Starting your life over is an ugly, ugly business.

Though HBO ultimately canceled the show due to low ratings, it still remains one of its best.

What Is ‘Enlightened’ About?

Enlightened’s Laura Dern with mascara running down her cheeks

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Shes like an animal as she screams, Ill kill you!

The last thing we see of this hostile version of Amy is a freeze-framed growl on her face.

From there, she then transforms into a zen, hippy-loving environmentalist, thanks to her stay in Hawaii.

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Mike White has brought us far more than just ‘The White Lotus.’

The sunlit montages often featurevoice-overs from Dern, speaking White’s one-of-a-kind, poetic dialogue.

Mike White and Laura Dern as Tyler and Amy standing in front of a window pane in ‘Enlightened’

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After a very public breakdown and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, Amy tries to get her life back together.

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