Never heard about this show before, I saw only this short clip now and he said "yea" so full of feelings, and his face changed when the kid talked about going to heaven, I thought its a documentary shot how he visited a hospital
This is the scene that finally broke me. Season 3 wasn’t as good as Season 1 or 2 but this scene was the cherry on the cake. It captured everything that made the show so beautiful.
@@magic1jim not his best. I think it missed Sandy especially as she kinda drove the emotional core of the show. Also a lot of the episodes excluding the last felt like filler episodes.
I disagree. Didn't catch the vibe in two first episodes of S3 as like in S1 and S2, but later S3 keeps bar high enough. I mean there's more focus on characters beside Rick than him.
@@joeycalvo7310 Uh.. what? Ricky Gervais didn't lose his wife to cancer lmao. He doesn't even have a wife. He's had a girlfriend for the past 30 years or so (Jane Fallon). No idea why you'd comment something like that when you clearly have no idea what you're talking about.
@@dubee1118 ...yes? But the comment I replied to implied that the actor himself, Ricky Gervais, had lost his wife to cancer. Reread his comment. It's not 'more than acting' it literally is acting.
The strength of children is just amazing, I used to work with abused and neglected children. Every day they amaze me with how resilient and resourceful they are to overcome the most horrendous of circumstances.😢 I can tell you this in all honesty, there are many nights they made me go to sleep crying.
This got me straight in the heart as i have sadly lost my daughter to cancer when she was 6 years old and i managed to watching tony walking away and disappeared i cried and smiled thank you Ricky you did it again and the song at the end was totally beautiful and very appropriate 🌈❤️👍🏼
Brilliant scene. Ricky showed his great range of acting skills during this scene. When the girl announced her name was “Lisa” the way he quickly looked up, as if to say; “of course you are” … what a moment that was. For the child to commit Ricky to coming to visit, and again the next day, or until she went to heaven … you could tell Ricky was looking at this beautiful, brave little soul and understanding how precious life is and how grateful we should be to grow old. I’d be curious to know how many takes were shot for this clip. Probably the best scene of season 3, or even the whole series in my opinion.
There was a moment in the series Derek where Kevin noted that Derek's 'super-power' was kindness. This is the moment in After Life where Tony learns the same thing. He thought his super-power was being able to do whatever he wanted to do, regardless of others. Now he sees that kindness is even more powerful. Soooooo Sweeeeet!!
Yeah, not sure how Gervais can get those perfect and natural teary responses so easily. He speaks and acts the same way in everything, sure, but he does it very well.
I'm a big hairy grizzled old biker, and I can tell you I cried like a baby watching this scene, this has got to be the most powerful and emotional scene in anything I've ever watched, amazing acting, and unbelievable writing, Ricky Gervais has got to be on parr with the best writers of all time...
Yesterday i lost my wife. Early lost. Everytime i watch this, it gets me to tears. This was the serial she watched at the last time of her life. Now i got it. Thank you Ricky Gervais for such a lovely scene. from husband, to lost loved wife ... Thank you....
The whole thing just took me apart. I think I've been waiting 25 years to get over the death of my son and suddenly out it all came. The third series just opened everything up and I just let it go.
Lost my little brother to leukaemia 2 years ago and that children’s ward brought back a lot of emotions. Cried an awful lot watching this scene, great piece of writing from Ricky 👍🏽
@@10beanz Fucking hell hahah I should not have laughed at that. Sounds just like a joke Ricky would make. It's always good to make light of things I think, makes it just that little bit easier to cope with the hardships of life. @Smokey J, I'm so sorry for your loss. Hope you've found some peace.
I think it's so powerful seeing the journey Tony has gone through, he might not be completely there and likely never will be but he sees the beauty in living. Ricky is an absolute genius when it comes to writing, After Life is my favourite thing he's ever made
I agree with you. I’m on the same journey, having lost my husband to cancer so I can relate to everything he’s feeling. I know I’ll never be the same and that my grief will be with me always but I’m beginning to see the point of carrying on because there’s always something to live for.
That gut punch after "or until I go to heaven" is usually portrayed by a moment you know actors are acting... but Ricky just seemed so authentic! That was terrific!
OMG, so many emotions surfaced when I saw this scene. It caught me off guard the first time and it still manages to get a reaction from me every time I see it.
The Lisa part wasn't so bad for me, I thought it was a bit corny and a little bit too much cliche but "or until I go to heaven" was too much. I had to pause there and cry.
What got me is Tony's atheism being confronted with dying children asking him "do you believe in heaven?". When he said "definitely", it was a moment I often consider as an atheist myself. Do we give children a comfortable and lovely lie or do we try to prove we are right? I am okay with a comfortable lie because they lose nothing by it if they pass away. That fear of the unknown, fear of darkness, fear of not existing disappears if you simply reassure them. I'm fine with it. If I can make a horrible situation a little brighter for them, I will never deny them that. To me it's the same as telling children Santa Claus is real and let them figure out that he isn't later. I have to admit I cried a little.
Well and there’s the scene where he wondered if Lisa was scared at the end because he was clear that he didn’t believe in heaven and said he thought it might be that she wanted to believe at the end and he wished he could have given her that comfort and letting her believe if that helped her not to be scared. So now he gets the chance to for someone else and learn from that lesson.💜
I don't believe in biblical and papal nonsensical and bastardized heaven. These children, and their lives, they're ought to be heaven, that's heaven for me.
As an atheist myself, I couldn't agree more. For me, the one thing that religion brings people which I would never aim to take away, is comfort. In these moments of fear and vulnerability, if somebody questions the existence of heaven, I will always say what brings them comfort. Its the right thing to do. Ricky Gervais, I feel, is the same and he wanted to show that via Tony... Many of Tony's opinions, thoughts, feelings are identical to Ricky's so I do think he used him as a voice for his thoughts, whilst making himself slightly disconnected from them.
I don't think you're right. Yes, Ricky may be lying, or maybe feels that he's lying. But I think that precise moment is not about the lie or the surprise that he gets because of the question. I think Tony gets confronted with the reality of not knowing where to go. He is helpless, he can't argue if there's heaven or not. Remember the question is well crafted. The kid doesn't ask about a God. He asks about a place where you go after you die. And that question is even more difficult to argue, and to a dying kid. You can't argue about it. Because you don't know what happens when you die. But Tony gets his grip, he remembers that his wife still lives in his heart, and maybe he can assert that there can be a heaven where you go after you die.
Watched this last night with my wife. We have been separated for a while now but are starting to get things back on track. We both cried together watching this. It’s the first time we ever did anything like that in the 12 years we have been together. This is the most perfect bit of television I’ve ever seen Thank you.
In a 28 year old father who prides himself on being strong and to carry my family through hard times no matter the storm, I cry often in my car alone on the way to the gym or coming home from work, I don't often cry in front of people as I feel vulnerable and can't let go, but watching this series I cried and laughed within the space of 2 minutes in front of my wife who just smiled and gave me a hug, I hope to teach my son that expressing your emotions to the right people can unburden some weight when it becomes to heavy to carry, but that doesn't mean you can't do something it's just mean you need to feel how you feel and keep moving forward, I learnt alot from this show from a parenting perspective, I hope my son becomes a much better man than I one day
well...crying over a movie is one thing. Crying like a child out of frustration and trying to get pity is another. I think men should not cry out of frustration in front of their wives or children ever. I think you are probably a good man just how you are. No need to get your kids to be different than you.
Beautifully written by you. Appreciate you sharing as a strong man. I know it's not easy to share our vulnerabilities. Best of all to you and your family
@@billybussey Are you saying that you feel it's ok to cry over a made up thing like a movie or a tv-series, but not over actual frustrations that occur in real life?
I do not remember ever watching a scene in a tv show where I cried harder or laughed harder in the same scene... From the interview with those darling girls, to the chat outside the room with the lad (and Tony discussing the internal make up of Lenny)... Unbelievable range of emotions all within 3 minutes...
I lost my 13 year old wonderful cousin Monique to leukaemia. I hadn’t been able to properly grieve for her and felt like I wasn’t giving her what she deserved. Even carrying her coffin and saying goodbye I couldn’t bring myself to accept it. Well this scene finally gave her the tears she deserved. Cancer touches everyone in some way, unfortunately sometimes it also takes those who’s lives haven’t even yet begun. For anyone who is unfortunate enough to have experienced this, I hope you all found healthy grief in this scene as I did. Thank you Ricky this was long overdue
What I like about this is that despite his simplicity and being the target of constant mockery Lenny is the pillar of morality in this scene. even as thick as he seems he knows that the right thing to do is for Tony to lie to the kid. And just like in real life real angels go unnoticed
It's probably like all of us reacted. We where still reeling from the kid called Lisa and thought this sweet little moment could carry us over and then it finished us. I was fighting back my tears when the girl said she was called Lisa but they flowed like a waterfall after that kid said "or when I go to heaven".
My friend got alopecia when we were in 5th grade. I promised him I'd shave my head with him for as long as he went through it. I never really thought much about it. Shaved my head for the next 5 years or so .. But 10 years later I got a message from that boy, that was now a man. He told me how much it meant to him that I shaved my head so he wasn't the only kid in school with a bald head. We went our separate paths many years ago, but he reached out to me to thank me. Ripped my fkn heart out. I was just doing my best to be a good friend, but it meant the world to him. Stay by your friend's sides. I guess that's all I'm saying. It may not seem big to you, but it can mean the world to someone else
Having a daughter with cancer myself this bit was like living our life x Absolutely spot on with everything, afterlife was the best thing I’ve ever watched! Well done Ricky!
Even though he doesn’t say anything, Lenny (Tony Way) brings so much to this scene, the look he gives Gervais when the kid asks if he believes in heaven almost like “Please don’t be a dick to him” and the smile when he says he does. Brilliant direction and writing.
Absolutely broke down to this scene first watch. The fact Lenny is so unaware and almost dumb to everything he understood how Ricky felt. Powerful scene, best one I’ve seen in a long time
One of the greatest shows and scenes of all time in my opinion How one moment you laugh and then you are crying The pain, grief and emotions are so real
Watched this scene to many times to count...... beautifully written and so undeniably perfect to how thr heart deals with grief. As hilarious as you are Ricky, you have a huge heart and it shines through in this series. Its absolutely perfect
The scene on the park bench before (where she called him her angel) teed it up but then this scene came along and smacked it across a par 5 course for a hole in one. I was in tears
Absolutely brilliant writing what more can you say. There are so many people who are experiencing and struggling with these issues day to day, this might just help those people who haven't been touched by grief to understand how others cope with the pain.
Brilliant acting yet again from Ricky Gervais as Tony. Also amazing support acting from the guy that plays Lenny to and of course the youngsters not to mention the nurses reaction. This scene made me cry like the many who have made comments here... Apart from the over use of swearing (in my view) - 'Afterlife' is both touching and very moving and makes many points that nearly all of us can relate to having lost dearly loved ones... Ricky Gervais is a genius - many thanks to him and the whole cast... RSN......
I cried my damn eyes out. 😭 Or… until I go to heaven’ hit me like a truck. We take so much for granted as adults and whine over silly things. Children suffering like this though is unforgivable.💔😭
this scene is really healing my soul, not just Tony's. Life is temporary. You actually don't possess anything in life. Everything comes and goes. The only thing you should do is just to be kind to yourself and to the world. Thank everyone and everything that created this scene
There is such purity in this scene which cannot be measured. This scene made me cry everytime I watch it...Great performance by Ricky..BTW I started watching the series after watching this scene... ❤️❤️❤️
The point where Ricky realized what the girl would go through if he opened up about his wife was soo overwhelming...and how brilliantly he hold out to pacify the girl was an absolute delight to watch...
“Making your tea?” “Yeh” 😢 That’s such a brilliant piece of acting. So much emotion projected in one simple word. He misses it and for the one brief moment he actually felt happy thinking she’s at home waiting for him. Such a beautiful moment
This was the best ending of a series ever! I cried again watching this last scene. I don't agree with the suicide speculations I think it was his statement of how life goes on and how short a time we really have on this earth. Beautiful!
Well filmed scene with just a touch of levity. I watched my uncle, father and sister die of cancer and this hit home hard. Thank you for doing it in such an expertly handled way.
It's a shame that you can only like a video once... i would like this video 10000000 times over... you've really outdone yourself Ricky... beyond words...
I have cancer atm .at the end of chemotherapy now before a major operation to get rid of it .this seen really got to me what a brilliant program. 👏 to all my fighters keep fighting 💪 ❤
This scene really speaks to me personally in so many ways. Excellent portrayal by Ricky Gervais in how he wrote this script and the scene. I find my RU-vid channel is what has allowed me to feel like I am helping others in similar circumstances. An amazing show, and one that has a far larger impact on people than I imagine he ever intended it to have.
Children faced with this kind of adversity have the most courage, the largest hearts, and as such possess the greatest love than we will ever know, for it is unconditional and such love for humanity is our very best leap toward divinity that we can muster. Carpe diem indeed! 😎
this whole series was awesome...the laughing and the crying...a real emotional roller coaster the whole cast was great ....and the ending spectacularly done
Because she's lovely. Having lived in England, it brought back memories of listening to them speak. 3 simple words and then she grabbed her sister's hand. Pure magic.
