They say ‘talking is healing,’ but with crime and caution, talking can also be ‘killing.’ ‘The Girl From Plainville,’ the 2022 American miniseries, shows us how that can transpire. The true-crime drama is yet another on-screen take on the infamous case of Michelle Carter(Elle Fanning) and Conrad ‘Coco’ Roy(Colton Ryan). The show portrays the series of events that lead to the death of Conrad Roy and delves deep into the part that Michelle Carter plays in its occurrence. The viewers were kept glued to the show until the premiere of the eighth and final episode. In this article, we will be explaining the ending of ‘The Girl From Plainville’ and paint an idea of the finale.
The further exploration of their tragic relationship, the final say on Michelle’s face, and the ‘what could have been’ dreamlike sequences make up some of the key highlights of the season-ender. The series might have come to an end, but the viewers have shown an interest in having the know-how of the portrayal of this most extraordinary turn of events. Let us be your guide in taking a closer look at it. But before that, with care and caution, SPOILERS AHEAD!
The Girl from Plainville Ending: What happens in the finale?
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‘The Girl from Plainville’ ending will duly be explained following this brief sketch of what we see in the season finale. The episode titled ‘Blank Spaces’ starts with Michelle texting her friend Natalie Gibson about her concerns over Coco’s life as he was still missing. On parallel lines, we also see her texting Coco to have no second thoughts regarding the suicide that was planned for him. It almost seems as if Michelle led a completely different life in different chatboxes. Now, continuing with explaining the ending of ‘The Girl from Plainville,’ we eventually see Coco agreeing to go through with the act of killing himself. At the same time, Michelle reassures him that he’ll be doing the right thing.
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On that day, already knowing it’s going to be his last, Coco is shown to be enjoying and valuing the little things in life. He accompanied his mother and sister to the beach. Coco eats guacamole for the first time, something that catches his mother’s attention. He watches on with a smile, as a kid builds a sandcastle. Furthermore, in this explanation of the ending of ‘The Girl from Plainville,’ we would especially like to mention how Coco waits to hear his mother stopping him from having dinner outside on his way out to end his life. He eventually sets out of home for the last time ever, not seeing it coming. It was evident that if he at all had any will to live, that was down to the affection he had for his family.
The Girl From Plainville: What happens in the court?
Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter. Image credits: Hulu.
Michelle is sent to prison. The court convicted her of involuntary manslaughter and she was handed a 15-month sentence behind bars. While explaining the second half of the ending of ‘The Girl from Plainville,’ we will delve into the hypothetical ‘could have been’ life that Michelle is shown to desire. In what could have been an alternate reality, she hopes to have stopped Coco from doing the deed and to have met him when they were a bit older.
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In the show’s final scenes, we see Coco’s parents getting along together more caringly than before, following their son’s death. Michelle gets taken away to custody while we get a sense of a helplessly regretful feeling growing inside her. The Girl From Plainville ending shot can be explained as a display of the lack of acceptance that Michelle might have come to expect.
The Girl From Plainville: Where to watch?
The show originally premiered on Hulu on March 29th, 2022, in the United States. Since then, it has been made available in India on the same platform. Online viewers with subscriptions can stream to the last episode on Hulu. Furthermore, it has also been made available on StarzPlay in the UK, the W Network website in Canada, and Stan. in Australia.
Readers can also read the captivating ‘The Girl from Plainville‘, the 2017 Esquire article by Jesse Barron, on which the miniseries is loosely based on.
