The Cave
As the blue light intensifies, Alma begins to realize that something is wrong. Her father never showed up for their family dinner and she can’t find him anywhere. She starts to worry and decides to head back out into the cave, only to find that the blue light has disappeared. She starts to panic and decides to go back in search of her father, only for another blue light to appear and her father materializes right in front of her! They start talking and it turns out that they have been following each other all along… but they didn’t know it!
Alma heads out for work one day and finds that her car has been taken. She learns that her father is alive and Becca is on her honeymoon. It seems like she’s traveled to a different reality. When Alma returns home, she finds Camilo at the kitchen sink, crying. Jacob is in his office, working.
The timelines have realigned and Alma has been in this plane of existence all this time, but now her consciousness as merged with what’s here. The two sets of memories have blended, as Alma is taken aback by what’s happening to her. Alma is also a professor at university too.
Jacob leads her into the hall, and her muscle memory takes on a life of its own as Alma refers to herself as Teotzin and scribbles a whole bunch of objects up on the whiteboard. Not only that, she can also speak Spanish and she can play the piano to. She’s also writing her dissertation.
Ala’s life isn’t all it’s chalked up to be though, especially when Jacob urge her not to mess with the timeline. Not only that, Alma finds journals that seem to hint at her own pent-up stress. Alma is encouraged by her father to make the most of her life and not to use her powers. So it seems there’s no jumping through timelines – and Jacob has no interest in trying to save his mother either. He’s made peace with that side of him, resulting in good old fashioned newspaper clippings and archival papers.
Alma’s life is a constant struggle. She has to deal with her father coming back, the constant humdrum of life, and Camilo, who she seems to be seeing but can’t really remember. Despite briefly flashing to a scene outside, with her in the car with a mysterious male, Alma struggles to control her powers.
Alma tries to convince Jacob to help and save Camilo, but he refuses. He’s lost himself once and doesn’t want to do that again. Instead, she turns to Becca who saw them outside in a car together. Whoever this person is, he appears to be called Alejandro and is an “old friend.” It turns out Becca in this reality can actually travel into different memories. ..
The Episode Review
Undone returns for a second season, continuing to explore the multiverse and Alma’s fractured memories. There’s a nice ebb and flow to this show, with deep themes revolving around grief, loss and belonging, wrapped up in a heady cocktail of time travel and drama. ..
