A Discovery of Witches Season 2 Ending Explained

| March 13, 2021 |

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Diana Bishop among columns in A Discovery of Witches — *Photograph: Sky I*

This A Discovery of Witches article contains major spoilers.

Not every television series learns exactly how many episodes it has to tell its story, and the Shudder/Sundance At present fantasy drama A Discovery of Witches takes full reward of that knowledge leading viewers down a flavor two path that intentionally raises more questions than answers. Information technology'due south been a wild ride as Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont continue their search for The Book of Life amidst the creature underworld of 16th century Elizabethan London, and not surprisingly there's a lot to unpack most the season finale.

Throughout the season the actions of the main characters center around the acquisition of the book, and though Diana and Matthew acquire the tome with relatively little effort, holding onto it proves a chip more problematic. Still, watching young Jack utilize his skillset to recover the book from Lord Burghley'due south henchmen is delightfully subtle. That said, it's like shooting fish in a barrel to question why the pair decides to return the book to Dr. Dee even though Diana hasn't really been able to read the contents. As she points out to Gallowglass, the book needs to stay in the 16th century and then that she can discover it in the 21st. Ah, time travel.

Rather than view the missing pages equally a fantasy literature trope, we should instead expect to Edward Kelley's prescient decision to bestow one page to each animal species. Though we're not entirely certain how and where Emily hides the witch's page, information technology's the lack of clarity regarding the demon and vampire pages that keeps us wondering whether the search for them will highlight the prove's terminal season. And one time obtained, will these pages in conjunction with Ashmole 782 help explain the reproductive difficulties the creatures come across and gear up a renewed path for their futures?

Equally fascinating has been Diana'due south progress in learning about and harnessing the immense ability she possesses, and now that she'due south mastered the 10 knots as a spell weaver, her render to 2021 will likely place her timewalker abilities on the back burner. Ane of the large reveals of this season has been that Diana can not only ship herself and Matthew through time, only she can likewise accelerate information technology as shown through her manipulation of the bowl of fruit. It would have been absurd to come across her try that on Lord Burghley. Information technology's also wise to keep an middle on her fire breathing familiar Corra once she returns to the 21st century.

While the introduction of the Claret Rage makes for an interesting subplot, it'southward the identity of the Oxford killer that neatly transcends the two timelines. Matthew appears to have his rage in control in Elizabethan England, but Domenico hopes to testify a connexion between the tainted de Clermont bloodline and the perpetrator of the horrific crimes in the present. We don't see much of Satu in this season, but when Knox refuses her assist and insults her power at the same fourth dimension, it seems a recipe for disaster in the greater witch community. Does he truly believe she's so out of control that her assistance can exist ignored?

Babies also generate a lot of interest hither, and once The Congregation learns Diana'south pregnant, the internal squabble should escalate. We've not been given much clarity every bit to the genetics behind the creature landscape, but infant Margaret is conspicuously in imminent danger from Knox and the witch clan. Since demon couple Nathaniel and Sophie give nascency to a witch, the initial thought is that Diana'southward kid may too be a witch since vampires are created not born. Still, that may not, in fact, turn out to be truthful. When Diana returns to the nowadays, her child volition undoubtedly become a target, but Marcus' groundbreaking proposal to repeal the covenant could bring the clans together rather than drive them farther apart.

All the same, it's the hugger-mugger compact she makes with Father Hubbard that will probable come back to haunt Diana once Matthew learns what she's done. Clearly, she agrees to this bargain because of the protection it affords Jack in their absenteeism, but Diana has get too important in this underground world to allow her family to be compromised at all. From a narrative perspective, it shouldn't take long for Matthew to confront her virtually this and the potential damage information technology may do to their relationship.

The wild card in all of this though may be Marcus' homo friend Phoebe. As the only homo allowed into this world, her art history groundwork and inquisitive nature make her a perfect target for the demon and witch congregation, merely the fact that she is an outsider, the Other, amongst the guild of witches, demons, and vampires that should prove to be a tempering effect if Marcus is to achieve his dream of peaceful coexistence.

With a tertiary and final season on the horizon, A Discovery of Witches enters its final run with The Congregation's newly minted power couple ready to impose its will. Tin a vampire and a witch bring peace amidst the anarchy and ensure the survival of all three species? The path will not be without its bumps, simply it will certainly exist a lot of fun to witness.