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‘Furious’ Just Set Up 8 Unexpected Season 2 Mysteries
Spoiler Alert: This list contains spoilers for Furious Season 1.The show that took the world by storm this summer is Furious. The Hulu series from Liz Meriwether follows FBI agent Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) in a brutal hunt for Catherine Grace (Lola Petticrew), a vigilante serial killer, who targets the individuals who abused her during her youth. As the cat-and-mouse game tightens, the lines of morality begin to blur.
Renewed before the season even ended, Furious concluded in sensational fashion. With a body in a body bag, justice not necessarily served, and a revelation that will alter many individuals’ futures, Season 2 is destined to be as explosive as the first. As we eagerly await the next batch of episodes, it’s time to explore the burning questions we’re left with. These major mysteries have set up the potential action for Season 2.
What Will Alice Do With the List of Names on the Flash Drive?
The biggest cliffhanger centered on Alice, a computer, and a list of names. It’s revealed that not only was Alice’s abuse filmed, but the file was also on Jay Easton’s (Peter McRobbie) laptop. After being encouraged to look at the USB, Alice wasn’t looking at a video, but at the names of those who had. With this newfound information, Alice is sitting on a lot of power. Will she bring those individuals to justice, or will she go on a vigilante crusade to avenge her past? The magnitude of the list wasn’t necessarily about who was on it, but about how many—over 50,000 individuals — downloaded her video. If her chilling smile before the credits is any indication, Alice has tasted blood, and she may want more.
Speaking to Collider, Rossum spoke of the concrete facts behind her discovery. “Clicking over to know that there are 50,000 people that have watched this. It’s just a huge number. It’s probably larger than the number she anticipated,” Rossum revealed. “It’s not an easy hit list. But as Nora says, you have to have your eyes wide open. So I think there’s power in knowing that that really happened, and that there’s that level of exposure.” Upon being pressed on the term “hit list,” Rossum revealed, “All I can say is I’ve talked to Liz about what she wants to do, and I think it’s really exciting. But Liz loves to pivot and keep the process really fluid as she imagines her way into it. So, there have been a lot of text message pitches and a lot of thumbs-up, and then a lot of no responses. I can take a hint, you know what I mean?” Though she may not know where her character will go next, this list will be on Alice’s mind as she embarks on future cases.
Will Catherine Play a Part in Alice’s Dark Turn?
Season 1 was all about the chase. On the surface, Alice was the law, and Catherine was the criminal, but both women were fascinatingly complicated and complex. By the time the two women came face to face, they discovered that they were quite similar despite their posturing. Alice’s morality often dictated many of the decisions surrounding Catherine’s late-season actions, but, as we’ve learned, it was to help her find closure in the end. One of the big bombshells was that Catherine was the one who killed her friend Isabel (Larissa Campos), but before Alice could help her get to that revelation, Catherine explained the thrill that came with killing someone. Alice had never had that sensation — until she did. Jay Easton didn’t die of respiratory failure; she stepped on his tube and suffocated him.
Whether Alice needed the push from Catherine or Jay’s admission that he recognized her from the video, Alice’s dark side had been unleashed. At the conclusion of the season, Catherine knew Alice was harboring that secret and likely enjoyed the rush. Should Alice embark on her own vigilante tour, the only person she might be able to confide in is Catherine. With Catherine behind bars, will she aid in fueling the already burning fire? The hunt for Catherine corrupted Alice’s mind, and there’s no coming back from that. While Catherine may not be a physical part of the story moving forward, her vendetta is likely to live on. Rossum told Decider, “I think Alice and Catherine are people who have been underestimated and are both feeling somewhat powerless, even though they’re on these missions for justice and vengeance. And when Catherine later on says that killing someone is power, it’s taking power back, I think that that changes something in the way that Alice thinks about what Catherine is doing.”
Will Nora Take Down Ed George?
If there’s nothing we learned from Season 1, it’s that even with the proof present, that doesn’t mean those who deserve to be punished will be punished. Case in point: Ed George (Danny McCarthy). The corrupt Assistant Special Agent in Charge was a major cog in the criminal and trafficking activities of the powerful Easton clan. As the fixer, he cleaned up and manipulated to help the Eastons avoid justice. Because he was directly tied to the investigation of the Season 1 murders, he spent his time suppressing the path to justice, much to the ire of Nora Washington (Quincy Tyler Bernstine). That is, until the evidence made its way to a teeny-tiny USB.
Nora loses her high-strung anxiety the moment she captures Ed in the elevator, as she knows she has the power to expose his evidence and take him down. Nora is a brilliant woman and no longer wants to be demeaned by him, so if she’s going to be his demise, she knows she only has one shot. Speaking to Collider, Bernstine has an idea of what might come next. “One of my objectives is to get Ed, because ‘the bane of her existence’ is like an understatement. But he needs to go. And so I was so delighted that she finally gets that flash drive, and I feel like that’s the key,” she revealed. “I do believe that she is going to get him. We end with that scene, and I’m like, ‘Okay.’ Because she has all the cards now. There’s a desperation that we see coming from him. I really believe that we’re going to get him finally.” With Meriweather also signing off on “getting Ed,” it’s now how enthralling the downfall will be!
Can Alice and Danny’s Romance Survive?
Perhaps the true light in the darkness of Furious was the relationship between Alice and Danny Kelly (Scoot McNairy). It would be unfair to say that Danny was like a lost puppy following Alice around, but if there was ever a potentially green-flag romantic partner, it’s him. Before the action of Season 1, Danny was very much a part of Alice’s life while she was dealing with an abusive relationship with a co-worker at the NYPD. He is incredibly protective of her and willing to stand up to anyone who tries to impede her, both professionally and personally. But as their professional relationship rekindled, it sparked a mutual adoration and love. But nothing comes that easily. Upon Danny seeing the video of Alice, he simply cannot look at her the same way. It’s a heartbreaking moment, but time is all it takes.
As the investigation dwindles, Alice visits Danny at the Jersey Shore as Danny is ready for a slower life away from the department, retiring from the badge. It’s there that they finally move beyond the difficult past to embark on an intimate, supportive romantic relationship. Oh, and about that flash drive. By handing it over to Alice, Danny puts the power in her hands, but he also has no idea that it could have unleashed the dark side within Alice and hurt their romance. Danny wants a quiet life, and now Alice is more deeply involved than she had been before. Noting the complications of her abusive past and his marriage, Rossum noted to Collider that they are at “very different points in their lives” when hinting at where the duo might head next. “When they finally do get together on that beach, I think she’s still wondering if he could love her, knowing all of the totality of what’s happened to her, now having seen part of this video himself. And I think that’s so human, wondering if somebody could love you with all of the damage and all the knowledge of people that have hurt you.”
What Will Happen to Marshall?
If there’s an unlikable character to be played, fret not, Jake Lacy has it on lock. In Furious, he plays NYPD detective and Alice’s abusive ex-boyfriend Marshall Connelly. Marshall is an example of the good ol’ boys’ club in the male-dominated field, as, despite the allegations against him, he still has support from his colleagues — to an extent, that is. With the premise of needing Alice to withdraw her allegations so he could further his career, it’s his very manipulative, ill mother (Constance Shulman) effectively threatening her, triggering Alice to seek revenge on him by seducing him and ignoring his vices. As a man who will not go down without a fight, when Alice has Catherine cornered at the women’s shelter, Marshall attacks Alice, resulting in Catherine shooting him.
In another cruel twist of fate, Marshall survives. Though he does suffer long-term physical impairment or paralysis, as he’s seen in a wheelchair, to make matters worse, Marshall is awarded an official medal for bravery rather than facing accountability for his abusive actions. Watching the same institution that ignored Alice recognize Marshall should make you furious. Surely that won’t be the end of his story, with Alice perhaps going down a dark path in Season 2. Further, Marshall is likely to blame his condition on Alice. He’s proven he’s eager for retribution, so Alice’s safety should be on high alert.
Will Emma Easton Face the Same Fate as Her Father?
Though the inspiration for Furious is the 1987 film Black Widow, the premise is quite striking when held up against today’s headlines. Though the dark story focused squarely on the men who sexually assaulted the young girls and covered it up, there was one female enabler who is equally guilty: Emma Easton (Hope Davis). The daughter of a wealthy patriarch, Emma is weakly complicit and codependent. She serves as the physical cleaner of the evidence, aiding her father’s trafficking and abuse of young women. She rationalizes her father’s crimes, even minimizing his actions by claiming the victims were teenagers rather than little children. And even still, he dismissed her and couldn’t care how she could be implicated in his crimes. The major revelation in the finale was that it was Emma’s DNA underneath Isabel’s fingernails. She claimed to have been seeking out help for the young girl, but she ultimately left her to die, with Catherine administering the fatal dose.
Emma claims she’s a victim too, even encouraging Catherine to shoot her father instead, but as the fickle finger of fate would have it, Emma survives. Now, what happens to her next is crucial. She’s seen in isolation in her greenhouse, physically struggling. Does she believe it’s only time before justice comes back to haunt her? “I didn’t think Emma should be killed, but I don’t think living is any sort of reward for Emma, and it seems right that she’ll live in a hell of her own making,” Davis shared with Gold Derby. In the real world, we’ve seen the accomplice find themselves behind bars, so if justice is to be served, expect Emma to receive the same fate. Though her ties to the uppers, who have also helped cover things up, could be her saving grace.
What Happens to Alden Next?
Perhaps the most intriguing and important supporting character is Alden Drummings (Steve Way). At first, he seemed to just be some comic relief in Catherine’s orbit, but his brilliant thinking has literally set the action in motion for Season 2. Had he not made a copy of Jay Easton’s computer on the flash drive, the path toward justice and revenge wouldn’t have existed. Alden is cared for by Catherine in the guise of “Vanessa,” who uses him for a quiet hideout and to access prescription fentanyl. They do form an unlikely bond that leads him to propose to her with his late mother’s ring; by the season finale, Catherine reveals that she is married, and all signs point to Alden. But with his love behind bars, he’s also without his caregiver. That said, their emotional bond may have softened her enough to seek a way out to be with and assist Alden sooner.
Despite learning of Catherine’s ruthless crusade of blood, Alden actively chooses to give her the benefit of the doubt and help abet her crimes. His time in the police interrogation by Danny and FBI agent Frank Choi (Rob Yang) is one of the few moments of levity in the heavy series. The truth is, he held onto a key piece of leverage. Seeing integrity in Danny, he passes off the flash drive that created our current domino. Part of why he handed off the information was a sense of trust. Speaking to Collider after his big episode, Way shared, “All he has is this woman, who he loves, and who loves him. So, it’s kind of like his last stand. It’s all or nothing. And he was already going to do that once he trusted Danny. He doesn’t really trust anyone else, I don’t think.” When did that trust come in? “I honestly think it’s when he says that he has a disabled son, because right away, that tells Alden that he gets it. He knows what it’s like to be a parent of a disabled child. He understands what it’s like to fight the system,” Way shared. But is Aiden gone for good? If Catherine is behind bars, the only person who can protect him is Danny.
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