Explaining The End Of Cursed Season 1

After much anticipation, Netflix finally dropped its stylized adaptation of the Arthurian-ish graphic novel Cursed, from legendary Dark Knight creator Frank Miller and his writing partner Tom Wheeler. The first 10 episodes of this magical drama follow Nimue, the famous Lady of the Lake, destined to present Arthur with the legendary sword Excalibur, which he will use to unite the British Kingdoms.

At least, that's how it's supposed to go.

But by taking the spotlight away from Arthur and Camelot and fixing it firmly on Nimue and the sword, season 1 of Cursed charts a very different narrative course than we've come to expect from a typical Arthurian tale.

The series, like the graphic novel that came before, is only an Arthurian story in the most nominal sense. All the familiar names and elements are there — Nimue, Arthur, Ygraine, Morgana, Merlin, King Uther, Excalibur — but they've been completely mixed up, jumbled, and radically reimagined.

All the alterations to the accepted mythology may be true to Miller and Wheeler's source material, but that doesn't make some of the series' plot movements any less confusing for fans of Arthurian romance. If the season 1 finale proved anything, it's that Cursed is not your granddaddy's Once and Future King.

For those viewers still trying to make heads or tails of Nimue's last stand on episode 10, here's a breakdown of everything that happened on the dramatic final hour of Cursed. Be warned: spoilers ahead.

Episode 10 begins with a pleasant moment for our heroine — the calm before the storm. She awakens in the arms of her young lover, Arthur. The two have finally consummated their season-long flirtation, and just in time, since Nimue has agreed to turn herself in to the detestable King Uther in exchange for the safety of her people. She is still the Queen of the Fey for at least one more day — and she's going to make it count.

Outside the city wherein Nimue and Arthur organize the terms of their surrender, King Uther and the Red Paladins, led by the sadistic Father Carden, wait impatiently for the Fey to throw in the towel. They have the occupied city surrounded and overwhelmed, and have only offered terms to Nimue to avoid a lengthy siege. But there is dissension within the enemy ranks. Whereas Uther only wants to get his grubby little hands on Excalibur, Carden's Paladins maintain a zealous hatred of the Fey, and would like to see every last one of them exterminated. Carden proposes a fanciful, public execution of Nimue, which Uther declines. Keep watching the video to see how we are explaining the end of Cursed season 1.

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