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Am I the only one who wanted Steve Carell's character... [spoilers]


To get with his high school sweetheart Olivia? Or at least give her a chance.

I love Keira Knightley's performance and she had a lovely friendship and rapport with Carell onscreen but I just didn't buy them as fated lovers, there really wasn't much of a romantic vibe there. Maybe because the age difference is so big, dunno.

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You didn't buy them as lovers. Could it be because of moments like the end scene where we see them sleeping inches apart and having separate blankets? Sheesh! Talk about platonic and yet they are trying to sell these as lovers.

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They are sharing the same blanket and Sorry is lying in betwixed them. And its more of a quilt then a blanket, but who really gives a flying f$&#.

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Yes. I would liked to have seen him be with Olivia. Carell and Knightley were friends to share the end of the world. But they weren't true lovers.

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You say they were not true lovers, I agree, They both were with other people whom they would have died with just before there encounter. They simply died with a new found friend. Just as good. The thing is both people whom they were with got the short end of the stick as his wife would certainly feel guilt and the boyfriend's fate is a guess of what ever happened to him.

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Maybe it's just the end of the world moment where you just needed that last sense of love. I think they found it both in each other. Doubtful it's true love but when it's the end of the world you take what you can get.

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The first scene really shadowed it

When Linda leaves Dodge it was because of `apocalypse`

Then, Olivia send a letter because of `apocalypse`

Both of them are triggered by something, and i dont think its not a natural way

IMHO Penny and Dodge were more natural, from the first time they met, until the last scene where Penny goes back to see Dodge while he`s in Penny apartment

For me, that settles it that the two made for each other

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I felt sorry for the highschool sweet heart. Like seriously. I was suspecting that Steve and Kiera would be put together, but I didn't expect it to really happen. At least the old girlfriend had her son for company. I dont know lol.

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