Daisy Jones and The Six
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I have listened to theAuroraalbum.
Do I like the album?
It seems that I must, and yet I find this fact about myself a little ridiculous.
Still, here I am, a person who has listened toAuroraall the way through.
And now the end of that road is in sight, and Im feeling a little bummed.
Everythings finally started to feel a little more gritty and magical.
Go live your best life, Nicky; rock n roll does not suit you.
Still, Daisys exhausted after the OD and a husk of herself onstage.
And yet she cant let herself take a break from it because the alternative is even scarier.
Offstage, the spotlight is even harsher.
But thats not right now.
Right now, the band is swimming in Grammy nominations and sold-out arenas.
When they playSaturday Night Live, Warren outkicks his coverage and takes home the episodes movie-star host.
Right now, theres every reason to think the Six will be famous forever.
Daisy doesnt even know about Simones record deal.
Its all Simones ever worked for, but its contingent on her keeping her sexuality and Bernie a secret.
In the end, she packs a mournful suitcase and chooses music over love.
But the official beginning of the end starts in Pittsburgh.
And this is the first time weve seen the Six return to Pittsburgh as hometown heroes.
The subject of parenthood has come up intermittently onDaisy Jones.
Its her own mothers angry neglect thats poisoned her against even trying.
In this episode, we learn where Karen and Graham stand on parenthood.
Karen is pregnant and horrified.
And even then, its not clear that Karen would want to be a mother.
Not even Grahams ecstatic reaction to the news seems to soften her perspective.
But when she learns Karen is pregnant, all she says is that shes sorry.
And then the Six go play the hell out of Pittsburgh.
They left Hazelwood as four nerds and one hot groupie in a beat-up van, and theyve returned triumphant.
The band is totally giddy for this show; Daisy and Billy sing through toothy smiles.
And I get why hes pissed.
Its Eddies hometown, too, and Billys stingy with him.
How long can Eddie back up a dude he plainly despises?
More crucially, how long until he bubbles over with the secret that hes slept with Billys wife?
The next domino is Karen and Graham.
Even if its the right decision, its hard to see how theyll move past it.
Billy handles it well, if not perfectly.
Hes firm that hell never leave his wife but also assures Daisy that he wants to be with her.
On the other hand, theres a special kind of pain reserved for the dreams thatalmostcome true, thenearestmisses.
This is what were supposed to be, Billy promises Daisy.
Its a nice idea that there are lots of ways for two people to commit themselves to each other.
That romantic communions arent the only meaningful ones.
Its also really fucking naive.
And watching Billy worry over whats eating at Camila is upsetting Daisy on the same flight.
And then Rod sounds the alarm.
The doomsday clock is hurtling toward zero.
At least before the dream came to an end, The Six got to go home and pinch themselves.
