Shelter season finale recap, review, and ending explained

Open Go TV / September 23, 2023 / Reviews

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In the season finale of Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Mickey finds out why Luther had a grudge against Abeona, and another major discovery is made. The episode is streaming on Prime Video.

Episode 8 recap: Found

Mickey is stuck with a dying Lizzie in the burning house but he carries her on his shoulder and tries to get out. A pillar knocks him out and when he comes to, Lizzie is blocked off by the flames so he makes a break for it.

Everyone waits in the boiler room for updates while Spoon listens to the police chatter. Rachel gets messages from Hannah asking where Troy is so she goes to look for him.

She ends up at a house where a huge party is going on and runs into a drunk Whitney. Whitney asks about Ema and wants to apologize but Rachel says she doesn’t want to get in the middle of it.

She finds Troy extremely drunk but when she tries to have a conversation, he keeps deflecting. He breaks up with her in his state and she leaves. Troy and Whitney end up making out in a drunken haze.

Mickey is thinking about Lizzie’s house and remembers the underground tunnels. He calls the others and they sneak in through the garage. They find a room with several rolls of film and a projector and play one of the films.

It has Luther and some other boys on it being led into a room and Mickey’s dad is shown at the end of the film. Mickey is ruled out of the upcoming basketball game as everyone sits in the boiler room.

Rachel gets an update on uDOu and Ema plays it on the screen. Whitney posts a video admitting to buying her early followers and also about hooking up with Troy.

Mickey gets a text and steps outside to find Dylan waiting to take him to Lizzie. Spoon is still reeling from Candy’s death and is having a tough time processing it.

The game begins with Ema in the audience, Rachel cheerleading, and Spoon sitting on commentary. Troy has got many things on his head like how Buck is hurt because his best friend hooked up with his sister, his mother’s affair with Shira, and his broken relationship with Rachel.

It’s a bad game for the most part and Spoon says whatever he wants on commentary without a filter. Troy walks out in the middle of the game and Hannah follows him. He reveals that he knows about her and Shira, and when Ken walks out, she decides to tell him the truth.

The game ends in a defeat and Shira invites Rachel, Spoon, and Ema to her place for a dinner party with Mickey.

Harlan Coben’s Shelter ending explained in detail:

Does Lizzy survive?

Lizzy survives thanks to Mickey’s efforts and Dylan takes him to her later. She tells him about the story of Luther, and how his father saved Luther and a few other children when they were younger.

However, in their hurry to get away, he pushed Luther through a window which gave him the scar on his face. Later on, they closed them in a blast chamber, not realizing that Luther’s younger brother was asthmatic and didn’t have his inhaler.

From that day on Luther held a grudge against Brad which is why he killed him.

What does Shira find out?

Shira and Mickey share a warm moment at home before his friends arrive for the party. She is glad that he is safe and gives him some comforting words.

After Mickey leaves, Shira gets a call from Hannah, who says that the exhumation forms came through and it is time to see what is in Brad’s coffin.

Shira goes to the coroner’s office and is shocked when she sees what’s inside.

What does Mickey realize?

As they are chatting and having fun, Mickey heads over to the sink to wash a dish and hears Shira in the basement. He suddenly remembers what Spoon said about voices carrying through old pipes.

Linking that with what Lizzy said about hearing Brad’s voice, and Mickey makes a stunning discovery. He and his friends rush back to Lizzy’s house and go down to the basement.

He said that Luther hated his father so much that he wouldn’t want to just kill him, he would want to torture him. They reach the boiler room where Luther’s brother died all those years ago and notice some recently welded metal keeping it shut.

They break it open and Mickey meets his father, as he correctly deduces that he was alive.

Review

This episode is of a lower intensity and works more as a setup for the next season. There’s a lot of simple stuff that’s happening except for the final reveal, and the positioning of the episode is awkward.
The basketball game is peak teen drama, and it is extremely entertaining. The dance sequence is very impressive, and Spoon’s commentary and doubly funny.
Jade Michael can be accused of occasionally hamming it up during his more serious moments, but he’s been a delight overall and espouses Mickey’s character perfectly.