

There were a couple versions where the music was a little melancholy. We had to ask the question to ourselves and we had to pick the right piece of music, which I think helps because it’s more hopeful. What did you need to see happen before that moment to get her to a place where it would be obvious she was going up there to deal, not to follow in his footsteps?"īrad said, "It’s actually something that we talked about in the edit. They asked, "You had to get Mare ready to go up to the attic where her son died by suicide.
MARE OF EASTTOWN FINALE SERIES
Variety chatted with series creator and showrunner Brad Ingelsby.

Mare's ability to go into the attic again showed that she has finally been able to grieve the death of her son. He hung himself in the attic and she explained to a therapist that no one had ever been in the attic since that day. Throughout the season, we watched as Mare was coping with the trauma of losing her son to suicide. The final moment of the episode featured Mare going into the attic of her house as the shot faded to black. Lori is now caring for John and Erin's son DJ and she initially told Mare that she never wants to see her again, but they made amends in the end. In the end, Ryan wound up in a juvenile facility and John is in prison for his role in covering up the crime. Security camera footage showed Ryan going into the shed to get the gun on the night of Erin's murder. He said the only person who had access to his storage shed was Ryan Ross, who mowed his lawn. Mare ( Kate Winslet) discovered that Ryan was the killer when a man complained about his gun and other possessions going missing. Ryan called his father John to help cover up the crime. In the moment, he shot Erin and killed her. He tried to just scare her by pointing the gun at her, but she tried to grab it and the gun went off. He stole a gun and took it to the woods to confront Erin. He learned about his father's affair with Erin and saw text messages from her asking him to meet in the woods. John and Lori's son Ryan ( Robbie Tann) was the real killer. He took the blame for Erin's murder, but we later learned he wasn't the actual killer. It was revealed that John Ross ( Joe Tippett), who is the husband of Mare's best friend Lori ( Julianne Nicholson), had been having an affair with Erin and he was the one who got her pregnant. So, in the season finale we finally learned the killer of Erin McMenamin ( Cailee Spaeny).
