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UNDERWATER ENDING & SEQUEL SETUP EXPLAINED

The final events of the aquatic horror film, Underwater, hint at more threats
that are out there hiding beneath the ocean.

By Daniel Kurland Published Jan 13, 2020
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Spoilers for Underwater to follow.

Underwater has turned out to be a return to form to claustrophobic horror films
from the ‘70s and ‘80s with the creature feature going out on a big note that
has heavy implications for the future.

William Eubanks crafts a very isolated horror film that at many points feels
like Alien, but in the very best possible way. Kristen Stewart headlines a cast
of strong character actors who find themselves trapped in their underwater
research laboratory after an earthquake rocks their oil-drilling expedition.
Their mission to survive even comes more dangerous when they realize that
they’re not alone and that their oil-drilling and the disruptions of the ocean
have grabbed the attention of a ferocious creature.

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The complications of their laboratory and equipment push the crew to traverse
the ocean floor and they get picked off one-by-one by these mysterious
creatures. Matters get worse when they come across an entire nest of these
deadly humanoid sea creatures that seem to all obey an even more menacing beast.
In the end, it's just Price (Kristen Stewart), Haversham (Jessica Henwick), and
Smith (John Gallagher Jr.) that are left alive to reach the apparent safety of
the Roebuck station. It's at the Roebuck station that Price realizes that only
two of the escape pods are functional. Price convinces Smith and Haversham to
take the pods and escape, while she is forced to make another very difficult
decision.

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WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONSTER?




Price understands the severity of her situation and understands that it’s
imperative that at least someone survives this expedition and makes it to the
surface. Price decides to sacrifice herself in order to take out the larger
threat at hand. Price can see that Smith and Haversham's escape pods are making
haste, but the nest of the many humanoid creatures is hot on their tails and
bound to catch up. On top of this, the gigantic monster begins to attack the
Roebuck station in retaliation. Price admits defeat and decides to take out as
much of this threat as possible with her. Price overloads the engines of the
station and turns up their energy levels to their max so that the Roebuck will
explode.

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Price's plan is a success and the explosion wipes out the nest of creatures and
gives the escape pods the advantage that they need to escape. It certainly
appears that this explosion takes out Price with it, but the fate of the larger
monster isn’t exactly clear. It can be seen getting swept up in the Roebuck’s
explosion and it looks like it’s killed. However, evidence suggests that it may
not be the only one of its kind that’s out there.


THE REAL MEANING OF UNDERWATER’S ENDING




Smith and Haversham survive the attack and it appears that Price is able to
eliminate the monsters, but the bigger news that comes out of the film's ending
is that the drilling company, Tian Industries, seems to be fully aware of these
underwater threats and may even intentionally be trying to rouse them about and
study them. The credits for the film are filled with newspaper clippings that
detail the aftermath of the movie's events and highlight how Tian Industries
suppresses Smith and Haversham's interviews and tries to keep word mum on the
whole accident. At the same time, these articles indicate that similar events
could be responsible for a prior drilling accident with Tian Industries and that
the company is still set on expanding their drilling work throughout the Mariana
Trench. This all indicates that the mission in Underwater is just a piece of a
much larger puzzle that involves a sinister corporation that could even be on
the level of a Weyland-Yutani entity.

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HOW UNDERWATER’S ENDING SETS UP A SEQUEL




The news that Tian Industries has ties to something more nefarious and knowledge
of these underwater monsters gives the impression that this isn’t the last time
these creatures are seen towards the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Future
drilling missions, whether they’re with Smith and Haversham or someone new,
could reveal new beasts to fuel a sequel. There’s also the possible angle of
Smith and Haversham wanting to search for Price, even though it seems pretty
clear that she’s dead. However, if Underwater proves anything it’s that there
are still many mysteries hiding in the ocean.

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More: Does Underwater 2020 Have A Post-Credits Scene?

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About The Author
Daniel Kurland (382 Articles Published)

Daniel Kurland is a freelance writer, comedian, and critic, who lives in the
cultural mosaic that is Brooklyn, New York. Daniel’s work can be read on
ScreenRant, Splitsider, Bloody Disgusting, Den of Geek, and across the Internet.
He recently completed work on a noir anthology graphic novel titled, "Sylvia
Plath’s The Bell Noir: A Rag of Bizarre Noir and Hard Boiled Tales" and he’s
currently toiling away on his first novel. Daniel knows that "Psycho II" is
better than the original, that the finale of "How I Met Your Mother" doesn’t
deserve the hate that it receives, and that Garth Ennis’ run of "Animal Man" may
be the best superhero story of all time. He’s a fan of white grape juice and
appreciates a good Fuji apple. The owls are not what they seem.

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