Warning: Spoilers ahead!
Read on at your own risk as we recapMarvels Runawaysseason 3.
Welcome back for one last ride, fellow runaways!
Marvel’s Runaways — “Lord of Lies” – Episode 303 — The Runaways become suspicious of one another with a traitor among them. Catherine takes responsibility for her past. Leslie seeks help protecting the child growing inside her. Karolina (Virginia Gardner), Nico (Lyrica Okano), Xavin (Clarissa Thibeaux), Chase (Gregg Sulkin), and Molly (Allegra Acosta), shown. (Photo by: Michael Desmond/Hulu).Michael Desmond/Hulu
Im still bitter about the cancelation, can you tell?
Everything is happening in the heads of Chase, his mom Janet, and Karolina.
So, where is everyone actually at the start of this season in the real world?
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Chase, Janet, and Karolina are unconscious in Jonahs basement.
Alexs parents have been arrested.
Gert and Old Lace are being held at her dad Dales cabin, hiding from Stacey.
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They quickly realize the Magistrates family/Gib aliens have taken over their parents.
Could he be in Nico, and thats why she doesnt remember the details of the attack?
Or is that just side effects from the Dark Dimension?
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This is already shaping up to be the darkest season yet, and weve only just begun.
Its like learning how to drive, psychic raptor style, and its awesome.
Why hasnt she been doing this the whole time?!
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Meanwhile, Xavin pretends to be Gert pretending to be the missing alien brother while Molly confronts Stacey.
Its weird and incredibly hilarious.
Old Lace helps Gert and Dale knock Stacey out and they escape.
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She hears Morgan le Fay persuading her to let the darkness in… and so she does.
In the algorithm, Janet, Chase, and Karolina all figure out a way to reunite.
They then settle for a physical fight while Alex works to unlock the algorithm.
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Janet sacrifices herself to become a part of the algorithm to allow Chase and Karolina enough time to escape.
But weirdly they still have enough time for a calm, slow, emotional chat where she says goodbye.
That really didnt take long.
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Alexs mom suspects Jonah killed Amy and that it wasnt suicide, and wants to quit Pride over it.
In short, its all absolutely gutting.
Its hilarious that Chase needs an explainer on who Xavin is, because things do move fast around here.
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I forgot hes been away the entire time Xavins been here!
No one wants anyone to go somewhere alone, and it gets intense as suspicion rises.
Its a step forward!
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Shes worried that this baby is different from Karolina.
But her mom just leaves her with an old journal.
Leslie returns to the hostel with Chases goggles, but theyre smashed.
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She says they were on the ground and she tripped over them, but thats suspicious!
The alien could be in Leslie (or in her unborn baby).
But Alex is distracted by his dad calling from Tamars phone with a message from his incarcerated mom.
She later is murdered in prison by other inmates, but its covered up to look like a suicide.
That marks our second parent death this season, and were only three episodes in!
She then runs into her dad, whos awake from his coma but walking with a cane.
But when they get back to the hostel, theyre both missing.
He uses powers on Leslies baby, revealing that hes been the son this whole time.
He lies to Leslie saying the Magistrate found them and convinces her to leave with him.
The episode ends with Alex calling Victor proposing a trade: his freedom for Leslie/her half-Gib baby.
Did she just give her back the staff?
She distracts him and gives a message to Tamar to give to Karolina.
When Tamar takes her baby and leaves, Alex drops the act in front of Leslie.
But Tamar stays and tries to knock out Alex, but he knocks her out instead.
Thankfully, the runaways arrive in time before he can kill either of them.
She lets him go, but without Leslies newborn baby girl.
all of their lives are now in danger.
But Alex steals the baby and reunites with his Gib family.
As the Gibs start to initiate the portal, the runaways arrive.
Xavin decides to take the baby through the portal to leave Earth and says goodbye to all the runaways.
When the Gibs attack all at once, Karolina tries to hold them off but isnt strong enough.
Nico hears Morgans voice telling her to let it all out or else her friends will die.
The Gibs disappear and Nico says theyre not dead but just gone.
The Dark Dimension materializes as everyones worst nightmares/memories/fears as they all get separated.
As the runaways start to reunite, they begin to forget who they are.
But once she realizes theyre her family, she decides not to.
Karolina reunites with Leslie.
Tina cant find Robert and warns Nico that she cant ask Morgan for help getting Alex back.
Nico meets with Robert and realizes that Morgan is out and in a relationship with her dad.
It might be my favorite scene of the show so far!
But Victor is mocked for telling the truth about what happened to him.
Morgan visits Tamar, whos been living with Alexs dad hes helping with the baby and the house.
Shes slowly but surely taking control over the Pride parents and they have no idea whats happening.
Outraged, Tina tries to attack her but security takes her away.
Robert has Tina committed with Morgans followers preventing her from casting any spells but Nico ends up rescuing her.
Tina runs into Robert and breaks the charm necklace that was putting him under Morgans spell and they kiss.
They knock out the runaways.
She sees Alex being tortured and she breaks down, blaming herself for leaving him there.
She takes the book back and reveals she doesnt have a soul and wants to take Nico from Tina.
Morgan kills Robert another parent bites the dust!
This is really the deadliest season for the parents.
At least Robert has a moment to say goodbye to Nico and Tina before he dies.
Nico uses it with the staff to make a run at get back to the Dark Dimension.
But instead of doing what she intended, it actually summons Cloak and Dagger!
Time for the moment weve all been waiting for:Marvels Runawayscrossover episode withCloak and Dagger.
Episode 8: Devils Torture Chamber
The long-awaiting Cloak and Dagger crossover was definitely worth the wait.
The injustice of it all!
But Tyrone explains he brought them here because he felt a disturbance.
Theres a lot of exposition about Cloak and Daggers powers, origins, etc.
But it also helps them all bond a little.
Emphasis onlittle,though.
Theyre both incredibly strong personalities and it makes sense that theyd be battling for dominance.
Tyrone shadow jumps Tandy and Nico into the room Wait, who are the new kids?
He then returns to take the teens back to the Dark Dimension to save Alex.
But all of LA is on fire below them, which is definitely new.
Clearly the groundwork was being laid for more crossover adventures in the future that now well never get.
Meanwhile, Morgans coven steals Molly and puts her under their spell.
The runaways new mission?
Save the dance team captain, save the world.
He links up with the remaining Pride parents to figure out a way to stop Morgan.
They attack and take Molly while Morgan and her coven are deep in an incantation and cant stop.
But they already got the juice they needed from Molly to finish the spell.
My, how far weve come in three seasons!
Gert and Molly talk about how Gert wants a normal life again but Molly doesnt.
Dale comes up with an idea to use Karolinas DNA to make an inoculation against Morgans mind control whispers.
Cant have an out of control dinosaur roaming around, now can we?
Tina finally tells Nico about her history with Morgan and how she was manipulated by her.
But then Morgan portals into the hostel.
Nico throws her dark dagger into Morgans stomach, but it doesnt hurt her.
She absorbs it and it makes her stronger.
She says she cant be killed and offers the runaways a chance to submit to her.
Alex kneels in front of Morgan, and soon the others join him, even Karolina.
But Janet and Victor successfully take the cell towers offline, and it weakens Morgan.
The runaways were only pretending to submit to distract and stall.
Nico holds off Morgan while the others scatter.
Karolina jumps in to counter the dark with her light.
Like father like son!
But when Morgan puts a spell on Karolina, Gert bravely stands up to her.
She distracts Morgan long enough to make a circle of salt around her, trapping her inside.
Tina then opens a portal to the Dark Dimension to send Morgan back through and it works.
Thank Old Lace this wasnt the finale, or else I would riot!
Episode 10: Cheat the Gallows
Here we go, time for the series finale.
The episode begins with Chase recording a data log for June 14, 2028.
He opens a portal and disappears.
We jump to the summer of 2022 and Karolinas in a relationship with an unknown woman.
Its the three-year anniversary of Gerts death.
Alex created his own company with his dad (now remarried), and is working with him.
Thats right: its time travel, baby!
Meanwhile, future Alex is stopped by the runaways before he can kill Karolina.
I am loving this nostalgia!
They all have to split up to find and protect their past selves from whatever future Alex is planning.
What a trip to see all of them at the very beginning of the show!
Theyve changed so much.
Molly and Chase also have heartbreaking moments when they see past Gert, reminding them of all theyve lost.
But it all gets screwed up when past Alex sees future Alex.
Thats a handy power when dealing with time travel shenanigans!
Okay, this is where things get complicated.
Future Alex tells present Alex that murdering his mom was the beginning of him embracing his true nature.
Future Chase sends present Alex back to avoid any more interactions with him or future Alex.
Future Chase knocks out past Chase and takes the fistigons to save Gert from Morgan.
Future Alex is definitely up to something secret in the hostel while all this is going down.
Its smart, and it works!
But Morgan still attacks Gert and then kills future Chase, but he finishes the circle before he dies.
Tina sends Morgan back to the Dark Dimension again and seals the gate shut forever.
And the runaways (and myself) are relieved to see that Gert survived this confrontation with Morgan!
Past Chase comes downstairs and theyre all shocked to see double of him.
What does all of that mean?
