Why Anthony Bourdain's final completed Parts Unknown episode was so special and heartbreaking

Esquire

Bourdain traveled to Kenya with CNN colleague W. Kamau Bell, host of United Shades of America, for what would become the final completed episode of Parts Unknown before his death in June. (Several other episodes were shot, but Bourdain hAd not yet recorded narration for them.) "Anthony Bourdain’s final completed episode of television feels very much like any other hour-long program he’s made in the last 17 years," says Matt Miller. "He travels to Kenya, where he brings his thoughtful worldview, his fearless questions, and his genuine interest in listening to the smallest and most important stories. There’s no mention that its host died nearly four months ago. There’s no 'in loving memory' dedication to the late icon. It’s just an episode of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. It’s as provocative, considerate, and curious as anything else he produced in his lifetime. And that’s precisely what makes it so special and heartbreaking." ALSO: Asia Argento gives her first TV interview since Bourdain's death, calling his loss a "hole that can't be filled."