UnREAL 2.10

Friendly Fire

It is the final episode of the season and the final episode of the season for Everlasting. Darius has a choice to make. Romeo is back with no physical signs that he was shot in the midsection a few episodes back. He advises Darius to pick Tiffany, but Darius looks and acts like he just wants to skip out on the finale.

Quinn amps things up by telling both remaining contestants individually that Darius is going to pick them. Not only is he going to pick them but he wants to get married right away, on the show. Quinn doesn't say anything to Darius about his. He doesn't even know that they are planning to have a wedding. That was totally Quinn's idea.

Rachel is tasked with dealing with Coleman and Yael who are threatening to blow the show wide open. They know about Mary, from the previous season killing herself. Quinn steps in to help Rachel early in the episode. She has dug up some dirt on Coleman, that some of the people in his critically acclaimed documentary were actors. After having security snatch his computer and his files, she threatens to blow the whistle on him if he blows the whistle on the show. That works for a little bit but eventually he can't resist and starts making threats about going to CNN with the real story about Everlasting.

Chet has to deal with losing Tiffany. He doesn't take it well. This is at a point in the show when Tiffany is convinced that she is about to get married to Darius.

Jay isn't crazy about the direction in which the season finale is headed. He wants true love to win out. He pulls a fast one and invites Ruby back for the final show. When Darius can't decided whom to pick she steps out and Darius proposes to her. She laughs and says no but just to marriage. She likes him she just isn't ready to marry him.

Coleman finds Jeremy and sneaks back on the set with him. The plan is to disrupt the final episode with an announcement of the truth about what happened to Mary. Jeremy changes his mind after he hears about what happened to Rachel when she was young. It completely changes his allegiance. He ends up doing something very drastic when it looks like Coleman and Yael can't be stopped. It is an ultimate statement of loyalty but it also casts a very dark cloud over the end of this episode and season 2 of UnREAL.

This season did not end with the sort of fireworks I was expecting. Early in the episode it really felt like that they were building to something monumental. I am happy enough with the way the season ended. It isn't for me so much about where they went but how they got there. There were some shortcuts and things that seemed to be dealt with a little too quickly but for the most part I was happy with this episode and the season as a whole. I will be happy to give the next season a try once it is available on Hulu.