The second season of Paradise on Hulu has arrived, and it brought a brand new mystery that has everyone talking. While the first season dealt with the murder of President Cal Bradford, the new episodes introduce a name that keeps popping up: Alex. Survivors outside the bunker are on a mission to find and kill this person, but the show makes it very confusing whoโor whatโAlex actually is. If you are scratching your head after watching the first three episodes, you are not alone. Here is a deep dive into the character of Alex and the mystery surrounding her in Paradise Season 2.
The Mission to Kill Alex
The mystery of Alex begins right in the first episode of the new season, titled “Graceland.” Viewers are introduced to new characters living in the post-apocalyptic world outside the Colorado bunker. A group of survivors, led by a young man named Link (played by Thomas Doherty) and his partner Geiger (Michael McGrady), stop at Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion. They meet Annie (Shailene Woodley), a woman who has been living there as a tour guide for the past three years.
As the group prepares to leave Graceland, Annie overhears a chilling conversation between Link and Geiger. Their plan is not just to find supplies or seek shelter. Geiger tells Link that they need to get to the bunker, get inside, and kill Alex . This immediately raises a huge question for the audience. No one named Alex was a major player inside the bunker during Season 1. Who is this person that a group of survivors is risking everything to assassinate?
The Episode 3 Reveal: The Human Alex
For the first two episodes, the name Alex hangs in the air without any explanation. It is not until the third episode, “Another Day In Paradise,” that the show gives viewers a concrete answer, but it is far from simple .
The episode takes viewers back in time through flashbacks. It shows how the powerful and manipulative Samantha “Sinatra” Redmond (Julianne Nicholson) first hired the mercenary Billy Pace (Jon Beavers). Sinatra needed a piece of technology developed by a professor named Henry Miller (Patrick Fischler), who owned a company called Vestige Quantum. When Miller refused to sign over his work, Sinatra sent Billy to kill him.
Billy goes to Miller’s house, expecting a confrontation. Instead, he finds the professor caring for his wife, who is bedridden and suffering from Huntington’s disease. In a heartbreaking moment, Miller gives his wife an injection, euthanizing her to spare her from further suffering. As he does this, he whispers goodbye to her. Her name is Alex (played by Gwen Holloway) .
This seems to solve the puzzle. Alex is a dying woman from the past. But the connection goes deeper. It is revealed that Link, the young man now leading the mission to the bunker, was Henry Miller’s star student and business partner. He was like a son to Henry and Alex. So, Link is heading to the bunker to avenge his mentor and kill the person responsible for his “mother’s” death, right? Not exactly. Because there is one major problem: Alex (the wife) died before the world ended . She is long gone by the time Link starts his journey.
Sinatra’s Secret Project: Another Alex?
If Alex is dead, who does Link want to kill? The answer gets even more complicated when the show cuts back to the present day inside the bunker. Sinatra, who was shot at the end of Season 1, is recovering. She is also secretly running a massive project that is draining power from the bunker, much to the annoyance of the new president.
In a cryptic conversation with her housekeeper and confidant, Carmen (Maria-Elena Laas), Sinatra asks, “How is Alex?” Carmen replies, “Alex is well.” She then tells Sinatra that Alex is “getting closer” to something, though it is unpredictable .
This confirms that “Alex” is not just a memory. There is a present-day project or entity named Alex that Sinatra is monitoring. The language used is very strange. Carmen talks about Alex as if it is a person, but the context suggests it could be a machine, a piece of technology, or an artificial intelligence. The dialogue about “messages,” “estimates,” and getting “closer” points to something that is actively working or communicating.
Is Alex a Person or a Machine?
This is the central question of Paradise Season 2. The show presents two versions of Alex:
- The Past Alex: A kind woman who suffered from a terrible disease and died at the hands of her loving husband.
- The Present Alex: A secret project that Sinatra is pouring resources into, which she speaks about as if it is alive.
Given that Henry Miller was a professor teaching courses on “Advance Wave Functions, Superposition, and Quantum Entanglement,” and his company was called Vestige Quantum, it is highly likely that his technology was far beyond simple engineering . Many fans and commentators believe that “Alex” is not a person but a codename for the technology Miller developed . It could be a form of advanced AI, a device capable of manipulating time, or a doorway to another reality. This would explain why Link wants to “kill” itโto destroy the technology that he believes caused Sinatra to murder his mentor.
The recurring theme of nosebleeds, experienced by both Billy in the past and Link in the present whenever the topic of Alex comes up, adds to the sci-fi theory. It suggests that the technology might be causing some kind of physical or temporal side effects .
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The Mystery Continues
As of now, the true nature of Alex remains the biggest mystery in Paradise Season 2. The show has expertly set up a dual identity for the character. On one hand, Alex is a tragic figure from the past, a woman whose death set events in motion. On the other hand, Alex is a powerful, unknown variable in the present that the most powerful person in the bunker believes is the key to everything.
The new season is streaming now on Hulu, with new episodes released weekly. As the story unfolds, viewers will finally learn if Alex is a ghost, a machine, or something else entirely that could change the fate of the world.
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