Series Finale of HBO's "The Night Of" - Show notes & Outlandish Theories

The Night Of episode 8 Notes (Series Finale) 

So this new series Westworld looks nuts - Anthony Hopkins

Night Of Series Finale _ Buckle Up

Riz Ahmed is Nas - Props to that actor a very interesting role to play

Steve Zaillian - Director

Dennis Box is drinking listening to two other cops talk abut TV show ideas, he leaves bar and goes home to review videos of surveillance

Andrea is looking behind her like she might be getting followed - Now we are focusing more on Andrea through Box’s eyes

Chandra is questioning Trevor — and then Dwayne Reed, who is back in jail for another break in

Dwayne Reed has a lot of potential to have motivation for this crime

Helen isn’t questioning Trevor nor Dwayne - interesting

The Undertaker - is now going on the stand — His name is “Day” - his wife got a restraining order against him and called 911 on him

Chandra does a good job examining him

And now we’re back at the gym with Don, and with John Stone - Stone drags him in an alley - next scene, John Stone is giving Don the finger in the security line

Don takes the witness stand - Don admits — that Andrea was outraged about her mother Evelyn’s will giving him half. He also got fired from Equinox for being a creep and he had two restraining orders

He filed a claim in suragotes court for Andrea’s trustfund - at 8am the monday after the saturday night she died and buried her 2 days later

Box is going back through film - Andrea had a fight with some one on camera at a coffee shop and he then appears to following her

Nas is cutting up Cocaine in jail and doing some as well

Chandra and Stone discuss calling Nas to the stand - Stone is very much against it — She asks Nas to testify and he seems to ask for her to help him bring drugs or something into Rikers Island. and it turns out that he asks her for condoms. And now she’s doing some type of Drug deal on CAMERA (unknowingly)  - What is she doing??????????????? My guess is that it’s adrenal or something — THIS IS NUTS

Box is still on this case - running credit cards of people at Locanda night spot the night of andrea’s death

Nas takes the stand — he recants the evening with Andrea

Helen goes for the cross examination - she goes after his character pretty hard. Nas shouldn’t have taken the stand — BONE HEAD MOVE — Helen shreds him

She then quotes Muhammad  to end her speech - she crushes him and then he says “I don’t know” when asked on last time if her killed Andrea. Nas may have “thrown” his on testimony to stay in Jail. 

Stone tells Chandra that she just “convicted” Nas

Stone is back at the Pet Shelter - Bryan Burton - he’s returning the cat. Nas gets a NECK TATOO - what the heck is he doing — he’s blowing his freedom

Box goes back into work - uncovers Ray Halle’s info/ phone number - Box is at the Golf Course - he couldn’t look more out of place

He the appears to be playing slots in Atlantic City - but he’s actually tailing Ray Halle - he apparently beat up a prostitute — he’s also got a gambling issue, and a picture of her on vacation.

Damn!!!! Ray - Freddy and Nas are recruiting a new dude — Nas has some juice in Rikers now

Box breaks it down for Helen — she’s not impressed. Freddy gets a dvd of film from a guard

Stone received a “package” it’s the CD/ DVD — he plays it — it’s Chandra kissing Nas — this is bananas — times a million

Stone goes to see Nas to convince him to let him go public with the DVD

The Judge basically tells Chandra she’s done — makes John Stone the lead attorney - Stone doesn’t want it - There’s snow on ground but Box was golfing - odd

Stone thinks that Box - sent the DVD to him and asks him how it went

Allison Crowe comes back to basically fire Chandra - damn

This show is taking everyone down with it - Helen paints Nas’ lack of memory as a “redaction” for self-preservation. Box gets up and walks out during Helen’s closing arguments

I think Helen just realized that Nas’ knife wasn’t the murder weapon

Stone’s exema is coming back — he’s a basket case - he’s having a panic attack — this is bad news - he goes to emergency room  - Looking grim for Nas

Stone is back in White Gloves giving his speech / closing statement — he’s doing a good job. Talks about the “Rush to Judgement” and about his right to be presumed innocent. That speech is gonna get Turturro an Emmy nomination

There is no verdict from the Jury / Nas has to go back to Rikers/ Stone goes back to Pharmacy/ Chandra goes back to her law firm to pack her desk- Stone is back at Exema anonymous, Nas is cutting up Coke. Freddy give Nas the “I care about you speech” - Tells Nas he smells like “innocence” - calls him the real deal. Calls him a unicorn

They are back in Court and Appear to have a verdict - Nope they are “Deadlocked” — and the judge is heavy fisting the foreman to keep deliberating - the judge dismisses that jury

Helen declines a re-trial - Nas is free - Chandra leaves - Box and Helen exchange a glance - Nas is packing in prison - Freddy isn’t in his room he’s boing - Nas gives him one last look. Freddy gives Nas his “call of the wild’ book - Nas leaves jail. His dad picks him up - 

Box joins NYU campus police — Helen tells Box “over an E-cig” that she wants to go after Ray Halle. 

Nas’ family home is for sale - family dinner is a tad awkward  - has a tough talk with his mom- he “goes out” and he’s meeting with Stone. Nas gives a bad look when his buddy Amir walks into the same place. Stone is back on subway with the chop stick and sandals on. 

Nas is buying drugs on the street. Nas goes back to the “beach” aka the Hudson River, and is free basing - that’s tough to see he remembers Andrea - Stone is home and gets a call for more perinct dwellers and he then sees an ASPCA commercial with a kitten oh boy — Stone is back on the case and Andrea’s cat is back in the Apt

Pretty much a cliff hangar ending in terms of Andrea’s killer and Nas’ future, etc — really interesting series 

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Props to Bryan Burton for joining us on the show this past weekend. Props to Amara Karan for continuing to like us on twitter. And calling out everyone in the FF Fantasy Football league - Chris Oroszko, Patricia Michaelsen, Mark Lawler, Andrew Patterson, Anne Kennedy Sullivan, Andy Maslin, Dan O’Brien, Alex Viano, Doug Brown and Jeremy Johnson - Dan Ruttle is in the league now — we need one more team — pundits — let me know ASAP

Opening Scene - Box is at another murder scene- makes an Andrea Cornish Reference  

Helen - is examining the Coroner and Nas’ mom abruptly gets up and leaves the court room

Chandra - cross examining him - asks about — his interoperation and brings up Mr Mets who eventually got exonerated on appeal - she’s doing a solid job

John Stone is Eye balling Don the Trainer/ Stepdad — He them starts following Don down the street

Chandra is trying to give Mrs Kahn advice on not leaving — Mrs Kahn asks, did I raise an animal

Don is at a fancy dinner with the “Grey lady” he was last seen Training at the end of episode 6

Mr Kahn and Nas’ brother get blamed for anti- muslim graffiti in the neighborhood

Mr.Kahn’s partners - are playing hard ball — about getting a new cab — Mr Kahn and his partners have “Mad Beef” 

Nas is back at Rikers and he’s freebasing again — C’mon Nas

Mrs. Kahn is looking at baby pics of Nas - and someone throws a rock through their window

John Stone is at the gym  Don works at — going really slow on the treadmill and “asking around” as usual

Andrea’s tax advisor - brings credit card statements of Don — he’s maxed out on all 3 — and he’s filed for Bankruptcy twice already

John Stone is talking to a former lover of Don’s (his ex wife) and Don tried to strangle her once - and she’s coming on to good old John Stone

Amir - bought amphetamines from Nas - Helen is making Nas seem like a Drug Dealer

Stone is fixing some Fancy feast for the cat — seems like the Cat is content - why cuz all cats want is food, yarn and to be left alone

Stone is going to see his son at schools — his son is big timing him // Stone is trying to give “Gooden” his son, the cat

Nas is back in Jail and he’s feeling bad about the lil secret between Jimmy ad Freddy’s cousin // Nas has to speak to the cousin’s mom - and he’s muling again — and it’s still pretty nasty

DA is examine Nas’ former couch - The Coach revels that Nas sent a second kid to the hospital — he through a fun coke can at his face. Chandra is BLINDSIDED once again

The Kahn’s are at the Pawn Shop giving away family heirlooms - this is really sad stuff

Don is trying to threaten John Stone - he’s def a DBag — but we’re all starting to like Nas a lot less as well

Nas calls his mom, she won’t take the call — this episode is moving FAST — bouncing all over

Box is being cross-examined by Chandra — Box says he’ll take evidence over a confession any day of the week

Stone really loves that cat - and that cat “breaks are” of the guest room and cuddle s with Stone- NOT GOOD his breathing is a mess — He goes back to the Eastern Healer — Healer says “get rid of your cat” over and over — healer is Mr. Yee — and Stone admits that he basically “loves his cat” 

Box, at the bar, filling out his NYPD pension fund -  Mr Kahn seems his share of the “taxi medallion” 

Andrea’s drug dealer is being cross-examined by Chandra - He admits to selling Andrea Special K and Ecstasy  

Nasir - says that his dad is the only person in the wold who believes him - Chandra grabs his hand and says she does — Chandra and Nas are kissing in prison - WHAT !?!?!?!? Also - it’s on camera — also, also he has a new hand tattoo that says “Bad” 

Stone is getting prints of pictures - Notices ones on of nAs’ inhaler

Back in court — Chandra - examines a witness (Doctor)/ photographer guy  - he’s a forensic expert - and his testimony really seems to be helping — he a hasn’t missed a single thing. Profound evidence about the table containing Andrea cells, the broken lock, the fact that an intruder could scale the tree outside. His name is Dr. Katz and he’s a pathologist. 

Helen - tries to bring out the smarminess of Dr Katz — and it works

Stone finds out that Box gave Nas back his inhaler on the night of the crime // Box is packing up his stuff and Stone goes to confront him outside the precinct

Box is back on the witness stand - and Chandra is examining him — Brings up Trevor, Dwanye Reed, Mr. Kaval, Mr Day (the hearse driver), she then goes to the picture of the Inhaler and calls him out. Box acts pretty uppity on the witness stand

Nas goes to bathroom at Rikers ( i hate bathroom scenes at riikers) - He sees blood — Freddy’s nephew kills himself (His name is Petey) — sad - Freddy is pissed - Nas tells Freddy about Jimmy

Box is walking the streets - towards the bar — it’s his retirement party - he’s getting crummy gifts and a set of golf clubs — Box is pissed

The back and fourth of Nas and Box is pretty powerful - Nas is about to assist Freddy in a murder in prison - Freddy is ICE COLD

Damn - Sad ending - Box is all alone with his golf clubs and Jimmy is dead — Nas uses the inhaler as a “prop” in this murder — a lot is well done in this show

Steve Zillian is the creator and according to Bryan Burton - he’s the real deal - Series Finale, next week