I know a lot of viewers hated this episode, and I can see why. Because they fail to grasp what the actual message was. It was definitely not a straightforward story and you have to take into account all the information you are given. Nick was clearly troubled and was taken advantage of by people online. I also know a lot of viewers think he killed his mom, but I get the feeling they talked him into hunting down his father. I think his father was the "shadow" because if you pay attention everything fell apart when his dad left, those are Nick's words. The group also looked the father up and showed Nick. I think Nick hunted down and killed his father, hence why the shadow was running and eventually got on his knees. I could be wrong, you never know. But I think it was executed nicely. I think everyone who hates it just had different expectations of what the story was meant to be like.
Review of Eugene, Oregon
