Outer Range Season 2 Reveals What Happened To Rebecca (& It’s Not What I Was Expecting)

WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Outer Range season 2.

Summary Rebecca left Perry due to an affair with Lewis, as revealed by Cecilia.

Rebecca took Amy out of spite against Cecilia.

Rebecca's fate was not tied to time travel, subverting popular fan theories in Outer Range.

Outer Range season 2 confirms what happened to Rebecca, Perry’s wife, and proves many popular fan theories wrong. One of the main storylines in Outer Range, Amazon Prime Video’s sci-fi Western, has been the disappearance of Rebecca. Neither Perry nor Amy knew what had happened to Rebecca, who disappeared before the events of season 1 without leaving any traces. Between the Hole and the different types of time travel in Outer Range, there was no shortage of possibilities for what had happened to Amy’s mother.

In Outer Range season 1, episode 7, Rebecca surprisingly returned and took Amy. Still, it was only during Outer Range season 2’s finale that the show properly explained why Rebecca returned, and most importantly, why she abandoned her family. In a genius twist, Rebecca’s disappearance in Outer Range was not directly tied to the show’s main plot, with all previous clues being a red herring. Cecilia, Perry’s mother, was the only Outer Range character who knew the truth about Rebecca.

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Outer Range’s Rebecca Left Perry Because She Was Having An Affair

Cecilia found out and told Rebecca to leave

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Toward the end of Outer Range season 2, Cecilia told Royal a secret she had been hiding since Rebecca disappeared. Perry’s wife was having an affair with Lewis, which Cecilia found out about. Cecilia told Rebecca to leave and warned her not to ever hurt her son, which is why Perry’s wife disappeared and never came back. Despite having done what she did to protect her family, it seems like Cecilia was somewhat ashamed of not having told Perry the truth. Perry never had closure regarding Rebecca, whom Cecilia assumed would never come back.

Monette Moio plays Rebecca in Outer Range season 2, replacing season 1's Kristen Connolly.

Perry spent most of season 2 in the past trying to find clues about what happened to Rebecca. He believed that whatever happened to his wife had to do with the Hole, which is why Perry jumped through it at the end of season 1. However, after not finding anything in the past that tied into Rebecca’s disappearance, he begins to realize that his wife’s fate might not have been tied to the Hole after all. Perry’s story in Outer Range has become even more complicated now that he changed the past, but what happened to Rebecca has finally been explained.

Why Rebecca Took Amy At The End Of Outer Range Season 1

Rebecca took Amy with her out of spite

After leaving town, Rebecca joined a shelter primarily dedicated to women who were escaping abusive relationships and toxic partners. Although Cecilia did not actually threaten Rebecca’s life, Perry’s wife used it as an excuse to get into the shelter and abandon her family once and for all. According to Autumn, who is Amy from the future in Outer Range, Rebecca only came back to take Amy out of spite against her mother-in-law. Rebecca had a personal grudge against Cecilia after what happened and wanted to take Amy away from her and the Abbotts.

The stories of Autumn and Amy in Outer Range have been a closed loop, as proven by what happened to them in the finale.

Autumn blackmailed Rebecca to let Amy leave with her, promising to tell the girl the truth about her mother if she didn’t do so. Rebecca may not have understood what Autumn was talking about regarding being Amy from the future, but she realized that this mysterious woman knew everything about her and her daughter. This is why Rebecca let Autumn leave with Amy. Before she left, Autumn smeared the black mineral from the Hole on Rebecca’s face, which caused Amy’s mother to have the same visions Autumn was having about a cult from the future.

Rebecca’s Fate In Outer Range Had Nothing To Do With Time Travel

Outer Range season 2’s Rebecca twist subverted expectations

Rebecca’s fate in Outer Range proved most popular theories wrong. What happened to Perry’s wife had nothing to do with time travel, the Hole, or any other supernatural aspect of the show. Rebecca was simply a bad mother who, instead of confessing to her affair and letting her family know what she had done, abandoned Amy and ran away. Considering how many mystery boxes and complex storylines there are in Outer Range, it is a pleasant surprise that Rebecca’s whereabouts weren’t tied to time travel. It was all a family matter.

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Outer Range season 2 subverted expectations with Rebecca’s return, although her story plays a role in the connection between Amy and Autumn. For Amy to become Autumn, Rebecca had to abandon her family and eventually kidnap Amy. The stories of Autumn and Amy in Outer Range have been a closed loop, as proven by what happened to them in the finale. Autumn pushed Amy through the Hole, and the child has now woke up in the future with her memories scrambled. Amy is nine-years-old and believes she is called “Autumn,” bringing Outer Range full circle.

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