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The FX series 鈥淭he People v. O.J. Simpson,鈥� which depicted the 1995 trial of Mr. Simpson, aired its finale on April 5, bringing the critically acclaimed series to an end.聽

鈥淪impson鈥� starred Cuba Gooding Jr. as the former athlete, while actors including Sarah Paulson, David Schwimmer, and John Travolta portrayed various members of the prosecution and the defense, respectively, who were involved in the trial.聽

The series, which is the first in the 鈥淎merican Crime Story鈥� franchise planned by executive producer Ryan Murphy of 鈥淎merican Horror Story,鈥� drew critical acclaim from the start, with reviewers praising the way the show portrayed issues of law and race in America.聽

According to critics, the series maintained this quality to the end, with the season finale bringing the 10 episodes of content to a creatively satisfying close.

The episode depicted the end of the case, including closing arguments and the verdict being delivered in the case against Simpson.

wrote of the finale and the series as a whole, 鈥淲hat makes 鈥楾he People v. O. J. Simpson鈥� great historical drama is that it鈥檚 not about something that happened once. It鈥檚 about things that matter now. (And I don鈥檛 mean the Kardashians.) By showing us the past, it allows us to see things in our present that we鈥檙e too certain of our rightness to notice. It lets us at least try to see the world as others see it, unclouded by the way we have always seen it.鈥澛�

found the series as a whole 鈥渇antastic.鈥�

鈥淲e already knew the verdict, which you would think would drain the season finale of 鈥楢merican Crime Story鈥� of tension and suspense,鈥� Ms. Ryan wrote. 鈥淎nd you would be wrong. Confounding expectations has been this drama鈥檚 strong suit from the start鈥�. the writers, cast and directors dug into the characters and circumstances in ways that made the narrative come alive in powerful ways.鈥� The crisp, wonderfully modulated finale felt fresh, important and vital, not least because even though that trial is over 鈥� the reconstructed version of it, anyway 鈥� the unfinished business of race still dominates American life today.鈥澛�

础苍诲听 wrote that the series challenges viewers who experienced the Simpson trial to see it in a new light.聽

鈥淭he notion of the Simpson affair as a sordid and ignoble piece of history, at best a cautionary tale but mostly an embarrassment that should be forgotten, is commonly held,鈥� Mr. Kornhaber wrote. 鈥�'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson,鈥� on some level, rebukes it. For nearly every figure transformed by the media spectacle into caricature or villain, it countered with a complicated human being trying to do the right thing. Last night鈥檚 finale left open the question of whether there was a wider lesson to be learned, but it made very clear that there were wider forces at work to explain the not-guilty verdict that many people found baffling. It also made clear that those forces are still at work today, and that to disregard them is to miss how the world functions.鈥�