Even Demon 79 has a happy ending!
This seems to be what Carols daughter wants moral ambiguity; a reason to justify her bitterness towards Phillip.
By discovering this, Phillip finally gains closure about his failed relationship with Carol and can move on.
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Its ironic, wistful, and cathartic.
Its also an implied approval of using AI technology to engage with grief.
In fact, Giamatti himself, an admitted technophobe, praised therapeutic AI technology in aninterview with Netflix.
Theres something beautiful about how AI is easing somebodys grief and easing somebodys sense of loss, he said.
I do feel like the characters coerced somewhat by it, but ultimately, its a good thing.
This sort of AI-positive messaging is preferred byBlack Mirrors streaming home, Netflix, as well.
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Worse yet, the endorsement of AI in Eulogy gives weight to companies that currently sell grief-related AI.
HereAfter AI and Project December are both companies that employ AI to recontrust the personalities of deceased loved ones.
Of course, Im not judging anyone whos conscious of this and does it anyway.
Im a huge fan of disassociating!
But for every argument made in Eulogy, there should be a Be Right Back warning presented alongside it.
Eulogy, and Netflixs official discussion of the text, is missing that.
Must we make this worse?
You just know that some moneyed tech bro is going to see this episode and get the wrong idea.
