After
- Episode aired May 29, 2020
- 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2.6K
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Series finale. The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.Series finale. The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.Series finale. The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.
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- Quotes
Andy Barber: Who the hell are you?
Father O'Leary: I'm an old friend of your pop's. He asked me to look out for you. Congratulations, by the way.
- ConnectionsReferences Step Brothers (2008)
- SoundtracksYou Were a Kindness
Written by Aaron Dessner and Matt Berninger
Performed by The National
Featured review
Well Written, Directed, Produced and the Sound Editing is a masterpiece
Despite a slow start, Defending Jacob's last episode delivers a tense chunk of drama, ending with an unexpected twist. While the finale didn't answer all the questions, it offers up an unnerving conclusion to the story line and will keep you guessing with its conclusive and ambiguous ending. The season finale of Defending Jacob starts with Andy waking up on the sofa and getting a phone call. He heads into his room to see his wife who tells her that Patz has confessed to the murder. Relieved, they both speak to Andy about it before heading into court where the judge announces that the charges have been dropped and Jacob is now free. They then leave the court and as they thank Joanna in the car park, Dan Rifkin runs towards them to confront Jacob, claiming that he still thinks he has done it. O'Leary arrives to stop and hold him down but Laurie tells him to just let him go. As Andy asks him just who he is, he reveals himself to be a friend of his father. As the days go by, the family try their best to get back to normality. Laurie looks at a picture album, crying and telling her husband she truly believed Jacob did it after they read the story he wrote. He does his best to reassure her as they try to put things behind them. Andy later visits Lynn in the court house to talk about his possible return but he explains that he can't come back after what happened. Andy starts thinking about O'Leary, he decides to visit his father in prison and asks him if he got Patz set up. Billie insists that he doesn't know what he is talking about. We then flashback to Patz writing his confession as we see O'Leary making him do it at gunpoint. Billie tells him that it is for the best for his son and insists that Patz is a paedophile so he explains that he has a choice between being a good man or a good father. He finishes the conversation by telling him that if Jacob wants to meet his grandpa, he knows where to find him. Unable to sleep, Laurie remembers that Jacob came back with a different shirt as he claims to have left it on the beach. She finds Andy outside who tells her about Patz and what his father did. She then realises that Jacob was not really innocent and wonders if he had anything to do with Hope. Thankfully though, Hope is later found as we learn that someone drugged her. Despite Jacob's innocence over Hope's disappearance, the Barbers decide to cut their trip short due to their anxiety. Doubt now set in their minds, especially for Laurie. Two weeks later, the Barbers put their house on the market and start planning their move to Colorado. Knowing his wife is very anxious, Andy tells her that she can take all the time she needs before moving. After the interrogation, Andy heads to hospital to see his son who is hooked up to a lot of machines and in a coma. His wife on the other hand, escaped the crash with just a few scratches. He tells her that the court voted for no indictment and agrees that it was an accident. She worries that when Jacob wakes up, he will think it wasn't an accident as she can't remember what happened that day. Andy does his best to reassure her and tells her to get some rest. The episode ends as Andy returns to an empty house and sits on his son's bed while drinking, drowning out his sorrows. While most of the season was quite slow, this latest episode brought some needed tension and suspense to the series - especially during the last 15 minutes. This unexpected and shocking twist shows a desperate Laurie unable to cope with the situation anymore as she believes her son is guilty. This was quite intriguing but unfortunately big questions still remain over whether Jacob was really the murderer.
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- Sep 25, 2022
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