How does it all end?!
So you’re confused by that twisty ending to Netflix‘s latest psychological thriller, Wayward. Don’t beat yourself up; you are certainly not alone.
In just eight episodes, series creator and star Mae Martin takes the viewers on a journey of self-discovery, struggle, and an examination of cults and troubled teen institutes… it’s a lot to tackle!
At the start of the series, it may be that Alex (Martin) and Laura (Sarah Gadon) are moving to Tall Pines for a quaint and quiet life away from their past mistakes, but with Evelyn (Toni Collette) always around and dropping in on them unexpectedly, can they ever find their happy ending?
As for Abbie (Sydney Topliffe) and Leila (Alyvia Alyn Lind), while the show starts in a completely different country for them, does their finale look much different than that of their grown-up counterparts? So many questions, so little time.
Whether you didn’t finish or are just a little turned around by that finale, we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about the Season 1 finale of Wayward.
At the start of Episode 8, “Leap,” Laura has welcomed several of her fellow Tall Pines Academy schoolmates into their home as she and Alex await the arrival of their baby. Elsewhere, Alex has been tased and kidnapped by Dwayne Andrews (Brandon Jay McLaren) as Evelyn — who shows up uninvited to Alex and Laura’s home — has plans to “leap” him, a.k.a. sever his human emotion through a torture process that takes place in the basement of Tall Pines.
As that happens, Leila (Lind), Abbie (Topliffe), and Rory (John Daniel) escape from the academy, ironically using Mule (Tricia Blacke) as a means of transportation. In town, the trio breaks into a home for food and supplies, which is when Leila decides that she wants to stay behind and head back to Tall Pines, the only place she says she’s ever felt safe and wanted. As Abbie reminds Leila that staying means going through “the leap,” Leila tells Abbie that she knows and doesn’t care.
