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Is the ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Ending Hopeful or a Total Downer?

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Audiences and critics are split on how to read the film’s ending. But its implications are clearer than they may seem.

Juan Barquin
Juan Barquin
A photo illustration of Justice Smith in “I Saw the TV Glow'
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/A24
Juan Barquin

Juan Barquin

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