When it involves tying up unfastened ends, The Undoing had greater floor to cowl in Sunday’s collection finale than certainly considered one among Grace Fraser’s marathon night strolls. At the pinnacle of the HBO thriller’s closure-crammed to-do list: Who killed Elena Alves? Coming in a near 2d: How many new portions from Grace Fraser’s celebrated 2020-21 winter/spring coat series could flip up all through the 70-minute swan song?
The solution to the second one query is four. The solution to the primary query, meanwhile, is… Jonathan freakin’ Fraser?!
Yep, it become Hugh Grant’s high suspect — and now no longer Lily Rabe’s Sylvia, as maximum TVLine readers incorrectly guessed — who perpetrated the heinous crime on the middle of the six-episode whodunit.
Of course, a group of bananas stuff took place earlier of the massive reveal, starting with the fallout from Grace (Nicole Kidman) coming across the homicide weapon in son Henry’s violin case. “The Bloody Truth” alternatives up proper in which the penultimate hour left off, with a slack-jawed Grace clutching the elusive sculpting hammer as Henry appears on in terror. The child straight away announces his innocence, insisting that he observed it withinside the outside firehouse on the family’s seashore house. And he concealed it to shield his dad.
Jonathan denies everything (for the umpteenth time), positing that Elena’s husband Fernando planted the weapon in an try to body him. He later is going up to now as to indicate that perhaps Henry become in ownership of the hammer due to the fact he killed Elena, specially after mastering that his son positioned the proof thru a dish washing machine now no longer as soon as however twice. The mere notion infuriates Grace — and Henry.
Jonathan’s legal professional Haley recommends everybody hold their traps close approximately the hammer due to the fact it’ll basically be “sport over” for Jonathan if phrase receives out.
The subsequent day, Jonathan takes the stand in his homicide trial. He charmingly continues his innocence, and explains that he honestly cherished Elena. Furthermore, her son, Miguel, become like a son to him. He could in no way inflict damage on both one. And the purpose he fled city the subsequent day? He panicked.
However, even as being cross-tested via way of means of the prosecution, Jonathan is at a loss to provide an explanation for why he took the tux he become carrying that night time to the dry cleaners.
During a spoil withinside the trial, Grace asks BFF Sylvia to sign up for her on certainly considered one among her well-known walks, all through which she asks her bestie a favor, one we aren’t straight away privy to (despite the fact that we’re caused consider it would have some thing to do together along with her spilling secrets and techniques to the prosecution so that it will seal Jonathan’s fate).
Back on the trial, Haley calls Miguel to the stand in an try to poke holes in his dad’s alibi. She succeeds in doing that and in amplifying Fernando’s motive. Grace later insists that she take the stand. She vows to shield Jonathan. Jonathan is elated, and Haley OKs it.
Grace first of all maintains her phrase, imploring to the jury that Jonathan “couldn’t have accomplished this,” including that he is, at his core, “a healer. He treatment options youngsters of cancer…. The concept that he could take [a life] is untenable. He is a mild man.”
During cross, however, the prosecution receives her to admit (with a bit assist from audio of her 911 call) that she feared for her existence while fugitive Jonathan confirmed up at their seashore house. The legal professional additionally receives Grace to show damning info concerning the demise of Jonathan’s sister — specifically, that he allegedly, consistent with his estranged mom, “suffered neither guilt nor grief” in response to his function in sib’s demise.
Basically, Grace takes Jonathan down, with a bit assist from Sylvia’s unfastened lips. His conviction appears all however certain. And Jonathan is aware of it.
Moments after leaving the courtroom, Haley whispers to an angry Jonathan that it’s his very own rattling fault for — watch for it — now no longer casting off the homicide weapon. It’s in that second that we study that, yes, Jonathan killed Elena. And Haley knew it! What the muck?!
Subsequent flashbacks to the crime affirm all of this. And it’s gruesome.
The subsequent day, Jonathan — who’s now no longer even hiding his loopy now — basically kidnaps Henry. And all through the following police chase, he pulls the auto over withinside the center of a bridge and in brief considers leaping off. He adjustments his thoughts while he sees Grace walking in the direction of him. He’s fast handcuffed and brought away as mom and son ‘copter off to safety.
What did you suspect of the grand finale? Did you effectively wager whodunit? Grade the episode (and the collection as a whole) below, after which hit the remarks together along with your snappy judgements. Oh, and if you are wondering, there’ll now no longer be a 2d season. This honestly become a confined collection (study greater here).
