to risk their lives just to give a dying boy a small shred of comfort with a teddy bear. It's a goddamn slow burn, but that final shot is what retroactively makes the entire episode excellent.

But again--I don't want to rewatch it any time soon. It did its job.