Reality Z season 1, episode 5 recap – what happened in “The End”?

By Daniel Hart - June 10, 2020 (Last updated: February 6, 2024)
Netflix series Reality Z season 1, episode 5 - The End
By Daniel Hart - June 10, 2020 (Last updated: February 6, 2024)
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Summary

Reality Z season 1, episode 5, “The End” shows the situation escalating quickly as it ventures into a different half of the series.

This recap of Netflix series Reality Z season 1, episode 5, “The End” contains spoilers.

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How does Reality Z season 1, episode 5, “The End” open?

Episode 5 shows Brandão with pieces of Madonna’s body — Jessica is drunk and upset that Nina and TK have kissed. Brandão gives everyone a choice to stay or leave. Jessica walks off with Brandão, turns to TK, and says “I f**ked you on television”. Nina says if they leave, TK will die and points the gun at Brandão. Brandão throws TK to the ground and starts strangling him — Jessica hits Brandão over the head.

Leave or stay

Brandão is now tied up on the floor while the others figure out what to do with him. Augusto goes to speak to him — Brandão is paranoid, thinking the other wants to kill him; it turns out to be true as Veronica puts that proposal forward. Brandão tells Augusto that he will be next and mocks him as the national joke. Reality Z season 1, episode 5, “The End” shows that it doesn’t take long for the characters to turn on each other.

Goodbye TK

Augusto lets Brandão free and he and Augusto point guns at the group. Brandão then grabs Nina and states she is coming with him. He takes the car keys and they leave. The group chase after them and they ask Brandão to let go of Nina. In a struggle, TK ends up getting shot and slowly dies. Nina is distraught and wails loudly.

Running out of options

The zombies break the gate and Augusto is eaten alive. They also get Brandão as the others head back into the house, which is now overrun by zombies who are trying to get in from the garden. Jessica ends up in the control room and sees the rest of the blinds. Jessica closes the blinds to shut the zombies out. Reality Z season 1, episode 5, “The End” shows the characters running out of options.

Open the door

Nina asks Jessica to open the oracle and she struggles to find it. Nina enters the oracle room but the rest of the group has been killed. It’s just Jessica and Nina now. Meanwhile, Léo, Ana, Levi, and his riot cops head towards the studio. They end up surrounded by zombies.

How does Reality Z season 1, episode 5, “The End” end?

Nina asks if Jessica is still there. Nina confirms that Veronica and Marcos are dead — “I hate this show”. Jessica admits she didn’t suit the game but Nina says she has won the game by being the last contestant left. She asks Jessica to open the door. Jessica confirms she has been bitten. Jessica opens the door and tells Nina to live. The episode ends with the riot van in bits but the prisoner in the back is still alive. Reality Z season 1, episode 5, “The End” shows the situation escalating quickly as it ventures into a different half of the series.

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