Alexander Haleโs world collapses as Episode 7 reveals devastating betrayals from those closest to him. The latest episode of Peacockโs tech thriller, which released alongside the entire season on December 27, 2025, sees Simu Liuโs character physically deteriorating and hunted by his own agency . With the finale looming, โNot the World of Menโ leaves Alexander bleeding and alone, fighting against both a deadly biohack and the people he once trusted.
Episode 7 Recap: A Brutal Fight and a Shocking Betrayal
The episode begins moments after Michelle received the order to eliminate Alexander . She attacks him in his bathroom, leading to a brutal, close-quarters fight. The choreography for this scene was designed to reflect their charactersโ backgrounds: Alexander uses a utilitarian, Special Forces-inspired style focused on maximum impact, while Michelle employs a grittier, street-fighting technique . Alexander manages to overpower and knock her out, but the message is clearโThe Orphanage has officially turned on him .
Wounded, Alexander escapes to the home of his ex-fiancรฉe, Dr. Rachel Kasperian, believing she is one of the few people he can still trust . He begs her to help treat his worsening condition, which now includes bleeding from his eyes and ears. After a tender moment where she cleans him up, the shocking truth is revealed: Rachel ushers him into a secret basement in her cabin, showing she has been working for the mysterious Schiff and monitoring Alexander the entire time . This betrayal by the woman he loved, and who was secretly medicating him, is a major emotional blow.
The Mounting Physical and Political Threat
Alexanderโs physical state is now a critical plot point. He is suffering from a forced โsymbiosis,โ a biohacking process that is killing him. He is told he only has about two hours to live unless he gets proper treatment . Despite her betrayal, Rachel gives him a dose of adrenaline to stave off fatal seizures and helps him escape through a tunnel before blowing up the cabin to cover their tracks .
Meanwhile, within The Orphanage, the political fallout is intensifying. Samantha Parker, Alexanderโs handler, is authorized to do whatever it takes to capture or kill him and uncover Schiff . Agency head Moira confesses to a colleague that he feels a deep debt to the founder, St. George, because she โrescued him from himself,โ adding another layer to the organizationโs secretive history . The missionโs integrity is now publicly at stake, with leaders fearing they will be accused of treason if the truth about Alexander gets out .
The Final Chase and a Major Cliffhanger
With time running out, Alexanderโs mentor, Victor, leaves him a car with a navigation system pointing to St. Georgeโs address . It is a trap meant for Schiff, who has been following Alexander. The trap succeeds, and Schiff is captured, but not before he puts a final kill order on Alexander and his parents .
Alexander races to reunite with his parents at a restaurant where Victor has sent the staff home. On the way, he is ambushed by Schiffโs men. He fights through the attack but crashes his car, triggering another severe seizure. As he collapses on the ground, losing grip on the life-saving adrenaline dose Rachel gave him, the episode cuts to black with an unknown figure approaching him . His fate is left completely uncertain heading into the season finale.
Behind the Action: Crafting the Episodeโs Central Fight
The intense opening fight between Alexander and Michelle was a carefully planned sequence. Stunt coordinators James and Chris Mark shot the entire fight beforehand to plan the most cinematic angles, a necessity given the tight TV production schedule that required completing the complex brawl in just a single filming day .
โIt was funny, I was working with Chris and James and we would be going through choreography and then weโd all kind of stop ourselves at the same time to be like, โThat feels like a Shang-Chi move. It doesnโt feel like an Alexander Hale move,’โ Simu Liu said, describing the process of differentiating this characterโs style from his Marvel role .
Melissa Barrera also worked closely with the stunt team to develop Michelleโs unique fighting style, wanting it to feel distinct from formal military training and more suited to a woman fighting a stronger opponent .
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to the Season Finale
Todayโs date is January 3, 2026. All eight episodes of The Copenhagen Testโs first season are available to stream on Peacock . The series has not yet been officially renewed for a second season .
The finale, titled โThe Orphanage,โ will need to resolve the massive cliffhanger from Episode 7. Key questions include the identity of the person approaching Alexander, the ultimate fate of his parents, and the full revelation of the conspiracy that led to his brain being hacked.
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