Paradise Season 2: Alex reveal reframes survivors’ hunt for the Colorado bunker
In paradise season 2 the series expands beyond the Colorado bunker and delivers a revealing episode that complicates the mission to reach that refuge. The identity of "Alex, " named as a kill target in episode 1, is disclosed in episode 3, and that disclosure alters the stakes for several characters while tying into a secret technology linked to the bunker.
Alex in Paradise Season 2
Episode 3 establishes that Alex is the bedridden wife of professor Henry Miller and that she has Huntington's disease. Her name matches the person Link and Geiger discuss killing in episode 1 — Geiger tells Link, "We've got to get to the bunker, we've got to get inside, and we've got to kill Alex. " The reveal also makes clear that Alex was euthanized by Henry when assassins arrived, meaning Alex is already dead by the time Link and Geiger are traveling toward the bunker.
Link and Geiger at Graceland
Paradise Season 2 follows a new group of post‑apocalyptic survivors who were unable to access the Colorado bunker during Season 1's volcano‑tsunami mass extinction event. Among them are Link (Thomas Doherty) and Geiger (Michael McGrady), two leaders moving across the United States to get to the bunker. When they first appear in episode 1 they stop at Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion, where tour guide Annie (Shailene Woodley) has been hiding for the past three years and overhears the conversation about Alex. Link also experiences nosebleeds when Alex's name is mentioned, a recurring physical reaction flagged early in the season.
Samantha "Sinatra" Redmond and Vestige Quantum
Flashbacks in episode 3 center on Samantha "Sinatra" Redmond (Julianne Nicholson), who hires Billy Pace (Jon Beavers) to eliminate Henry Miller (Patrick Fischler). Henry is identified as the owner of Vestige Quantum and the developer of a technology Sinatra needs for a secret project tied to the bunker. Sinatra's project is significant enough that she must siphon power from the bunker to sustain it, a direct cause‑and‑effect link between her ambitions and the bunker’s resources.
Henry Miller, Billy Pace and the episode 3 reveal
Billy goes to Henry's home expecting to kill him; on arrival he finds Henry caring for his wife and decides to proceed. Faced with imminent death, Henry euthanizes Alex, saying he will be seeing her again soon. That action removes Alex from the present timeline for Link and Geiger, but the show signals there is likely a further connection: Alex once knew Link, who had been Henry's ace student‑turned‑business partner and the closest thing to a son the couple had. Henry's refusal to sign over the Vestige Quantum technology is explicitly given as the reason Sinatra hired Billy — Henry's refusal "signed his own death warrant. " The chain is clear: Sinatra needs the technology → she orders a hit on Henry → Henry kills Alex and is himself targeted.
Carmen, messages and the mystery remaining
Episode 3 also includes an exchange between Sinatra and her housekeeper and apparent co‑conspirator Carmen (Maria‑Elena Laas). When Sinatra asks, "How is Alex?" the conversation turns cryptic and focused on Sinatra's project. Sinatra presses, "Any other messages? Do they have an estimate?" and Carmen replies, "It's too unpredictable, " followed by, "But she is getting closer. " Those lines raise three explicit enigmas presented on screen: what the messages are, who "they" refers to, and what Alex is getting closer to. The show likewise leaves open whether "Alex" denotes a person, a code name for Henry's technology, or something else entirely.
What makes this notable is the way the revelation reframes a straightforward hunt into a knot of overlapping motives — survivors trying to reach safety, a secret technological project that requires bunker power, and a personal history that links aggressors and targets. A reviewer of the season offers a theory that time travel or multiversal elements could explain the paradox of a dead Alex who still matters in the present and the nosebleeds Link experiences when her name is mentioned, though the series itself has not confirmed that explanation.
Paradise is now streaming on Hulu, with new episodes every Monday.
