There was a lot of suspense in the seventh episode of Based on a True Story Season 2.Titled “Shotgun Wedding,” it saw Ava and Nathan attempting to escape their growing entanglement in the true-crime world. Their obsession with Ava had turned into a dangerous addiction, and Matt’s bad past came back to haunt them. As the couple tried to leave everything behind, unknown forces closed in on them— making it impossible for them to leave. What happened in Episode 7 was very exciting and set the stage for the finale’s dramatic and deadly ending.
Based on a True Story Season 2 Episode 8: Who is the Killer
In the final episode of Season 2, “This Week’s Guest,” Ava and Nathan are caught in a dangerous game set up by Lake, who is the sister of Chloe Lake, the girl whose murder started the whole story in Season 1. At the same time, Matt and Tory are running away from the police and having to deal with the results of their actions.
The chaos starts with Ava’s previous mistake while investigating. She got the copycat killer’s code wrong, which led to a bad video post on her Murder Bunny account. Because of a bug in her face filter, this mistake showed who she was. It became public where she was online, so Ava and Nathan had to run away and leave their son Jack with Serena to keep him safe.
The Lipinski sisters cornered the couple as they ran for their lives, making Ava and Nathan talk about their experience with the— Westside Ripper on their podcast or face legal consequences. When Lake cut off the recording and revealed herself as the copycat killer, the podcast took a scary turn. Her reason? A grudge against people who make money off of real crimes, like Ava and Nathan, who turned Chloe’s story into a business instead of going after justice for her.
Based on a True Story Season 2 Episode 8 : “This Week’s Guest” – Recap
The episode opens with Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan (Chris Messina) bound to chairs in the Sisters in Crime podcast studio. The atmosphere is suffocating as the copycat killer talks to them from another room, their voice distorted to create a creepy, mysterious vibe. The couple, thinking they are going to die soon, says “I love you”s through tears before realizing their captor is recording them for evil reasons.
At a nearby diner, Tory (Liana Liberato) and Matt (Tom Bateman) are dealing with their own crisis that is getting worse. After Tory “reunites” Matt with his son Ollie (Kellen Patino), Matt is named as the main suspect in Ollie’s supposed kidnapping in an Amber Alert and on the news. As time runs out, Matt and Tory grab Ollie and run away, hoping to avoid being seen by everyone.
The Death Game Show
Back at the podcast studio, Ava and Nathan try to talk sense into the copycat killer by telling them they won’t call the police if they are let go. The killer has other ideas, though. They want to make a crazy game show based on Ava’s knowledge of serial killers’ pasts, and there are lives at stake. When you win, you stay alive; when you lose, you die.
The killer turns out to be Chloe Lake’s sister, played by Sara Paxton. This is a twist that ties all the storylines together from the season. “How did Robert Durst kill his friend in California?” is the first question that tests Ava’s knowledge of true crimes. Nathan takes off one zip tie because Ava gave the right answer. As each new question comes up, the stakes get higher.
Chloe’s sister stabs Nathan out of the blue when Ava answers a question about Jeffrey Dahmer, saying that the rules are “flexible.” The game goes on with another question, this one about the famous Rosary Killer. The killer sees a lot of texts from Tory on Ava’s phone after she gives the right answer. The killer stays focused on the deadly game, even though she is very angry.
Tory is getting more and more worried while Matt, Tory, and Ollie hide in a hotel. The message from Ava uses their emergency code word, “Turtle,” to let her know that something is wrong. Even though Matt told Tory to stay with Ollie, she started using her earbuds to find out where Ava was and eventually found her at the Endgame Studios building.
At the same time, Matt finds a strange text message from the copycat killer that says, “Endgame.” “I win.” Matt decides to step in because he knows Ava and Nathan’s lives are in danger. He leaves Tory to take care of Ollie.
The copycat killer makes fun of Ava and Nathan inside the studio while planning her final move. She does this by talking about memories she has of Chloe from her childhood. Ava cleverly holds off, telling the killer that he or she should tell everyone about Chloe’s story. Nathan quietly takes the zip ties off of his other wrist, getting ready to act.
The killer puts a knife to Ava’s throat and says he will kill both her and Nathan as the studio lights turn a scary red. Matt storms into the room at that very moment and faces the killer straight on. He appeals to her need for attention by offering her money and a clean escape through his criminal connections. But Ava figures out the killer’s real goal: she doesn’t want revenge, she just wants to be remembered.
The killer thinks about the offer for a moment but decides to go ahead with her evil plan instead. The killer is about to attack when Nathan grabs an ax and kills her with a single blow to the back.
Based on a True Story Season 2 Episode 8: Ending
Matt, Ava, and Nathan regroup now that the immediate threat is gone, but they don’t know what will happen next. Nathan’s choice to cut ties with Matt earlier in the season turns out to be a bad idea because they are still connected by their shared guilt over past crimes. Also, Tory’s actions show that she might not be as ready to stay out of it as Matt thought she would be.
People are still wondering about Ava and Nathan after the finale: Will they ever really get away from the consequences of their choices? What will happen to the group in the future because Matt is hard to predict? Also, the most intriguing question is whether this is really the end of Chloe Lake’s sister’s story or whether there are still consequences to come.
A Suspenseful Set-Up for Season 3?
Based on a True Story’s eighth episode is a scary and satisfying way to end the season, and it leaves the door open for a third episode. The ending has sharp dialogue, psychological tension, and twists that fans didn’t see coming. They are hooked until the very end. If there is a new season, it will be even more chaos and dark humor as these flawed characters deal with the results of the decisions they made.
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