The ‘Widow’s Bay’ Finale Explained – Will Matthew Rhys Have to Do The Unthinkable in Season 2

Matthew Rhys, Kate O’Flynn and Stephen Root - Courtesy of Apple

If you haven’t visited Widow’s Bay, where Matthew Rhys plays everyone’s favorite spooked out Mayor Tom Loftis, it’s time to sit down and be scared. Widow’s Bay perfectly combines horror and humor, and the finale will not only make you laugh, give you a few jump scares, but will also make your jaw drop with the ultimate twist. Poet Daragh Fleming sat down with Son of a Binge to talk all about the hit show starring Rhys, Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root, Jeff Hiller and more.

From his favorite scene with Patricia throwing a party as a way to get new friends, to all the questions season one brought up, to the one episode that he texted during, and why he decided to start watching the show, Fleming explains why he loved binge watching Widow’s Bay.

FINALE SPOILERS AHEAD…

Stop reading if you haven’t seen the finale. Go watch the finale, then come back.

The season 1 finale ended on a twist that no one saw coming. After hanging out with a corpse, and almost being killed by it, Tom was tasked with having to eliminate the beast’s last known blood relative. Sweet old Ruth, his office manager. She confesses that she had an affair and a secret daughter. And that secret daughter… was dum dum da dum, Tom’s late wife. Aka the mother of his son! Making his son the real last living relative. Will Tom have to off his son to save Widow’s Bay? It’s unclear.

Listen to the full podcast above. And find out what was the meaning of Tom throwing the brooch in the ocean, if Ruth lived, and whether Tom might have to do the unthinkable in season 2.