Come Back, Little Sheba

Come Back, Little Sheba is painfully real and not so fun to watch -- the 1950s equivalent of spending an evening with loser friends or family members whose lives haven't turned out as well as planned. However, the deliberately hopeful ending hints at the possibility of reconciliation -- not merely for the sake of a feel-good ending, but because in real life people often get second chances, and take them. In this case, Doc realizes that the only way to be happy is acceptance of the choices he has made, and Lola is finally able to forget the past.