Falls
What happened in the past with Victor?
In the seventh episode of Echoes, Leni and Gina are left alone in the house that is on fire. Leni tries to convince Gina to stick together, but Gina instead runs upstairs. This decision may have cost them their lives as the house eventually collapsed due to the fire. ..
Leni follows with an axe, stalking her sister. It becomes clear that their mother was sick and it was Leni, not Gina, that saw their father drown Marie in the tub. This is why Gina was confused over Victor’s final words in the previous episode. This also explains why Leni has been so unstable all this time and needing to control everything, typified by her nonchalance at Robert being in the church as it burned down. ..
Leni and Gina both make it out of the house before they’re consumed by flames, where they end up playing a game of cat and mouse through the woods. Leni’s façade is gone and she presents herself as the bad twin. Gina twists her ankle and hobbles through the woods while Leni gives chase. Eventually, the girls fight in the water, atop a monstrous waterfall. ..
Does Gina or Leni survive?
Gina points out that Victor didn’t kill Marie, not really. The apple blossom petals in the bath means the whole thing was planned. Their father wasn’t a monster after all. Gina backs up though and decides to throw herself off the waterfall, sacrificing herself to give Leni another chance at redemption.
Leni tells Floss that she killed Dylan and that she knows it was Gina who did it. Floss is not happy with this turn of events and eyeballs Leni.
Leni and Charlie share a passionate kiss after Leni points out that Charlie loved her more than Gina. Leni thanks Charlie for his love and they share a passionate kiss.
Does Floss’ plan work? Or does Leni slip away?
Floss, Paula, and Leni all gather around the evidence box to try and figure out who started the fire. Floss finds one of the burned lion charms and realizes that it’s the same charm that was found at the current fire. This proves that Leni started the fire after all! ..
Leni meets Paula at a diner and shows her the lion charm. The initial idea here is to make it seem like Leni is trying to help Paula and slow Floss down. In reality, this is all a ruse to bait her into a confession and bring her in. Unfortunately, Leni slips out the back and manages to avoid all the police and make it to the airport without incident.
Leni tries to leave the country, but is stopped by the police. She shows her passport and passes herself off as Kira, the alias on one of the fake passports seen earlier in the series. The police believe she is Kira and take her into custody.
Gina is presumed dead by the police and Floss has not alerted local law enforcement of her whereabouts. This suggests that Gina is not the suspect in question and that the police are looking for someone else.
Someone who looks identical to Leni passed through yesterday heading off to Kansas. I’m guessing if it is Gina then she did so with Leni’s passport? Anyway, it’s not really explained and in the middle of all this, Floss receives an anonymous letter with a USB stick inside.
How does Echoes season 1 end?
Charlie gives a speech in the bookstore for his new book, “Leni and Gina.” It would seem that Gina is actually still alive too. She’s waiting at Charlie’s apartment with him while he makes up appearance. However, someone shows up in a hat and glasses, asking about Gina’s missing body, seemingly hinting that this is Leni. ..
As the episode ends, Charlie vows to find out which twin is which and with Gina revealing that she’s back with him because she has some scores to settle, the episode ends on a cliffhanger.
The Episode Review
Echoes goes off the rails in this final episode, with a nonsensical and silly twist at the end along with some pretty big contrivances involving the police. Not only that, but the idea that Floss just backs off to build a bigger investigation, while simultaneously not bothering to alert the airport and other regions that they have a runaway on the loose just feels really sloppy and contrived.
There are a few loose ends that are not wrapped up in this story. For example, why Leni is so confused over a nanny being in her house, Jack’s debt subplot still not really wrapped up along with a very obvious twist at the end involving Victor’s assisted suicide for Marie.
The showrunners of “The Good Twin” seem to be banking on a second season, but there’s not enough here to warrant one. The show billed itself as a miniseries despite bait-and-switch, so I’m not sure if it’s worth another season.
This thriller has been one of the more clever ones, but it’s not without its flaws. Some of the twists have been well executed, but others have come across as forced or even cheesy. It’s a shame because there’s potential here, but the final product is not very satisfying.
