For a relatively lighthearted father-son comedy, Netflix’s Unstable ends its first season on a surprisingly chilling cliffhanger that has us wondering: Season 2 when?
Ellis (Rob Lowe) and Jackson’s (John Owen Lowe) relationship is all sunshine and rainbows atop Episode 8, but a dark cloud is gathering over Dragon, where the duplicitous Jean (Christina Chang) has called an emergency board meeting to oust Ellis as CEO. The catch? Her master plan hinges on Leslie (Fred Armisen) testifying that Ellis kidnapped him, a claim he immediately retracts when Jackson offers to let him move back in.
The possibility of Ellis’ ousting and Jackson’s return to New York stirs up major feelings in Luna (Rachel Marsh), who realizes how much she would miss Jackson if he left. After confirming that Ruby (Emma Ferreira) isn’t into him, Luna lets Jackson know how she feels — and if their kiss is any indication, we’re thinking he feels the same way.
Now for that chilling cliffhanger: Spliced into Jackson’s speech about his father’s integrity and levelheadedness are shots of Ellis seemingly lighting Jean’s car on fire and walking away in slow motion like Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale.
It’s one of those swing-for-the-fences endings that gives “burning questions” a whole new meaning as we look ahead to Unstable‘s not-yet-ordered second season. And at the risk of being too dramatic, we won’t be stable until we know that answers are coming.
Grade the finale and overall season below, then read on to find out which questions we need answered when the show is (hopefully) renewed. When you’re finished, drop a comment with your own review and unresolved queries about Unstable.
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WTF, Ellis?
Image Credit: Netflix screenshot This is our biggest question, with several sub-questions to follow. For example, when did Ellis supposedly torch Jean’s ride? Could it have been the night before the big meeting? If so, why were both parties so calm? Is it possible that it only happened in his head? Sure, we know that Ellis is capable of kidnapping, but lighting someone’s car on fire does feel like a stretch.
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What’s next for Luna and Jackson?
Image Credit: Netflix screenshot The word “adorkable” has never been OK (sorry, Zooey Deschanel!), but if it were, we might use it to describe the undeniable chemistry between John Owen Lowe and Rachel Marsh’s character, especially after their big kiss in the finale.
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And is Ruby really not into him?
Image Credit: Netflix screenshot Luna posed this very question in the finale, and even though Ruby prefaced her statement with “I want to be super clear about this,” her answer wasn’t exactly that.
“I would not miss Jackson in any way that would stop me from being happy for you because of how much you would miss Jackson,” she said. Uh, what exactly does that mean?
She did follow that up with a much simpler “Jackson and I are not gonna be a thing, and I want you to be happy,” but as far as I’m concerned, that’s subject to change.
Ruby also seems like a kind soul who would pretend to be happy for the sake of a friend.
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Which room will Leslie take?
Image Credit: Netflix screenshot And why are we assuming (slash hoping) that it’ll be bunk beds with Jackson?
