Rolling Stone Menu ‘The Flight Attendant’ Sticks the Landing
In a TV age where it’s increasingly rare for series to reach a satisfying end, the Kaley Cuoco comedy-thriller touches down seamlessly
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Back when I used to travel to places in the before time, I would greet the sound of the plane’s wheels touching down on the runway with an exhalation and a little smile. I knew the odds were highly in favor of a safe landing, but it was still reassuring to hear that thunk. When a television show I’m enjoying is about to come in for a landing, I hold my breath more deeply, because the odds are much longer of making it to our destination in one piece. So many things about the way the medium operates work against the idea of a good finale, successful endings can feel like happy accidents.