As the finale of Kaos begins, Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) sits alone in his kitchen. He ends up cutting his finger. Lachy (Eddie Izzard) reminds Zeus that Gods don’t bleed. Zeus abruptly awakes from a nightmare and asks Hera (Janet McTeer) where he is. Hera comforts him by telling him he’s home. Minos is dead and his prophecy came true. Hera promises it was just a dream, but Zeus wants to believe it was a vision. He’s going to see the fates before it’s too late. Persephone (Rakie Ayola) can’t find Hades (Thewlis). When Hera calls to ask about Hades, Persephone claims he’s sleeping. Hera wants her to bring Hades there because they need to think about the family. Hades visits Medusa (Debi Mazar) and says he’s taken too much from humans.

He wants to improve things and restore things. Hades asks Medusa to help Persephone while he’s gone. He says he’s going to defy his brother. Lachy tells Zeus they’ve been expecting him. Zeus sits down with Lachy, Atropos (Sam Buttery), and Clotho. They know Zeus wants to destroy them. Lachy insists they didn’t lie to Poseidon. For the prophecy to come to pass, you have to bring it into being. Without his belief, the prophecy cannot come to pass. Lachy suggests people are moving against Zeus. Hera, Poseidon (Cliff Curtis), Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan), and Persephone wait together. Persephone insists Hade is coming. She asks Hera why she cares about her and Hades. Persephone kids believe she was kidnapped and held against her will. Dionysus believes everyone is in love except for him.

The fates get ready for Zeus to kill them. They cover themselves with gasoline and wait for Zeus to set them on fire. Lachy returns the watch and says Zeus’s son is naughty. The building blows up. Zeus sees the prophecy amongst the rubble. He pours out the ashes. Prometheus (Stephen Dillane) can’t believe what has happened. Caeneus (Misia Butler) continues thinking about the prophecy. He approaches Medusa to ask how long she’s known about the frame and the nothing. Caeneus says they need to tell people that they’re destroying them. Medusa argues he doesn’t understand the whole picture. He’s not supposed to because Riddy is the important one. Medusa offers to move him back to the port so he can be with his dog. She warns him to keep his head down and not to do anything stupid. Charon (Ramon Tikaram) tells Riddy (Aurora Perrineau) and Orpheus (Killian Scott) good luck when he drops them off.

Before they return to earth, Riddy thinks about Caeneus and everything she’s learned. She opens the door and goes through. They talk about Caeneus as they walk together. Orpheus reminds her of everything he did for her. He believes she’s fallen in love with someone else. Riddy curses him for trapping her down there. She asks if he ever wondered why she died where she did. Riddy went to see his mom to say goodbye because she was leaving him. She insists it wasn’t love anymore. When she finally got the courage to do the right thing, she died. Riddy suspects he knew something was wrong. Orpheus believes he’s a bad person. Riddy thinks they should both begin again. Riddy says she can’t stay with Caeneus because she needs to go back. Caeneus just can’t let it go. He goes to the Frame and tries to stop people from going through.

He speaks to Prue (Rosie Cavaliero) and Adrian (Kurt Egyiawan) and tells them to stop people from going through the Frame. Caeneus curses. Myrina (Amanda Hadingue) apologizes for her son’s manners. Hades looks at Nax (Daniel Monks) and tries to bring him back. Myrina tells Caeneus she shot herself. She wanted to do it the night they buried him without a coin. He accuses her of betraying him by leading them to him. Myrina claims he had to fulfill his prophecy. She waited 10 years and today is the day she takes him through the frame. Caeneus tells her that the Gods lied and no one returns to Earth. He tries to stop her from going through. Medusa questions what’s going on since Caeneus can get into the water. Myrina pulls Caeneus through the frame. They join the others in the nothing. Prometheus doesn’t understand it because the fates said Caeneus would be protected and he’d be free.

Zeus returns home. Hera tells him everyone is worried about him and they want him to stop. Zeus tells her to sit down. He tells them he has bottles of Meander. For too long, they’ve been dipping their cups in the Meander without remembering and without gratitude. That changes today so they’re going to be rationed. They will be obedient. Zeus tells them he just destroyed the fates and there are no more prophecies. There’s a need for loyalty but not fate. Zeus says Olympus must be brought into line once and for all. He asks Dionysus about his watch. Dionysus tells him it was for love. He admits he did it to prove a point at first. When he saw the man’s love, he wanted him to get back. Dionysus wanted to give them a second chance. Persephone admits she knows about the mortal.

She claims he failed and he’s dead. Zeus is glad. Retrieving a butcher knife, Zeus tells Dionysus the dead is never brought back to life. Placing the tip of the blade on Dionysus’ throat, Zeus says love is a weakness before stabbing Dennis. Screaming can be heard in the distance. Zeus admits to burning the bees to keep Hera from imprisoning his children’s mother. He tells her that she will no longer have control over him. Standing up, Poseidon blurts out that he is in love with Hera. Turning to look at her, he professes to love her. Zeus stares at her confusedly. Scoffing, she dares Poseidon and reminds him that she is his queen. Zeus empties Poseidon’s meander on the floor and orders him to step away from his job because he is taking control of Krete and the underworld. He tells Persephone to inform Hades that his meander will be waiting for him to collect. He confines Hera to Olympus and leaves. Poseidon looks at Hera and walks away.

Zeus boasts of defying his prophecy. Prometheus asks why he is telling him. Zeus says he is his best friend. Prometheus asks who restrains their best friend to a rock ledge. Zeus recalls he betrayed him. Prometheus denies the allegation, blames himself for Zeus still being in power, and disappears. Zeus questions who made Prometheus disappear. Elsewhere, Dionysus mourns Dennis and his mother’s death. Persephone assures him that his love for Dennis is a strength, not a weakness. She urges him to leave Olympus and suggests his human side is the best part of him.

Ari drags Glaucus’s (Fady Elsayed) body to the castle and orders the guards to retrieve Daedalus (Mat Fraser) from the brigade. Pas (Shila Ommi) is shocked when she sees the dead body. A security guard (Tony Law) identifies him as the Minotaur. She says Glaucus didn’t die when he was a baby and claims President Minos (Stanley Townsend) killed him in honor of the gods. Pas touches Glaucus’ face. Ari confesses to killing Minos. Pas says good and embraces Ari.

Riddy and Orpheus emerge from the underworld via a garbage bin near the Cave. He remembers accessing the same waste bin to reach the underworld but the building is no longer there. He is happily surprised to see his car and pulls his keys out of his pocket. He asks her to return home with him but she refuses. She thanks him for getting her life back. They embrace. He kisses her cheek before walking to his car. She waves as he drives away. Ari informs Pas of her plan to change Krete. Pas says the gods have chosen her to rule. Ari refuses to rule for the gods. Riddy reaches a highway sign for Heraklion.

Riddy sees Cassandra (Billie Piper) in front of her. Cassandra says she’s a prophet and Riddy is too now. She must go to Ari (Leila Farzad) and set the living free. Cassandra believes Caeneus will do the same with the dead. Caeneus wakes up in the nothing and tries to wake his mother. Myrina wakes up and says “Kaos”. Prometheus is transported to Olympus and he hears the fates talking to him. Zeus yells for Prometheus. Lachy tells Prometheus what he does with his freedom is up to him. Zeus looks for Dionysus and Hera. He finds Prometheus sitting on the throne. Zeus can’t get rid of him. He’s still bleeding and the meander stops flowing. Prometheus tells Zeus it was a vision. Hera calls someone and tells them to gather the troops and make up a spare bed. She’s with The Tacitas. Hades asks Caeneus how he can renew human souls.

Prometheus tells Zeus that the Kaos is coming. Ari asks Andromache (Amanda Douge) what she wants and promises to do it. Andromache asks her to help rebuild Troy and destroy Olympus. Dionysus looks at his bottle of meander.

 

Kaos Review

The finale of Kaos was pretty disappointing considering it felt like a big cop-out and achieved little to nothing. For eight episodes, the series really did very little. Its attempts at humor often fell flat with very few genuinely humorous moments. Some of the acting is very strong while others are not and some are even poorly cast.

Stephen Dillane would’ve made a much stronger Zeus while David Thewlis was underutilized. The only character really likable from start to finish was Caeneus who at least served a purpose in the long run. In the end, this really felt like a big nothing burger and a cheap attempt to get another series.

There was so much that could’ve been done with Kaos and the mythology. In reality, the characters barely resemble those that they’re named after. Instead, the characters are just wealthy folks masquerading as Gods. Kaos is really in the same vein as The Decameron. It took something of historical significance and made it dumb and degenerate while stripping away any purpose or emotion.

Does this deserve a second series? Well, the writers had a great historical idea and a great cast, but all that was squandered on a lackluster script that went nowhere. It may get a second series, but it won’t be awarded on the quality of the first. The finale scores a 4 out of 10.

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