The Madness
WARNING : SPOILERS ahead for The Madness .
Colman Domingo ’s Netflix confederacy thriller seriesThe Madnessleaves several unrequited questions and closed book by its end . create by dramatist Stephen Belber ofThe Laramie ProjectandTapeacclaim , The Madnessfollows Muncie Daniels ' rapidly run life after discovering a dead bodyin a remote cabin neighboring his wooded rental house . AlthoughThe Madnesspulls a lot of inspiration from realness , or at least reality - base people and ideologies found in the modern American social and political climate , theNetflix modified series is not base on a dependable story .
Colman Domingo lead thecast ofThe Madnessalongside John Ortiz , Deon Cole , Marsha Stephanie Blake , and Tamsin Topolski . ThroughoutThe Madness , Muncie is a CNN contributor who believe he ’s being arrange up for murder . He must rely on bread and butter from his family and a few helpful source to brighten his name . By theend ofThe Madness , Muncie tries to enact retaliation on a mysteriousshadowy bod constitute Rodney Kraintz . He connect a colored entanglement between Kraintz , Revitalize , andThe Forge , which is an armed extremist groupled by the on-line thought leader cognise asBrother 14 , aka Mark Simon .
At expression value , Domingo does n’t experience like the first selection to star in a " reality - based " confederacy series likeThe Madness , which initially adds hope to the series ' premise . Muncie ’s case calls for a measured portrayal of an manufacture - trained medium master who arrange his career as a part - time CNN contributor ahead of his home while essay to distance himself from the notorious bequest of his activistic father . The Madnesspresents common blistering - button offspring that separate Americans today , some mainstream and others quite out there , and characterize some extreme pouch of topical radical thought but allow for some key machination open for interpretation .
All 8 episodes ofThe Madnessare now streaming entirely on Netflix .
It could be more Revitalize personnel
The people in the black auto could be more Revitalize force who are working for Rodney Kraintz ’s substitute and who are keeping tabs on Muncie . Even though Kraintz is numb , other investors and bigwigs at Revitalize know exactly who Muncie is , especially after he assault the biotech company on CNN . Alternatively , the black cable car could just be a random person who is n’t tracking Muncie at all , which would touch to Muncie ’s paranoia and his difficulty let go of " The Madness . "
9Will Muncie & Elena Get Back Together?
The final shot implies that they will
Another unanswered interrogative at the end ofThe Madnessis whether Muncie and Elena will get back together . At this dot , Elena has proven that she still loves Muncie and , as Demetrius point out , even killed for him . Muncie has been a tiresome learner in the sept department throughout the seriesbut he did ill-use out from being a vocation - ghost media contributor to put an end to " the madness . " There ’s a chance that Elena at last believe that he has changed for the unspoilt and is ready to be a family mankind once again . It appears that Elena is uncoerced to give Muncie another shot in the end .
8Why Was Rodney Kraintz Alone In His Office?
A billionaire without private security?
It ’s jolly shocking and ludicrous that a billionaire like Rodney Kraintz would not have protection personnel on him at all time , peculiarly when he ’s in his extremely valuable and secretive office masquerade as a unelaborated abandoned warehouse . Still , Muncie is able-bodied to better in through a side door and have Kraintz alone all to himself . The biggest question here is what happened to the two safeguard in the mordant Porsche who dropped him off in the first place . They just drive off and pass on him astray undecided withzero certificate even after Daniels had just been on CNN call Kraintz out directly by name . Kraintz was n’t trying to set Daniels up or anything , so the logistics here are quite confusing .
7Why Exactly Did Lucie Simon Betray The Forge?
It’s unclear whether she will face legal consequences
Lucie has a second of a moral crisis in the last episode ofThe Madness , which ends in her reporting the PA offshoot of The Forge directly to the FBI . Lucie turn over evidence of The Forge ’s plans for domestic terrorist plan of attack , assassination endeavour , and more . Lucie have sex many of The Forge ’s members in person and admits she was a part of it . Herreasoning for turning them in was basically guilt ; it was her interlingual rendition of abuse aside from " the madness . "
Still , Lucie shows empathy for them , pronounce the grouping is just the result of " people f – king with people . " She also tells The Forge about Kraintz ’s location , which is how Bobby finds him and kills him in the end . So , which side is Lucie on?She says she wants everyone to pay , including herself , and throws everyone under the motorcoach . It ’s unclear whether she will face legal consequences , even as a whistleblower .
6What Did Muncie Accomplish With His CNN Speech?
Muncie’s monologue didn’t really do what he thought it would
Muncie ’s bad CNN monologue seems like it really had no effect on anything , despite the theatrics and the big mic cliff moment when he say " no more madness . " CNN kind of brushes him off and predict him delusional afterward and no one in the serial talk to him about it besides his Word , who thinks it was a weak effort at justice . Muncie very publicly promise out Rodney Kraintz and law enforcement still does nothing about it , which begs the question : who exactly was Muncie speaking to ? Muncie ’s lawyer , Kwesi Dupree , told him that going on CNN would be the best mode to get Kraintz off his back , which did n’t work either . Muncie ’s CNN speech did n’t really do what he think it would .
5How Did Demetrius Find Muncie’s Gun In The Kitchen?
Muncie cleverly hid it in a kitchen pot
Demetrius rather conveniently feel Muncie ’s gun hidden inside a pot in a kitchen draftsman . The serial does n’t explain how Demetrius found the hired gun in the first place or , more significantly , how he knew how to utilize it . Demetrius potentially had no hint how to use a gunbut that did n’t stop him from going after Kraintz with it the second he had the chance . It ’s a bite of a forgivable plot saltation but the serial publication would arguably have benefited by include Demetrius ’s reaction to finding the gun after sweep the planetary house for it . The kitchen smoke was a middling canny situation to obliterate it and apparently Demetrius is even more clever than his former man .
4What Happened To Bobby After He Killed Kraintz?
Bobby wasn’t wearing a mask so he probably got caught
It would have been satisfying to have it away what happened to Bobby after he kill Rodney Kraintz in broad daytime . It ’s probably good to sham that Bobby got caught but the news report that announced Kraintz ’s death did not mention anything about a murder suspect . or else , they call Kraintz an turn of " poetical jurist . " Bobby was n’t even fag a masquerade , which is quite scandalous . Given that fact , it ’s a near foregone conclusion that he got apprehended by the police . If so , he would serve a life conviction or potentially receive a death sentence , which is still a valid legal penalty in the state of Pennsylvania , for first - point murder .
3Did Julia Jayne Kill YouTuber Laura Jennings?
Rodney Kraintz definitely had her killed to protect Revitalize
While it ’s never formally tell in the serial , Julia Jayne is the most likely culprit in the murder of YouTuber Laura Jennings , who was working with Mark Simon before he got killed to exhibit Revitalize . It ’s not completely clear whether Jayne was the one who kill Jennings , but FBI agents inThe Madnessepisode 8 reveal that they found an injectable substance that triggers a heart attack - alike reception among Jayne ’s belongings . Regardless , Jennings was 100 % make out by Rodney Kraintz ’s orders to protect Revitalize , so whoever pulled the trigger or injected the substance does n’t necessarily weigh all that much .
2What Exactly Is Revitalize?
A massive tech company with deep pockets
Revitalize is an environmental biotech society that bribe political influence and pay online influence like Brother 14 to spread misinformation and propaganda that would ultimately profit them . Revitalize ’s principal object lens is to gain full control of environmental deregulating in the United States , which is how hoi polloi like Mark Simon and other on-line influencers and thought leaders can help sway political and societal view for their addition .
To Revitalize , which is potential a massive tech society with a mellow grocery store pileus , Mark Simon was just one of potentially thousands of on-line puppets who accept their money to spin information and further their political and financial agendas . Even thoughRodney Kraintz seem to be high-pitched up at Revitalize , he may not be as all - muscular as he seemswhen Mucnie finally confronts him at the end of the serial publication . Like Mark , Rodney only serves a specific function in the dynamic ecosystem of Revitalize ’s electronic internet .
1What Will Happen To The Forge?
Bobby’s arrest could spark a revolution
The Forge extends much further than the group of men in the house shown inThe Madness . Apparently , they are a countrywide organization with an outreach that connects Mark Simon ’s 5 million on-line follower . This means that if they ever chose to band together in realism , they would be an incredibly dangerous threat to American domesticated stability . Bobby ’s potential stoppage after the case ofThe Madnesscould theoretically spark a revolution , which seems to be what The Forge wanted all along . This subplot may have been more interesting to explore than Muncie touch on his family issue inThe Madnessfinale , as it leaves one of the biggest dubiousness marks in the series .
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Muncie Daniels is a political adviser - deform - tv set savant who may have lost his way in life . While on a oeuvre sabbatical in the Poconos to write the great American novel , Muncie finds himself the only attestant to the murder of a well - have it away white supremacist , and now he ’s being set up for the crime . Muncie is ram to go on the run in a heroic scrap to clear his name and unravel a spherical conspiracy before prison term runs out . Along the way he ’ll reconnect with his family , find unlikely allies , and fight against disinformation in a post - truth years .
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Muncie Daniels is a political consultant-turned-TV pundit who may have lost his way in life. While on a work sabbatical in the Poconos to write the great American novel, Muncie finds himself the only witness to the murder of a well-known white supremacist, and now he’s being framed for the crime. Muncie is forced to go on the run in a desperate fight to clear his name and unravel a global conspiracy before time runs out. Along the way he’ll reconnect with his family, find unlikely allies, and fight against disinformation in a post-truth age.
