It's going to be difficult to top that episode. Joel and Ellie have a very long row-to-hoe if their story is going to provide the same level of emotional impact. The ladder for Frank, the first meal, Bill's rendition of Long, Long Time, Franks' gift of the Strawberries...oh man, what an episode. There were so many subtle details in the episode that really added to it. I loved how outside of the house and compound start out so white and idyllic, but 14 years later everything has faded to grey/yellow and peeling paint, rust is everywhere, but still tidy. Inside the house everything starts nice and tidy but impersonal, yet by the end there are different paintings of Bill hanging everywhere, more flower pots, books laying on end tables, light streaming in through open windows. I thought it very effective.