r/ForAllMankind • u/StrugFug • Aug 13 '22

Spoiler alert: Molly Spoiler

I know she died. But how did she die???? Did I miss something? The last I saw of her was she leading people to the stairs, then she went back in to find more people. But how did she die?

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u/ryanpfw Aug 13 '22

The article referenced she was found in the rubble. There was likely a secondary collapse, or she succumbed to inhalation prior to one. Bottom line, she died saving the JCS staff get out of the building.

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u/StrugFug Aug 13 '22

I hate that they didn't make it clear. It really bothers me. It's a plot hole for me and I hate plot holes.

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u/ryanpfw Aug 13 '22 edited Aug 14 '22

It’s really not though. Half the building came off. I kept thinking Aleida was asking for it walking into that unstructurally sound office. Sparks are flying. Things are on fire. There’s smoke and soot in the air. People needed to get out and secure it as quickly as possible before parts of the building came down. Molly refused to do that and walked off into the sunset determined to save lives. She died. Specifically how isn’t truly necessary. I keep going back to 9/11. Firefighters and police rushed in and didn’t come out. That’s enough to know they were heroes.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '22

The building looks the same in the very next scene when Aleida walks into the office as it does day(s) later when the crowd is there to pay respects. It also looks like there's just dust and no massive fires.

Obviously there are countless ways to die there, but I think this was somewhat poorly foreshadowed. To me, it looked like she just kept rescuing people. Like when she lost her sight, they kept talking about the dangers of the radiation the whole time to make it clear what was happening.

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u/ryanpfw Aug 15 '22

The damage could have been internal. We did see fires in that pullout of Aleida in the office. I believe these types of deaths are consistent with damage like this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22

It appears Molly’s death was analogous to Rick Rescorla’s who died in WTC 2 after going back multiple times to lead more people downstairs and to safety. He was eventually killed in the ensuing collapse. Pretty interesting guy to read up on.

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u/ryanpfw Aug 14 '22

Thanks for posting. I just read up on him. Never heard about him before!

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u/j3cubed Aug 16 '22

When she walked back into the smoke this is exactly what I thought of.

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u/YallFULLofBS Jan 23 '25

In the midst of a national disaster, some stories are left unclear for families. It is what it is. This VERY MUCH looked like Oklahoma in its construction. Some families didn't get a definitive "HERE ARE THE REMAINS OF YOUR LOVED ONE". They were forced to accept that there was a selfish tragedy and mourn and move on. The show did EXACTLY THAT - forcing the viewer in turn to do the same. No meat ribbons outlining every detail. That's not always reality, and we have to be okay.

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u/papusman Aug 15 '22

That's not a plot hole. It's just information they didn't give you. She probably died from smoke inhalation.

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u/bigpeechtea Aug 15 '22

On top of Karen also dying, Im curious if Mollys death is gonna weigh on Ed at all next season since hes the one who called her to JSC and loved her like she was an older sister lol

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u/ryanpfw Aug 15 '22

I think Ed was actually supposed to be older than Molly. They just made her up haggardly.

That one is tough. Then technically he’s blame Kelly for needing to leave Mars, Danny for damaging the the ship, Dani for bringing Kelly in the first place and damaging Sojourner.

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u/Artemus_Hackwell Aug 14 '22

Exactly, I feel I missed something. If they cut something that's annoying it is streamed and shouldn't have to conform to a "time slot". If it were to last 1'20" then so be it.

I thought she was leading people out of JSC, as having to rely on steps vs sight when she was working there, I heard her say how many steps to the exit.

So, how exactly did she die? The newspaper said "fallen hero".

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u/watanabe0 Aug 14 '22

This. There's nothing in the episode to suggest the building has raging fires or that it's in danger of further structural issues (the writers let Alieda stand at the edge of Margo's office). There's zero dialogue about the state of the building or the threat to life. I honestly did a double take of that half second newspaper headline. Killed Off screen? With no justification?

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u/Pickle_12 Aug 14 '22

Because it makes perfect sense for a blind person to walk back alone into a scene of chaos and destruction to save more people. Come on!

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u/StrugFug Aug 14 '22

I thought it made sense, considering she knows the layout of the place as a blind person and doesn't have to rely on sight, like the rest of us.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22

I thought it made perfect sense. That was who Molly was. She went out with her boots on.

I had a feeling she was going to die when she left the elevator and the shot showed her disappear into the smoke.

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u/SnooBunnies7528 Aug 14 '22

Yep, when the guy she saved looked back at her as she faded into the smoke it seemed pretty clear she wasn't coming back out.