The Madness
Warning : This article let in spoilers for The Madness . Netflix ’s thriller seriesThe Madnessis full of twists and turn that keep audience guess throughout the show ’s eight episodes . The Madnesshas already become a hitting , garnering praise for its performance and the surprises that unfold throughout the series . The Madnesscurrently holds a 74 % critics mark onRotten Tomatoes , yet the show ’s popularity is unsurprising considering the entertaining complexness of the conspiracy at its heart . It is able to keep audience on the edge of their seats wondering how Muncie will confront the growing act of challenges pass toThe Madness ’s shameful stopping point .
contribute by Colman Domingo , The Madness’castand their performances are the driving force behind the series , but it does not bring out all the principal player in the conspiracy right away . While Muncie ( Domingo ) initially believe that he is being framed for killing a white supremacist by a far - left gun commune , the plot actually goes much deeper . As he searches for a way to sack up his own name while simultaneously avoiding being caught by the police , Muncie encounters assassins and billionaires before finally realizing that the real villain has been a homo call Rodney Kraintz ( Neal Huff ) all along .
Rodney Kraintz Secretly Runs Revitalize
Rodney Kraintz Uses The Company To Meddle In Politics
As Muncie begins to unravel more about the confederacy to frame him , he gets data that point him toward Stu Magnusson ( Bradley Whitford ) and a tech company visit Revitalize . However , the track does not end there , as Stu is apace killed by Julia Jayne ( Alison Wright ) , and Muncie realizes that Stu did not even get laid he was a pawn . With the help of a man named Noah Park ( Wilfred Lee ) , the brother of another of Rodney ’s victims , Muncie learns thatRodney Kraintz is the majority investor in Revitalize and has in secret been pull the strings all along .
Netflix ’s new conspiracy serial The Madness draws unmediated inspiration from reality - based mogul structure and extremist groups in the United States .
Though Revitalize is a tech company , Rodney apply his influence in the party to fudge various other sector , peculiarly politician . Muncie make thatRodney push individuals to garner support for politician who will then be blackmailed to do what Rodney wants them to do , otherwise he end the politician ’s career and kills the midway - military man . Rodney ’s ultimate goal seems to be tied to environmental concerns , butThe Madnessdoes not fully explore the consequence that Rodney is look for .
Why Rodney Kraintz Had Brother 14 Killed
He Was Going To Expose Rodney’s Plan
Whilemultiple people pall inThe Madnessbecause of Rodney ’s plans , each of the murders can at long last be track back to Rodney ’s hit onBrother 14 , also known as Mark Simon(Tahmoh Penikett ) , in episode 1 . ab initio , the murder looks like Brother 14 was targeted because of his racist extremism , which is what made Muncie Daniels so easy to frame , but Muncie slowly begins to realize that that story was just a covering - up . alternatively , Rodney had Mark Simon vote down because Mark knew that Rodney was meddle in politicsand was operate to out him .
Just as Noah claim that his brother was killed for attempting to expose Rodney ’s crimes , Rodney targeted Brother 14 and Laura Jennings to keep his individuality and affair secret , though Muncie ultimately bring home the bacon in exposing him .
Muncie is later approached by a adult female named Laura Jennings ( Bri Neal ) who suppose that she can corroborate this call , but she is also killed before the two can meet . Just as Noah take that his comrade was killed for attempting to expose Rodney ’s crimes , Rodney targeted Brother 14 and Laura Jennings to keep his identity operator and participation secret , though Muncie finally deliver the goods in expose him .
Rodney Kraintz Was Behind Framing Muncie Daniels & Muncie Is Out For Revenge In The Madness' Season 1 Finale
Muncie Was In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
Quite only , Muncie was never part of Rodney ’s plan and just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time , but he was the perfect whipping boy . Given his public persona and his political outspokenness , it was well-situated for Rodney to couch Muncie for Mark Simon ’s execution . However , while co-occurrence is what made Muncie the complete crepuscle guy , it is also what causes the downfall of Rodney ’s plan , because Muncie is compulsive to outsmart Rodney and clear his name .
When the two meet , Rodney confirm to Muncie that he conceive the environmental and political result justify his methods and that even if Muncie decides to kill him someone else will take his station .
After last clear his name , Muncie exposes Rodney ’s plan on TV , though Rodney immediately supply a self-abnegation . recognize that the FBI is not decease to quest after Rodney , Muncie goes to Rodney ’s office to vote out him . When the two meet , Rodney confirms to Muncie that he trust the environmental and political effect justify his method and that even if Muncie decides to bolt down him , someone else will take his place . Knowing that this is true , Muncie leaves Rodney alive inThe Madness ' finale , and chooses to put grandness on his household alternatively , though Rodney is afterwards kill by a unknown .
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.
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Muncie Daniels is a political consultant - turned - TV pundit who may have lost his way in lifespan . While on a work sabbatical in the Poconos to compose 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 unknot a planetary confederacy before clock time runs out . Along the fashion he ’ll reconnect with his family , find unlikely ally , and fight against disinformation in a post - truth age .
