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various stages of a long-standing stages of life is one of the most nal honesty that resonates with
relationship: the wear and tear, profound and subtle decisions the audience's experience. “The
the unfulfilled expectations, the in the series. The narrative uses Four Seasons” tackles ageing,
secrets, and the complicity that the changing seasons to reflect fear of the future, and the com-
persists despite adversity. The the emotional evolution of the plications of relationships with
plot is not afraid to expose the characters, marking their grow- a mixture of lightness and dep-
vulnerability of each of the cha- th, stagnation, and even decline th, without ever losing focus on
racters, who face their internal throughout the story. Like the the characters and their internal
conflicts while trying to maintain seasons, the characters also go struggles. Despite a few more
the facade of an intact friend- through periods of transforma- forced moments and an uneven
ship. In addition, it also explores tion, reinvention, and confron- pace at times, the series manages
themes such as the fear of ageing tation with the inevitability of to convey a realistic portrait of
and the pressures associated with change. The story also features the emotional tensions that ari-
social expectations about family moments of brightness and times se when the past and the future
and professional life, with a par- of turmoil. collide. The Four Seasons teaches
ticular focus on the middle class. us that life can be hard, but the
Throughout the episodes, the se- journey is worth it when we have
In “The Four Seasons”, the use of ries balances the complexities of true friends, even in the most di-
the seasons as metaphors for the time and change with an emotio- fficult times.

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