
**Spoilers for HBO's "The Night Of" lie ahead. If you were too busy watching the VMAs and haven't finished the series, look away!**
"The Night Of," HBO's masterful miniseries about a young Muslim-American man facing trial for murder, wrapped Sunday night (August 28), and its closing notes have given the interwebs much to ponder. Some critics were apparently left unfulfilled, panning the finale as "ambiguous" and "vague" — which, honestly, couldn't be further from the truth. Was it a neatly packaged, cookie-cutter conclusion, leaving us with every single string tied? No. Should it have been? Hell no.
For the ending to have been even a sliver less open-ended would have caused the series to crumble in hokey-ness, and thankfully that didn't happen. Far from it. Instead, audiences were provided the clear inferences they needed to walk away relieved while still allowing the plot to maintain a realistic integrity. From a writer's perspective, it was resoundingly well-played.
Of course, it's not like we weren't given any concrete takeaways. The main one being — John Stone (beautifully portrayed by John Turturro) is a damn godsend, and should be listened to by everyone always. As murder suspect Naz's (Riz Ahmed) kinda-sorta lawyer with a big heart and even bigger case of eczema, Stone brought idiosyncrasy, humor, and humanity into every one of his scenes. Here are 5 reasons we love him and want him for our very own.
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