Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Season 3, Episode 10, “Revelations: Chapter Two.”
Of Season 3 ends on a shocking note, as many long-standing mysteries are answered and new questions are raised. Throughout season 3, OfThe characters were pushed further than ever before, to the breaking point. OfThe monsters have found new ways to torment the township’s residents, including brutally killing Tian-Chen Liu (Elizabeth Moy) in front of Boyd Stevens (Harold Perrineau) and a sinister creature growing inside Fatima (Pegah Ghafoori).
The mystery of Fátima’s pregnancy is solved and Elgin (Nathan D. Simmons) pays a terrible price for keeping her prisoner in the city’s basement. Meanwhile, Tabitha Matthews (Catalina Sandino Moreno) and Jade Herrera (David Alpay) finally discover the answers they were looking for, which involve Ofthe bottle trees and the “Anghkooey” children. Perhaps the most shocking of all is one of the Ofmost prominent characters, Jim Matthews (Eion Bailey), being killed by a new characterthe Man in the Yellow Suit (Douglas E. Hughes).
Why the man in the yellow suit kills Jim at the end of season three
“Knowledge has a cost”
The Man in the Yellow Suit kills Jim as a consequence of Tabitha and Jade’s discovery. He tells Jim that “Knowledge has a cost” and says he tried to warn him in advance. When he utters the phrase, “Your wife shouldn’t have dug that hole, Jim.” It’s clear that he was the voice on the radio at the end of Season 1 who said the same words. He intervened when Tabitha and Jim were getting too close to the truth in Season 1 and has now intervened again after Jade played the song.
The Man in the Yellow Suit cannot permanently kill Tabitha or Jade due to their original connection to the city, as they will simply return in a different form. Instead, he kills Jim, a death that will devastate the Matthews family and every resident of the county. From a narrative standpoint, Jim’s death significantly raises the stakes. While Of killed many individuals, the deaths were mostly of supporting characters, but Jim’s death proves that even the main characters are no longer safe.
What happened to future Julie in the final scene of Season 3?
From’s use of time travel continues
The Man in the Yellow Suit killing Jim isn’t the only surprise in Of final scene of season 3. The other surprise is that a future version of Julie Matthews (Hannah Cheramy) travels back in time to moments before her father was killed. Julie’s time travel previously solved the mystery of Boyd’s rope, but that was just the beginning. Even though her brother, Ethan Matthews (Simon Webster), tells her that she can’t change the past, she’s still trying to do so.
As long as she is not killed or captured by the Man in the Yellow Suit, Julie will likely continue her time travel, which can provide her with invaluable knowledge, but cannot help her change anything, as Of is following Lostrule of “whatever happened, happened.”
Unfortunately, Julie is unable to save her father from the Man in the Yellow Suit. She is last seen screaming in horror at the sight of Jim’s throat being ripped out. Of season 4 will have to reveal what happens next with this future version of Julie. As long as she is not killed or captured by the Man in the Yellow Suit, Julie will likely continue her time travel, which can provide her with invaluable knowledge, but cannot help her change anything, as Of is following Lostrule of “whatever happened, happened.”
Tabitha’s Connection to Miranda and Jade’s Connection to Christopher Explained
Their similarities were always intentional
Of The end of episode 9 of season 3 indicated that Tabitha and Miranda (Sarah Booth) were the same person as Tabitha experienced the memory of Miranda being killed before reaching the distant tree. The season 3 finale confirms this, along with the revelation that Jade and Christopher (Thom Payne) are the same person. Tabitha and Jade were among the town’s first residents and returned repeatedly over many years in an attempt to save the children and free them.
Miranda and Christopher were earlier versions of Tabitha and Jade who tried and failed to save the children. This is why there have always been so many parallels between Miranda and Tabitha and between Jade and Christopher. This explains why Tabitha and Jade were the only residents able to see the “Anghkooey” children and why they have visions that others do not. Tabitha’s natural bond and maternal instinct with Victor (Scott McCord) also makes more sense, since Miranda was Victor’s mother.
What Fátima’s pregnancy reveals about monsters
Monsters are immortal
Fátima finally gives birth to the monster Smiley (Jamie McGuire), who is now reborn after being killed by Boyd in season 2. This reveals that monsters cannot be killed permanently, which ties into the creatures’ origins and how the children were murdered. Victor said in Of Season 3, Episode 8 that the children were murdered in the dark by people they loved and trusted. Fátima adds to this explanation her new understanding that OfMonsters sacrificed their own children in exchange for immortality.
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This immortality is the reason why Smiley and the other monsters cannot be killed permanently. Fatima just says “this” promised the monsters that they would live forever, but this is likely a reference to the Man in the Yellow Suit. He is apparently the original evil at the heart of the city, who used the offer of immortality to make monsters immortal and make them do his bidding. However, if Tabitha and Jade are able to finally save the children and free them, it could destroy everything the Man in the Yellow Suit has built.
What “Anghkooey” and Bottle Tree Numbers Mean
These mysteries were intended to help Tabitha and Jade remember
Thanks to Jim, the numbers on the bottles turn out to be musical notes. When Jade goes to the bottle tree and plays a song on the violin based on these musical notes, the “Anghkooey” the children reappear. It is through the music and the reappearance of the children that Tabitha and Jade realize that “Anghkooey” translates to “to remember.“ The kids and the music are meant to help Tabitha and Jade remember their original connection to the city. They remember who they are and all the past lives they lived in the city, including their time as Miranda and Christopher.
This realization becomes even more tragic when they realize that one of the children they repeatedly tried and failed to free was their daughter, and the song is a lullaby that their past selves used to sing to her and the other children. . All of Tabitha and Jade’s visions and discoveries led them to remember. Now that they remember who they are and why they are trapped in the city, they can finally change things.
Boyd and Sara’s Dark Decisions With Elgin Explained
Boyd and Sara make Elgin suffer
Elgin refuses to divulge Fátima’s whereabouts because he has been deceived into believing that the termination of her pregnancy is the key to the city’s residents escaping. Despite the ghost of Father Khatri (Shaun Majumder) trying to dissuade Boyd, Boyd breaks Elgin’s hand with a hammer. He tries to reason with Elgin but when that doesn’t work, Boyd’s desperation and anger get the best of him as he refuses to let his daughter-in-law suffer and die.
As for Sara Myers (Avery Konrad), she returns to her violent ways for the first time since season one, removing one of Elgin’s eyes, which leads him to reveal Fatima’s location. Sara does this because she cares about Boyd, knows he is a good man, and is grateful that he took care of her and gave her a second chance. She doesn’t want Boyd to sink into darker depths and spares him from that with her most brutal torture method that makes Elgin talk.
The True Meaning of the Season 3 Finale
The city is a cycle that repeats itself
Of The season three finale is ultimately about the cyclical nature of good and evil. Tabitha and Jade are trapped in a tragic cycle which they were unable to break. The city’s evil is also cyclical, with Smiley being reborn as the monsters continue their immortal reign of terror. Instead of Sara being manipulated into committing horrible acts in the name of freedom, Elgin is now being manipulated, and Sara must sink back into her former darkness to stop him.
While there is a sense of hopelessness that permeates the ending, there are also signs that things may finally change for the better. The emergence of the Man in the Yellow Suit and Jim’s death are the most telling signs of this. Tabitha and Jade’s discovery must really terrify the Man in the Yellow Suit into making himself known and attacking Jim. Although this cost Jim his life, it also indicates that the cycle will eventually be broken, the children will be saved, and the residents will find a way home sooner. Of ends.