The Vacationer lastly dropped on Netflix on the finish of February, and it was simply as entertaining and comedic as the primary. After taking an prolonged vacation and traversing throughout a myriad of nations, Elliot (performed by Jamie Dornan) and Helen (Danielle Macdonald) resolve to journey to Eire to study extra about Elliot’s previous. Whereas recovering within the hospital after downing a handful of tablets with a bottle of vodka on the finish of Season 1, Elliot receives a letter from an previous buddy he can’t keep in mind. Nevertheless, the letter seems to be a ruse to lure Elliott house and make him atone for the wrongs of his previous. As quickly because the pair arrive in Eire, Elliot is kidnapped.

He inevitably escapes his kidnappers and subsequently discovers his title is absolutely Eugene Cassidy. He then meets his mom, Niamh (Olwen Fouéré), and discovers he’s a part of a long-running household feud between the Cassidy clan he belongs to and the McDonnells, who kidnapped him. He additionally meets his illegitimate son, Fergal (Mark McKenna), who has grown up as a McDonnell, and discovers the brother he can’t keep in mind was murdered after being mistaken for Elliot. As such, the extra he learns about his previous, the extra he dislikes the particular person he was. Moreover, Helen struggles along with his earlier actions as effectively, particularly when his previous catches up with them in a harmful method.

Elliot’s Previous Catches Up With Him

The Vacationer

Launch Date

March 3, 2022

Creator

Harry Williams, Jack Williams

Seasons

2

Whereas the McDonnells have their very own causes for hating Elliot, Lena Pascal (Victoria Haralabidou), the Russian girl from Season 1, is the particular person accountable for his return to Eire. As a result of she knew the place he was, she despatched him the letter in Australia and enlisted the McDonnells to assist her enact her revenge. After Donal (Diarmaid Murtagh) and his males discover Elliot and Helen, due to Fergal, he takes them out into the woods the place they arrive nose to nose with Lena. Fairly than report him to the police for the drug trafficking that led to her buddy’s demise, Lena seeks to hurt Elliot in the identical method she harm him. Subsequently, she shoots Helen within the abdomen.

Fortunately, Helen survives after Elliot manages to fend off their attackers and get her to a hospital right away. Sadly, the seeds of doubt between Helen and Elliot develop deeper when he leaves her bedside for the primary time in every week to try to finish the household feud as soon as and for all. After a number of makes an attempt on his life, Elliot realizes Donal received’t ever cease till he’s lifeless. As such, he makes a transfer to kill Donal however finds he can’t pull the set off as a result of he’s now not the killer he as soon as was. Nevertheless, Niamh takes it upon herself to complete the job for Elliot with out telling him and kills Donal. Sadly, all of the proof factors to Elliot, and Helen isn’t certain what to consider.

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The Actual Elliot Stanley and a Household Secret

The true Elliot Stanley was a diver employed by Frank McDonnell (Francis Magee) to retrieve a bundle his father left for him after his demise. The bundle was on its method from Boston through airplane when it went down within the water off the coast of Eire. Niamh had turn into pleasant with the true Elliot and accompanied him on the dive. Nevertheless, she killed him below the water, intercepted Frank’s bundle, and buried it within the filth. Previous to their dive, it’s urged Niamh had a romantic relationship with the true Elliot, who’s greater than possible Elliot/Eugene’s father, which might clarify why the 2 of them look so related.

As Helen prepares to depart Eire with out Elliot, she realizes she will’t let it lie and has to search out out what Frank’s father left for him all these years in the past. After monitoring down the cab firm that picked up Niamh after her dive, Helena locates what Niamh stored hidden for over 40 years. It seems Niamh and Frank are literally half-siblings as indicated by the love letters between his father and her mom. After so a few years of dangerous blood, the Cassidy and McDonnell clans are literally associated, which in the end ends the long-standing battle between them. Within the nick of time, Helen arrives on the standoff between the clans and reunites with Elliot after revealing the love letters and the reality to everybody.

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Is Elliot a Secret Agent?

Six months after their misadventures in Eire, Elliot and Helen are fortunately residing in Amsterdam, the place Helen is working as a personal investigator. Whereas there, somebody unknown to both of them sends them a file on Eugene Cassidy, Elliot’s actual id. Fairly than take a peek inside, they resolve to burn it and depart the previous behind. Elliot makes it clear he doesn’t care who he was, solely who he’s now, and Helen proclaims she doesn’t want a file to inform her who he’s. Nevertheless, as a lot as Helen meant what she stated, it’s clear she would have appreciated to know what was within the file as quickly as Elliot put it within the flames.

Afterward, Helen takes Elliot to a theater the place she performs “Swan Lake” within the hopes that his hidden expertise will emerge. Due to his mom, the pair uncover Elliot can dance ballet, and he reveals off his abilities somewhat rapidly with out even pondering. Whereas he dances, viewers see a glimpse of what was within the file because it begins to burn away. As seen on the primary web page of the paperwork, Eugene Cassidy is some kind of particular agent below deep cowl. The file with all of the solutions is then consumed by the flames and audiences are supplied no additional rationalization. Whereas there was no phrase on whether or not there can be a Season 3, the present’s latest finale clearly set the stage for one to emerge someday within the close to future.

Seasons 1 and a couple of of The Vacationer are at present streaming on Netflix.