The Ending Of Peacock’s The Continental Explained

Winston wins support from Mazie by offering her a story from his past, a new headquarters, and plenty of suits for work. But a vengeful KD tries to shoot Winston because he and Frankie burned down her family’s home on Cormac’s orders. Before KD can finish him, Cormac’s goons take Winston to the Continental. It’s curtains for Winston, until Charon betrays Cormac and we learn that getting captured was always part of Winston’s plan.

But Charon can’t bear to shoot Cormac to get the armory key they need. Cormac escapes, hunting for the secret Operations Room. He flips on the Continental’s red light, allowing business to be done against Winston and his «inimicus» crew. Cormac kills Orson (Connor Crawford), the Operations Room worker, and uses the dead man’s hand to enact «Defensionum,» which needs both of their palms to work. The Continental seals itself off to prepare for self-destruction.

Cormac plans to flee, but KD shoots him when she hears how he pushed Winston and Frankie to become killers. Winston stops the self-destruct with moments to spare, by using Cormac’s severed hand in the authenticator. The crew assembles, bloody and victorious, in the speakeasy, where everyone drinks to Lemmy (Adam Shapiro) and Frankie. The Adjudicator later arrives to take The Continental from Winston. He refuses, reveals that he gave the coin press to Mazie, and then kills The Adjudicator. He heads back inside to look over the city from his new home, The Continental.