THE LAST DANCE (Episodes 6-10)

THE LAST DANCE (Episodes 6-10)

May 26, 2026 · 1h 1m

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The episode discusses the impact of fatherhood and loss in the latter half of the docuseries 'The Last Dance'.

The second half of this docuseries is marked as much by the absence of fathers as by their presence; we barely hear from MJ's kids (and when we do, we get no insight into MJ the Dad). The surrogate Dads (Phil Jackson, Dean Smith) fall away; most notably, we follow the story of the tragic loss of James Jordan, MJ's dad. His loss (and the resulting media reaction, which was marked by some truly repellent speculation) seems to put the final touches on the MJ persona we see to this day: mot...

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