I was very excited about Rabbit Hole because it had such a great beginning. But I’ve come to understand that it is one of those things that was never properly sketched out beyond the initial concept. The premise of manipulating large populations calls for meticulous world-building and a good number of historical anecdotes that would have produced an engaging fiction. But the audience only sees a faint outline of that. The previous three episodes have done absolutely nothing to advance the plot, leading us to believe that even the producers were clueless about how to proceed. My expectations for Rabbit Hole Season 1 are at an all-time low with only one episode remaining. This is how the episode unfolds in either case.
Warning: Spoilers
Does John Trust His Father?
John is losing control. He had been missing something ever since learning that Nora Evers was murdered and then that his entire squad had been killed. John claims that his ability to strategize and solve problems comes from his ability to imagine every potential scenario from every aspect. But he has a propensity to delve too deeply. For want of a better term, Miles Valence was able to bring him out of it when he was still alive, but because he no longer has that support, he is now going crazy and is unable to rely on any source of sanity.
When they opened the briefcase they found in Rabbit Hole Episode 6, they discovered that it did not contain any explicit material as Nora Evers had promised. In reality, it included documents that were covered in countless series of numbers. It would take time to decode it, and when Ben advises that they look at alternative alternatives because the Shared Data Act would be enacted in two days, John lashes out and claims that Ben wants the legislation passed despite the fact that he never said those exact words. But this is where Hailey pulls another shady move. Ben, Edward, and Homm learn that John fled the house in secret after the fight rather than going to sleep. Hailey discovers John’s game chat window open on his computer, where she reads messages stating that Ben is lying and that John needs to switch to a more secure service after learning that the program is prone to manipulation. Without showing Ben or Homm the laptop, Hailey silently ends its use.
Without caring to hide his identity, John enters an electronics store and logs into one of their computers to communicate with the fictitious individual using alphanumeric codes. John learns that Ben took advantage of them. Hailey finds him in the interim, but he eludes her by claiming to be fleeing from someone. But John is still perplexed, and the scene that began Rabbit Hole Episode 1 of the series occurs when he visits the church. He receives a call from his ex-wife Liv, who is unsure of what to do after receiving a gift from Valence. When John arrives to meet her, he discovers that the package contains the Gilgamesh tablet that Valence had in his office during the first episode. John has all the pieces in front of him, but they are dangerously scrambled one last time before he can put them together. Before we do so, let’s look at what makes Hailey a dubious character. She steals one of the pen drives from Homm and brings it to Agent Madi while claiming to be John’s representative. Rasche is shocked by the facts that Madi gives them on this pen drive when she gives it to them. The details are still being kept from the audience, but Rasche doesn’t want them to be revealed. In exchange for her quiet, Madi wants to rejoin the task force and be assigned to Weir’s case.
Edward Homm, meantime, has deciphered the numerals’ code. They are the data that has been gathered about every employee that Crowley has. It was intended for Nora Evers’ personal use. Ben advocates keeping back in order to learn more about what is happening, while Hailey suggests disclosing everything. Returning to John, he is led to the depraved CEO, who informs him that Ben was the brains behind everything that occurred. He had plotted to kill Nora Evers, which led to the passage of the Shared Data Act. The man even mentions that Ben was the one who suggested the establishment of Arda Analytics, which is now the nation’s data powerhouse. John hits the man in rage because he doesn’t believe what he’s saying. When John removes the device, that person—Crowley—repeats what the man had said and adds that Ben had lied to John. He discovers a device in his ear, suggesting that someone is telling him what to say. He wasn’t traveling the world in search of Crowley; instead, he had always been John’s neighbor. John is enraged and conflicted about the circumstance. John is being told explicitly that he cannot trust his father, despite the fact that he is inclined to believe that hypothesis.
Rabbit Hole Episode 7 Ending Explained: How Did Valence Save John s Life?
John doesn’t waste any time in returning to confront his father, and as he is doing so, Homm finds the chip that was concealed inside the artifact. That turns out to include a video that Miles Valence recorded just before he passed away. After they killed (fake-killed) Edward Homm, he claims that Crowley wanted John killed as well. Valence won’t do it, so Crowley will pursue them both. In order for John and Ben to complete the mission that they all started together, Valence needed to buy them some time. In order to keep John safe and give him time to flee, Valence leaped off the structure. He had affixed the chip to the tablet and included it in the outgoing mail, which was a risk but an effective one. This indicated that throughout the entire period, Crowley had been corresponding with John via the app.
When all the facts are known, John apologizes to his father at the end of Rabbit Hole Episode 7. Ben asserts that they must use the information at hand to defeat Crowley because, if his goals are ever realized, the entire planet will collapse. He had intended to wait at first, but there is no longer any reason to wait; they need to act right away. Audiences will ultimately learn Hailey’s reliability in the Rabbit Hole season finale as they watch the group defeat Crowley.
Final Thoughts
The series included far too many filler episodes, and this one was the least engaging of them all. But given that the conclusion is approaching, perhaps we can anticipate some surprises. The fact that Hailey is the villain wouldn’t be one of them. Considering how interconnected the web is, we are confident that Rabbit Hole Season 2 will be released, but the show has not been sufficiently developed for us to be genuinely invested in it. A lot depends on how strong the finale is, and we hope it maintains our initial confidence.
