I don't like how the show ended, but there are several episodes, with this one probably being at the top of the list, that pretty clearly foreshadow the mother's fate. Hindsight is 20/20, but I don't hate the ending quite as much now as I did the first time I watched because it really wasn't as abrupt/out of the blue as it initially felt. Knowing how it the series ends, this is truly a beautiful and heartbreaking episode.
Review of Vesuvius
