![]() ![]() ![]() Seemingly taking that as an invitation, Astrid heads to Henrik’s home but finds it abandoned, going instead to the island, and retraces the steps we saw the kids take on the way to the ritual until she finds Henrik at the ritual site and hands him Jakob’s book. He explains how he and the children were trapped in the cave, and also explains how Henrik is not human. In the present day, it’s the recently reawakened Torben who connects with Astrid over the hazy orange alt-dimension. Since that firstborn ran down Ida’s leg, she’s now in terrible danger. As it turns out, she promised Henrik and his cult her child when she turned 18, but, unable to give up her daughter, she changed the terms of the arrangement so that Henrik could take Ida’s firstborn instead. More explanation follows, including an explanation for why Lene was so irrational about the miscarriage. The flashbacks catch up to Graduation Day, finally, as the visit to the island and an interaction between Henrik and Lene help to re-contextualize the events that opened the season. All in all, not exactly a stable family unit. Ida, too, gets the brunt of Lene’s rage when she miscarries. This is something that Dennis can see, and it appals him. There’s an element of selfishness to that, though, since Lene believes Astrid can bring Ida back – it’s a facet of grief, a desperate move, and one that only leads to further trauma for Astrid. ![]() Her mental stability has, likewise, been in question, with institutionalization defining both her past and present, her fervent belief in Ostara reinforced by Lene over the years. A photograph gives it away, and the truth comes out – she and Ida are both children of the Equinox, and her whole life has been a lie based around that. Somehow able to get out of the facility unseen, Astrid heads to see Lene to demand some answers about the exact biological relationship between her and Ida – any claims they’re not sisters are, apparently, just rumours.īut there’s more truth to those rumours than Astrid is comfortable with. With only six episodes, and a great cast, Equinox is an easy series to binge.Check out our spoiler-free season review.įittingly enough, the finale of Equinox finds the long-awaited Spring Equinox finally arriving, as we open “The Blood Runs in the Veins” in an emergency psychiatric facility, with Astrid poring over Jakob’s book, which is missing the page he sent her. The ending feels more rushed than satisfying, and thus becomes less credible.Įquinox is overall a very captivating mystery that captures different facets of grief. The series feels too much like a race for the truth-a truth which, however, isn’t too clear by the end (the truth to where reality lies?), as so many questions are left unanswered. ![]() So much emphasis is put on the pursuit Astrid’s character is on and her emotional turmoil, her painful grief, that some of these interesting themes feel left by the wayside. But, unfortunately, all of these interesting philosophical musings, about reality, imagination, folklore mythologies and their base in reality, seem to drown in a narrative that is so enigmatic that in the end feels too far-fetched. It is at these moments in the series, when folklore mythology meets philosophy, that Equinox is most intriguing. As Astrid is plagued by nightmares throughout her childhood, questions arise throughout the series as to what reality really is, as opposed to fantasy. While Ida questions free will, her younger sister challenges what reality means. Like a tiny man trapped inside a dandelion, we are all alone on our path through life, Ida deplores. Talking to Jakob, Ida reveals how powerless she feels as everything appears pre-determined. The two sisters exemplify these two strains of thought. It soon becomes clear that through a retelling of this folk tale, Equinox is attempting to delve into more philosophical thinking, such as determinism vs. The series is in fact dotted with signifiers and symbols of the tale, with rabbits, hares, and the number 21, always lurking somewhere in the background. It is the folk tale of Ostara, a goddess of Spring, that obsesses the characters. What Equinox ultimately does is explore the place of folklore mythology within today’s society. Danica Curcic as Astrid in 'Equinox' (Photo credit: Tine Harden/Netflix) NETFLIX ![]()
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