Paradise: the end of season 1 explained
Dan Fogelman and Seling K. Brown decipher everything that happened in episode 8. And tease the rest …
True to its DNA, the last episode of season 1 of Paradise was not stingy on revelations! For 45 minutes, we learned lots of new things on the bunker and especially about the death of the president. The identity of the assassin has been revealed. So who? Attention spoilers!
It’s Trent (Ian Merrigan), the bookseller of Paradisewho did it! For what ? Because he was in fact one of the heads of the site of the bunker. He was dismissed after denouncing the poisoning of his workers on the site. Never heard, it was he who tried to kill President Bradford, protected by Xavier. Evadé in prison on the day of the disaster, he managed to trap a chosen couple to be one of the 25,000 survivors. He killed them to take their place, infiltrate in Paradise. And after a few years to live discreetly hidden from the library, he took action.
“We have told his story, and he ended up on the ground, so I don’t think there is still much to say about it. His story is over“Comments the scriptwriter Dan Fogelmanin EW, explaining that we will no longer hear from him afterwards. Implied, the chapter of the president’s death is closed. “”From the start, we wanted there to be someone hidden in full light, a character who was linked not only to Cal, but also to the whole idea of this series: the construction of the bunker, the separation between those who were selected and the vast majority of those who were not. “Xavier Collins was dupped. And Sterling K. Brown Confidence in tv linene “That he clearly saw him coming. Personally, I would never have guessed it either! This librarian managed to deceive everyone.”
The murder resolved, Xavier goes outside, to try to find his wife, among the survivors of the earth. “”What happened to Teri? Is it outside? What is his story? “, Is that what we are going to try to tell maintaint “resumes Dan Fogelman.
“What are the consequences of the events of episode 8 on the bunker, now that someone has come out publicly by opening the doors? This will be one of the main intrigues that we will explore in an even larger story in the suite …”
Sterling K. Brown confirms that his character goes to Atlanta: “This is what he thinks. Atlanta is quite close to the east coast, but the city will no longer look like what it was before. I think it is both curious and cautious. He does not know what he is going to discover. All he knows is that there is life, somewhere. And I think everyone tends to imagine the worst possible scenario.”
As for how life will take place in the bunker now, Dan Fogelman explains that it will be necessary to put order in the place, now that Sinatra (Julianne Nicholson), the big bad guy was defeated. But before being shot, she expressed “Regrets. She begins to accept what she did. She obviously did not expect to order the assassination of a child.“And he confirms that it’s not over for her:
“There is a much larger story around Sinatra, his conception of the bunker and his long -term plan. It will allow us to understand her better and to expand her character. She is a very complex woman who wants to accomplish something enormous.”
She still went on the verge of the grave. Because Xavier would have killed him without a doubt, according to Sterling K. Brownif Jane had not intervened: “He just killed his two bodyguards, right? Yes, he is in this state of mind. This is the only time we saw Xavier with a weapon, apart from episode 7 and the moment when he helps evacuate the president. It is not someone who takes out his weapon just for the dramatic effect … “
And if Jane came to save her boss, it is also in her own interest. Because the killer is not as crazy as it looks, to Dan Fogelmanwho explains that “In a way, Jane is best placed at the end of season 1, because she can claim to be on the side of everyone! It is not officially engaged in any camp. This is undoubtedly the reason why she did not kill Presley, the daughter of Xavier … “
The story of Paradise will continue. The series has been renewed. Season 2 is expected next year on Disney Plus.
