Obsession Ending Explained: Do Jay Killed Himself? Do Anna and William End Up Together?
Obsession is the new dramatic-erotic miniseries from Netflix, in four episodes, which tells the story of a clandestine love with great depth. A worthy heir to Sex/Life, this series, where sex is the central element of the story as well as the concept of fidelity, has amazed by its ability to lead the viewer to reflect on these issues. But how did Anna and William’s story end? Let’s find out together. A British miniseries arrives on Netflix that hopes to appeal to lovers of psychological thrillers and erotic tales. Obsession is the adaptation of the novel Damage by Josephine Hart, already transported in the nineties in a film with Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche.
The story is once again quite faithful to the original work, but unlike its predecessor, it fails to engage the viewer, who drags on, one episode after another, up to an ending that is not as incisive as a story of this type would need. As we will see in this review of Obsession, the miniseries directed by Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa does not have the same power as either the original material or the previous adaptation: the protagonists are flat and not very detailed, the pace is not very suitable for a story like this, which should capture us and keep us glued to the screen, and the script falters precisely in the moments that should be more intense and exciting. Too bad, because the ideas for making a good thriller were all there.
Obsession Review: Plot Summary
Obsession is the new Netflix series with a plot inspired by the novel by Josephine Hart, Damage, that anyone who has ever cheated on or only thought about cheating on their partner should watch. It almost acts as an alarm bell, as a jolt, as a bucket of cold water in the face. This series, which boasts a photograph with olive tones that corrodes the image as it corrodes the heart of the beholder, gets inside, under the skin, creeps into the cracks of a mind and a heart already damaged by past loves and pains and involves the public that finds in the “sick” story of Anna and William almost a comfort, the confirmation that, in the world, one is not the only “broken” inside.
William Farrow (Richard Armitage) is a highly esteemed surgeon, capable of performing real magic in the operating room. He has been happily married for many years to Ingrid (Indira Varma) and has two children with her. Life for him will change radically when the eldest, Jay (Rish Shah), announces to the family that he has fallen in love with him: the lucky one is Anna Barton (Charlie Murphy), an extremely beautiful and fascinating woman, older than him. However, Anna hides dark secrets related to her past and William cannot immediately avoid feeling attracted by her being so indecipherable and mysterious. The attraction is such that a forbidden passion soon breaks out between the two, made up of clandestine encounters and rules to which she submits. A difficult relationship to maintain, especially when his Obsession with his son’s girlfriend becomes all-encompassing, and the respected father of the family is completely sucked into the need to spend as much time as possible with Anna. A balance, the one that has been created between the two lovers, which therefore cannot last…
Obsession Ending Explained: Does Jay Kill Himself? Do Anna and William End Up Together?
The ending of Obsession leaves you speechless. This series, which initially appears light and erotic, turns into a chilling drama in its finale. Indeed, in the last episode of the series, we see Jay, William’s son, and Anna’s future husband (who, however, has a clandestine relationship with her father) having the inkling that his father is hiding something from him. The boy manages to understand that between him and his fiancée, there is a bond due to a sentence that William pronounces during his bachelor party, a sentence that his girlfriend Anna repeats to him over and over again: “Learn to love questions “. So, shocked at the mere idea that his father might have an affair with Anna, whom he would soon marry, Jay begins to follow William and sees him enter a mysterious house. She calls her mother to ask where her father was and understands from her answer that he had lied to her.
So, now certain of his girlfriend’s betrayal of his father, Jay enters the building, climbs the stairs to the apartment, hears that there are two people having sex there, opens the door, and finds his father with his girlfriend in the middle of sexual intercourse. So, the upset boy takes a step back and falls down the landing, ending up on the ground floor covered in blood and dying instantly. Anna is, once again, responsible for the death of a man obsessed with her, just like her brother. Now that Jay is dead and William and Anna’s affair is out in the open, chaos has ensued. William was kicked out of his family but his obsession with Anna remains, so he does everything to find her now that she’s gone. He finds her, they meet, and she realizes that he’s sick and that she doesn’t even feel guilty about the death of her son, so she pushes him away. In the last scene, we see her at the psychologist, and we understand that, in the end, history will repeat itself once again.
In the climactic ending of Obsession, Anna finally confronts William about his true intentions. We learn that William is not the charming stranger he appears to be, but a dangerous criminal with a history of manipulating and stalking women. As Anna tries to escape from William’s grasp, she discovers that he has been tracking her every move for months. In a final, heart-pounding sequence, Anna manages to turn the tables on William and escape from his clutches. While the ending of Obsession is certainly satisfying, it also raises several intriguing questions about the nature of obsession and the lengths people will go to satisfy their desires. In conclusion, the ending of Obsession is a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to a movie that explores the darker aspects of human nature. With its gripping storyline and unforgettable characters, Obsession is sure to be remembered as one of the most unforgettable psychological thrillers of all time.
