After Life season two spoilers follow, including its ending.
Well, there you have it. By now, if you're reading this article, you have come to the end of After Life's second season – and if you haven't quite finished, you should probably do so before reading any further.
While many questioned whether we even needed to return to Tambury, complete with its dysfunctional but loveable local newspaper team, it could be argued that re-visiting Tony (Ricky Gervais) and his journey towards finding hope in the everyday moments is the kind of telly we need right about now (even if the second season did bring along with it some particularly stinging 'punchlines').
Still mourning the loss of his wife and best friend Lisa (Kerry Godliman), Tony entered some of the other stages of grief. He still saw himself as being married, something that is pulling him back from a potential new relationship with nurse Emma (Ashley Jensen). He has also, much to the relief of viewers, stuck to his epiphany from his final moments in season one: Tony realised that most people are fighting their own internal battles and so a little kindness is always welcome.
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As a result, After Life's second run showed a kinder and much more empathetic side to Tony, extending to both those close to him and complete strangers that he came into contact with. But that did not mean that he was without his struggles this time around – not only was Lisa's presence (or lack thereof) still very much felt with every frame, but Tony had to deal with another loss in his life.
His father (David Bradley), who has spent the entirety of After Life in a care home, passed away towards the end of the series. While devastating, one thing that was of note was the way in which Tony processed this news.
During a recent interview with Digital Spy and other media, Ricky Gervais also highlighted this.
"I like the way he deals with it," Gervais said. "He even says, 'Calm down everyone. This isn't like Lisa. It's the natural order of things.'
"He's philosophical about it. [Tony says] 'I lost him a couple of years ago, if I'm being honest.' And then he starts saying things like, 'Before the illness, I only saw him once a month. After the illness, I saw him every day.'
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"So he's just jabbering about the good times, and the bad times, and his feelings, and his guilt. There's almost a part of him that is not allowed to feel anything that isn't about Lisa, in a way. Do you know what I mean? There's even a part of him that knows he's wallowing and maybe addicted to it."
One of the big returning themes for season two was the will they/won't they storyline between Tony and Emma. The eventual death of his father forced Tony into deciding whether or not he still wanted to see Emma (who, of course, he mainly used to talk to during his visits to the care home).
After his father's funeral, viewers saw Tony sitting at home and experiencing a very dark moment. He was watching a particularly heart-wrenching home video of Lisa, while holding some tablets. But before he could take them, there was a knock at the door and Emma was there to see him.
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Ricky Gervais recently defended his decision to leave the ending open, saying that it kept things much more true to real life.
"I don't like things to be tied up in a bow... I never have. I never liked it in, even, romcoms.... They kiss, and it's the end, and they live happily ever after – well, did they? Because that doesn't usually happen. That's not statistically true," he told Digital Spy and other press.
"People thought he [Tony] was better at the end of [season one]," he continued. "Well, why? Why? Because he had a bit of joy that someone asked him out on a date, and made him feel better for a minute? Is he over depression? Is he over his mental illness? His anxiety? His grief? No, he's not. He’s trying different ways to cope with it.
"So it's got to be ambiguous, because we don't know. It's up and down. It's up and down, like life. We don't know. Someone doesn't say, 'Do you know what? I'm better today, and I'll never be bad again. Bye!' That doesn't happen. We've all got problems, and they reoccur, or we suppress them, or we get over something, and another one pops up.
"So I want it to be: 'Here's a little victory. He might be OK. There might be a third series. But if not, don’t worry about it.' [laughs] So that's why."
After Life seasons one and two are both available to stream on Netflix UK.
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