8 Stories From Season 2’s Biggest Territory, Netflix’s Final Setup

Includes SPOILERS for Territory season 1.Netflix Territory established its premise with its initial six episodes, setting up numerous plots to extend the series with a second season. Territory explores the fictional story of the Lawsons, a wealthy and prominent family who have owned Marianne Station for generations. Marianne is described as the largest cattle station in the world, situated in Australia’s Northern Territory, and the death of owner Daniel Lawson triggers a succession conflict as the family is left without an ideal heir to take on leadership responsibilities.

Put Territory end of season 1, the The Lawson family came together momentarily to defend their property against antagonists Sandra Kirby and Campbell Miller. Kirby plans to use the Marianne Station land, specifically former gold mines, as storage for radioactive enriched uranium waste. To do this, she needed to detonate a sacred site called “The Sorry Place” to make way for a road. The Lawsons and the indigenous community tried to prevent this, but they were too late, resulting in a shootout as the climax of the season.

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Colin Lawson knows Daniel was murdered

Colin and Emily will be at odds in the future

The explanation for Daniel Lawson’s death is revealed throughout Territory Season 1, but only in the final moments does Colin Lawson finally discover what happens to his son. While it’s unclear for now if he knows exactly who did it, Colin will be suspicious from now on, as the mysterious unnamed man has arrived at Marianne with Daniel’s horse and bullets.implying murder. The audience already knows from a flashback that Emily Lawson was the one who left Daniel for dead.

In episode 4, Emily made a deal with the unidentified man to protect The Sorry Place in exchange for keeping her secretwhich she was unable to do when Campbell Miller destroyed it. With Colin Lawson likely to find out who killed his son, the fight between him and Emily will likely derail the Lawsons’ future. Graham already knows what Emily did and appears to have forgiven her for it, but Colin is much less likely to accept the murder of his golden boy son.

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What’s in the Lawson family safe?

Colin Lawson is hiding something drastic

During the other Territory At the climax of the first season, audiences saw Colin and Marshall Lawson captured by Rich, who held them at gunpoint and demanded the code to Colin’s safe. In the safe, he found tens of thousands of dollars in cash, which Colin told him to leave with. But instead of doing that, Rich asked about a smaller safe. Marshall goes to open the box for Rich, but closes it immediately.saying that he and Colin would die before the contents of that box were revealed. The audience never gets to see what’s in him.

That’s a pretty significant statement to make, especially since Marshall showed few positive feelings toward his family during the first season. Given that he and Colin shared a moment earlier in the season about the skulls he found on Marianne’s property, it seems like the safe is tied to an incriminating incident tied to the Lawsons’ violent past. Although only season 2 can say for sure, it’s more likely that there is something in that box that would end the Lawson family forever.

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Graham Lawson has to keep the family together

Graham has taken on the role of leader, but can he continue doing so?

Much of Territory The first season follows Graham Lawson as he struggles to become the leader Marianne Station needs. In episode 2, he fails to win the presidency of the livestock federation, choosing not to betray his father in exchange for votes. In episode 5, he found strength and united his family and the farmers of Marianne Station, proving himself a worthy heir and leader in Daniel’s absence. Now, he will have to keep everything under control amid Colin’s discovery and without Susie and Marshall to help him.

The Lawsons suffered great losses, with Susie dying in the season 5 finale. Marshall also intends to leave after the incident with Rich. This will leave Graham between his father and his wife, trying to keep everything under control. Season 2 will see if Graham’s manifestation in episode 5 was a fluke or whether he is capable of uniting the farm in the long term. Even though Campbell Miller is questionably dead and Sandra Kirby was last seen flying away from Australia, there will be more enemies for the Lawsons to face, and they need a sensible leader.

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Marshall Lawson needs to win Sharnie back

Marshall will have to choose between family and love

Territory spent its first six episodes establishing Marshall Lawson through his relationships with Rich and Sharnie. In the end, Colin kills Rich and almost kills Sharnie before Marshall stops him. Because of this, she decides to leave, claiming that staying in this place will make Marshall become cruel and violent like her grandfather, a future in which she does not want to participate. Given how important Sharnie has been to Marshall thus far, It seems unlikely that she would be dropped after the first season.

With how many comparisons Territory received for yellow stoneit’s hard to ignore Kayce Dutton’s comparisons about where Marshall’s story could go. In yellow stoneKayce lives far from the central ranch because his wife believes her father is dangerous and doesn’t want Kayce to be in the same situation. Marshall could continue to pursue Sharnie, resulting in an internal conflict where he tries to balance his love life with his growing responsibility to his family.which would be particularly interesting given that the show has him up as a candidate for heir.

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Will Graham Lawson be able to maintain his sobriety?

Graham will continue to fight his inner demons

The first step for Graham Lawson to keep Marianne Station together is for him to get a grip, an obstacle that won’t get any easier for him. Graham’s trip to prison helped him sober up and get back on his feet, and although he overcame a big arc in the first season, finding the strength to win over his father after so many decades, he will still have to fight tooth and nail to maintain his progress. Territory has already shown how easy it is for Graham to go off the rails when faced with conflict.

Territory The first season has already seen Graham break down and overcome his drinking problem several times, and it can be redundant to see him in a constant cycle. However, it is important to note that this will always be a potential threat to him, looming over the character and that the writers are unlikely to kill the plot for good. If things go wrong with Colin and Emily, Graham can easily turn to drink as a coping mechanism.

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The indigenous “place of apology” was destroyed

One of the most important subplots Territory Season 1 was the indigenous community conflict in the Marianne Station area. Nolan is a character who has integrated himself into the lifestyle of the Lawsons and other local cattle barons, while other members of his community resist working with the region’s wealthy elite. In a moment of despair and frustration, Nolan agreed to a deal with Sandra Kirby that ultimately led to the destruction of The Sorry Place.

Nolan is undoubtedly one of the Territory more complex characters, as his people see him as a kind of traitor for wanting to be successful. Given his role in the destruction of sacred lands, it will be interesting to see how he acts from now on. The indigenous community could continue to be allies of the Lawsons, but Nolan may also be more willing to work against the Lawsons to stake a claim on the area for himself and his people now that he has been wronged by Sandra Kirby..

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Sandra Kirby is out, for now

Sandra Kirby is still the biggest villain in the territory

Mining magnate Sandra Kirby is arguably the game’s greatest antagonist. Territoryand she’s really the only one left standing after Rich and Campbell Miller fell at the end. Her final scene of Season 1 showed her on a plane departing for now, although her operation at Marianne Station is not complete. Kirby has shown not only a desire to make money from the long-running Australian property, but also a personal dislike for Colin Lawson, who she will want to see through to the end.

Sandra Kirby is an international businesswoman, so her departure likely won’t be permanent. Territory The first season may introduce some new antagonists, but Kirby looks like an overarching antagonist who will continue to haunt the ranch. Not to mention that Lachie Kirby is still around and has barely been seen since his involvement in Susie Lawson’s death. He could be considered an extra villain for the Lawsons going forward.

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Territory needs to introduce new characters

The deaths have already exhausted the territory’s cast

With so many deaths in Territory In season one, the show’s biggest responsibility going forward will be replenishing its roster. For a TV series like Territory for it to work, there must be a broad and diverse set of factions and enemies. The first season did well in setting the stage for something like this, but the cast already feels quite thin after six episodes. Hodges were also introduced but little explored, so seeing their aims and position in the Northern Territory livestock world could be interesting.

The show needs new protagonists and new antagonists to replace the likes of Rich, Campbell Miller and Susie. Rich provided a kind of chaotic, devious entity that the series will certainly miss. Campbell Miller isn’t very well defined and could be replaced by a variety of other cattle baron type characters if he’s actually dead. Susie’s presence will be missed most in Territory season 1, as she was the easiest of the Lawsons to root for, leaving very few protagonists remaining.