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We knew why, but she didn’t, making his affectionate turn at the end of the first season immensely moving, and his shocking death at the start of Season 2 pointedly cruel.

But Variety wasn’t alone in their pointedly worded coverage; the New York Times said that the numbers included “a big asterisk.”

As Mourinho pointedly remarks, both his Porto and Inter triumphs have not been repeated.

At the heart of both stories are questions asking whether pain is a necessary part of being human and, more pointedly, whether our carelessly destructive species deserves to exist.

And unlike James, who in 2021 became the first Black Bachelor, Ellis and producers has pointedly sidelined his cultural identity.