THE UNDOING Ending Explained | Episode 6 Breakdown And Who Did It | Spoiler Talk Review

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[@Sandybowls_9001]

I'm only on episode 3 but I love it so far.

[@misspattyy.3471]

I’m devastated and deeply unsettled by the ending. The show brought up the complex intricacies of trust and betrayal. If all betrayal is self betrayal, then what is it to trust?

[@angelaraber]

Thanks for including what happened afterwards from the book. I wondered what would happen to the baby girl after all that trauma.

[@LovelyLJ]

They should have told this story from Fernando's (?) Elena husband's point of view.

[@leacalais]

A plot point that was never resolved is why Jonathon told grace the night before the murder that he was going to a medical conference. Since there was no conference, where was he planning to be? This makes it seem like the murder was premeditated ie me knew he was going to be on the run. In the book he is apparently gone for months.

[@Avaren619]

Poor Miguel. The doctor saved his life then completely ruined it.

[@jessicabhatnagar9405]

He is such a cute chubby kid in the tv show. Felt awful about what happened to him and his Dad.

[@laurenward256]

Hugh was so good at being a psychopath in the last scene, I was terrified.

[@timjohnson1199]

Yeah, ending was stressful . Too stressful to watch again.

[@mastersmurfify]

was a great role for him playing off his typical casting

[@laurenward256]

@@timjohnson1199 I felt like I needed to watch a comedy afterwards to calm down 😂

[@laurenward256]

@@mastersmurfify He was actually so good! Who knew 😲

[@timjohnson1199]

@@laurenward256 Yeah, something light to wind down. I made a fire and beat up my cat.

[@andrealee8561]

Henry is such good child actor he did excellent Everyone did excellent in this

[@TangoNevada]

He's also really good in STFU, I mean A Quiet Place.

[@sandracmyers]

@@TangoNevada and Part 2 WTF... WHEN the fuck lol

[@TangoNevada]

@@sandracmyers What?

[@pwallace5359]

@@sandracmyers , I don’t get it ?

[@deadnorwegianblue614]

@@TangoNevada I think they may refer to the fact that the second installment’s release was constantly pushed at cinemas due to Covid, but dunno.

[@tiffanymorantes5391]

Once he blamed the son.... Yep, he did it!

[@Taravat76]

He had me fooled almost to the end, with his whole “my mind is spinning,” and apology explanation to Henry.

[@tiffanymorantes5391]

@@Taravat76 I just wanted Nicole Kidman to live happily ever after with Hugh Grant! 😭

[@themasterMi7]

Nah after his mother told to his wife he's doesn't feel remorse and empathy after that I realise he did it.

[@borneocoolpad7833]

@@themasterMi7 i always suspect the worst twist at the end. They always do that these day. The most shocking way to end the series.kind of dissapointed with that. I Always suspects Henry (The Son). He seems to know something, he kind of smart and all. Add to that he might ended being sociopath thru his dad gene. And at the end Grace blame the wrong murderer instead her own son.. that's just my guess before..

[@123anythin]

@@borneocoolpad7833 agreed. I was kinda hoping the killer would be either Grace in some kind of a psychological thriller twist or Henry. It would’ve def been a crazier twist with Henry being the killer

[@rctabula6718]

Viewers: No, it wasn't Jonathan. That would be too obvious. Jonathan: Hold my hammer.

[@termsandconditions6003]

😅😅😅😅😆

[@jmk_1997]

i hate that i almost believed it was henry

[@TennileJames]

The entire time I believed to my core that it was Grace! I think it was because NIcole Kidman played the character in such a stoic manner. She seemed to be emotionless and seemed unable to cry at their current circumstances. I think that twist would have been better...

[@brianna_0551]

Omg 😂

[@TheWorldisInfinite]

@@brianna_0551 this joint was obvious and stupid. Theres nothing deep about this

[@dangerislander]

I think people need to realize that this show is moreso a psychological-thriller, rather than a "who-dunnit" type of crime show. The answers where smack bang right in front of us from the get go. The issue was us as viewers were meant to question if Jonathon really did it. We're meant to be charmed by him and swayed by his narcissism. That was the whole point of this show.

[@yvonneshanson1525]

Totally agreed!

[@may.k_me]

I don't think we were meant to be swayed by Jonathan's charm because if that was the case the show executed it poorly. We simply followed the breadcrumbs that the showrunners sprinkled all over the place that were really all just red herrings. We questioned people's motives because we were lead in those directions and also because shows of this genre invite their audience to come up with theories. That's half the fun of it

[@dangerislander]

@@larryromano7510 but that's one of the major themes... manipulation. We were all manipulated to think Jonathon may or may have not killed Elena. Why? Cause every time he was confronted he would always charm his way out of it. Remember this is from Grace's perspective. We're supposed to feel manipulated like she was. And not every show needs to have a major twist. Sometimes the only answer is right in front of us. I really don't know what you people wanted or expected tbh. Yall seem salty cause your theories didn't happen.

[@northwind2538]

Still kinda irritating that the show tried as hard as it possibly could to make us think someone else did it. One red herring after another, pointing fingers at Fernando, Miguel, Grace and Henry while also subliminally planting seeds of possibility in Franklin and Sylvia...everyone got thrown into the mix even though all the evidence pointed at Jonathan. It's one thing to keep us guessing, it's another to be as ridiculous as this was.

[@EileenOR]

However, it is also possible that another NPD character was had reason for murdering her.! Which is why readers and writers of psychological thrillers “wrote” alternative plot lines. I believe the best was the assumption that the killer was Sylvia. She and Jonathan held long gaze in scene of his arraignment, She was his lawyer in his work situation but didn’t tell Nicole , and fit the commandment that you don[t introduce a character like her who isn’t implicated in the story. This would have become obvious if the series had been written as a novel (different from source material novel). And lastly-the HUGH GRANT factor. I just read that he said that in the murder scene it was the first time he was playing the real Jonathan and therefore the most exciting to him. Otherwise he was playing “Hugh Grant” playing Hugh Grant of rom-com days.

[@alexfarrugia6106]

Jonathan's stare at Grace in the courtroom was horrifyingly good

[@rushanaprincess]

Yes, I thought the same, what a face, all spectre of emotions gone through! 👏👏👏

[@christyklein]

OMG! I totally agree. Really creepy!!!

[@peybak]

Donald Sutherland's eyebrows need their own show.

[@6610stix]

Actually, his eyebrows earned themselves a long overdue honorary Oscar in 2018.

[@6610stix]

@r0bz They're like curb feelers for vampires so he can get around in the dark without bumping into other vampires.

[@jasminecrawford42]

@@6610stix Well, that's good since his son had been a vampire at one time 😂.

[@6610stix]

@@jasminecrawford42 They don't call him Kiefer Suckerland for nothing.

[@jasminecrawford42]

@@6610stix 😂😂😂

[@goku8621]

One thing I wish the finale would’ve explored more was Elena, why was she so obsessed with Jonathan? Why did she have a painting of Grace, kiss her, and want to be involved with their family? Why did she seem so happy when she saw Jonathan but was crying in the bathroom during the fundraiser?

[@kimbak7178]

I feel like those questions were sort of answered. They led you to believe that she had mental health issues which could explain her “obsession” with Jonathan. She maybe started painting grace because she was becoming obsessed with their whole family and not just Jonathan. Maybe she was crying during the fundraiser because he won’t acknowledge her when grace is around. She was “happy” when he was with her because she was getting the attention she thought she needed.

[@Charlotte-tq5qx]

She was attracted to their lifestyle and wanted to clime for a more glamorous life with her son. That is why she wants her and her son to befriend their family.

[@FreyaEinde]

I think when you’re in an affair you can be convinced that the wife is some sort of inhuman entity and I think she was shocked by her kindness that all the lies the person she was canoodling with weren’t true. The obsessions with Grace is because she seems to hold some sort magical pull because her husband won’t leave them and that’s mind boggling to a degree.

[@Ednigma124]

So if Jonathan and Elena love each other, why she make Jonathan get fired from hospital...?

[@jmarie9997]

@@Ednigma124 People don't always think before they go scorched earth.

[@carolinet6068]

He made love to Grace after finding his bludgeoned lover? That's how I knew

[@amiski]

I liked the ending. People always complain endings are predictable, I think this one was the least predicted because of our nature to suspect everything and theorize everything, and don’t want to believe the most likely case. Everything else was “muck”. We didn’t want to believe it was Jonathan.

[@yvonneshanson1525]

And is the main theme of the story.. that it was who noone wanted to believe it was. Just like in real life. We don't want our idols to fall and we never accuse a prominent member of society. People who wanted to turn this series into a binge - watch have no idea that the writers did a magnificent job in actualizing a brilliant truth and crucial psychological and sociological aspects of our world into great art..

[@dangerislander]

@@yvonneshanson1525 and wasn't tha is very idea discussed in the first episode where grace was telling her patient that we project our ideals onto our partners and never wanna see them in a bad light. That was literally the basis of the entire show. Grace not being sure if her hubby actually killed Elena. People are just salty cause they expect to have a twist etc.

[@TheWorldisInfinite]

@@yvonneshanson1525 exactly why the ending was obvious.

[@Taravat76]

@Christopher Villarreal do you think the lawyer knew he did from the beginning? Seemed so!!

[@katiegreene410]

I’ve never seen Hugh Grant as a bad guy before but he was spot on!!

[@juliomonrroyperez]

Paddington much?

[@christinaz.271]

If Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman don't receive Emmys I will throw hammers.

[@tkc3114]

In the dishwasher?

[@christinaz.271]

@@tkc3114 😂😂😂

[@rixx46]

I thought Grant was in WAY over his head - the ending scenes with Henry, the boy acted circles around him. Kidman was okay in a generic role. Her best scene was her last scene on the witness stand - only because she’s had so much surgery she can’t express emotions any more.

[@perpetualautumn6773]

And Noah Jupe!

[@bruh_hahaha]

@@tkc3114 twice.

[@cherylstuetzle2569]

I liked the attorney, Hailey Fitzpatrick! At one point I thought the father did it. I’ll have to read the book.

[@FLdancer00]

The father did do it 🤨

[@jcr-studios]

@@FLdancer00 I think she was referring to Grace’s father. I also thought it was him as well when he lost it at Henry’s school.

[@lunablue499]

I also thought it was Franklin

[@misskris117]

That lawyer was super good though.

[@FLdancer00]

@@misskris117 She was amazing! I hope to see her in more shows.

[@treycallerman6514]

The writers did a great job with their handling of Sylvia in particular. They made her a suspect by not drawing attention to her and by not overtly making her suspicious like some of the other characters. By giving her just enough screen time they were able to convince a lot of viewers who have seen enough murder mysteries to make us think she was involved. The fact that is was Jonathan the entire time- perfect. 👌

[@alveolate]

facepalm... yet another self-contradictory analysis... they made sylvia a "suspect" by "not drawing attention to her" - how is this not plain cognitive dissonance? sylvia was one of the completely underused characters - her one contribution in 6 episodes was to be the lawyer friend who could help grace execute her hamfisted plan to expose jonathan because oh she's a lady who could bump into the prosecutor lady in the toilet! honestly, anyone could've done that role and it wouldn't have made any difference. remember the school committee had like 6 or 7 members in ep1? nope, nobody remembers cos they were merely props - sylvia just happens to be a prop that had a purpose in the finale. think back on all the speculation that commenters had in previous eps: sylvia could've been the best friend who had an affair with jonathan, the "other" affair that was hinted at. sylvia could've had a motive to eliminate another mistress, possibly even hinting that she might kill grace in the future. sylvia could've been SO MUCH MORE - according to just fan theories in youtube comments! instead, she's nothing but a glorified courtroom prop... while leaving that "other affair" thread completely unresolved.

[@alexlazzerly3677]

@@alveolate Yes commentators had that theory but the show itself never focused on those theories. It kind of just brushed past it, unlike some of the other red herrings. That's why so many people thought it was her.

[@manonty2417]

@@alveolate no, the other affair thread was not unresolved, if you watch the show again, you 'll see that what Jonathan said about a "one off", which was met with scepticism even by Heily herself, just goes to show that he was a serial cheater and nothing more, as was later enhanced by Franklin' s confessions to Grace. He was a cheater but he didn't want to taint his image, so he understated the situation to his lawyer .. It was another clue to color his character and that' s exactly what the whole show was doing throughout : giving us steadily pieces of his personality and not clues about who dunnit, as a lot of you falsely assumed. And that 's what makes this series great imo. I think people will understand this more as time goes by...

[@laurat4977]

@@alveolate Sylvia turned out to be quite the red herring. I fell for it!

[@Paddyvertex]

Well I am glad that it wasn't Sylvia. I was pretty sure she's the one who did it, because of the "underuse" of her role. I felt immediately disappointed cause I thought I looked right through the shows last twist and found it so obvious. But then: BAM! The whole time we looked the murderer in the damn face. It really is a great show and deserves all the praise it receives!

[@OmarKhanUK]

Curious show, many psychological tropes being thrown out, and Grant really got to stretch his acting skills in this final episode. Good analysis.

[@alveolate]

yea he had to stretch... cos it was completely cringeworthy.

[@edwardare1]

She set him up - real good. His Mother made it possible for Grace to know his true nature - no empathy. The smile on her face when she got back in the helicopter was terrific - she got him!!!

[@kengurnagolu9993]

No one actually talking about how elena was completely crazy and strange with the obsession for fraser family

[@georgehernandez2156]

The portrait never came up again. I guess it was a red herring

[@MareRS357]

Acting was very good. I enjoyed Donald Sutherland he is 85 and his acting was amazing.

[@stayoung80]

Hugh Grant played this role superbly. He is incredible.

[@gunnyo50]

He always been an great actor during his long, long career. I'm not surprised he acted to hell out of this TV role. I suspect he and some of the ppl linked to the show will get some Emmys next year.

[@frankywilliam8073]

Disagree

[@valb9111]

I've always liked his acting that's why I don't understand this terrible performance

[@adventures385]

The way Hugh grant played his typical cunning ,charming, englishman but with a twist is a breath of fresh air, levels to his acting, may there be more!!!

[@Ravenpriestess]

Jonathan was such a liar and I think Grace began to realize it. She was very fortunate to have her father and her friend. I think without those characters Grace would've been destroyed trying to save Jonathan. I gasped a few times during the car scene with Jonathan and Henry. I thoroughly enjoyed this series. They did a good job with making me guess what would happen next.

[@jeannecoppola3893]

That was intense! The only one I didn’t suspect was the infant, and even then....

[@nathaliedufour3891]

The police guy had a fade away ending, such a pitty. Also, who was the second mistress Johnathan mentions ? There were some untied ends, but what a great series!!

[@jaZZ7461]

I think that was a lie. I think Johnathan had multiple lovers but he just lied

[@kellyyork3898]

In the book, Jonathan goes out of town a lot to multiple conferences for doctors...so often, in fact, that Grace, his wife, actually doesn’t even keep track of how many times ir where he’s gone. She thinks he’s a saint who puts in tons of hours to try and save sick children, and it rattles her world as she begins to realize the truth slowly. She almost has a breakdown but her friend Sylvia come around to help her and tells her...look you need to do this and that now. It’s very obvious to us readers that Jonathan is out with tons of lovers and is nowhere near a doctor’s conference.

[@BlakeSuperior_Beats]

@@kellyyork3898 Did the book discuss why Jonathan said he was going to a conference the weekend that he killed Elena and disappeared? I assume the murder was not premeditated and only happened because she came at him with the hammer? It just seemed like a strange coincidence that he was planning to be away and really disappeared, which initially made me think the murder was planned and it gave him the weekend to disappear for good, which obviously didn't happen in the show.

[@Yolduranduran]

Poor little Miguel would have been better off to get a different doctor all together.

[@pwallace5359]

You really think so? 😂

[@thetruthhurts599]

What about the mother

[@StephanieStone4737]

It was undeniable when Johnathan’s mother revealed to Grace he was a sociopath. Grace knew it as well at that point and told her lawyer friend what to give to her old colleague the prosecutor to prosecute Grace with.

[@Ravendra_k]

I feel like it was always clear that it was Jonathan, all the clues pointed him. The show was kind of from Grace's point of view and as the lawyer puts it Grace was telling herself that Jonathan didn't do it, but we see that Grace gets like sort of visions of the truth while earlier people assumed she was the one who did it and those visions are memories she's trying yo bury. But i guess it's the therapist vision she sees right through it, from the beginning she started suspecting Jonathan because in a way she always knew something was wrong.

[@rixx46]

I am guessing that singular POV would work much better in the book, the problem of spreading it over 6 hours is, it can’t be only her perspective, which exposes all the plot holes and illogic around his inescapable guilt. Told from her POV it’s a character story about loveblind denial. This version gives us an implausible mess filled with misdirection

[@irenev37]

There were scenes put in only to misdirect the audience like when the dad talks to the principle and intimidates him. Grace never saw that... whenever they show you something it should be relevant to the plot. Lots of scenes werent. I think that's my biggest dissapointment

[@Ravendra_k]

@@irenev37 I'm talking about those out of focus kinda shots where she'd either go back to memories of Jonathan treating patients or where she'd see elena getting beat with the hammer or the sex scenes when she found out about his affair, she knew it happened and she was attaching Jonathan to it.

[@renapappas4140]

@@irenev37 the scenes were relevant to the plot, Franklin's meeting with the principle is part of his character development and also hints us for his dedication to his family, which is the reason that he plays, to the end, a paramount part in Grace's awakening. But even if there were red herrings, I don't understand why people are butthurt about it.. Most series i' ve seen do this and without the brilliant character development or acting this one had...

[@jennycoyle8204]

This was an outstanding series! I was literally going through each episode with a fine toothed comb. Thinking Jonathan was too obvious I had Sylvia down as the killer. Many were disappointed that it was infact Jonathan for me that was a twist in itself. I adored how grace ruined it for him in court. Every one involved acted their socks off had me totally invested. I’m sad it’s over 🦋

[@TheWhisperTexan]

I can totally see that she hated men who cheated.

[@TeamCat1128]

Does anyone else see a resemblance between Elena and Jennifer Lawrence?

[@ArmaniXperience]

With a dash of dua lipa

[@bfizzy1662]

Yes! Big time

[@FreyaEinde]

I thought she looked like a darker Juno temple

[@juliedavis7445]

And maya rudolph

[@pal33able]

Yupp

[@AL-on3zp]

A different role for Hugh, one we haven't seen him in before and he killed it! So good.

[@raniadizikiriki8935]

Donald Sutherland what an actor!I love him!

[@anthonywilliams9852]

He was in MASH.

[@juliomonrroyperez]

I'll say this for sure: Nicole is like the finest wine out there.

[@kimbabloom]

She’s a bottle of Henschke “Hill of Grace”. The finest wine I’ve ever tasted. Australian of course.

[@AstroMoonGoddess]

For me, I knew it was him once his defense attorney, Fitzgerald, turned to him in court after Grace took the stand and said, “she [Grace] was in your camp and YOU lost her, because you didn’t get rid of the fucking hammer.” And he sat there and took it and didn’t retort claiming his innocence.

[@mercwindow]

A great study in the exposure of someone with sociopathic narcissistic personality disorders. Dad in law wasn't fooled. The person who gives him the most benefit is the most important person in his life. Look how he promises his son a road trip for yonks but is so busy with his mistress he doesn't quite get around to it. . His greatest triumph is he even manages to fool his psychotherapist wife. Grandiose in the supreme

[@korteccia]

I'm not disappointed, in fact I would be if there were been a shocking twist or revelation for tha sake of it. It's a simple story, a very basic crime story with solid narrative and with gripping characters that made it very effective, thank to a fantastic cast. Binging the series, it would have ruined the pace and the "magic", also it has been very fun to discuss, speculate as only with an old-fashioned drama you could do. I was hoping for more backstory about the Alves, especially Elena (it must be remembered that she gave birth to Johnathan's daughter!), in the end she deluded herself to be part of Grace's family, she truly believed I think, but it's ok. I think Grace's visions were her mind trying to reconcile with the truth about her husband that in the end take her to testify. She's a very sad and lonely character. She truly believed, having given birth to Johnathan's daughter, that she and Miguel could be part of the Fraser family, this explains her "stalking" of Grace, she wanted really know her It has been a nice, fun journey, kudos to HBO!

[@timjohnson1199]

Elena was s crazy idiot, should have stayed true to her husband. She payed for her stupidity.

[@korteccia]

@@timjohnson1199 allow me to disagree to your deep analyis

[@timjohnson1199]

@@korteccia Not every explanation has to be erudite and wordy.

[@timjohnson1199]

@@korteccia Not every analysis has to be erudite and wordy. Elena could have acted honorable and had no troubles. Sometimes our actions cost more than we can imagine. Gambling has consequences.

[@MeJustMeOnlyMeJustMe]

@@timjohnson1199 everything you just said could also be said of Jonathan, who “could have acted honorable and had no troubles. Sometimes our actions cost more than we can imagine. Gambling has consequences.”

[@audreyelizabeth2]

first i thought it was jonathan. then maybe mr.alves. then i was convinced that it was grace... basically throughout the whole show. then once i saw the hammer in henry's violin case, i thought maybe it could be him (my jaw was gaping). then finally i went back to thinking it was jonathan. i love the fact that i didn't believe it was jonathan because that would have been too obvious. brilliant.

[@kellyyork3898]

Narcissists are excellent at fooling people, even the police.

[@chancellor500]

Same!

[@ajayblack9642]

The whole helicopter car chase scene was a dreadful way to end what has been a brilliant series.

[@lsimon343]

Ha!! That’s my last name too! Yes you are so right!! I was def disappointed by the ending. It felt lame and anticlimactic. They missed a lot of opportunities to end a brilliant series. Well said !

[@andrealee8561]

Only by the Las episode I was convinced it was Johnathan.

[@mastersmurfify]

really???? Trust the mom - the mom always know

[@alveolate]

that's because the writing was derivative and used cheap misdirections every episode.

[@FLdancer00]

Were you not paying attention during any of the other episodes?

[@ariadnerosier1665]

@@alveolate youve been leaving hate comments under everyone’s comments? it ain’t that deep bro if you don’t like it that’s on you

[@alveolate]

@@ariadnerosier1665 what? you consider criticism "hate"?? cmon, try to be more subtle when you're unable to contain your tribalism on the internet. then again, groupthink is clearly rife with the people who like this awful show. i only watched it cos paul was covering it, and i'm just deeply disappointed at the lack of quality in writing. if you disagree feel free, but no need to call it "hate". i've already moved on.

[@yvonneshanson1525]

Loved your reviews of the series. I partly disagree with the duality part. I don't think the purpose was to tell that anyone with a good side must unavoidably have a bad side. It has to do with narrating the reality around NP Disorder - as was specifically defined in Grace's court testimony - which displays Dr Jekyl/Mr Hyde traits and a compulsive concern for the image of a person..this makes narcissists produce a "duality" which in turn imposes a "cognitive split" to their close ones- victims.. I think Grace finally terminates her cognitive ambiguity around Jonathan after talking to Miguel and seeing that he's not that keen anymore on maintaining the family unity.. that 's when she made her decision and called Sylvia the next morning..

[@EJ-dv6om]

Great show, HBO got really another one. I love how I have been a clown for the entire show, believing that Jonathan didn't do it, and Hugh's INSANE acting (SPECIALLY the final part, MY GOD) helped even further to make people believe he is innocent. Outstanding performance by everyone, Nicole's acting is MIND-BLOWING, congrats to Susanne Bier, and directing/photography crew! 9/10!

[@heavyspoilers]

Yeah the cast did a phenomenal job

[@leonardbruce6989]

HELL I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FATHER, DONALD SUTHERLANDS CHARACTER, THAT DID IT. HE HATED THE DAD WITH A PASSION AND I THOUGHT HE WANTED TO BLACKMAIL HUGH

[@Taravat76]

Donald: “I am an old-fashioned c***sucker. The more traditional kind.” Me: 😦

[@laurat4977]

I thought so too!

[@themasterMi7]

Same here

[@may.k_me]

After watching this episode I felt disappointed because I honestly thought there was something up with Grace and she was really sketchy. In retrospect I appreciate it much more because of Hugh Grant's acting. I think he did a great job in this episode especially

[@jeffb.4800]

I had that same feeling. Thought she either knew more or had something to do with the murder as well

[@Taravat76]

It was because she didn’t want to believe it could be him, as in the first episode she describes as a psychiatrist, “we only want to believe what we want,” from our partners.

[@pixmaip3000]

I expected more of a twist. But i think its alright as an ending. Pretty good show overall

[@FLdancer00]

Same. It was wildly obvious who did it.

[@alishag1662]

The big twist was there wasn't a twist at all. I love how the audience came up with so many possibilities.

[@matty7758]

@@alishag1662 I agree. Was good to see that the most plausible suspect was the perpetrator. They managed to still make you second guess whether it was actually him

[@carolinet6068]

The way he smiled when Grace ran toward him on the bridge...

[@Ronarch2671]

That staredown Jonathan had with the helicopter as his family escaped him, the psychopathy finally coming to the fore, that was a great, unsettling moment. Whew.

[@ronaldcox3137]

Grace father was a bad rich man who gave grace trouble too Henry will one day hate grace for what she did to his father in the courtroom the lawyer for new York did the wrong thing that way people hate lawyers and the law he should get a new trial .nicole has made a new career of making bad husband time for some things new she hurt elana because she had the money and power to help or hurt hrr

[@bobbyd6680]

@@ronaldcox3137 Grammar, punctuation, and spelling really do matter when trying to make a point.

[@mirandajones7816]

@@bobbyd6680 right?

[@haykisayan2206]

With how bad the show started, I was surprised with how well they handled the ending. They nailed the reveal and damn, turns out Hugh Grant has some pretty good range.

[@constancecampbell4610]

I enjoyed The Undoing very much. Can’t see the point of a sequel, though. Cheers.

[@anamariaonusavieira2872]

I imagined that Grace had more than one personality. He thought she had killed Elena without even knowing it. But I liked the ending.

[@misskris117]

That’s EXACTLY what I thought!!

[@anamariaonusavieira2872]

It would be great to be like the character in the movie Split

[@amandao9869]

Explained?

[@keld6320]

It wasn’t possible as they saw her on the videos camera on the street after the murder with no blood or hammer and the timing would be off.

[@Rogerbutthead]

Me too. Those red herring visions Grace had of Elena getting the hammer - via murderer POV and her fainting spells. Never did explain how she was able to do that oil painting of Grace - off memory or a picture - ?

[@thattravelgirl01]

In everything I’ve read about the show, all the actors and show runners say this is a limited run series. No other seasons are planned, as far as I understand it.

[@Babesinthewood97]

However, didn't Jonathan's parents have the real responsibility for the death of the 4 year old? They didn't take responsibility or feel remorseful either, but simply wanted Jonathan, a child, to take the blame. That's psycho.

[@keld6320]

Not really! Of course they probably felt guilty too but if a 14years old make such a big mistake and doesn’t even care for so many years you kinda need to acknowledge something is wrong with him after all. Specially when they said they support him and surrounded him with love. See how Henry was sorry and apologised to Grace for his mistakes.

[@ebonymariah]

yeah. They left a child with a child. Seemed a bit irresponsible to me.

[@keld6320]

@@ebonymariah I was born in Africa so it doesn’t chock me at all as I was responsible for my brother and sister since 10 years old until my mom finish work. Accidents happened all the time whatever your age, it’s more his reaction to it that was problematic.

[@zd2243]

Childhood should mean you are not "blamed" or "held responsible" for making a serious mistake because your psyche is not yet ready to deal with 100% of the fallout. Responsibility is a skill you teach to a child through parenting, it doesn't just come with the legal age. As a parent you might put too much responsibility on your child, leading to fatal accidents, but if your kid does not have guilt or grief that is scary. That means they cannot learn. Because they do not care.

[@rlabarbera]

@@ebonymariah Huh? I babysat at that age. When I was 12 I babysat my younger brother too who was 1. 14 is a teenager who can watch a sibling for couple of hours. It's normal.

[@ThePreciousMama]

The show is very good at showing you exactly how narcissists work. They can be so charming and gaslight you into believing that they couldn't possibly do wrong. That's what makes that ending so powerful because you actually experience that throughout the series.

[@sholagrant5445]

Loved the show. Hugh Grants switch in the last part on the show was traumatising! Outstanding performance!

[@jameswcoppedge]

There is no season 2. The last episode was a series finale. In American television that means “The end-end”!

[@PoyTroy]

Yea its a limited series

[@radientproductions9799]

@@PoyTroy they said the same thing about Big Little Lies , they could easily milk this for another season

[@Gos1234567]

@@radientproductions9799 Milk it how?Johnanthan did it,end of,nothing to see here,show is over folks,the fat lady has sung.

[@PoyTroy]

@@radientproductions9799 damnn, I hope not, first 3 episodes were good, but once it stepped into a courtroom, shit went down south

[@northwind2538]

Yeah, the story is over and there's no point in continuing.

[@pwallace5359]

This series makes me think of the Amazon documentary “Ted Bundy : Falling for a Serial Killer” and the way Bundys ex girlfriend had a hard time seeing Bundy for the killer he was and accepting his guilt.

[@Taravat76]

Yes!!! Have you watched the Bundy tapes on Netflix and the fictionalized version with Lily Collins and Zac Efron? So great!!

[@taotaostrong]

IMO, this conclusion was even more satisfying than the book. Thanks for a great review, and the under the bus cartoon absolutely made my day! 😂♥️

[@gyurko]

The elevator footage of Elena kissing Grace should've had a bigger role in the plot somehow. I was expecting that. I mean, there's always a camera everywhere, right

[@valb9111]

I kept thinking that elena kissing Grace would play out more like DNA to implicate her but it was just forgotten. I believe this show had to be much longer then each character would have made sense.

[@fareenic]

I hope this is a one off, it’s so good as it is. Well done Hugh Grant, he was brilliant!!

[@andrealee8561]

Hugh did excellent job @ the end

[@hamzasyed]

For those who enjoyed this show and haven't seen 'The Night Of', another HBO whodunnit miniseries, I highly recommend it!

[@kristab6981]

Im gonna start it tomorrow!

[@kristab6981]

I just binge watched Sharp Objects finally. I think I’m in the 5% who didn’t really enjoy the ending. I mean I sorta had the killer figured out from the get go

[@hamzasyed]

@@kristab6981 I also watched Sharp Objects. I liked it (though I also felt like I'd figured it out early on) but I enjoyed The Night Of a lot more.

[@joslyningram5681]

That was a really good show!

[@jeffb.4800]

I liked the Undoing a lot more than the Night Of. Felt like the show focuses too much on prison life in some episodes and not enough on the mystery and murder case.

[@patrickbrophy18]

So impressed with this show it kept you on your toes guessing who done it till the end. i also have a new level or respect for Hugh Grant as an actor what a brilliant performance.

[@garybarba1867]

Thanks for the great summary. I really didn’t think Jonathan was guilty until the end.

[@Champagneonly]

I need someone to explain why Donald Sutherland showed up to Elenas apartment????? How did he know where they lived ????? Why was he there ?????

[@jessicatuba2061]

Hes a man with money and power. Im sure he had easy access to get that info.

[@rainywoex5035]

He felt like he was partly responsible for Elena's murder because he didn't tell his daughter about giving money to Jonathan.

[@padyorkies]

This was a great Show with superlative acting. Riveting!

[@daviddeida]

Alternative ending..His son did it.Confessed to his dad in the car ,as he wanted the family to stay together.Hugh takes the rap for it and later the bastard child dies while the son is baby sitting.Eventually Nichole realizes her son is the narcissists but too late as Hugh is murdered in jail.

[@kaffeice7]

lol.... overkill

[@helensmith8325]

I was pinned to the chair watching the last episode.. haven't deleted off my PVR as I will need to watch again. All acting was SO good and am glad it was Hugh as the killer, any other "twist" would have been less gripping and a bit weird. I am reading the book as we speak!!!

[@rubberbiscuit99]

One problem with the narrative is that Jonathan's condition is probably inherited, so either his mother or father likely has the same issue, and so they would not have been likely to have been discarded by Jonathan or to have told his wife the truth about Jonathan.

[@rocksandmoss3600]

Not really

[@deedeek75]

Thanks for talking about the additional material in the book. I was wondering what happened to the baby girl! As always great review!

[@horusapolo]

Very good story and production. Value 👍🏽

[@EmmyNYC485]

I am SOOOOO happy Jonathan was revealed to be the killer and even happier that Grace and Sylvia were in cahoots to get him!!! Great ending! I nearly peed myself when Jonathan and that truck almost collided!

[@mahirgangwal1665]

Hugh Grant, Nicole Kidman, and Paul smashed it!

[@heavyspoilers]

Thank you bro

[@mahirgangwal1665]

@@heavyspoilers Thank YOU!

[@PoyTroy]

The is no season 2, it was a limited series

[@rixx46]

What could possibly be happening in a season 2!? More hammers magically appearing?

[@PoyTroy]

@@rixx46 😂😂

[@nestorar]

I was pretty sure it was Jonathan following Grace’s Skype call with his mother. I never thought it was her, although some speculation centered around her own potential sociopathy. Very well written, directed, acted. Does anyone think that it was Sílvia who Jonatan had an affair with?

[@deannescott1335]

yes!

[@marinedrive5484]

Not so much a tale of good and bad, or a Jekyll and Hyde character, more an exploration of a narcissistic personality, which is present all the time, but merely hidden at times to conceal the character's real nature. The psychopathy is displayed when the character shows a lack of empathy and grandiosity - something which Hugh Grant is very adept at playing.

[@christianone6611]

Interesting to note that when I first described my husband to a therapist I described him as a Jeckyl and Hyde type...turned out later I learned he was a narcissist. So to a person unfamiliar with how the dysfunction operates all the time, they appear as if 2 people/2 personalities.

[@marinedrive5484]

@@christianone6611 I had a somewhat similar experience with one of my brothers. It was only when he was clinically diagnosed as having a narcissistic personality that his behaviour made some sense to me. Narcissists can cause quite a bit of havoc in your life. I just put some distance between myself and him as it was getting a bit much to deal with.

[@emzt5289]

I really fancied Hugh in this.

[@rumblefish9]

Hugh Grant is so underappreciated. He always had it in him to do serious roles. I highly suggest watching Maurice.

[@willmidgette9079]

Great season. Grace had to make that play im the park talking to her friend. Meeting the lawyer in the bathroom. If she didn't she would of had to tell the truth about the axe and her son would of went to jail. She played a nice chess move. Check mate grace. Perfectly written

[@lydiaquinn2892]

Fantastic series! I loved it and yes we thought there would be a twist at the end. There were so many red herrings thrown around you were never sure who was the killer. So maybe the twist was just that Jonathon really was the murderer after all. That narcissistic charmers can be that deceitful.

[@mr.gotthatasmr4698]

This mini series was decent. But what's absolutely amazing about this show is that it's crafted in such a way that the audience experiences the same thoughts of, "it can't be him. No way" that the wife feels... Despite EVERY detail pointing *directly* to Johnathan. Kudos 🤯

[@semonely1]

Amazing show and analysis. Even though I said to myself that this can’t be another one of those big twist shows and that it would be better if it were straightforward with Jonathan being the killer, it had me guessing the entire time and that made it an A+ show.

[@emeryfamily6898]

GREAT review about an excellent series---really loved it--my heart was jumping at the end of this one

[@lisawydeman4328]

Loved this...really loved the Undoing and you are great...even better as nowI learned there is a book. Soon after watching the series I came here first to check your rap on it. 😊

[@fmrphoto]

Thanks for saving me hours of tv time even though I have come to appreciate Hugh Grant as of late. I'll rewatch Paddington 2 instead

[@eleanorpillay2677]

Hugh did an amazing job playing a sociopath... Especially when he cried for his sister... That was bad acting by Jonathan but brilliant acting by Hugh.

[@susantowers3161]

I love this show so much ! Sorry it had to end !!!! I was so scared for Henry I did think he was going to die !!!! So glad it was a happy ending for Grace & Henry!!!!👏

[@tano7275]

Funniest part of the episode was when Jonathan casually revealed he was sleeping with Elena at his father in law’s family house 😂

[@emoke150]

No. The first therapy session wasn't about showing us that she can see how her patient is in denial. You got that wrong. It was about that she even as a therapist didn't validate the reality of her patient and instead in a gaslighty manner tried to bring back the focus to the patient. Which alot of therapists, who are untrained in narcissists abuse, do.

[@kerrylyndsay902]

Can't wait to see Nicole Kidman as Masha in Nine Perfect Strangers!

[@LHTzavalas]

Wondering where the $500k went given to Jonathan from Franklin. Also the show’s intro was all about Grace’s flash back as a little girl, leading us to believe something about her childhood trauma maybe would be revealed.

[@viniciussul9247]

For my this series reminds me a lot one of the Agatha Christie’s book !

[@cheryltariq]

Hugh Grants acting was superb....but really Nicole Kidman was the star....we were all Grace..not willing to see and accept what was so clearly the truth!!!

[@qdllc]

Just saw this. I suspected it was a setup, but as we don't know what Grace and her friend discussed on the morning walk, I didn't know where it was heading until the prosecutor started asking questions that made me think she had inside information on the defense's case.

[@nranderson778]

Hugh Grant did such a great job in this role. I agree, I was hoping for a bug twist too.

[@heavyspoilers]

Yeah he smashed it

[@victorpradha9946]

@@heavyspoilers Well...considering his offenses, I think 'he smashed it' is a rather poor and exquisitely morbid choice of words!

[@smr32061]

This was a great short series. Very entertaining. Kept me guessing till the last episode.

[@brtcreep9984]

Am dissapointed coz i wanted major twists but am happy i predicted that Jonathan did it. It was just that Grace could not accept the fact that her husband did it n she was living in her reality which everything is perfect that she could not see her husband's faults. Anyways amazing breakdown n i loved this show🔥❤️

[@ronaldcox3137]

Because grace father was a cheater to so she didn't want her husband to be a cheater too but what her friend did and the state lawyer did was wrong and both could lose their right to practice law. And one day Henry will hate his mother and grandfather because all boys love their father way didn't he just throw the hammer in the ocean no hammer no trail grace will also kill herself one day. She should not have been nice to elana. Grace .look fragile and didn't like sex

[@mysticdiamond8944]

They did a great job of the viewer guessing right up till the end.

[@masonrahal6980]

What’s wrong with a linear ending? Great character development. Great performances. Strong plot. Does everything have to be some cheesy implausible twisted ending???? Silly people..

[@rixx46]

What’s wrong is it’s meant to be mystery. Instead we got 6 hours of misleading plot armor and schools of red herrings. Any number of the other theories that have emerged have been more interesting than turning a ‘who done it?’ Into a ‘who cares?’

[@yvonneshanson1525]

@@rixx46 had it had failed being a mystery, you wouldn't have watched it till the end, would you?.. This is first and foremost a psychological thriller about the anatomy of a narcissist..it was realistic and faithful to it's purpose and that's why the protagonists are going to slay the awards for their performances.. I am glad they didn't turn it into a circus for the uneducated...

[@Gos1234567]

@@rixx46 The twist is that it was the main suspect.Hahaha are you pissed off that it didnt have some stupid shit like Johnathan mother did it to avenge his sisters death? Stop watching 90s movies

[@Mr.Majestic77]

@@rixx46 I agree 100%. Instead of this BS dragging on for several episodes, this could have easily been a 30-45 minute movie.

[@YearsinSeason]

Ugh... very disappointed by this ending. This could have been a Lifetime movie. The man is bad, the woman is good and simply an innocent victim. This story could have gone a number of different ways that would have been much more interesting and intriguing. But by simply having Johnathan be the villain all while Grace breaks the law by feeding the prosecution the evidence to prosecute Johnathan. Personally, I’m really tired of this formula of the victimized woman married to a horrible man. Very disappointing.

[@AstroScrambler]

The lawyer was so vile, she played her role perfectly. Someone who doesn't care about the truth, just wants to win the case.

[@alexandramaria4329]

I was almost sure, at some point, that it wasn't Jonathan!!! I suspected Grace, her father and even Henry, but when Jonathan's mom made that affirmation, how he lacks remorse, it started to get fishy. And then, when Hailey Fitzgerald said that Grace ruined him because he couldn't conceal the hammer, to me it was crystal clear, even though it was unexpected of her to say it. Really, really marvellous acting, from all of them, especially Nicole and Hugh! Those close-ups showed some really intense emotions. 😍

[@crowredeye8066]

Spouses do not HAVE to testify against their SO, but they CAN do so. They have the legal option not to do so.

[@victorpradha9946]

And in doing so, open themselves to challenge on the content of their testimony.

[@crowredeye8066]

@@victorpradha9946 indeed.

[@calm1047]

The defense lawyer was convinced she would look good for her husband. Information that came out in his past sealed his fate.

[@crowredeye8066]

@@calm1047 yes, the defense attorney seemed to forget that while she was testifying *for* her husband, it meant that while being cross-examined she could wind up actually testifying *against* him as well.

[@JordansTake35]

I like that the twist is that there is no twist which was actually a bigger twist than if there would have been a twist cause we have gotten so used to there being a twist that it's no longer a twist when there is a twist anymore.