}); However, plans don't work out, as Joy's friend, Chance, who is with Annie before the siege, is captured and taken inside the house. ga('ads.send', { The story returns to Annie and Joy, who try to make a life for themselves again. }); A shaken Annie returns to the house and sees that Joy had written a love-filled letter explaining that she needed time for herself, and to understand who she really was. Up until that point, the Kid’s power had been portrayed as something closer to a curse. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ I, for one, like a messy ending that doesn’t give you every answer you want. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. The Castle Rock season finale left us with a lot of questions. }) I’m sorry, but the rules don’t really make sense — or rather, Castle Rock is happy to throw as much at viewers as it can to further blur the facts. The answer is more complicated than whether he did or didn’t want to get those people killed. Some readers aren’t convinced, though. Is he truly evil? The Kid smiles as the story ends because he knows the answer but he’s not telling. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { The ritual is all set to take place at dusk, with Joy expected to take on Amity's spirit. It might also be what makes Officer Zalewski kill Alternate Molly, although that’s a bit more of a stretch since it doesn’t look like the policeman ever aimed his gun at her. In the latest episode, Ace kills Pop and appears to use him as his vessel next. This break in reality can also twist a person’s mind, convince them to do what it wants. As Deadline reported on November 3, 2020, Castle Rock appears to be a victim of circumstance. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), (There’s actually a lot to unpack regarding Jackie’s mid-credits teaser, but that’s for another time.). Last week, we got the answer to the most asked question on Castle Rock.The Kid is the biological son of Ruth (Sissy Spacek) and Matthew Deaver (Adam Rothenberg) from an alternate reality, that is much better than the one we’re in. At the end of the episode, they go to the reading of Paul Sheldon's book 'Misery'. We only see the Kid’s wrinkled face for a second, right after Henry tackled him to the ground, but it’s enough to convince Henry that he needs to put the Kid back in the vault. It’s teased that little Henry also has this power and that it’s what eventually compels the reverend from the alternate universe to kill himself. Castle Rock showrunners Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason explain the finale's twists. However, Annie rushes after her and drowns her. Season 1, for example, revolves around a cover-up at the Shawshank Correctional Facility, where a young man is discovered, locked up for most of his adult life. }); The one time Lacy does touch the Kid is what leads to his gruesome suicide in the woods. Episode 8 Loose Lips The Man in the High Castle … if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ Annie imagines her parents at the book reading as well. John Saavedra is an associate editor at Den of Geek. After the Kid creates a riot inside the police station that leaves several officers as well as Rory Culkin’s Willie (and WHO PUT THAT SCREWDRIVER THROUGH ODIN’S EAR?) Is this all in Henry’s head? While there’s really no reason to doubt the Kid’s story — that he became trapped in this universe while trying to help Henry escape from his own — the episode’s climactic moment in the woods even throws that into question. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { },false) It could be that Castle Rock wants to avoid answering any questions about the Kid, or could it actually be a clue as to what’s happening to Henry in the final minutes of the finale? Bold but beautiful, bespoke but not soft-spoken, Hard Rock Hotel Dublin gives you gilded service with a warm “Cead Mile Failte” . Hulu won’t be scaring up a third season of Castle Rock. Hulu has officially canceled Castle Rock after two seasons, EW has learned. Since the season finale dropped on Wednesday, fans can’t seem to agree on whether the Kid was evil or a victim of forces beyond his control. hitType: 'event', We've dissected the ending to see if we can find some answers. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of This Castle Rock article contains spoilers. However, the blasts rock the ground and the possessed people get their sanity back, and run around screaming. On top of the shrill soundwave it emits, it can also speak to people and lure them into passing through it and into parts unknown or to certain death. Is he being manipulated by a darker force? }); Henry may think he found purpose out in the woods, but might it be something else (something with the face of his father) whispering in his ear? pg.acq.push(function() { Something even more freaky happens inside the warden’s home when ill-fated couple Gordon and Lilith find Lacy’s paintings of the Kid in the basement. She is convinced that Joy is possessed. The thinny, being an inherently evil force, wants to keep each Henry trapped in the wrong universe in order to bring death and destruction to both versions of the town, so it convinces Lacy and the reverend to cage them. 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