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Dec 29, 2022 · December 29, 2022. [This story contains major spoilers to the finale of FX on Hulu ’s Fleishman Is in Trouble, “The Liver,” which released 12:01 a.m. ET on Dec. 29.] Fleishman Is in Trouble...
- Jackie Strause
Dec 29, 2022 · A fresh and detailed work on human emotions, ways of dealing with acute problems, and what might be called a severe midlife crisis comes to an end with “Fleishman is in Trouble” Episode 8.
Dec 29, 2022 · You may recall that in the premiere episode, Toby mused reverently that the liver is such a forgiving organ, that it heals itself by growing new tissue. Naming the finale “The Liver” is an act...
- Sophie Brookover
- Contributor
Dec 29, 2022 · An interview with Lizzy Caplan about the finale of ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble,’ the FX series based on the novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. “I have friends that ask themselves these questions...
- Jen Chaney
- TV Critic
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In one added scene that's not present in the novel, Toby takes his daughter Hannah (Meara Mahoney Gross) to see their rabbi about her fast-approaching bat mitzvah. Throughout the show, there's been mentions that Hannah has been diligently studying her haftarah reading, but in the rabbi's office, she decides that she doesn't want to go through with ...
Seth invites Libby and Toby to a party where he proposes to his younger girlfriend Vanessa (Frances Li), a peace offering after the trio's hurtful words to one another at the reunion for their study-abroad trip in Episode 6. In the novel, that conversation between the friends never gets so heated, but a separate fight gets alluded to: When Toby lea...
At Seth's party, Libby and Toby discuss the book that she wants to write, one that's about his divorce and tumultuous summer. Or, as Libby puts it, "It'll be about everything." When Toby asks her about the book's ending, she imagines that Rachel unexpectedly comes home one night when it finally rains again. That meta discussion happens in the novel...
The finale also focuses closely on how Libby and her husband Adam's (Josh Radnor) marriage has been affected by the summer. After Libby hears Rachel's story and confronts Toby, she finally heads home to New Jersey. In the novel, Libby can tell Adam is unhappy with her behavior but she doesn't really relay the fallout of her prolonged absence nor do...
- Annie Lyons
Dec 29, 2022 · Yes, Libby and Adam remain together. The final episode establishes that Libby is the author’s surrogate. She speaks about the novel she wants to write, the plot of which resembles ‘Fleishman is in Trouble.’ She, Toby, and Seth reconcile at the party where Seth proposes to Vanessa.
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Fleishman Is in Trouble is an American drama television miniseries created by Taffy Brodesser-Akner based on her 2019 novel of the same name. The series premiered on FX on Hulu on November 17, 2022.