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''Olive Kitteridge'' is a miniseries based on the 2008 [[Literature/OliveKitteridge novel of the same name]] by Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge (Creator/FrancesMcDormand) is a depressive, retired schoolteacher who lives with her husband, Henry (Creator/RichardJenkins) in Crosby, Maine. The two have a troubled son named Christopher, who becomes a podiatrist after college. The story charts Olive's problems bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
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''Olive Kitteridge'' is a miniseries based on the 2008 [[Literature/OliveKitteridge novel of the same name]] by Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge (Creator/FrancesMcDormand) is a depressive, retired schoolteacher who lives with her husband, Henry (Creator/RichardJenkins) in Crosby, Maine. The two have a troubled son named Christopher, Christopher (Creator/JohnGallagherJr), who becomes a podiatrist after college. The story charts Olive's problems bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
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''Olive Kitteridge'' is a miniseries based on the 2008 [[Literature/OliveKitteridge novel of the same name]] by Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge is a depressive, retired schoolteacher who lives with her husband in Crosby, Maine. The two have a troubled son named Christopher, who becomes a podiatrist after college. The story charts Olive's problems bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
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''Olive Kitteridge'' is a miniseries based on the 2008 [[Literature/OliveKitteridge novel of the same name]] by Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge (Creator/FrancesMcDormand) is a depressive, retired schoolteacher who lives with her husband husband, Henry (Creator/RichardJenkins) in Crosby, Maine. The two have a troubled son named Christopher, who becomes a podiatrist after college. The story charts Olive's problems bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
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''Olive Kitteridge'' is a miniseries based on the 2008 [[Literature/OliveKitteridge novel of the same name name]] by Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge is a depressive, retired schoolteacher who lives with her husband in Crosby, Maine. The two have a troubled son named Christopher, who becomes a podiatrist after college. The story charts Olive's problems bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Averted. Both Olive and Henry contemplate leaving each other but don't go through with it.
* YourCheatingHeart: Averted. Both Olive and Henry contemplate leaving each other but don't go through with it.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Averted. Both Olive and Henry contemplate leaving each other but don't go through with it.SliceOfLife
* YourCheatingHeart: Averted. Both Olive and Henry contemplate leaving each other but don't go through with it.
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* DysfunctionJunction: Most, if not all of the characters are deeply flawed people trying to make their way through life, with some being more successful than others.
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: After his stroke, Henry becomes unresponsive to the world around him to the denial of Olive.
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: After his stroke, Henry becomes unresponsive to the world around him to the denial of Olive.]]
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: After his stroke, Henry becomes unresponsive to the world around him to the denial of Olive.
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* MoralityPet: Clancy acts as one for Olive, with Olive even admitting to holding off on suicide until the former dies. [[spoiler:And he does.]]
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* AdaptationDistillation: The original novel was more akin to a collection of short stories focusing on the lives of the residents of Crosby, while the miniseries is centered more around the experiences of Olive.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Averted. Olive attempts suicide in a park but is interrupted when some children playing in the woods notice her. Also leads to her HeelRealization]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Averted. Olive A common theme in the series. [[spoiler:Averted with Kevin and Olive, who attempts suicide in a park but is interrupted when some children playing in the woods notice her. Also leads her, leading to her HeelRealization]].HeelRealization, but played straight with Rachel]].
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* LonelyTogether: [[spoiler:Olive and Jack.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: Subverted with Henry and Denise. Despite the former's growing feelings and increasing paternalism, he doesn't act on his urges, and Denise ends up with Jerry.
* OppositesAttract: [[spoiler:Olive and Jack wind up together at the end of the miniseries despite their contrasting political views.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: Subverted with Henry and Denise. Despite the former's growing feelings and increasing paternalism, he doesn't act on his urges, and Denise ends up with Jerry.
* OppositesAttract: [[spoiler:Olive and Jack wind up together at the end of the miniseries despite their contrasting political views.]]
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* HeelRealization: By the end of the series, Olive comes to the conclusion that her troubles with Christopher were her own fault and that she was awful to Henry.
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* HeelRealization: By the end of the series, Olive comes to the conclusion that her troubles with HappilyMarried: Christopher were her own fault and that she was awful [[spoiler:Ann]].
* HostageSituation: Olive and Henry get held hostage in the hospital. Thankfully, the police manage toHenry.save everyone after a relatively short period of time.
* HostageSituation: Olive and Henry get held hostage in the hospital. Thankfully, the police manage to
* JerkassRealization: By the end of the series, Olive comes to the conclusion that her troubles with Christopher were her own fault and that she was awful to Henry.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Olive is ''not'' a nice person but she's well-meaning.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Olive is ''not'' a nice person but she's well-meaning.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Played with. Both Olive and Henry contemplate leaving each other but don't go through with it.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Played with.Averted. Both Olive and Henry contemplate leaving each other but don't go through with it.
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* HowWeGotHere: The series begins with Olive contemplating suicide at a park before flashing back to nearly 25 years prior. It's only at the final episode that we catch up to Olive going to the park to commit suicide.
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* PragmaticAdaptation: The book is a collection of 13 short stories, with changing protagonists and over 90 named characters. Understandably, the series concentrates on the title character.
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Olive Kitteridge is a miniseries based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge is a depressive, retired schoolteacher who lives with her husband in Crosby, Maine. The two have a troubled son named Christopher, who becomes a podiatrist after college. The story charts Olive's problems bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members andfriends.friends.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Olive, through and through. She also serves as a heavy {{deconstruction}} since it ruins her personal relationships.
* DecemberDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Olive and Jack begin one after Henry dies]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Averted. Olive attempts suicide in a park but is interrupted when some children playing in the woods notice her. Also leads to her HeelRealization]].
* HeelRealization: By the end of the series, Olive comes to the conclusion that her troubles with Christopher were her own fault and that she was awful to Henry.
* SliceOfLife
* YourCheatingHeart: Played with. Both Olive and Henry contemplate leaving each other but don't go through with it.
Olive Kitteridge is a miniseries based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge is a depressive, retired schoolteacher who lives with her husband in Crosby, Maine. The two have a troubled son named Christopher, who becomes a podiatrist after college. The story charts Olive's problems bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and
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!!This series has examples of:
* DeadpanSnarker: Olive, through and through. She also serves as a heavy {{deconstruction}} since it ruins her personal relationships.
* DecemberDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Olive and Jack begin one after Henry dies]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Averted. Olive attempts suicide in a park but is interrupted when some children playing in the woods notice her. Also leads to her HeelRealization]].
* HeelRealization: By the end of the series, Olive comes to the conclusion that her troubles with Christopher were her own fault and that she was awful to Henry.
* SliceOfLife
* YourCheatingHeart: Played with. Both Olive and Henry contemplate leaving each other but don't go through with it.
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Olive Kitteridge is a miniseries based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge is a depressive, retired schoolteacher who lives with her husband in Crosby, Maine. The two have a troubled son named Christopher, who becomes a podiatrist after college. The story charts Olive's problems bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
