Here’s the ending of The Sympathizer Episode 1 explained featuring a recap of the episode with spoilers. What does the song at the end mean? Here’s everything you need to know.
What happened at the end of The Sympathizer Episode 1?
The Sympathizer Episode 1 ends with The Captain in prison, remembering his time while escaping Saigon.
The episode saw The Captain almost playing a double agent in Vietnam in 1975. While he was loyal to his Communist beliefs, he was also seen getting affected by his friendships with The General, Bon, and Claude. Working for his friend Man, he delivered the list of all the police staff members closer to The General who were going to escape Saigon.
While he wanted the Northern army to arrest The General, Man revealed that they were to escape. Furthermore, The Captain wasn’t granted his wish to stay in Vietnam and celebrate. He got new orders to escape with The General, keep an eye on his schemes, and report back.
So, he got The General to add his friend Bon’s family to the list of people who would board the plane to the United States. But on the day of escape, they were caught in bombings. This led to the deaths of Bon’s wife and newborn child. After that, Bon and The Captain must decide whether they should leave the bodies of their close ones behind.
The scene then cuts to the present day, with The Captain in prison, remembering this horrifying moment. Then the episode ends with a familiar song playing near his prison cell. Now, Episode 2 will show how The Captain and Bon manage to escape, as the trailers for the series have already shown them and The General in the U.S.
What does the song in The Sympathizer Episode 1 mean?
The song, Runaway by Del Shannon, playing at the end of Episode 1 could imply The Captain running away from his responsibilities.
The song Runaway had a huge presence throughout as the episode was also titled “Runaway.” First, it was heard when Claude (Robert Downey Jr.) and The Captain were temporarily bidding farewell to each other in Saigon before the escape sequence. Then, The Captain heard it play near his prison cell in the present day.
It could imply that in the upcoming episodes, he might not entirely fulfill his responsibilities after running away to the U.S. from Vietnam.
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