Women at War Ending Explained: What Happens to Caroline? Is Marguerite Dead?
Lovers of good dramas have just found a French miniseries that has been very popular. We are talking about Women at War, which premiered its first season on Netflix and has been attracting attention. Audrey Fleurot, Camille Lou, Julie de Bona and Sofia Essaïdi star in the lead roles. Created by Frédéric Krivine and Emmanuel Daucé, the series is set in the period of the First World War, more specifically in the year 1914 in France. The official synopsis sums up some of the plot’s plot: “As German troops advance and men head to the front, four women must deal with the tragic consequences of war at home”. Next, you will understand a little better the outcomes of the miniseries Beware of spoilers coming around!
Women at War: The Story Plot
France, September 1914. Suzanne Fort is a nurse in Paris, on the run from an unjust accusation of murder. The victim’s husband, who works in the French judicial police, is hunting her and is ready to take justice into his own hands, but a woman, Jeanne, tries to bring her to safety in Switzerland. She arrived in the village of Saint Paulin in the Vosges, however, Suzanne will have to deal with the horror of war, and she will end up putting herself at the service of an improvised military hospital, set up in a convent. Even the mother superior Agnes is put to the test by the rapid change of events and by the death of a friendly face, but she will soon have to get used to the new reality. An encounter with the wounded who crowd the corridors of the convent every day, however, will end up undermining her certainties, and will even lead her to question her faith.
Meanwhile, with the war and the soldiers, prostitutes also arrived in Saint Paulin, and flock to the brothel of Marcel Dumont, a ruthless man ready for anything. Among the women, there is also Marguerite de Lancastel, a beautiful, determined and independent Parisian prostitute who is secretly looking for a person within the French encampment. Her questions and her very showy appearance, however, will attract her attention and will cause her to be accused of being a spy in the service of the Germans. Caroline Dewitt, on the other hand, is the wife of an industrialist forced to leave for the front, where she will put her engineering skills at the service of the nation. Left alone to lead her husband’s factory, she will have to deal with the forced recruitment of her workers, with the hostility of her mother-in-law and above all with the aims of her brother-in-law Charles, who intends to supplant her at any cost to escape the call of the lever.
Women at War Ending Explained: What Happens to Caroline?
We start by accompanying Suzanne on a runaway. She is a nurse and performed an abortion on a patient, who died during the procedure. The police officer’s husband tried to settle accounts with Suzanne, who fled in search of shelter in a convent in Switzerland. This convent has been used as a hospital and, as she needed to escape, she will take advantage of the opportunity to help the place by offering her labor and, at the same time, also having a refuge. In her day-to-day work, Suzanne will notice that the number of serious cases is increasing.
The doctor in charge of the surgical ward, Dr. Joseph Duvernet is overloaded every day. Suzanne will help the professional and meet other people who are part of the place. Mother Agnes is one of them. The nun strongly sympathizes with what has been happening during the First World War. Agnes has to deal with several delicate situations both inside and outside the convent. From abuse to helping victims in serious conditions, the woman is put to the maximum limit at all times. Meanwhile, Marguerite arrives near the convent in search of a lost son. She will infiltrate a brothel to approach soldiers and find clues about her son. Marguerite will meet Caroline, a friend from the past who has the mission of taking care of her husband’s factory, Victor, who has been drafted into the war. Caroline has her patience constantly tested due to interference from her brother-in-law Charles.
Marguerite won’t give up until she comes face to face with her son, Colin. She will approach him without introducing herself until he knows her as a mother and rejects her. Colin suffered from having spent most of his life not knowing his mother. Marguerite will understand the situation, but she will not give up on her son and will do everything for him to survive amid battles. Marguerite bids Caroline farewell and embarks on a perilous journey. The woman goes into the center of a battle and suddenly has déjà vu with a dream she had. She intends to save Colin. The boy was hit by a bullet and his life is in danger. Marguerite has an ambulance and is trying to reach her son. However, midway through, she is hit by a bullet. The bullet causes her to pass out before reaching Colin. Luckily, women will appear to save both of them. Unfortunately, Marguerite will not resist and Colin will witness his mother’s death.
As Marguerite decides to go into the thick of the battle in search of Collin, Caroline tries to save herself and her family. She will decide to flee Saint Paulin amidst the chaos of war. Marguerite’s farewell is quite symbolic, as she demonstrates that each one did the best they could to save themselves. In the end, Caroline and Marguerite’s decisions were sensible, as each got what she wanted. The outcome of the story of one of them was not so happy, but at least Marguerite managed to say goodbye to her son and show that, despite everything, she loves him very much. Meanwhile, Caroline and her family found refuge in another country, as did the other surviving civilians.
