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A lot of bad stuff happened here. It’s as good a place as any for it to end.
— Bud White · L.A. Confidential
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker admits much bad happened in this place, then shrugs that it is as fitting a spot as any for it to finish. The tone is weary and resigned rather than triumphant, treating the ending as a quiet closing of a painful chapter.
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