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How the ‘Reservation Dogs’ Editors Were Influenced by ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and Robert Altman to Nail the Series Finale
‘Reservation Dogs’ editor Varun Viswanath reveals collaborating with showrunner Sterlin Harjo achieved maximum emotional effect in the series finale.
The central characters all reach different resolutions: Elora (Devery Jacobs) is heading off to a new adventure in college; Bear (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai) learns about independence as his mother takes a job in the city and he creates his path — perhaps with Jackie (Elva Guerra); and Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis), having apprenticed under Fixico, has turned her attention to helping others on the reservation. Viswanath, who cut their first encounter in the pilot, felt Bear went through the biggest emotional growth and that the goodbye was a full-circle moment. “We had to really fight the instinct to cut to separate coverage, deciding instead to let the audience — and the Rez Dogs themselves — feel present in the moment, surrounded by the people and community they love.
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