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Jun 2, 2014 · Elevator: Part 6: Directed by Louis C.K.. With Louis C.K., Ellen Burstyn, Eszter Balint, Susan Kelechi Watson. The tension between Louie and Amia after they sleep together is put on hold when Louie has to save his kids and ex-wife from the hurricane.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Louis C.K.
- 2014-06-02
- I'm looking for a dog.
- Verdict
By Matt Fowler
Posted: Jun 3, 2014 3:04 am
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...
"Everyone in this part of Brooklyn is already dead."
And so ends Louie's Elevator miniseries (of sorts). With an affectionate moment between Louie and Amia - and a Hungarian waiter asked to sit and read Amia's touching farewell letter to Louie at a posh bistro.
There was no major swerve right there at the end. Amia didn't die of a stroke. Louie's kids didn't get swept away in the hurricane flooding. It all played out (mostly) straight. With moments of quirky levity thrown in - like Louie holding the waiter's hand at the end when he was trying to tell Amia that he felt the same way.
The six-part Elevator series was an interesting deviation from the Louie norm. Not that it was without trademark Louie-isms, but the this long-form type of tragicomedy really does reflect how this series really is "Louie doing whatever he wants to do." Even if it means not providing his audience with the type of f***ed up stories they've grown accu...
Jun 2, 2014 · “Elevator (Part 6)” Erik Adams: The complete “Elevator” arc is more ambitious than anything Louie has tried before—six standalone chapters that come together to tell a feature-length story...
Jun 3, 2014 · “Elevator Part 6” takes the aesthetic premise of Louie, in which the world around its protagonist matches his passive, fatalistic outlook, to its logical extreme.
Jun 4, 2014 · Louie: Elevator Part 6 review. Louie closes the elevator doors on Amia in a satisfying miniseries end.
Jun 2, 2014 · HitFix's Alan Sepinwall reviews the June 2 episodes of FX's "Louie," in which a storm strikes New York, Amia has a message for Louie, and Pamela babysits.
Part 6 "Elevator Part 6" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.3 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "The six-part Elevator series was an interesting deviation from the Louie norm.
