Many shows and movies have the apocalypse theme, and most of them try to show humans trying to avoid the apocalypse in one manner or another.
Then, some take place after the apocalypse, and we call it the post-apocalyptic world. Then there are some movies and shows where humanity is slowly residing to fate, as they all know that apocalypse is inevitable.
The animated show Carol and the End of The World by Dan Guterman on Netflix is categorized into this third category. In this article, we will take a look at how the show was concluded.
Plot of the show
The show focuses on a titular lead as she is shown the last of her few months on Earth, which is soon going to get demolished by a huge mystery planet.
She is finding new friends, reconnecting with her family, and finding a new purpose in life for quality time. The miniseries is not very focused; it wanders a lot, and its episodes look dull.
But don’t get me wrong, and this is the entire theme of the show, blended with beautiful animations and voice acting, which makes a calm but anxiety-inducing watching experience.
The show has a beautiful animation that will keep the whole audience focused on the screen and the scenes. The show is available to stream on Netflix.
The Investigation
The finale of the show starts with a woman spotting something at the office and starting to cry. A man sees her, and he also begins to sob. Everyone starts to cry profusely except Luis, Donna, and Carol.
With only 3 months and 21 days left, the HR of the office describes the incident in a tale recorder. The spontaneous behavior, which she calls hysteria, she believes talking around the water machine, laughing, hugging, and giving high-fives are categorized under erratic behavior, and she believes Carol is behind all this.
What did Carol do?
The HR woman believes Carol is friendly and can destroy The Distraction. The next day, HR begins to spy on Carol and illustrates her personality as docile. HR woman thinks that the professional aspect of the office is gone.
When Carol tries to plan a lunch swap, the HR woman cancels it, as she cannot risk any development of friendship among the employees.
She even starts to investigate Luis and Donna. She is infuriated that they have group tanning sessions and Spanish Club.
Somewhere else, Carol is enjoying her time with family when Michael proposes to Pauline and Bernard. In between all this, Keppler’s pull skills the Earth’s rotation to 19-hour days and nights.
How does season one end?
The managers asked the HR woman to submit her report again, accusing her of messing with the reports. She continues to work on her report and finds out that the crying in the office has started because they’re all now a community and not just co-workers.
A community that will be lost soon. HR woman says that The Distraction’s job was to think against the sentiments and chaos outside, but that foundation is falling.
She’s about to blame everything on Carol, but then a woman walks in and asks her if she is going to join the happy tour.
She says no, and Carol wishes Kathleen a good night. Listening to her name completely shocks her. She starts to cry, and it is for the first time that a woman cries.
Kathleen completed and submitted the report, the manager entered the office, and alongside the report, he found a recorder.
The planned happy hour continued with Carol; she was more emotional after seeing what she had built. Kathleen is on a train of her own, and Keppler is looming over the planet and looks larger than ever.
It was a good way to end season one. The show had satisfying character developments, but it has left room for the development of season 2.
