emotional

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Beyond all that, this curtain call means leaving behind one of TV’s best intergenerational relationships and its most poignant, accurate exploration of the craggy emotional geography of friendships between women.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

He recalls his family going on long trips disguised, in effect, as an ordinary family, and the emotional toll this took on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“You go from having discretionary income to being on a fixed income. That can have a big emotional impact. There’s no more fun, no more playing. It can be hard to accept,” Gilbert said.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Working with screenwriter Will Soodik, Parsons has gone back into that banal maze to find an uncannily mature story about loss and stagnation, about how our self-serving narratives barricade us from emotional growth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“I’ve noticed it usually happens when—well, I’m an emotional sort of fellow, and I do get carried away. I might, ah, readjust the facts slightly; purely for dramatic effect, you understand.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander