What Did Owen Say At The End Of The Last Thing He Told Me?

The miniseries follows Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey who try to uncover Owen's past and understand him.
The miniseries follows Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey who try to uncover Owen's past and understand him.( Source : twitter )

Owen says to Hannah "the could have been boys still love you" at the end of The Last Thing He Told Me. The finale episode premiered on May 19, 2023.

The American thriller TV miniseries is based on the novelist Laura Dave's novel of the same name.

It focuses on Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter Bailey Michaels who tries to learn the past life of the man they know as husband and father.

Owen Michaels married Olivia and has a beautiful daughter Bailey. After her demise, he married Hannah, but she faced a hard time dealing with her stepdaughter.

She unexpectedly developed a bonding with her stepdaughter as her husband, Owen, vanished after his company got busted for fraud.

It has created by screenwriter Josh Singer and Laura Dave. The show aired on April 14, 2023, starring Jennifer Garner, Angourie Rice, Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.


What Did Owen Say To Hannah At The End?

Owen said "The could have been boys still love you" to Hannah at the end of The Last Thing He Told Me.

Hannah believed Owen wanted the best for Bailey and her life, per Decider.

The finale episode shared insight into the future lives where Hannah and Bailey progressed in their relationship while Owen was out of their life.

After five years, Hannah meets her husband, Owen, at an exhibition.

She encounters the straggle-bearded version of him. As a result, she drops the papers all over the floor, and Owen expresses he still loves her while picking up those papers.

However, he leaves her at the end.

Before Bailey's arrival, Hannah noticed the man who walked behind her from the door. She glimpsed the man's ring, which looked like a similar wooden ring made by Owen.
Before Bailey's arrival, Hannah noticed the man who walked behind her from the door. She glimpsed the man's ring, which looked like a similar wooden ring made by Owen.( Source : instagram )

Fans feel it's creepy what he said at last. Some turned on subtitles to get what he told Hannah.

They believed it was tormenting for Hannah and were amazed why someone could do this to a woman they love.

Some say she realized she would never have him in her life again, and she may have just gotten over all of this fear and heartbreak after five years.

In these years, she became successful and had a good relationship with her husband's daughter. As a result, they wanted him to let her be.

The Last Thing He Told Me Ending Explained

The Last Thing He Told Me Ending reveals that Bailey and Hannah decide to start their new life.

They depart from the Airport and talk about Nicholas on the plane. When the plane took off, a prominent wood sculptor, Hannah, remembered Owen mentioned, 'Maybe I just like the idea of being far away.'

Even she memorized the romantic talk and the life they would head in five years. She started crying and holding her hand with her stepchild, where she was wearing the ring made by Owen.

The series moves forward five years later with Hannah's life.

Hannah and Bailey are living safe life in San Francisco, where a wood sculptor founded her gallery. She called her stepdaughter and asked her if she got lost.

In the end, Hannah faced her vanished husband, Owen, who disappeared by telling her he still loves her
In the end, Hannah faced her vanished husband, Owen, who disappeared by telling her he still loves her( Source : instagram )

The character described the location of her work on the second floor near the southwest entrance. She suggests Bailey's look for the airplane.

Even she teases her if she is with the famous chef and tells her he is in a Cardigan.

She cut the phone and mentioned she would see her in a minute. She was waiting for her stepdaughter as she conducted a woodturning exhibition.

Afterward, Hannah started managing the papers, and she noticed the man with the bread and a cap slightly touching the paper on the table. 

The wood sculptor glimpsed the man's ring, which looked like a similar wooden ring made by Owen.

When the man looked at Hannah, she slipped papers on the floor, realizing he was Owen. He helped her take those papers while touching her right hand gently.

While feeling her hand for the last time, he told her, 'The could have been boys still love you.'

After the sudden encounter, she breathes heavily. Before she comes to her sense, Owen already steps away from the door.

Her stepdaughter walks in with her new boyfriend and calls her mom, which lights up Hannah's face.

In the end, Hannah recognizes although Owen loves his family, he will never live ever again with them, per Parade.

When the husband disappeared, the step-mom and daughter went on a wild goose chase and progressed their relationship at last
When the husband disappeared, the step-mom and daughter went on a wild goose chase and progressed their relationship at last( Source : instagram )

The viewers feel the conclusion ruins the entire series. They added the finale was underwhelming and made the whole thing feel pointless.

Fans agree it was anticlimactic for a finale and a bit drawn out.

They shared that they got attracted to the show in the first place was the idea of a stepmother and daughter relationship over a traumatic experience.

So their scenes together and the mom did not disappoint in the end.

Will There Be The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2?

No, there will not be The Last Thing He Told Me, season 2. The miniseries is based on Dave Noble, and the story has the same conclusion. 

So, if the series destinated to follow the same story as the novel, it's the last chapter.

It is marketed as a seven-chapter miniseries and is more about Hannah and Bailey's relationship than Owen's.

Also, it is a miniseries, so it is unlikely that Apple TV+ would revive its next season.

Fans are eagerly waiting for season 2 of the mini-series The Last Thing He Told Me 
Fans are eagerly waiting for season 2 of the mini-series The Last Thing He Told Me ( Source : instagram )

While analyzing the Apple TV+ one-off series, they have never renewed the projects like The Essex Serpent, 'Black Bird,' and Five Days at Memorial.

Also, the series received poor feedback from the critics and the audience.

Viewers said although it's a self-described mystery series, there was no actual mystery.

As a result, it showed less chance of reviving this limited series.

However, there may be a possibility that the show might get renewed for a second season.

The American novelist Laura Dave hinted about continuing the story at The Night Before Contenders program of Deadline.

The writer mentioned she would probably resume Hannah and her family story, and she will consider it.

Apple TV+ marketed The Last Thing He Told Me as a limited series
Apple TV+ marketed The Last Thing He Told Me as a limited series( Source : twitter )

In addition, she said she felt Hannah's story had not finished whenever she saw Jen's face while writing.

Despite the negative reviews, some viewers expressed it was a brilliant emotionally-charged finale with a very satisfying conclusion.

They loved how the progression of the relationship between Hannah and Bailey had been written and portrayed. So many loved to watch if they expanded on their new lives.

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