Exodus
Gretchen is in a dream and she’s singing in a bar. Toni is there to see her perform but it’s not her who appears in the dressing room after the performance. It’s actually Gretchen. She offers her a choice of the blue or red gummy bear. However, this surreal segment happens to be one big dream.
What do Fatin and Shelby find?
Fatin and Shelby team up together to map the island in a journal. They realize that the scribbles they make are actually an elaborate map of the island.
Shelby and Fatin walk through the woods together, when Shelby notices something up in the trees. She tries to reach it, but falls hard on the ground. Fatin succeeds, and grabs what looks to be a radio. They both decide to keep this for themselves and handle this revelation with care. ..
How are the girls found?
Leah reflects on her journey and speaks to Ben Folds, who is her own psyche speaking to her. She confronts her emotions and decides to return to the group after all. ..
Leah, Shelby, and Fatin all show up together at the hot springs. They’re shocked when a helicopter comes flying overhead to extract them.
What happens with the boys? How do they get off the island?
The boys try to stick together, playing on the beach. However, Seth comes stumbling up to them with a peace offering… again. This time though it comes in the form of the rubber dinghy which he claims he found an hour back on the beach and it just “drifted in.”
The boys split up, with Kirin, Seth and Raf all leaving the island together. There are some big goodbyes between them but honestly, given that we haven’t had a whole lot of time to really get to know who they are it falls flat. ..
Raf and Seth argue until Kirin comes up with a plan. He’ll jump onto the boat and tell the people on it that they’re going to have to leave because Seth is going to kill him. They do this, and Raf gets off the boat just in time to save his friend.
What does Gretchen have planned?
Under the door, each of the kids receive a letter. Leah is brought to Gretchen, who admits that she’s brilliant. Gretchen tells her that her little experiment has caused all of them to become more powerful than they were before. She also reveals that Nora is still alive and stronger than ever. “Make your case for Martha.” Leah challenges. ..
When Martha is wheeled in to see her, Leah watches on the monitors, she curses out Gretchen. The big boss laughs incredulously and pints out that Leah began as a love-fool and has grown so much. She’s giving attitude and almost had Gretchen’s number.
Does Leah have a plan?
Leah has been manipulating Gretchen and Ian all along, using them to get what she wants. She knows they’re innocent and she’s just using them to get out of this situation. But Gretchen can’t help but feel like she was duped.
That night, all the locks to the doors open up and the kids reconvene in an auditorium. The lights shine brightly on the main stage, where Gretchen looks set to show up. However, she doesn’t.
Leah realizes that something is wrong when she returns to the facility and sees all the destruction. All of the cameras were trashed, documents were shredded and the facility was abandoned.
How does The Wilds Season 2 end?
Gretchen actually touches down in a private jet and believes Dean is the one who screwed them over. He forces him to had home while on the plane, DJ joins Daniel Faber and Alex as they decide to enact “Phase Three.” ..
They’ve got a new plan in play and that comes from an inside group. That person? Presumably Shelby, if the way this is edited is any indication. As music begins playing through the loudspeakers on the island, the kids realize with horror they’re still in this same hell. And worse, Seth appears to be the DJ, given he’s the one who’s playing music for them.
The Episode Review
The Wilds Season 2 ended with a lovely twist that sets up the potential for a third season. If this renewal is granted, I hope the show is at least 15 episodes long. The ensemble size of The Wilds is so large right now that it feels like it needs more episodes to tell its story.
This season has been really frustrating because it feels like there is no clear goal or plan to it, and the pacing has been really off. There have been a few nice moments but overall, the show feels like it’s just going through the motions.
Phase Three appears to be a plan by Seth to control the girls and use them as his personal slaves. It’s possible that he’s using Gretchen as a tool, but it’s also possible that she’s just as capable of breaking free and helping the others. We need to find out what Phase Three is, and why it matters so much to Seth.
The final episode of “Stranger Things” is arguably the best, as it features a pretty bad green screen on the sea. This will be interesting to see how Ian’s situation off-island effects what’s happening on the island. ..
The third season of “The Wilds” has been a wild ride, with the show flatlining mediocrity. However, it is still very watchable and may have something exciting in store for us. ..
