@@danielenyel3542 I know and it really breaks my heart. #ProdigalSon has the potential to be a massive hit if someone would give it the chance. Please give us good news soon 🙏🏻
I think Dr Whitly didn't really wanna kill him. He wanted his son to stab him to show him they're the same. If he had really wanted to kill Malcolm he would've been more discreet when he attacked him, but instead he let him know what he was going to do so Bright had enough time to react. That's my take. Feel free to disagree but you won't change my mind. Also don't forget to sign the petition to save Prodigal Son!
I agree with you. I believe Martin did this on purpose so as to make Malcolm doubt himself too... Martin knew he was going to get caught and surely sent back to Claremont. He wanted to avoid this at all costs, and the only way was to die... But Martin is a narcissist and commiting a suicide is not like a him. That's why he lied to his son and let him have enough time to counteract. He killed 2 birds in one stone : he will never come back to Claremont, and Malcolm will never forget him... The only way for Martin to etch this event into Malcolm's memory was to hurt him emotionally and psychologically... Martin doesn't care the way Malcolm will remember him as long as he will remember him. Malcolm will hate the way he will remember his dad because of what he did to him. Of course, Malcolm didn't want to kill Martin, it was self defense, but Malcolm has got super strong self-awareness. He has been feeling guilty for years because he couldn't save his father's victims, including the Girl in the Box (he even apologized to her later even though she was still alive). He will carry an overwhelming guilt forever, even though it's not his fault. Martin knows all of this. He knows how much Malcolm is attached to his own values. But he doesn't care if he is hurt or not. All he wants is someone to always remember him, no matter the way they do. He needs to be in his son's head so he will always be alive. When I heard him say "We are the same", I couldn't help despising Martin more than I thought I could. It's disgusting what he did to Malcolm... He is traumatized... Because of him. Again. Plus, they are defintely not the same. They understand killers' mind, doesn't mean they are the same. Malcolm is scared of himself because of his ability to get into the killers' heads, unlike Martin. Martin has got cognitive empathy. That's all. Malcolm has got cognitive, affective and somatic empathy. Also Malcolm does a lot of self-reflection, unlike Martin. There are so many things that prove they are not the same, but Martin has never understood this... Or maybe he did... He defintely did... But you know... He is stubborn. He defintely got that him and Malcolm are not the same, but playing mind games with him is his speciality... Also I know that most people see Malcolm as a manipulative person because he asked his father to hurt the Woodsman but then called the cops on him, but I don't agree... Malcolm didn't have to push Martin to hurt the killer, but Martin didn't have to say yes. He defintely enjoyed torturing him. As Malcolm said, he belongs to jail. He cannot live outside Claremont... It's not fair... He destroyed many people's lives, including his own family's life. Letting him go would not be fair... And Malcolm is not manipulative... I think that all of this was part of Martin's plan... Make Malcolm ask him to hurt the killer and then blame him for being a bad son... I've never hated the Surgeon that much...
I just finished the show and this does make so much sense ! I was really chocked with this 180° in Martin behaviour ! He is a horrible person but his son and his family are the one thing he’ll never put directly in harms way… so for him to go full « you bad son deserve to die »… it just doesn’t add up ! One final trick sounds better ! Thank you
I feel *hurt* for Malcolm. It's hearbreaking... He will feel terrible for the rest of his life, guilt and shame will probably haunt him forever, and he didn't do anything wrong... It was self defense. Malcolm is not a bad son, he is not the same as Martin, no matter what his dad says. And even if Martin survives, Malcolm will still feel deeply hurt because now he believes he is not a good son because he morally hurt his dad... He used to think and believe he is not like him, but after what happened in this last episode, there is no doubt he will think otherwise. He will withdraw and be in pain forever... But... Noooo ! It's not his fault !
@@femiosusa510 if that mofo didn't make a deal with the devil (aka Vivian) he would have gotten together with Powell, I've been rooting for them to get together since the first season, like he had just kissed a girl and thinks oh I'm gonna go with the psychopathic doctor who kidnapped his predetorial psychopath dad, and try to save him, just listen to your girl and let it gooo!!!
@@strm_origin2109😭😂 that's exactly what I saying... Malcolm should have listened to his girl. It's not his fault tho, he was torn between his feelings for her and his concern for his dad😭
I love how poetic this was, like martin had changed... only to be pulled back to who he was by his son. Which is probably why he chose to kill him in that moment, because he knew he was basically back to square one again... and would have thought "ah what the hell." (plus he wanted to be free). At least... that is what it is on the surface, I reckon martin never intended to kill malcom, just to make malcom think he was, in order to get him to show his true colours (which he saw when malcom basically forced him to torture the woodsman). So he could at least see who his son really is once before he goes away forever (be it death or prison), him being the victim wouldn't have mattered much, cause well... "That's my boy.". also notice how slowly he was moving to "kill malcom" he was intentionally giving him plenty of time to counteract him, probably wouldn't have even stabbed him somewhere that would have actually killed him had maclom not flipped the scenario, but I doubt that would have happened. basically good ol dad martin used his sons profiling ways against him to show him who he is, at the cost of being stabbed that is.
@@anwesharoy2196 Martin's only weakness is his children. And when Malcolm asks him to torture the killer, he rejects it but Malcolm insists by telling him that he's gonna save a life and that's the only reason he does it.
Yes malcolm asked him but i think he wanted that because he knew malcolm wont forgive himself when he finally would figure out that thats want father wanted all along. Martin is a psychopath, you cant make them do something they dont want, he is and always will a killer but I think he wanted to destroy his son mentally.
Hell, this episode was a masterpiece! The plot, the lyric, THE acting and, gosh, THAT sound. This season is even way more interesting than the first one. Whyyy they had to cancel it.
Prodegie Nation all around the world deserve a Season 3 of our beloved insane show. What a rollercoaster ride of emotions with that traumatic ending. Dear sweet damaged Malcolm needs so much love and Dani is ready to give it to him. This brilliant masterpiece of a show needs a continuation on another network or streaming platform. Please fight for your show. The Prodigal Saviors nerd you. The fight is only beginning... #SAVEPRODIGALSON
Ok... So 24 years ago, Martin *tried* and *wanted* to kill Malcolm, but didn't manage to. 24 years later, Malcolm maybe killed Martin, of course it was self defence, but did *not* want to... This parallele...
Malcolm is traumatized... Look at his face... I'm about to cry... I wanna cry... I just wanna give him a tight and caring hug... He will feel hurt forever... He is broken... A circle has no end...
This scene is fucking heartbreaking 😂 the "Dad" and "yes there is" get me everytime. Though nothing is more heartbreaking than knowing this is ALL WE GET. Favourite show cancelled right at the fucking peak. Devastated.
Martin decides that if he's going down, might as well mentally scar Malcolm so he'll never forget his dad. That's rough, abusive... That's torture... Martin has always been torturing Malcolm. This traumatic event is etched into Malcolm's memory forever... This is what Martin wanted. It's painful... Malcolm didn't have to push Martin to hurt the Woodsman, but Martin didn't have to say yes, he even enjoyed torturing him. He belongs to jail. Malcolm has always been sacrificing himself to protect his loved ones : Ainsly, Jessica, plus all those victims... He has always been walking in the darkness so that others may see the light. Everyone wants to be someone's sun to lighten up someone's life, but why not be the moon to brighten up their darkest hours ? Malcolm got this perfectly. No matter what Martin says, they are not the same.
Just watched the finale, head spinning. Am I the only one that hopes this causes a psychotic break for Malcolm and he gets put in Claremont. Either Martin is dead, but is constantly talking to him, while Malcom is tied to a wall in his father's cell, or he survives and they face each other in the yard. Think that would be an awesome season 3 if it does get renewed. On another note I love the 2 children how Malcolm ends up being stabilized and clinical with violence like his father (steady hand when someone is screaming or he is stabbing someone/ disposing of body), but tormented by that part of him (like the Mum in knowing what her husband was). And Ains, who is cool calculating and ambitious like her father in day to day life, but becomes emotional and unstable when killing someone (hence excess stabs, blacking out), but then possesses no guilt. They are an interesting mix of their parents.
Did Malcolm’s hand stop shaking because his father is dead or he accepted himself as a killer with those impulses? Great ending but I liked the episode before last better when they are riding away into the sunset as Father and son.
I will never emotionally recover from this ending. I will never forgive fox for dropping it. Its such an interesting show.. in the pool of crime dramas it sticks out and it really did have so much potential. I still hold out hope that maybe they will give season 3 a chance even if it looks incredibly unlikely to ever happen. #saveprodigalson
NOW this could either lead to more killing unknowingly OR being guilty for the rest of his life(which i dont want bc it's gonna get annoying) BUT while Malcolm stabs him he was calm about it until he remembered what he did. I can see him being a calm killer but remembering what he did after. I just want him to have a body count not Ainsley............ because i dont like Ainsley
Definitely, when Malcolm wanted to convince Martin that he wasn’t supposed to be free and that he was saving him, he referred to him as “dad” almost as if he was using his knowledge that his father would try to fix their relationship (as he had tried to do a lot during this arc in the season) the moment Malcolm gave him a hint that he could possibly consider him as his dad rather than just Dr. Martin Whitley. Or when he tried to convince him to hurt The Woodsman earlier in the episode he was able to do it by asking him “as his son”. Could be a stretch, but Malcolm seems to be quite manipulative in these instances.
But even if Malcolm "tricked" him this doesn't change anything, even if Martin could actually change (what I don't believe in) Martin still belongs to prison. Him being changed or not doesn't matter, at the end of the case, even if he would have managed to "prove" he changed, Malcolm would still have to call the police on his father (even if he didn't hurt the Woodsman) he still killed 23 people. There was never an agreement between them that if Martin proved he changed Malcolm wouldn't call the police so I don't know if we can really say it was a "trap"/"trick". I wonder what would have happened, how would Martin react, in the scenario where Martin doesn't hurt the Woodsman and where Malcolm still call the police (because he has to, there is no other alternative, he can't let him in the world free) (I don't know if it's comprehensible, sorry English isn't my first language)
@@alixboudou4261 it is actually an interesting one. Because like Jerry, people end up in psychiatric prisons, by taking a plea not guilty by reason of insanity (so they admit the crimes, but not actually held responsible). So actually if you could prove you are better, you get released and don't serve the sentence. The issue, is that a true psychopath, does not get better, as there an issue with the pathways in the brain. But you can never 100% say someone is a psychopath so ...
I liked that he went for the kill and not for disarming it just shows he really was like his father with the instinct to kill. anyways I wish this wasn't cancelled and I also wished he survived that stab
Nooooo i was so sad at that scene i literally cried in the good and bad way in the last two episodes 😭 come on we need more of this. This is such a good serie! I am feeling so weird now because of the ending scene
Omg I was an emotional wreck watching the last episode knowing it's the end... But it cannot be the end!! I want to hear more "my boy!" and love all the characters, especially Jess Never been so angry over a TV show being cancelled 😭
the fact that we all had to embrace the SUCK as the show ended so abruptly while leaving us on the edge and that this show dwarfs most thriller crime drama shows to date, it had it all and then some. I'm on my second rotation of the series on prime and I'm dying for more. i wonder who the bone head is that dropped the ball on the shows contract renewal? ill be it was the writers, they weren't getting enough monetary satisfaction to contue on thier path of crime drama perfection... i know they can see the numbers of people watching the show and the numbers dont lie, this show was legit bad assery in carnet. scream it loud and proud people we need the rest of season 2, and more seasons after that to fill that urge for solving murder with malcom bright and the good DR...
Michael Sheen is so incredible in this entire show, but this last scene has some amazing moments. You can see the exact instant when he flips and justifies to himself the decision he's making to kill his son. The character works so well because Sheen is so charismatic, like you KNOW he's a vicious killer but he also has that veneer of dear old Dad, and when the mask slips he's pretty terrifying.
Martin is not gonna die if they planning for continuation in S3. Ainsley will get more role. She is a psychopath. She doesn't even felt guilty or remorse killing Nicholas and that sick joke she plays on Malcolm just to show that she in control. Hello your brother cut up a person for you and she felt nothing. She don't even that worry when her cameraman/bf get stabbed, instead she getting excited seeing her dad in action and filmed it. I bet she doing something after she read that journal of Martin Malcolm doesn't have it in him to hurt others without reasons. Hell he even doing nothing to stop them from hurting him. He just talk to them.
I think after Martin says that Malcolm is just like him, Malcolm realizes that his father is right. Not because he just stabbed him, but because Malcolm realized that he didn't feel bad to do it. The moment he stabbed Martin, Malcolm looks calm an detached, he didn't mind killing someone, he only felt bad when he realized his father was right all along
Such a great show, had everything to become a masterpiece in future seasons But sadly the creators pulled the plug Too bad people don't know or can't understand that what a good series this is ☹️😢
Yes!!! This was such a good show I just cannot understand WHY they cancelled it??? I’m still holding out hope even though I know it will never happen. 💔😢😢😢
I just can't forgive Martin for keep saying that he and his son are the same. This is the worst murder he has ever done I feel, slowly killing his son's heart and trying to make him somebody who is not him. Malcom is a loving soul, even after a very hard childhood, continuous and emotional trauma. He loves his mother and sister, always wanted to be there for them at any cost. But what he got back was only guilty feelings for the mistakes he has not done. I have never seen a lead character this much broken, yet living as an embodiment of love, compassion and understanding other's emotional traumas. Love you Malcolm always.
That ending was shit imo. The moment Malcolm called the police on his father and himself had me cussing like a sailor. Martin did literally everything for his son, even tortured someone against his own will (even though Malcolm should have done it, lets face it. He made Martin do all the dirty work, used him, and hurt him immensely), and fucking broke and betrayed him. Sure, Martin was a serial killer, but he truly loved his son. Furthermore, he changed for his son, and became a better person so his son could love him back. And what did Malcolm do? He broke his heart, betrayed him, and killed him eventually (yes, I know it was self-defense, but still). In these last moments of the show, from the moment Malcolm made Martin torture the other guy, Malcolm was the monster, not Martin. Whatever would have happened to Malcolm from now on, he had it coming, and it'd have been his own damn fault. Fucking hell.
His father murdered 23 women!! In real life majority of children of serial killers cut them off. Even changed their last name. Martin was going to murder his son decades ago, lied about it. He tried it again till Malcolm protected himself which was self defense. Last seen, Martin was still alive not dead and deserved to be lock up for life for 23 murders. Those 23 women had families.
Don’t matter how much he loves Malcolm. He’s a serial killer. A liar. And never did anything he didn’t want to do. The fact that you’re defending him is insane
@@Aj-sn1dp That might have been true early on, but I think he did lots of things he didn't want to do later. And don't get me wrong, I strongly disagree with what Martin did in the past, but I do believe (some) people can change and I do believe that even the worst of us deserve dignity. Martin worked for it, he had a whole redemption arc, and then they ended it like *this*.
Honestly, after watching this show this with increasingly gritted teeth, I think the ending summed up the series. The level of consequence-free bs shot up in the second series. The lift shaft episode was one of the most ridiculous fantasies (masquerading as something deep) I've ever watched. I enjoyed most of the first season, and I'm happy some fine actors - especially Michael Sheen - got a paycheck. As for the writers.....
Maybe this show should end lol . Because sadly by over obsession and paranoia Malcom maybe Just become Martin even if he's trying so hard not to . Unless dani can save him . I noticed Malcom has an extreme ocd for obsessive reassurance seeking. And he will do whatever it takes to complete and find the answer . Which is why it hurt but he used his father to solve the Jeanie case . And he knows his dad is genuinely trying to change but he still has to pay for what he's done ..and as shown in the end, in an instant He can change simply by trigger or change of events. Maybe if he calmly gave in Malcom would have eventually worked with him to release him later down the line . This was a very sad ending tho
Feels hypocritical for Malcolm to do that to his father after he himself covers up a murder for his sister, he refuses to accept the idea that Martin can change, or be a better person
He's a psychopath at the end of the day, always will be But I prefer to think he didn't really wanna kill Malcolm, in my opinion it makes more sense. He wanted Malcolm to stab him.
To be honest it's a bit like the previous episode Malcolm literally gave himself up to a woman he knows has paralysed people just for kicks. Just to try and save his father, then turns round betrays him to the police and stabs him 🤦♀️. Can't live without him, can't live with him. I think this is the nutshell of the problem with him, his desire to be good is constantly fighting with his murderous instincts and desire for his father's approval.
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Yes please ,this is a good show but people right now doesn't know good show even they get stab with it
@@danielenyel3542 I know and it really breaks my heart. #ProdigalSon has the potential to be a massive hit if someone would give it the chance. Please give us good news soon 🙏🏻
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I think Dr Whitly didn't really wanna kill him. He wanted his son to stab him to show him they're the same. If he had really wanted to kill Malcolm he would've been more discreet when he attacked him, but instead he let him know what he was going to do so Bright had enough time to react.
That's my take. Feel free to disagree but you won't change my mind.
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I agree with you. I believe Martin did this on purpose so as to make Malcolm doubt himself too... Martin knew he was going to get caught and surely sent back to Claremont. He wanted to avoid this at all costs, and the only way was to die... But Martin is a narcissist and commiting a suicide is not like a him. That's why he lied to his son and let him have enough time to counteract. He killed 2 birds in one stone : he will never come back to Claremont, and Malcolm will never forget him... The only way for Martin to etch this event into Malcolm's memory was to hurt him emotionally and psychologically... Martin doesn't care the way Malcolm will remember him as long as he will remember him. Malcolm will hate the way he will remember his dad because of what he did to him.
Of course, Malcolm didn't want to kill Martin, it was self defense, but Malcolm has got super strong self-awareness. He has been feeling guilty for years because he couldn't save his father's victims, including the Girl in the Box (he even apologized to her later even though she was still alive). He will carry an overwhelming guilt forever, even though it's not his fault.
Martin knows all of this. He knows how much Malcolm is attached to his own values. But he doesn't care if he is hurt or not. All he wants is someone to always remember him, no matter the way they do. He needs to be in his son's head so he will always be alive.
When I heard him say "We are the same", I couldn't help despising Martin more than I thought I could. It's disgusting what he did to Malcolm... He is traumatized... Because of him. Again.
Plus, they are defintely not the same. They understand killers' mind, doesn't mean they are the same. Malcolm is scared of himself because of his ability to get into the killers' heads, unlike Martin. Martin has got cognitive empathy. That's all. Malcolm has got cognitive, affective and somatic empathy. Also Malcolm does a lot of self-reflection, unlike Martin. There are so many things that prove they are not the same, but Martin has never understood this... Or maybe he did... He defintely did... But you know... He is stubborn. He defintely got that him and Malcolm are not the same, but playing mind games with him is his speciality... Also I know that most people see Malcolm as a manipulative person because he asked his father to hurt the Woodsman but then called the cops on him, but I don't agree... Malcolm didn't have to push Martin to hurt the killer, but Martin didn't have to say yes. He defintely enjoyed torturing him. As Malcolm said, he belongs to jail. He cannot live outside Claremont... It's not fair... He destroyed many people's lives, including his own family's life. Letting him go would not be fair... And Malcolm is not manipulative... I think that all of this was part of Martin's plan... Make Malcolm ask him to hurt the killer and then blame him for being a bad son... I've never hated the Surgeon that much...
pls send the link for the petition this show is too good to end
I just finished the show and this does make so much sense ! I was really chocked with this 180° in Martin behaviour ! He is a horrible person but his son and his family are the one thing he’ll never put directly in harms way… so for him to go full « you bad son deserve to die »… it just doesn’t add up ! One final trick sounds better ! Thank you
That's exactly what he did...
@@hf4f501i know im 2 years late but your analysis is amazing
THEY CANNOT LEAVE IT ON THAT
also malcom can argue it was self defence because it kinda was
It was total self defense.
I feel *hurt* for Malcolm. It's hearbreaking... He will feel terrible for the rest of his life, guilt and shame will probably haunt him forever, and he didn't do anything wrong... It was self defense. Malcolm is not a bad son, he is not the same as Martin, no matter what his dad says. And even if Martin survives, Malcolm will still feel deeply hurt because now he believes he is not a good son because he morally hurt his dad... He used to think and believe he is not like him, but after what happened in this last episode, there is no doubt he will think otherwise. He will withdraw and be in pain forever... But... Noooo ! It's not his fault !
I agree with you but hes still a bad son. He helped his sister cover up a murder, so i think he should have let his dad escape at the end.
@@femiosusa510 if that mofo didn't make a deal with the devil (aka Vivian) he would have gotten together with Powell, I've been rooting for them to get together since the first season, like he had just kissed a girl and thinks oh I'm gonna go with the psychopathic doctor who kidnapped his predetorial psychopath dad, and try to save him, just listen to your girl and let it gooo!!!
@@strm_origin2109😭😂 that's exactly what I saying... Malcolm should have listened to his girl. It's not his fault tho, he was torn between his feelings for her and his concern for his dad😭
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I love how poetic this was, like martin had changed... only to be pulled back to who he was by his son. Which is probably why he chose to kill him in that moment, because he knew he was basically back to square one again... and would have thought "ah what the hell." (plus he wanted to be free).
At least... that is what it is on the surface, I reckon martin never intended to kill malcom, just to make malcom think he was, in order to get him to show his true colours (which he saw when malcom basically forced him to torture the woodsman). So he could at least see who his son really is once before he goes away forever (be it death or prison), him being the victim wouldn't have mattered much, cause well... "That's my boy.".
also notice how slowly he was moving to "kill malcom" he was intentionally giving him plenty of time to counteract him, probably wouldn't have even stabbed him somewhere that would have actually killed him had maclom not flipped the scenario, but I doubt that would have happened. basically good ol dad martin used his sons profiling ways against him to show him who he is, at the cost of being stabbed that is.
He never changed. Otherwise he wouldn't have tortured that guy.
@@anwesharoy2196 Martin's only weakness is his children. And when Malcolm asks him to torture the killer, he rejects it but Malcolm insists by telling him that he's gonna save a life and that's the only reason he does it.
Yes malcolm asked him but i think he wanted that because he knew malcolm wont forgive himself when he finally would figure out that thats want father wanted all along. Martin is a psychopath, you cant make them do something they dont want, he is and always will a killer but I think he wanted to destroy his son mentally.
Hell, this episode was a masterpiece! The plot, the lyric, THE acting and, gosh, THAT sound. This season is even way more interesting than the first one. Whyyy they had to cancel it.
NO No No!!!!!!!!! This show can't end like that
Prodegie Nation all around the world deserve a Season 3 of our beloved insane show.
What a rollercoaster ride of emotions with that traumatic ending. Dear sweet damaged Malcolm needs so much love and Dani is ready to give it to him.
This brilliant masterpiece of a show needs a continuation on another network or streaming platform.
Please fight for your show. The Prodigal Saviors nerd you. The fight is only beginning...
#SAVEPRODIGALSON
Ok... So 24 years ago, Martin *tried* and *wanted* to kill Malcolm, but didn't manage to. 24 years later, Malcolm maybe killed Martin, of course it was self defence, but did *not* want to... This parallele...
Also in the woods
@@AbdulHadi-kd8hq Of course, that goes without saying.🙂
Malcolm is traumatized... Look at his face... I'm about to cry... I wanna cry... I just wanna give him a tight and caring hug... He will feel hurt forever... He is broken... A circle has no end...
This marks the second time Malcolm stabs martin.
It's basically what malcolm did to Watkins when he was 10. Just don't try to kill him and everyone is good.
I dont think Martin will die if they get him help. Wish they would have given us a 3rd season. So few shows I like on tv.
So, is Martin dead ?? No... I don't think so... Or maybe he is... I dunno anymore... They cannot leave it like that !
Toxic parents doesn’t die that easy! The Bitch can’t die
I don't know why but in the last scene I feel sorry for martin at the minute 1.32
#SaveProdigalSon
Martin’s not wrong though (sips beverage, gazes into distance)
This scene is fucking heartbreaking 😂 the "Dad" and "yes there is" get me everytime. Though nothing is more heartbreaking than knowing this is ALL WE GET. Favourite show cancelled right at the fucking peak. Devastated.
And Martin whitley destryed everything he was building for the last two years or so... Poor Malcolm. His heart must be terrifingly, utterly broken.
Martin decides that if he's going down, might as well mentally scar Malcolm so he'll never forget his dad. That's rough, abusive... That's torture... Martin has always been torturing Malcolm. This traumatic event is etched into Malcolm's memory forever... This is what Martin wanted. It's painful... Malcolm didn't have to push Martin to hurt the Woodsman, but Martin didn't have to say yes, he even enjoyed torturing him. He belongs to jail. Malcolm has always been sacrificing himself to protect his loved ones : Ainsly, Jessica, plus all those victims... He has always been walking in the darkness so that others may see the light. Everyone wants to be someone's sun to lighten up someone's life, but why not be the moon to brighten up their darkest hours ? Malcolm got this perfectly. No matter what Martin says, they are not the same.
I am so dissapointed/mad that the ended like this, there so many things to explore.
And now this ending.
Just watched the finale, head spinning.
Am I the only one that hopes this causes a psychotic break for Malcolm and he gets put in Claremont. Either Martin is dead, but is constantly talking to him, while Malcom is tied to a wall in his father's cell, or he survives and they face each other in the yard. Think that would be an awesome season 3 if it does get renewed.
On another note I love the 2 children how Malcolm ends up being stabilized and clinical with violence like his father (steady hand when someone is screaming or he is stabbing someone/ disposing of body), but tormented by that part of him (like the Mum in knowing what her husband was). And Ains, who is cool calculating and ambitious like her father in day to day life, but becomes emotional and unstable when killing someone (hence excess stabs, blacking out), but then possesses no guilt. They are an interesting mix of their parents.
Did Malcolm’s hand stop shaking because his father is dead or he accepted himself as a killer with those impulses? Great ending but I liked the episode before last better when they are riding away into the sunset as Father and son.
I will never emotionally recover from this ending.
I will never forgive fox for dropping it. Its such an interesting show.. in the pool of crime dramas it sticks out and it really did have so much potential.
I still hold out hope that maybe they will give season 3 a chance even if it looks incredibly unlikely to ever happen.
#saveprodigalson
this is why i’m never having kids lol
Yes I'll Hobbies must continue
LMAOO
NOW this could either lead to more killing unknowingly OR being guilty for the rest of his life(which i dont want bc it's gonna get annoying) BUT while Malcolm stabs him he was calm about it until he remembered what he did. I can see him being a calm killer but remembering what he did after. I just want him to have a body count not Ainsley............ because i dont like Ainsley
Wait? You want him to be a serial killer because you like him? Well .. that’s not normal lol
@@neicykavanagh5818 if u think that's what i mean't go off ... I'm saying this for plot reasons. The title says Prodigal SON for a reason lol
But is Martin a little bit right about Malcolm tricking him?
Definitely, when Malcolm wanted to convince Martin that he wasn’t supposed to be free and that he was saving him, he referred to him as “dad” almost as if he was using his knowledge that his father would try to fix their relationship (as he had tried to do a lot during this arc in the season) the moment Malcolm gave him a hint that he could possibly consider him as his dad rather than just Dr. Martin Whitley. Or when he tried to convince him to hurt The Woodsman earlier in the episode he was able to do it by asking him “as his son”. Could be a stretch, but Malcolm seems to be quite manipulative in these instances.
But even if Malcolm "tricked" him this doesn't change anything, even if Martin could actually change (what I don't believe in) Martin still belongs to prison. Him being changed or not doesn't matter, at the end of the case, even if he would have managed to "prove" he changed, Malcolm would still have to call the police on his father (even if he didn't hurt the Woodsman) he still killed 23 people. There was never an agreement between them that if Martin proved he changed Malcolm wouldn't call the police so I don't know if we can really say it was a "trap"/"trick".
I wonder what would have happened, how would Martin react, in the scenario where Martin doesn't hurt the Woodsman and where Malcolm still call the police (because he has to, there is no other alternative, he can't let him in the world free)
(I don't know if it's comprehensible, sorry English isn't my first language)
@@alixboudou4261 it is actually an interesting one. Because like Jerry, people end up in psychiatric prisons, by taking a plea not guilty by reason of insanity (so they admit the crimes, but not actually held responsible). So actually if you could prove you are better, you get released and don't serve the sentence. The issue, is that a true psychopath, does not get better, as there an issue with the pathways in the brain. But you can never 100% say someone is a psychopath so ...
I liked that he went for the kill and not for disarming it just shows he really was like his father with the instinct to kill. anyways I wish this wasn't cancelled and I also wished he survived that stab
Is there any chance at all anymore of this show coming back? I hate hoping when it's pointless...
I’m just shocked. I want more....
I need this show to comeback, I have an addiction
It was such an entertaining show. damn
Nooooo i was so sad at that scene i literally cried in the good and bad way in the last two episodes 😭 come on we need more of this. This is such a good serie! I am feeling so weird now because of the ending scene
This show is so goood
Omg I was an emotional wreck watching the last episode knowing it's the end... But it cannot be the end!! I want to hear more "my boy!" and love all the characters, especially Jess
Never been so angry over a TV show being cancelled 😭
#saveprodigalson it's tooooo good to end i don't wont it to ever end
the fact that we all had to embrace the SUCK as the show ended so abruptly while leaving us on the edge and that this show dwarfs most thriller crime drama shows to date, it had it all and then some. I'm on my second rotation of the series on prime and I'm dying for more. i wonder who the bone head is that dropped the ball on the shows contract renewal? ill be it was the writers, they weren't getting enough monetary satisfaction to contue on thier path of crime drama perfection... i know they can see the numbers of people watching the show and the numbers dont lie, this show was legit bad assery in carnet. scream it loud and proud people we need the rest of season 2, and more seasons after that to fill that urge for solving murder with malcom bright and the good DR...
I would sell my soul for one more season of this show! 😩
It fits as a good ending for a man who killed 23 people and wanted to make his son follow his footsteps but nice series bravo!!
Its Lucifer season 3 all over again!!!
I hope it's like Lucifer all over again, so it gets picked up for more seasons on another network 😂
@@nirvanaclimo7386 here hoping!
I think Martin told Ainsley where were so Dani can see Malcolm is like his dad. But sad that Malcolm was trying so hard not be like him.
This still passes me off a little when I think about it
Michael Sheen is so incredible in this entire show, but this last scene has some amazing moments. You can see the exact instant when he flips and justifies to himself the decision he's making to kill his son. The character works so well because Sheen is so charismatic, like you KNOW he's a vicious killer but he also has that veneer of dear old Dad, and when the mask slips he's pretty terrifying.
Martin is not gonna die if they planning for continuation in S3. Ainsley will get more role. She is a psychopath. She doesn't even felt guilty or remorse killing Nicholas and that sick joke she plays on Malcolm just to show that she in control. Hello your brother cut up a person for you and she felt nothing. She don't even that worry when her cameraman/bf get stabbed, instead she getting excited seeing her dad in action and filmed it. I bet she doing something after she read that journal of Martin
Malcolm doesn't have it in him to hurt others without reasons. Hell he even doing nothing to stop them from hurting him. He just talk to them.
Just give this amazing show a season 3 😭 #SaveProdigalSon
I think after Martin says that Malcolm is just like him, Malcolm realizes that his father is right. Not because he just stabbed him, but because Malcolm realized that he didn't feel bad to do it. The moment he stabbed Martin, Malcolm looks calm an detached, he didn't mind killing someone, he only felt bad when he realized his father was right all along
Such a great show, had everything to become a masterpiece in future seasons
But sadly the creators pulled the plug
Too bad people don't know or can't understand that what a good series this is ☹️😢
Is this really the ending of prodigal son
It could get pick up by another network hopefully
omg please give us one more season at least one last season 💔💔💔💔
Honestly I thinks that's a pretty good ending all things considered ..you can imagine what happens afterwards at least
We need a season 3!!!🍿⚡
It can’t just end like that 😭 I need a season 3 #saveprodigalson
PLEASE BRING BACK PRODIGAL SON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes!!! This was such a good show I just cannot understand WHY they cancelled it??? I’m still holding out hope even though I know it will never happen. 💔😢😢😢
I just can't forgive Martin for keep saying that he and his son are the same. This is the worst murder he has ever done I feel, slowly killing his son's heart and trying to make him somebody who is not him. Malcom is a loving soul, even after a very hard childhood, continuous and emotional trauma. He loves his mother and sister, always wanted to be there for them at any cost. But what he got back was only guilty feelings for the mistakes he has not done. I have never seen a lead character this much broken, yet living as an embodiment of love, compassion and understanding other's emotional traumas. Love you Malcolm always.
That ending was shit imo. The moment Malcolm called the police on his father and himself had me cussing like a sailor. Martin did literally everything for his son, even tortured someone against his own will (even though Malcolm should have done it, lets face it. He made Martin do all the dirty work, used him, and hurt him immensely), and fucking broke and betrayed him. Sure, Martin was a serial killer, but he truly loved his son. Furthermore, he changed for his son, and became a better person so his son could love him back. And what did Malcolm do? He broke his heart, betrayed him, and killed him eventually (yes, I know it was self-defense, but still). In these last moments of the show, from the moment Malcolm made Martin torture the other guy, Malcolm was the monster, not Martin. Whatever would have happened to Malcolm from now on, he had it coming, and it'd have been his own damn fault. Fucking hell.
His father murdered 23 women!! In real life majority of children of serial killers cut them off. Even changed their last name. Martin was going to murder his son decades ago, lied about it. He tried it again till Malcolm protected himself which was self defense. Last seen, Martin was still alive not dead and deserved to be lock up for life for 23 murders. Those 23 women had families.
Don’t matter how much he loves Malcolm. He’s a serial killer. A liar. And never did anything he didn’t want to do. The fact that you’re defending him is insane
@@Aj-sn1dp That might have been true early on, but I think he did lots of things he didn't want to do later. And don't get me wrong, I strongly disagree with what Martin did in the past, but I do believe (some) people can change and I do believe that even the worst of us deserve dignity. Martin worked for it, he had a whole redemption arc, and then they ended it like *this*.
i still mad it ended i feel like there so much unfinshed business
Aziraphael nooo
Make a season 3🙏🏼
Why are they canceling it?
Bon...et dire qu'il n'y aura sûrement pas de saison 3... Mais cette fin reste incroyable!!!!
Oui cette fin reste incroyable!!!!!! Mais il ne faut jamais dire jamais moi je suis sûre qu'il y aura une saison 3 il ne faut pas perdre espoir!!!!!!
Does someone knows the music at the end of the scene ? It's just amazing
Honestly, after watching this show this with increasingly gritted teeth, I think the ending summed up the series. The level of consequence-free bs shot up in the second series. The lift shaft episode was one of the most ridiculous fantasies (masquerading as something deep) I've ever watched. I enjoyed most of the first season, and I'm happy some fine actors - especially Michael Sheen - got a paycheck. As for the writers.....
They went camping in the woods like back in the good ol days with his switchblade
BRING THIS BACK
why did they end this show I actually liked it
season 3 please
Season 3 plzzzzzz😢
“Bright? What did you do?”
Maybe this show should end lol . Because sadly by over obsession and paranoia Malcom maybe Just become Martin even if he's trying so hard not to . Unless dani can save him .
I noticed Malcom has an extreme ocd for obsessive reassurance seeking. And he will do whatever it takes to complete and find the answer . Which is why it hurt but he used his father to solve the Jeanie case . And he knows his dad is genuinely trying to change but he still has to pay for what he's done ..and as shown in the end, in an instant He can change simply by trigger or change of events. Maybe if he calmly gave in Malcom would have eventually worked with him to release him later down the line .
This was a very sad ending tho
Malcolm is not his serial killer father he is a whispers 😉
#saveprodigalson
So this is how it emds? D:
Maravilhosa esse série 👏
Noooo not Martinnn
#SaveProdigalSon
Martin no
#SaveProdigalSon
Stabby McStabstab stabs again
I was so unhappy with this ending I was rooting for Martin, feels like bad writing, but I could just be salty about the whole thing
Feels hypocritical for Malcolm to do that to his father after he himself covers up a murder for his sister, he refuses to accept the idea that Martin can change, or be a better person
@@therickonator9 Bro, he killed like 30 people who were innocent women. It's not the same as his sister killing some pure evil tyrant.
@@TheodoreBotman
Exactly.
#SaveProdigalSon
So Martin saved his son, just to try and kill him an episode later? Way to kill a character arc.
He's a psychopath at the end of the day, always will be
But I prefer to think he didn't really wanna kill Malcolm, in my opinion it makes more sense. He wanted Malcolm to stab him.
To be honest it's a bit like the previous episode Malcolm literally gave himself up to a woman he knows has paralysed people just for kicks. Just to try and save his father, then turns round betrays him to the police and stabs him 🤦♀️. Can't live without him, can't live with him. I think this is the nutshell of the problem with him, his desire to be good is constantly fighting with his murderous instincts and desire for his father's approval.