Nine Perfect Strangers’ Finale Reveals Guest Connection, [Spoiler] Gets Shot

Nine Perfect Strangers’ season 2 finale drops more than one bombshell, revealing how each retreater is connected — and who is responsible for their pain.

Warning: Spoilers below from Nine Perfect Strangers season 2, episode 8.

During the Wednesday, July 2, episode of the Hulu series, Masha (Nicole Kidman) tells everyone that their trauma is tethered to David (Mark Strong) and his many companies.

One by one, the guests realize that David exploited his way to the top and left behind a trail of pain and suffering. To fix things, David vows to stop making bombs and dismantle Signal Ops’ weapons production.

While Masha unravels David’s wrongdoings, Martin (Lucas Englander) spirals out of control on a bad mushrooms trip. At the height of his delusions, he grabs a gun and goes after David and Masha, whom he blames for stealing Zauberwald from him.

David, who is also under the influence of psychedelics, walks out into a snowstorm to try and get service and make good on his promise. As the snow parts, Masha finds him on a bridge and then Martin with a gun.

Masha steps in front of the gun to protect David. Martin is hearing his late mother Dr. Helena’s (Lena Olin) voice taunting him to get revenge. He then pulls the trigger, and Masha goes over the bridge.

David runs to her side and helps her get back to the retreat where she manages to survive the attack. One month later, David and Masha are reunited and broker a deal pegged to her psychedelic business.

Scroll down to see how each character is connected to David — and where they end up:

Brian

Brian’s (Murray Bartlett) connection to David was revealed earlier this season. David owned one of the networks that constantly played Brian’s Crabapple Clubhouse meltdown on a loop, further ruining his career. David claims he didn’t directly oversee the coverage.

After weeks of seeing his former puppet costar as a hallucination, Brian decides he needs to leave the physical toy behind and start fresh. Once on the ski lift back to civilization, Agnes (Dolly De Leon) asks if he wants to entertain again, but this time at hospitals, charity events, etc. and he says yes!

Agnes

According to Masha, when Agnes was working under Mother Irene as a nun and nurse and lost a woman and her baby, it was David’s fault. Mother Irene’s humanitarian work was funded by David’s company, and she abided by strict protocols which resulted in preventable deaths — one of which was the death that led to Agnes’ crisis of faith.

David says his company did an “expose” on Mother Irene, but Masha claims it was only because another outlet was about to scoop them. Masha also alleges that David’s company created the bombs and then funded the hospitals to help clean up their messes.

Agnes leaves the Austrian Alps in normal clothes, not her nun attire. She decides to team up with Brian to make children’s lives better and continue to do good.

Matteo

Earlier this season, viewers learned that Matteo’s (Aras Aydin) parents and siblings were killed by a “smart bomb” when he was a child. It’s later revealed that Imogen’s father, Victoria’s (Christine Baranski) late husband, was the creator of the technology used for the attack. Masha reveals during the finale that it was David’s company who took the technology and made it into a weapon, making him responsible for the deaths.

Matteo stays levelheaded throughout the episode, leaving the retreat with girlfriend Victoria. He and Imogen are also now friends.

Victoria

After learning that David’s company created the smart bomb/missile that killed Matteo’s parents, Victoria puts together her own pieces. She realizes that her late husband was “exploited” by David for his brilliance which led to his technology being used to murder innocents. That guilt ultimately resulted in her husband taking his life.

At season’s end, Victoria and her daughter, Imogen (Annie Murphy), are finally in a good place. Imogen promises to visit in a few weeks and Victoria, who is battling ALS, leaves with boyfriend and caretaker, Matteo.

Imogen

While Victoria tries to shield her daughter from the truth, it doesn’t take long for her to connect the dots. Imogen punches David square in the face, blaming him for her father’s suicide.

While Imogen doesn’t like David, she is still fond of his son, Peter (Henry Golding), whom she slept with earlier in the retreat. As Imogen and Peter part ways, they share their feelings for one another and decide it’s not goodbye. (Even though they live on separate continents.)

Wolfie

Masha discovers that one of David’s charities, Signal Op, decided to pull scholarships to young musicians, one of which was Wolfie (Maisie Richardson-Sellers), after a change in state tax law left them without a tax write-off.

“Everyone in the whole program had to drop out,” Wolfie says. David argues he has nothing to do with what charities they fund — and blames the system for Wolfie’s dreams being blown up.

When the experiment ends, Wolfie breaks up with Tina (King Princess) despite originally coming to the retreat to help her get over her fear of playing piano.

Tina

Technically David didn’t wrong Tina, but defunding Wolfie’s scholarship led to her girlfriend’s financial hardships. Tina was only part of the experience because of Wolfie.

Before leaving Zauberwald, Tina and Wolfie break up. Although she’s sad, Tina begins to play piano again, seemingly curing herself of the ailment she had upon arrival. Tina and Masha also have a heart-to-heart about her journey and how talented she is as a performer in a surprisingly sweet moment.

Peter

Peter came on the retreat to bond with his father, whom he claims abandoned him and never made time to be present amid his globe-trotting, empire-building life. While the pair do have a few highs, Peter agrees with the rest of the group that David needs to dismantle his weapons’ work. Peter also calls his dad a narcissist and claims he’s pretending to feel remorse.

Peter leaves the retreat at odds with his dad — but in the same car. He is in an even better place with Imogen. Peter promises to send his family’s private jet to get her from New York anytime she wants to visit him in London.

Martin

Even though Martin goes off the deep end while on a bad trip and shoots Masha, the two make amends before seasons’ end. Masha gives Martin the retreat, which was his birthright, and tells him she believes he can run it without her.

David

While getting grilled by the retreaters, David claims he loves his son, Peter, “with all my heart,” and tells everyone he will do better. However, once Masha wakes up following the shooting he tells her wants to rethink working together — and the idea of stopping his weapons division.

Masha lets him leave the retreat but then leaks a video recording of him promising to stop making bombs to the media. One month later, David makes good on the promise and gets out of weapon production.

He later reveals his net worth has gone down $1 billion but he still wants to be involved with Masha’s journey of psychedelics. Masha declines his offer, but he threatens to blackmail her with videos from the retreat that show her negligence. In response, she agrees to go into business with him, and they kiss.

Masha

After getting shot, Masha sees her late daughter, Tatiana (Emílie Páclová), and realizes she has to let her go to finally move forward. Tatiana says, “Goodbye mommy,” and Masha wakes up at the retreat. The next morning, Masha accepts Martin’s apology for shooting her.

She then releases a video of David so he has to stop making bombs and finally take accountability for his actions. The following month, Masha agrees to meet David at a McDonalds — a nod to their one-night stand in Prague — and he blackmails her into working with him.

Masha teases that he’ll be “stuck” with her now, especially because they are “family.” She reluctantly agrees to the deal and playfully says, “I do,” before kissing David.