At the start of the episode, Jake (Bernard Curry) places the blame on Will Jackson (Robbie Magasiva) if Vera is indeed dead. Rita Connors (Leah Purcell) watches as the body is dragged out of the laundry. The face is uncovered. It isn’t Vera (Kate Atkinson). Sean Brody (Rick Donald) has killed Vicky Kosta (Artemis Ioannides). Vera remains in the laundry with everyone else. Boomer (Katrina Milosevic) and the others try to come to grips with Vicky’s murder. Ruby (Rarriwuy Hick) is still locked in medical. Backup arrives. Rachel Marsh (Nicki Wendt) with special operations arrives. She gets an update from Will. Marie (Susie Porter) tells Sean that Will has likely already called the cops.

Rachel tries to communicate with Brody. He only wants to speak with Will. Rita listens from behind a locked door. Will is told to keep Brody calm. The special operations members get in place. They rely on the surveillance cameras to help plot their next move. Liz (Celia Ireland) leaves her room and spots Kosta’s body. Then, she frees Rita. Sean’s comrade catches Liz. Rita manages to close it and lock it. Liz is thrown into the laundry with the others. May (Anni Finsterer) continues pestering her daughter. Linda (Jacqueline Brennan) tells her to cut it out.

Liz freaks out when she sees the blood. Sean calls Will about the chopper. He says he is going to start shooting people if he doesn’t get out in 20 minutes. Rita leaves the holding cell and grabs the key card from the knocked out officer. Rita attacks one of the fake officers. She gets into a scuffle with Sean a few seconds later. Then, she escapes through the ceiling. Brody calls Will and tells him that they need morphine. Jake agrees to take it to them. Boomer tries to talk the girls into fighting back. It doesn’t seem like a good idea to the others. Jake drops off the drugs. Vera picks them up before being taken back to the laundry. Jake’s request to switch is Vera is denied.

Boomer takes Marie hostage with a shiv. She eventually relents when Sean threatens to kill her mother. Boomer sits down and Sean shoots May anyway. Sean also confirms that he killed Kaz. Brody lets Will know that another prisoner has been killed. The attorney general arrives at the prison. Marie consults with Brody. He tells her she would be dead without him. Marie learns that Brody killed Kaz after she found the paperwork and knew Michael was involved. Vera’s water breaks. Sean refuses to let her go. After all, she is the most valuable hostage. The police put together a plan. Michael (David Downer) listens to them plan it all.

He says to ambush them on the roof. It will be safer. The helicopter arrives. Everyone is dressed in green hoodies like the prisoners. They move through the prison. The guards cannot determine which one is Brody. Rita meets up with Will. She tells him about Marie’s protector. She also explains that she was working undercover. They work together to find out that Michael Heston was protecting Marie. Brody shuts off the power to the cameras. They continue up the stairs. Boomer and Liz are left behind with Vera when can’t continue. They make it to the rooftop. Everyone is surrounded and they give up. Brody, Marie and Allie (Kate Jenkinson) aren’t with them. Will confronts Michael with the evidence.

Marie makes a mistake by going after Ruby. Rita gets involved. Eventually, Allie gets the gun. She kills Sean but leaves Marie alone. Vera gives birth. Jake learns about it seconds later. She lets him hold the baby. Will tells Marie that she will return to the prison and be placed in isolation permanently. Vera is sent to the hospital with the baby. Rita tells Will that she might be released for finding out who was protecting Marie. Rita returns to her cell and checks on Ruby. Then, they find out that Liz has suffered a stroke. Greg Miller (David de Lautour) tells Boomer that things look grim for her. It is clear that Liz is on her way out. Boomer is left alone with Liz.

Boomer speaks with Liz. She tells her that she is supposed to be getting out soon. Liz begins to moan. She wants Boomer to kill her. She smothers her with a pillow. Linda and Miller rush in after seeing it on camera. It is too late. Liz is dead. A memorial is put together for Liz. Will speaks with Rita. He tells her that Boomer will be back in general tomorrow. She will be charged with manslaughter. Rita says that what Liz did was kind. Ruby finds Rita in her cell. She wants her to be top dog. Rita tells her that the cops are prosecuting the attorney general. Ruby believes that Rita will be released. Rita is worried that people will come after her. Rita explains that she is being put in protective custody away from the prison.

Rita doesn’t know where they’re sending her. Will interrupts and gets Rite. Will promises Rita that she’ll be safe. Rita leaves Ruby behind. Rita shakes Will’s hand before she is driven away. As Rita is being driven through the streets, she spots a homeless woman. It appears to be Joan Ferguson (Pamela Rabe).

 

Wentworth Review

I was hoping the finale would pull things together. Sadly, I wasn’t thrilled with it. For starters, Vera wasn’t killed. Did I want her killed? No. However, a main character should have been killed. Why build up so much drama in the last episode only to kill Vicky Kosta who has been criminally underused from the start anyway? Second, we got another death halfway through the episode. This time, May was shot and killed. Again, another irrelevant character being done away with. Big deal.

As always, the show is too lenient on the main characters. The twist that Sean killed Kaz was okay. However, the only thing that really saved the episode was Rick Donald himself. I’ve seen him a lot of shows but he really shined here. He is more versatile as an actor than I originally thought. If anyone stole the show this season, it was certainly Donald. The Liz storyline might have been good if it hadn’t been drug out for 2 or 3 seasons now. We all knew it was just a matter of time before Boomer took matters into her own hands.

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse. Here comes Joan Ferguson. I knew something weird was going on when Pamela Rabe appeared on the credits on IMDB. The writers are getting desperate now and it clearly shows. Obviously, Wentworth should have been ended several seasons ago. The fact that it got this far is really surprising. Some people may have enjoyed it but I didn’t. I found it irritating that the same old failed formula has become a staple of the show.

The writers just aren’t willing to take risks. As for the old characters, they’ve been ruined. Boomer, Allie, Will, and even Liz were moot points this season. They were either on the back burner or just unlikable. A show that has reached this low of quality doesn’t deserve another season. To me, the finale was disappointing to say the least. A 5.5 out of 10 is deserved. Catch up with previous recaps of Wentworth right now.

Would like to add that BBTV Freemantle filed a copyright claim for my YouTube review for Wentworth. This will likely happen for this video too. The sad part? It only contained pictures of this season. The same pictures uploaded here. I guess they couldn’t handle the negative criticism. Shame on you guys for picking on the little man and trying to silence critics. I will be sure to write about the next season too. That is the difference between Reelmockery and the flunkies you can pay for good, comfy reviews. We tell the truth and Wentworth doesn’t like it.