Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS NEXT for the finale of the third season of Apple TV +. for all humanity.
The third season of for all humanity ended with the finale titled “Stranger In A Strange Land” and fans might feel a little weird after watching the overdone episode. He gave moments of joy like Kelly who successfully escaped from Mars and gave birth to their baby, and Ed survived her near-impossible attempt to land. But there were also major tragedies, as an explosion at the JSC resulted in many deaths, including two key characters: Karen Baldwin (Shantel VanSanten) and Molly Cobb (Sonya Walger). Executive producers Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi explained the tragedies to Gossipify, also revealing the actual event that inspired the explosion.
In true television fashion, the devastation came just as everything seemed to be improving as the team on Earth managed to lead the crew to Mars on their mission to bring Kelly to safety … and bring Ed back to life. Unfortunately, “Stranger In A Strange Land” proved just how evil the mafia Jimmy encountered was, as they turned out to be domestic terrorists bent on blowing up the JSC. When Karen realized what was happening, she tried to help, but it was too late to stop the bomb blast. She was crushed under the rubble and lived long enough for one last moment with Jimmy.
Losing Karen was a surprise as she has been a constant since season one, but the executive producers had their reasons for it. Matt Wolpert explained the thought process behind Karen’s murder and why it happened like this:
Honestly, it’s something we discovered very late in the writing process. I think we knew we wanted to tell a different version of the Oklahoma City bombing, [and] show that the kind of latent anger in society that led to the Oklahoma City bombing was now directed at the space program, which has become much more central to our world. But we felt the need to have this ground in a real way with one of our main characters, so that the tragedy of the attack is not just intellectual, but emotional.
While fans could not have foreseen an Oklahoma City bombing-style twist that would actually destroy the JSC and kill Karen just outside, for all humanity laid the groundwork by establishing that public sentiment was not entirely behind the mission to Mars and all the money spent on the space program. Moreover, for all humanity tells an alternate version of the story, which could mean that similar events happen very differently than in the real world. And for the blitz to really hit viewers, the executive producers decided that a main character had to die. Matt Wolpert continued, explaining why Karen was the right choice:
For us Karen, who had the most incredible story arc in those three seasons, probably a bigger story arc than most of the other characters, and who was in the next stage of her life to reach the best version of herself and realize very Suite. things: that her future would end like this seemed to us the most tragic version of this story. And really, it’s a tragedy, just like the real-life versions of these events that claimed many lives. So it was a very difficult decision to make and a very emotional one for us, because we are huge fans of Shantel and what he brought to the series and the character. But it was the right story to tell.
for all humanity She really looked like Karen was tasked with pursuing what she wanted and what she had earned, and she went down that path with Molly’s help. This clear path to her future makes it all the more shocking that she was the first major victim of the attack, which Shantel VanSanten (who will return in FBI Season 5 in September) nailed as an actress. RIP Karen and goodbye Shantel VanSanten!
But Karen was only the first of two key characters to die from the blast, though the other was only confirmed after the smoke cleared. Molly survived the initial blast and even led a few other survivors out of the building, fumbling around the walls and taking away the rest. However, instead of running away with those she had helped, she went back inside … and that was the last time she was seen alive.
His death was confirmed by a newspaper headline, which also revealed that the JSC had been renamed “Molly Cobb Space Center”. Then why for all humanity to deliver Molly’s death off-screen and reveal it this way? Ben Nedivi explained:
We always knew we wanted to bring Molly back at some point this season, and it never felt like the right time as we went episode after episode. And we finally realized in that finale that she was the perfect person to lead Ed on his insane journey to the surface, especially with his backyard past. But then this bombing tragedy, it was kind of a kismet moment that wasn’t even planned in our minds, totally thoughtful, where we said, ‘Well, who better than Molly Cobb of all people to do this heroic? Law?’ You know, she knows the corridors of the JSC better than anyone else because she walked through them blindly, feeling the edges of the walls, as you see in Episode 2. She is the one who, whatever her condition, would be the last person to be gentle. . Call it a day. She would have entered.
The revelation of his death was sad, sudden and unexpected from the start, but certainly not out of place for Molly Cobb. In a way, maybe her fans should be relieved that her latest blow is her returning in danger to help others, after witnessing Karen’s death. Ben Nedivi went on to explain why it made sense for them to show Karen’s but not Molly’s:
Thinking about how we show her death, especially because we show Karen’s, it seems to me that with her, we thought the fitting ending was to show her heroically walking through this corridor until she disappears into the smoke. She is such a beautiful and tragic image, and she remembers the opening of season 2, when she jumps from that cave into the abyss to save Wubbo knowing full well the impact she will have on her health. It seemed like such a perfect moment for her character.
Aside from the fact that Molly is too injured to go back inside, it’s hard to imagine a scenario that prevents her from doing everything in her power to save others. Though the episode didn’t reveal how many trips she took before she lost her life, or even if it was just what saved her life. Nedivi clarified:
Even then, if you don’t know if he’s coming out or not, you realize and recognize how crazy what he is doing and how risky it is. So I think when the audience sees that she’s dead, even though it’s hard to accept, even for us, it feels appropriate, and it seems even more appropriate than the building, this complex, the JSC is now the Cobb Space Center. And it was so fitting that this character who, when he was part of Mercury 13, couldn’t walk through NASA’s doors to become an astronaut, now has his name throughout the complex. It’s really an amazing story arc for this character, and I think it’s a very fitting acknowledgment of what she brought to our show’s space program.
Renaming the JSC after Molly was probably the happiest ending history could have had with the bombing, unless you count that the episode’s final revelation was that Margo had. No in fact, he died, as Aleida believed. Instead, he managed to escape to the Soviet Union and stayed there until 2003. The revelation came with a great Radiohead moment with “Everything In Its Right Place” and I think it’s safe to say that the ending should make everyone very happy Apple TV + subscribers who for all humanity It has already been renewed for season 4!
The bad news is that there are no details yet. for all humanity Season 4 will air AppleTV + (opens in a new tab)so fans might wait a while before one of the best shows on Apple TV + reveals what’s been going on since 2003. You can still stream and review the first three seasons and check out our preview schedule. some of the upcoming viewing options.
Source: Cinemablend
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