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Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you. Email required. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. Loading comments But while Wilson had always been the group's biggest conspiracy theorist and the most untrustworthy of the big corporations, he began to come around to his way of thinking when he was left alone with Christie.

As Christie refused to follow Wilson's orders, he appeared to convince him that his plan was actually good for the world. The next we saw them, they were in a car together with Christie now free, having converted a new disciple. Wilson then picked up Becky, who got into the car and was shocked to see Christie and his son Thomas working alongside Wilson.

As they drove off, Christie seemed to have a hunch about where Jessica had disappeared to. Meanwhile, Grant found himself apprehended by police, after being framed for a mass shooting, while Ian and Alice ended the series very much alive but separated from their group and on the run. As for Jessica, her season one ending offered another unexpected twist as she followed Arby to Home.

Arriving at Christie farms, Jessica went inside her former house, finding her old room with her initials still on the headboard of her bed.

Weakened after being bitten by one of the lab rabbits, Jessica went to lie down, but was woken by Agent Milner. In that moment, it's revealed that he's not a helpful Homeland Agent, after all. Instead, she's intent on capturing Jessica. And what's more, she had the same symbols as Christie tattooed on her side, leaving us wondering if Mr Rabbit was in fact her all along.

As Jessica tried to escape, she realised she was trapped and threw Utopia out the window. But it was never Utopia that Milner was after, it was Jessica herself, whose back is revealed to be covered in symbols which presumably spell out the key to viruses created by her father.

And in a shocking final twist, Milner headed to the basement, where it was revealed Jessica's father is still alive and looks to be working on a follow-up to Utopia. Speaking to RadioTimes. Confirming that work was already under way on season two, Flynn added: "We already are just dipping into season two. Otherwise, Utopia just feels like a potential paradise permanently lost. Related Reviews. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Rolling Stone.

Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. In , though, of course, none of these shows feels quite as easy to get swept up in as Utopia. And this makes conspiracies so wonderful for show runners, because they can always add something. The US remake of Utopia, written by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, changes elements of its British predecessor to make the series more relevant for a global audience — as, for example, the original used a conspiracy theory to explain the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE outbreak that occurred in the UK in the s and s and led to 4.

Their shared stylised ultra-violence, including a horrific eye-gouging torture scene aside, what both versions do well is capture a kaleidoscope of conspiracy theory belief among their main characters with Wilson Wilson, now played by Desmin Borges, being the most militant believer compared to everyman sceptic and fellow comic book nerd, Ian, who is at the opposite end of the scale.

This range of beliefs enables Utopia to appeal to everyone from ardent conspiracy theory lovers to conspiracy theory cynics alike. The Parallax View , with Warren Beatty, was one of a series of conspiracy thrillers to be made in the wake of the Watergate scandal Credit: Alamy. This might even explain why he himself is now at the centre of one. He is very good at not really being pinned down to them.

This makes sure that conspiracy theories are constantly reported, are constantly in the public sphere and this in turn [may fuel] cultural representations. And we know from a lot of studies that there is a lot of overlap between people who are drawn to populist politicians and movements with people who believe in conspiracy theories.

John Grohol, psychologist and founder of the Psych Central website, sees conspiracy theories as a way that some can make sense of major events without challenging their worldview.