Furies (2024) – Season 1 Episode 8 Recap, Review & Ending Explained

Namaste, asshole

Episode 8 of Furies begins this finale with Selma smoking a cigarette. There have been four generations of Furies and none have faced a threat quite like Driss. When he ran away from the fight with Damocles’ goons, he’s got the head-start on finding the armoured train. He wants all of Olympus’ secrets, and it would appear that he’s going to be successful.

This is especially true when we cut across to Driss and see him sporting the same smiling mask as earlier in the season, and onboard the train with his men.

What do Selma and Lyna find on the train?

As for Selma, we zoom out and see that she’s actually bargained with Olympus for the location. She shows up alongside Lyna, but it seems like they’re too late, given Driss has worked his way down the carriages, killing the men and women alike working on there. Driss is desperate to get everything for himself, hurriedly emptying the vaults and throwing gold bars out the window.

While The Fixer worries, the two Furies work together to begin taking out Driss’ men while they’re on the train. After killing them all in the first carriage, Selma confirms they have 3 more to go. In order to help Fixer and the others keep tabs on them, they throw one of the bags off at the nearest platform.

This is just the beginning though, and Selma encourages her protege to breathe deeply and control her emotions before heading in for the next leg of their journey.

Do they find Driss on the train?

Driss is further up the train, and he manages to get one of the men to input the correct password to get into the system. However, it’s not enough to get everything Driss needs, and his patience is wearing thin. In fact, he kills the guy outright.

As for Selma and Lyna, they find a bomb onboard the train and realize they need to deactivate it otherwise everything will be all over. While Selma volunteers herself for the job, despite having her shaking hands, we cut back to earlier in the day and see Elie pay Orso a visit at the clinic.

The pair beat each other down before deciding to try and divert the train away from Paris, regrettably working togerher to try and switch the rails.

When they waltz in to the control room, they find themselves cornered by a bunch of the workers… who all end up beaten down off-screen before George, the ringleader, shows them the monitors inside.

Is the train diverted? Does Selma diffuse the bomb?

As this is going on, Selma tries to diffuse with the bomb (which doesn’t go to plan she actually speeds up the timer to 20 minutes) Lyna works to knock out the next round of goons, who happen to be inside a carriage full of valuable paintings.

George excitedly finds the train on his monitors but soon tempers his expectations when he sees the look he’s given by Elie and Orso. He reveals to them that this is a decommissioned train that they’re after.

The trio manage to divert the train, while Lyna catches up with Driss on the carriage with all the computers. However, as the lights blink in and out, she finds herself surrounded by five men. Instead of fighting, she uses her smarts and uses a lighter to set off the alarms and holds her breath, going for the oxygen duct while the others suffocate to death.

Unfortunately, the data transfer is complete and Driss slips away, leaving the other five men dead.

Lyna gets off the train after the train is diverted and a chase ensues between the two. Thankfully, Selma cuts the right wire and diffuses the bomb, stopping the whole underground from going up in an infernal. Lyna chases Driss, who locks himself into a closet and manages to slip away. Unfortunately, Driss left Selma a surprise on the carriage, explaining the cuts across her face.

Does Selma kill her brother?

So with Driss still on the loose, Selma shows up and finds Driss chilling on a bench by the River Seine. At the same time, Selma works with Mud Man and Fixer to get rid of Driss’ men.

Alone, Driss speaks to his sister and explains that she’s made him out to be a monster for the last 25 years. It turns out she was the one who tracked down Kahina’s family and was behind the massacre too. She framed Driss and although he is still to blame, she couldn’t have her mess-up go unpunished.

When Lyna catches up to them, Driss shows off that he’s been shot in the side and encourages her to keep all of this a secret and not live with his blood on her hands. Instead, he wants Selma to pull the trigger… which she does.

Lyna wants to know what Driss said to her but she refuses to divulge. However, Lyna points out that they’re both wanted right now given the Godfathers have a price on their heads. There’s nowhere to run.

How does Furies season 1 end?

The unlikely duo of Orso and Eli part ways and although the latter refuses to shake Orso’s outstretched hand, it would appear that there’s some truce between them.

As for Lyna, she visits her mum one last time to say goodbye before preparing to leave. In fact, the pair show up before the Godfathers, which explains the voiceover and the images of Selma walking toward them earlier in the episode.

Anyway, each of the Godfathers actually happen to be dead, and out from the shadows come a whole bunch of soldiers carrying guns. It seems it’s over for the pair, especially when a new guy rocks up, Damocles. He demands to know who they’re working for… as we cut to black.

The Episode Review

Yep, so Furies ends its first season with a frustrating cliffhanger baiting for a second bite at the apple that may or may not arrive. While Furies’ ending isn’t bad per-se, it’s not a particularly great ending either. It does manage to wrap up some loose ends but there are a few too many twists and turns here that it makes the plot feel a bit farcical. The editing is also a bit choppy too, which doesn’t help matters.

However, as a quick revenge thriller, Furies isn’t bad but you can clearly see the influences of John Wick all over this show – much to the detriment of this French thriller carving its own unique identity.

Despite all the grumbles with this one, the show isn’t bad and there’s enough action in here to keep you watching until the very end.