DARK MATTER Episode 1 & 2 Breakdown, Theories & Details You Missed!

In this video we take a deep dive, review, recap, breakdown and explain the ending to Apple TV's sci-fi DARK MATTER starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly.
0:00 Intro
0:56 The Cube/Tesseract Explained
2:54 The Storage Unit
3:49 Is the Masked Man Evil?
4:32 Are Their Other Travelers?
5:17 The Psychoactive Compound
5:48 Daniela’s Death
6:54 Conclusion
Dark Matter Episode 1 & 2 Breakdown: • DARK MATTER Episode 1 ...
Dark Matter Episode 3 Breakdown: • DARK MATTER Episode 3 ...
Dark Matter Episode 4 Breakdown: • DARK MATTER Episode 4 ... \
Dark Matter Episode 5 Breakdown: • DARK MATTER Episode 5 ...
Dark Matter Episode 6 Breakdown: • DARK MATTER Episode 6 ...
Dark Matter Episode 7 Breakdown: • DARK MATTER Episode 7 ...
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[@ThinkStory]

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[@GeneralPrime]

of course....its a great show

[@phaseinducer]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Milosbaby]

Yes, absolutely. Your breakdowns are some of the best on YT

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

Please!

[@jake_edinburgh]

Yes Sir,

[@thapeloafrika6459]

This gave me the same feeling as when i started watching Fringe, Counterpart and Westworld....so far so good!

[@0xemze]

+ Severance

[@alveolate]

the concept is good; but the first 2 eps have been very slow paced imo. the entire thing could've been cut into 1 ep and it would've still worked.

[@thapeloafrika6459]

@@alveolate I get you, but alot of the modern shows often rush the story because they aren't guaranteed subsequent seasons....i felt the reveal of the multiverse came faster than I expected. If this was Lost they would have only revealed it in the second season LOL

[@yosha_ykt]

Yep

[@alanpennie8013]

​@@alveolate If you're a big fan of Joel Edgerton this is a must. Otherwise it's a bit of a snore.

[@vinyfiny]

Jaye has probably been to a bunch of different alternate realities looking for the one our Jason is in. I imagine that explains the cell phones. He kidnaps Jason in whatever reality he's in and takes his cell to see if his wife/kid are in the contacts.

[@alveolate]

yea the multiple low-batt phones just screams he's already done this in other realities before. this is very sinister as it could imply that he's already killed multiple versions of himself in other realities, altho we have no idea what exactly happened yet.

[@FirstNameLastName-jg1es]

Jason2

[@vinyfiny]

@@alveolate I don't think he killed them, why would he? He probably just robbed them like he did Jason but didn't take them to the box. He found the contacts in Jason's phone so he knew he found the right one to swap with.

[@Lordinos1992]

Have y’all not seen constellation? Also on Apple TV. This is literally almost the same plot

[@vinyfiny]

@@Lordinos1992 Not really? I mean they both deal with people in superposition (which yeah is a major plot point), but everything around that is totally different.

[@MzShaybutta]

I'm glad think story is covering this. His explanation videos go hard and I'm very interested in the premise of this show.

[@JoyceHennessey-rq3fz]

Please read this book its soooo good. Jason loves his family so much. You really feel that. I love jason his internal thoughts in the book lets you really get to know him before all the crazy starts. Should be a awesome show! I cant wait plz keep doin these viedos your doin a great job.

[@puny-eartlings]

Pretty obvious easter eggs, that I haven't seen mentioned any where, are the nods to "It's A Wonderful Life". Besides the theme similarities, Bad Jason goes down the stairs at home, and fiddles with the loose bannister knob... Family Guy Jason goes to his usual bar, and his buddy bartender has no idea who he his / kicks him out. Though it doesn't look like things will resolve as smoothly for this George Bailey :(

[@ashley.taylor174]

It’s a Wonderful Life is the blue print for many of these alternate reality movies. Best movie ever!

[@pixiehopper8]

Yes!! So glad you’re covering this one! 🙌🏼

[@vmajestic1724]

Please, I beg you keep making this on this series ASAP when episode 3 / 4 realeases.

[@AllyourBase3]

I assumed those phones were from other realities where he wanted to find a Jason who made the same decision as our jason

[@AbdulShakir10]

Please keep making this content

[@chippychick6261]

Great summary. Friends have always rec’d this show.

[@nanaacquahful4838]

Reminds me of counterpart smh mad they got cancelled

[@DJSkandalous]

I wish Apple would buy Counterpart and 1899. Alot of older properties they could redo or extend. Dark Matter also had a 2010 series that had a good premise of a crew in space waking up on the ship with no memories. Lol

[@alanpennie8013]

It was a fun show, and made inadvertently more topical by COVID. But I'm not sorry it ended when it did.

[@jusskitten6120]

i just finished both episodes and omggg i am hooked. I LOVE a good appleTV original sci fi show!

[@tfangel]

I really enjoyed it, and there is a preview of the rest of the season after the second episode, and wow does it look like it's going to get crazy.

[@deelee1569]

Feels like Counterpart with some twists, I like it

[@tbranscom1]

Yep, the first 2 episodes got me hooked for sure.

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

0:49 like in that Dostoevsky's "The Double".

[@jjarv222]

Thank you for introducing me to another great show!

[@marca5883]

Enjoying this series so far👍

[@malloyinc]

Did Ryan-2 leave us a clue when he mentions cracked up in a cell Jason vs Costa Rican Farmer Jason vs un-alive Jason? Is Jason-2 swapping with other Jasons and keeping their mobiles?

[@1D4ever]

I certainly think Ryan 2 is in on it, probably both Ryans. None of his reactions added up and he's always around when things go bad. Who else knew he was with Jennifer Connelly.

[@alanpennie8013]

​@@1D4ever Also, it's Jimmi Simpson. He's bound to be a baddie, or at least someone with a slightly dubious agenda.

[@mhead81]

Dark matter and Recursion by Blake Crouch best books ever prepare to be amazed

[@lavishmisfittink3214]

I haven’t looked at him the same since what him and daisy did to gatsby 😂

[@1D4ever]

Well Gatsby messed up she wanted to run away with him but he was more interested in her publically renouncing her husband.

[@lavishmisfittink3214]

@@1D4ever she was never going to run with him read the book daisy was just as selfish as her husband the only person sane in the book is the one narrating from an asylum who was the only there for gatsby in his death daisies cousin

[@1D4ever]

@@lavishmisfittink3214 Yes I agree in the book it wasn't going to work but in the movie Daisy said it and I think she meant it but here he'd to leave with her right then. He had a full scenario in his head that was never going to happen, the Narrators has secrets himself that they elude to but don't spell out.

[@alanpennie8013]

Heavens! The guy's got more or less the same first name as Gatsby. Everything's falling into place. This show is Gatsby with added doppelganger.

[@Critical-Thinker895]

A lab person mentioned to Jason that they lost 4 people.

[@marieestrella64]

Yes please keep doing this 😃

[@radientproductions9799]

loving the show so far. Great premise.

[@CaylaBacho]

Your videos are like light at the end of a tunnel, reminding you that there is always a way out of any situation. Thank you for your hope! 💡

[@angelfieseler5358]

Yes ❤ these mystery sci fi please keep going

[@acetoomuch]

this is gonna be a great series

[@temitayoapata9887]

Very similar premise to another apple series “Constellation”

[@Alpha23TV]

Review it! I’m interested

[@peternacken4730]

oh, so that's not sci-fi channels' dark matter from a few years back :)

[@alanpennie8013]

It seems to be one aspect of the extraordinary lack of imagination of this show that they're recycling the title of a different show.

[@ashley.taylor174]

@@alanpennie8013Dude, this show is based off the book.

[@GCT1990]

Love your videos hell I need your videos like more then half the Canadian and US population needs sub titles lol

[@HuskyType]

That left turn at the end of episode two really has me hooked. I thought alternate timeline Jason#1 was going to battle being conflicted about the wife that could have been but now that she’s in the shadow realm we can get to work on finding the way back to the original timeline. Apple is on a tear with these sci-fi shows. Def add this to the roster of shows you cover please.

[@mukhtaraayotejuadekunbiyus7073]

I’m trying to get footage from the show for a class. Any suggestions on how to do this since appletv won’t let you screenshot/screenrecord?

[@jimmiesavage437]

Love you so much too ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mrdynamitehee]

This show has the same central conceit as Constellation

[@alanpennie8013]

A bit unfortunate for it.

[@0xemze]

thank u

[@EasilyAmused42]

I really do have an issue with the deceased twin son not being mentioned when they talk about having a child. They do not talk like a parent that lost a child, twin or not. They talk about Charlie as if he is an only child. . . "brain explosion" . . . is there a timeline/uni we aren't tuned into yet? Only time will tell (puns are just going to happen I think) How many PJ's are chasing how many EJ's through that needle stack full of needles looking for a needle?

[@astraltraveler257]

Tough premise to turn into a series. Surprised they didn't throw Entanglement into the mix. The film WHAT YOU WISH FOR offers an interesting take on the topic of Be Careful Of What You Wish For.

[@KyleVeatch]

The book was so great!

[@famejs]

did Jaye drive his own car(the SUV) when he went to give lecture? bc we previously saw Jason drive a Honda

[@EasilyAmused42]

There are way too many things just slightly off in this show for them all to be production mistakes. I think there are more Uni's spinning around in our consciousness than we realize.

[@AskariandWonderland]

Would you look into the dead boy detectives? Feel like it may be worth a video

[@datacorz]

For those who haven't read the book, oh, boy.

[@jwatari]

Yup , just finished the book for the second time , its been a few years since I read it the first time. The episodes will really get wild at the end, buckle up

[@eden20111]

So when is the black woman gonna have her karma?

[@dlilwon]

Off to audible 🏃🏾‍♀️💨

[@MrTr3sL3wis]

Here from the JBP

[@cyliemyrus]

Jason has his cellphone, an iphone, you know the thing everyone uses to take photos. Why doesn't he show them any photos of his family on his phone to prove what he is saying is real? Does he not have photos of his family on his phone?!?!?!?!?!

[@EasilyAmused42]

I distinguish them as Professor J and Evil J, AKA PJ and EJ. How do any of the rest of you distinguish them?

[@nareanmano]

Apple is for mystery shows as netflix is for teen shows & movies Ryan defiantly sold out jason I think jason would voluntarily go back to velocity the next day because that's only way for him to go back to his reality. No force needed

[@shyy87]

The fact that I was ready to see Jason create a “happy ever after” life in his new reality with new Daniella and his success in episode 2 😩. Should’ve known lol.

[@eden20111]

So does the black woman get her karma or not?

[@mickkimes8016]

do each episode please

[@acetoomuch]

kinda upset i just found it and its only at episode 2. Anyone have any other amazing shows i can watch until wed. please lbvs

[@kristijan8518]

I think the phones are what Jay has been using to stalk Jason. In episode two we can see him setting up cameras to watch the tesseract.

[@webweb7164]

Speculation. The phones are from different Jasons in different realities. Imposter Jason isnt the same Jason who made the tesseract cube, he is also from a different reality.At least one of the test subjects other than Jason survived the trip and will be back.

[@DarkRainOfficial]

In the book he states “I’m looking for a grain of sand on an infinite beach.”

[@RyWarner-gc2vt]

hahaha drake caught a stray

[@gloriathomas3245]

Is this show anything like Sliders?

[@juniegonzalez6518]

This show is one of the best sci-fi shows out there right now, I get wet for shows or movies that show the multiverse, and this show does it the best, 😊😂😂😂😂

[@that_jason_black]

Who put the box there?

[@Milton2k]

Look nice enough to give it a chance. A bit predictable though. I bet Connelly is going to be resurrected via an alternative version of hers.

[@alanpennie8013]

I did wonder as I neared the end of episode 2 whether they had run out of story completely. Then they had someone come through a door with a gun in their hand which I guess gave me a reason to keep watching. This show has hired some very high - profile actors to witter about doppelgangers.

[@EasilyAmused42]

SuperPosition or SuperImposition because they are imposing big time! /wink

[@l.writer6180]

In my opinion, it should not be Jason the one in superposition, but the box itself.

[@nounous01]

After 2 episodes Im not quite hooked; it feels like something we ve seen and before. And the only intriguing character dies at the end of episode 2

[@alanpennie8013]

I don't hate it but it's all so predictable. Still some people seem to find it fascinating.

[@GeneralPrime]

am i first?...i'm almost done with EP2

[@user-rr2ti3jd8y]

Jason was potentially going to sleep with his ‘wife’ in the parallel universe - would you consider that to be technically cheating 😅 sure it looks and is his wife in another reality but not this, and therefore he was going to sleep with someone who he did not really know at all… mmm I wonder how his actual wife would of felt about that 🤣

[@mattygilbert]

Least of his problems I’m guessing 😅

[@alanpennie8013]

It was not unicky I thought. Lucky he was saved by his not - wife getting murdered wasn't it?

[@deananthony5248]

A bullet right in the head pretty much means you really wanted to kill that person

[@_VICK_]

No way Charlie is 15 lol and I’m pretty sure Ryan the friend is somehow in on it

[@jorgemendez9082]

How come this review features your own voice, but in Spanish??? Is it an IA translation it did you really recorded it in Spanish? Keep doing the reviews for this show, by the way.

[@VARIABLENEWSNETWORK]

No, Daniella was going to die. I read the book... 4 times. Great book.

[@THambrough]

Yo Jennifer Connolly doesn't age i swear she's still smoking😅

[@xczechr]

You should call them Jason and Jason 2, as the episode descriptions do.

[@Lordinos1992]

Primer

[@kofiamuah8157]

I find myself annoyed 70% through episode 2 and finding it hard to believe that a professor of Jason's caliber despite all the proof in front of him still hasn't figured out that he is in an alternate reality. I'm so annoyed that I paused the episode to come online to find a review to share this opinion. HIs stupidity is breaking my immersion.

[@lastfewtokes]

Did you not finish the episode? He pieces it together.

[@kofiamuah8157]

@@lastfewtokes yes I finished it. and I'm curious to see what happen's next. but I still stand by my first point. it took too long for him to figure it out. the entire audience (US) figured it out before he did. and he is supposed to be a professor who was also working on quantum physics. not very smart

[@revstrading]

@@kofiamuah8157 Switching realities is overwhelming, and he refuses to believe it. He seeks answers, and eventually, he figures it out. Why are you so mad? If I were in his shoes, I would be confused too.

[@kofiamuah8157]

@@revstrading I think if I were an astro physics professor or whatever, I would have figured it out the minute I went home and the furniture was different and my wife was too. I would have at least formed a theory and started looking for the proof to support my theory. but.. its ok... lets see how the next episode goes.

[@revstrading]

@@kofiamuah8157 your overthinking stuff lol, just you know your not jason

[@WhiteMacbook2010]

jason now know what is possibly happening, but jaye said it's "for both of us", daniella's death is necessary its not even her show ; this is a sci-fi genre so if daniella wants to get personal and drawing arts, go to Option and select Home and Cooking show.

[@ojn4972]

It takes this "genius" takes too long to form a theory to whats going on in his life. Writers love to drag shit out. Not even thinking about what could be happening. Just reacting. Solid writing.

[@grussoli]

Did I miss something or doesn’t Jason, the teacher and Jaye the rich inventor, live in the same house next to the train?

[@DCookStaVideo]

Same house,different universe. The show is occurring in multiple universes.

[@alanpennie8013]

There are a lot of things about this show which remind me of a Star Trek mirrorverse episode.

[@alanpennie8013]

I wouldn't call this show terrible but its seriously meh. It's all soooooo sloooooow.

[@Charango123quena]

So episode 2: The guy misses his wife and son so he sleeps with a woman that looks like his wife, is his wife in another universe but in actual fact is NOT his wife. Is he just having an affair ??

[@alanpennie8013]

Yep. Clear breach of The Seventh Commandment. I suppose he gets a pass because he was in a rather extreme situation.

[@bonitaglover]

I don’t like this show so much. The plot is slow and nothing seemed like that big of a surprise. I figured “Jaye” was Jason as soon as he knew the phone pass ode and everything since has been a bunch of nothing really. I’ll watch people’s reviews maybe but I’m not gonna watch this series. It’s been done better several times over.

[@alanpennie8013]

I'll probably keep watching but it's all rather slow and obvious. I do think Joel and Jimmi could have found a better use of their talents than this show.

[@lastmanstanding1954]

TOO MUCH BACK AND FORTH AND IN AND OUT AND UP AND DOWN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I LOST INTEREST BY THE 3RD EPISODE,,,,,,,,,,SHUT IT OFF AND WHY ARE THERE 2 MOVIES WITH THE SAME NAME ,,,,,,,,,WELL THAT SUCKS !!!

[@nabukuma]

Bro really created interdimensional travel for some clunge he had back home

[@alanpennie8013]

Quantum - leaping Great Gatsby.

[@BamBamGT1]

Well yeah. It's also my life goal actually. 18 years ago I met the love of my life, but we didn't end up together. Years ago I tried reconnecting with her, to no avail. Some people end up with "the one", others missed out on it and keep regretting it their entire life. Love is a powerful force.

[@robotaholic]

Apple lovers make me sick

[@pete6705]

No one cares that you’re sick

[@hills123ful]

This is exactly the same as the film face off with nick cage and travollta . You will find that he's cut his face off and stuck it on his body because he wanted the girl .

[@leax7061]

The first 2 episodes are so boring, the lost loving family trope is so annoying. They couldn't come up with something more exciting?

[@alanpennie8013]

It's a particular problem that I'm watching this just after Constellation, which is an extremely similar set up but done in a much more imaginative way.

[@keelahrose]

What about Tokyo Vice season 2?!?! 😡😤