This article includes material from celebrity.land\u2019s weekly culture and entertainment newsletter, The Culture Catchall. <\/em>Click here to subscribe<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Warning: This story contains spoilers for \u201cHis & Hers.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ever been so stunned by something you\u2019ve watched that you sat frozen in your seat because you can\u2019t believe what you just saw? Well, that\u2019s been a lot of people\u2019s reactions to \u201cHis & Hers,\u201d Netflix<\/a>\u2019s latest twisty psychological thriller<\/a>, which took social media by storm this month thanks to its jaw-dropping two-part finale that <\/span>no one<\/span><\/em> saw coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n But before we get there, let me set up the limited series. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal, \u201cHis & Hers\u201d is a six-part murder mystery based on Alice Feeney\u2019s best-selling 2020 novel, with all the hallmarks of a juicy crime story \u2014 a killer on the loose in a quiet Georgia town, a high-profile investigation, a tragic backstory and a web of sex, lies and unsolved murders. Adding more layers to the plot are the deep personal ties between the main murder victim and the show\u2019s titular him and her, aka Anna (Thompson) and Jack (Bernthal). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The story starts when Anna, a reclusive Atlanta news anchor, returns to her hometown after learning that an old high school friend, Rachel (Jamie Tisdale), has been murdered. As Anna searches for answers, she bumps heads with her estranged husband, Detective Jack Harper, who\u2019s officially on the case. To make matters more complicated, Jack was also having an affair with Rachel before she was murdered (in fact, he had sex with her <\/span>right<\/span><\/em> before she was stabbed to death). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The two have reason to be suspicious of each other, with Anna\u2019s odd insistence on covering news of the murder, and Jack trying to conceal his involvement with Rachel, raising red flags with his new work partner, Priya (Sunita Mani).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n But as Anna\u2019s voiceovers remind us throughout the show, there\u2019s \u201cmore than one side to a story,\u201d thus setting the stage for a tangled web of theories and potential suspects behind Rachel\u2019s death and the bloody aftermath. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n And so, we\u2019re introduced to Rachel\u2019s former classmates, Helen (Poppy Liu) and Zoe (Marin Ireland), also Jack\u2019s sister \u2014 spoiler alert: the two later become murder victims themselves \u2014 as well as Rachel\u2019s husband, Clyde (Chris Bauer), who\u2019s the No. 1 suspect in Jack\u2019s investigation (one could assume for obvious reasons, per his and Rachel\u2019s affair). There\u2019s also Anna\u2019s rival, Lexy (Rebecca Rittenhouse), a fellow anchor at her news station who, on the surface, has no direct link to Rachel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, that illusion is shattered when it\u2019s revealed that Lexy is actually <\/span>Catherine Kelly<\/span><\/em>, an outcast from Anna, Zoe, Helen and Rachel\u2019s all-girls high school. It turns out that years earlier, the girls (sans Anna) manipulated Catherine into joining their friend group for sinister reasons hinted at throughout the show. Still, what does Catherine\/Lexy\u2019s rebrand have to do with the string of local murders? <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Well, according to the show, it appears to all stem from a sick prank the girls pulled on Catherine at Anna\u2019s 16th birthday party (more on that later). Hence, Anna and Jack assume the killer has been Lexy all along, killing off her high school tormentors one by one, with Anna as her final target. Anna figures this is the plan after Lexy\u2019s cameraman husband, Richard (Pablo Schreiber) \u2014 whom Anna has been sleeping with \u2014 lures her to their lake house.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Once she puts two and two together in the finale, a fight breaks out between Anna, Richard and later Lexy, with the latter pulling a gun on Anna. But before Lexy can pull the trigger, Priya, in a last-minute heroic moment, pulls up outside the house and fatally shoots her. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n From there, it seems like case closed, right? Or so it seems. But with 16 minutes still left in the episode, \u201cHis & Hers\u201d delivers its most shocking twist of all.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The story jumps ahead to a year later, with Jack and a pregnant Anna now back together and raising Zoe\u2019s orphaned daughter. The three go to visit Anna\u2019s elderly mother, Alice (Crystal Fox), at her house, where Anna discovers a confessional letter from Alice that names the <\/span>real<\/span><\/em> killer \u2014 her. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Yes, Alice, <\/span>not<\/span><\/em> Lexy, masterminded each one of the murders. And as she explains, the mother\u2019s motive was vengeance for what happened on Anna\u2019s 16th birthday. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n See, Anna suffered a devastating loss when her and Jack\u2019s baby girl, Charlotte, died suddenly in Alice\u2019s care. When Anna self-exiled to grieve, Alice watched nostalgic videotapes of her daughter to cope with her absence. But one horrifying tape finally revealed what went down on Anna\u2019s birthday: She was sexually assaulted by three men as Rachel, Zoe and Helen \u2014 who orchestrated the attack \u2014 sat and watched with zero remorse. Meanwhile, Catherine ran away after almost getting assaulted herself.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Alice, consumed with rage, vowed to get revenge on everyone involved. She started with Rachel after discovering that she was sleeping with Jack. She then went after Helen and Zoe before framing Lexy for all the crimes. Finally, to cover her tracks, Alice faked having dementia so no one would ever suspect her, an old woman, \u201cthe picture of frailty\u201d hiding in plain sight, as the murderer \u2014 and they didn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Needless to say, that plot twist threw <\/span>everyone<\/span><\/em> for a loop:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Crystal](\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/696a8ead170000c7b4aacedf.jpg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale&format=webp)
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