Raised by Wolves Season 2 Finale: Behind the Open Door

An excellent Raised by Wolves Season 2 finale, which like all good finales to seasons in which the series isn't or shouldn't be concluded, raises far more questions than it answers.

[Yes, there will be spoilers ahead ... ]

First, Mother's disposal of the monstruos flying serpent happened so early in the episode, you had to know there was going to be more, much more.

Most of those questions and complications, on their way to being crises, revolve around Grandmother.  The removal of her veil -- given to Mother to shield her emotions so that she can kill #7, her serpent offspring -- unleashes Grandmother's emotions, most of which are not good.

Indeed, the one ok emotion she displays is her flirtatious affection for Father.  This gives him a chance to proclaim his devotion to Mother, and was fun to see.

Otherwise, she's sending the children on the way to devolve into ... those Creature from the Black Lagoon sea creatures, one of which took Tempest's baby and Hunter killed.  So these creatures are apparently devolved humans, which again raises the question of how long ago did humans reach this planet, clearly well before the arrival of our current protagonists (or, for all we know, humankind evolved on this planet first, and came to Earth).

The answers to those questions will clearly require another season or more.   Also needing answers are what will happen to Mother, and what will happen to Marcus?   He was turned into something else at the end of this episode, and Mother is Grandmother's prisoner.

Obviously, I'm very much up for a third season, and I hope HBO Max makes it happen.  I really enjoyed this second second -- on balance, more than the first -- and I'll conclude by saying I really like the opening song under the credits by Mariam Wallentin and Ben Frost ... "The door that finally opens ... "  HBO Max, keep that door open!

See also Raised by Wolves 2.1-2: A Viking Out in Space, with Androids ... Raised by Wolves 2.3: Marcus and the Android Skeleton ... Raised by Wolves 2.4: Kinds of Sentience and Conflicts ... Raised by Wolves 2.5: Science Fiction and Horror ... Raised by Wolves 2.6: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction ... Raised by Wolves 2.7: Mothers and Babies

And see also Raised by Wolves 1.1: Fast Action and Deep Philosophy  ... Raised by Wolves 1.2-3: More than Meets the Eye ... Raised by Wolves 1.4-5: Halfway to Dune ...Raised by Wolves 1.6-7: The Look on Mother's Face ... Raised by Wolves 1.8-1.9: Frankenstein and Motherhood ... Raised by Wolves Season One Finale: The Serpent