Warning: There are spoilers ahead for From season 3, episode 10, “Revelations: Chapter Two.”
A possible solution to escapingFrom’s town might have been debunked in the season 3 finale. Even before the Matthews family became trapped in the first episode, many ofFrom’s charactershave searched for a way to escape the Town. Abby Stevens (Lisa Ryder) tried shooting and killing all the residents, as she believed they were in a dream and this was the only way to wake them up. Sara Myers (Avery Konrad) heard voices that promised escape if she killed certain individuals.
Tabitha Matthews (Catalina Sandino Moreno) actually did escape the Townafter being pushed out of the lighthouse duringFromseason 2’s ending, although she ended up trapped again in season 3. Dale (Cliff Saunders) tried to escape by going through the faraway bottle tree, but this ended up with Dale getting stuck and dying inside the wall of the Town’s pool.From’s time travel twistwith Julie Matthews (Hannah Cheramy) offered another potential solution, but it may no longer be feasible.
Julie Being Unable To “Change The Story” Hints That Using Time Travel Won’t Work To Prevent The Children’s Deaths
She Was Unable To Change Her Father’s Fate
TheFromseason 3 endingconfirms in two different scenes that Julie cannot change the past. When she tells her younger brother, Ethan Matthews (Simon Webster), about her time travel, he explains that she is a"story walker"who can visit the past, but cannot change anything, as the past is already written. Ethan’s theory is further solidified when a future version of Julie time travels in an attempt to save her father, Jim Matthews (Eion Bailey), from being killed, but she is unable to prevent his death.
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Savingthe"Anghkooey"childrenseems as though it may be the key to escaping the Town, especially since setting the children free is what all the reincarnated versions of Tabitha and Jade Herrera (David Alpay) have been trying to do. However,since Julie’s time travel cannot change the past, it is impossible for her to prevent the children from being killed. The children’s deaths cannot be undone via time travel, but there may be other ways to save them.
How Julie, Tabitha & Jade Can Still Save The Children Without Preventing Their Deaths
Time Travel Can Still Be Useful
Even though Julie cannot change the past, she can still learn from it. By time traveling into the past, she can learn everything that happened to the children before, during, and after their deaths. Now that Tabitha and Jade remember who they are, they can share their memories with what Julie learns.Julie’s time travel can give her access to moments in the Town’s history that even previous versions of Tabitha and Jade were not present for, as these three characters' combined information can figure out how to save the children.
Instead of preventing the children’s deaths, Julie, Tabitha, and Jade can figure out how to free the children’s souls so they can move on to the afterlife and find their long overdue peace beforeFromends.
Since the children are already dead, it may just be a matter of ensuring that their souls are freed. It seems as though the children have not been able to move on from the cruel and monstrous environment of the Town and that their souls are still trapped there. Instead of preventing the children’s deaths, Julie, Tabitha, and Jade can figure out how to free the children’s souls so they can move on to the afterlife and find their long overdue peace beforeFromends.
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From is a series revolving around a mysterious American town that ensnares newcomers, forcing its inhabitants to maintain order and find an escape amidst nighttime perils from the surrounding forest. The residents face threats from terrifying creatures emerging after sunset, complicating their struggle for survival.
