You Still Want Everything to Be About You
What are Emma’s origins? Who is she?
Lykke and Susan discuss the barn and how Emma was there the previous night. They’re worried that Emma is going to expose them all.
Emma’s biological mother is actually dead and she was given to Lykke to look after as a baby. Emma begins to spiral when she realizes her whole life has been a lie.
What happens at the warehouse?
Emma’s boss from Astraeus arrives at the warehouse with armed guards. Emma is arrested but on her way out, bodies begin to fall from the roof. The music is played joyfully and upliftingly, creating a dissonant scene.
Emma’s reaction to the massacre is complete nonchalance. She notices Mads sitting in his car, scared, but she ignores him and instead gets back in the car with this mass-murderer and doesn’t even bat an eyelid.
Thomas arrives at the crime scene where Mads is still in his car. Thomas encourages him to keep his head in the game and tasks the kid with tracking down Emma. He rings Frederik, who actually covers for Emma and claims she’s not there. She is though, as we find out, and convinces him to help cover her tracks. ..
Frederik serves as a decoy, tricking Mads while she manages to slip away, heading to Mamma Thai’s restaurant. There, she meets Adrian who confirms that Lykke is using the “Mom veto.”
What are the aliens doing on Earth? What is their end-game?
Adrian finally discloses the truth. Now, it turns out it was a spaceship that arrived 17 years back, not a meteor. These aliens left their planet, fleeing those who wanted to kill them. They traveled through space, looking for somewhere where the inhabitants looked the same as them. And wouldn’t you know, it out of all the possibilities of lifeforms, they stumble upon humans.
Emma’s biological mother actually died whilst giving birth, but Lykke was there to help deliver her. Hans was there too and helped Lykke give up her old identity and become Emma’s mother. So that means Emma is one of them. This could also go some way to explain her emotionless reaction to most of the traumatic things that have happened to her.
The aliens have been hearing a signal that seems to be a clue that the war is over. However, it turns out that the signal is actually a trick and Lukas, the mass murderer, is actually the real villain. I don’t know about you guys, but I never suspected him as the one behind everything. ..
What happens to Emma’s mum?
Emma returns home to find her Mum has been killed, and Lukas is there waiting for her. He grabs Emma by the throat and demands to know who she is. Emma does manage to get away, but as Astraeus show up at her door, they head inside and begin shooting at Lukas.
Emma rushes away across the train tracks and into the wilderness. She suddenly stops in her tracks though when she finds that strange orb, much bigger and hovering in the sky. Emma stops and watches as all these aliens – including Adrian – encourage her to hurry up and join them.
How does Chosen end?
Adrian tells the woman that there are others out there and she needs to find them. Just like that, the orb disintegrates and Lukas appears, breaking Adrian’s neck. ..
As Emma runs away, the sky turns purple and she ends up in a world she saw when talking to Adrian.
The Episode Review
So Chosen ends with a lot of unanswered questions. The characters were forgettable and Emma, the “chosen one” at the end, was a pretty unlikable protagonist. ..
The protagonist’s actions are not compelling and it is difficult to follow her story.
Many people are surprised to find out that Lukas is the real killer in this case. He has been the most unsettling and alien character out of the group, and the fact that he casually kills people while Emma doesn’t seem to care is telling on its own. ..
This show has been a letdown so far. The story is illogical and the characters are inconsistently drawn. It’s hard to believe that there will be a second season given how this one started out, but if it’s green-lit, it needs to improve greatly.
