They are simply entering a five-year holding pattern that Aidan promises will go by in a silent snap. Yes, Wyatt needs steady, present parents right now, but this idea that his recovery will take precisely five years, and that they couldn’t still visit each other during that time, is contrived. The Season 2 finale doesn’t feel final at all. Instead, it feels as if each character were on the verge of becoming richer, more seasoned versions of themselves. Who would have imagined 25 years ago that the traditionalist Charlotte would become the most vocal feminist of them all?

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Persons: Carrie aren’t, Aidan, Wyatt, Carrie, Aidan —, Charlotte, Harry Locations: America