Servant season 2 runs from January 15, 2021 to March 19, 2021. These 10 episodes track the show one chapter at a time, with the director, writer, release date, and a short plot summary for each.
- Doll
Directed by: Julia Ducournau
Written by: Tony Basgallop
Released: January 15, 2021
No longer convinced by the reborn doll, Dorothy calls the police to report "Jericho's kidnapping", still believing him to be her real baby. Before the police arrive, Sean hides traces of the baptism reception. One arriving officer, Stephanie Reyes, was also a first responder after Jericho's death. Sean, Julian and Natalie feed her the cover story that Dorothy saw the doll as her baby up until now, and believes that Jericho is missing because her mind rejected the doll. Reyes is skeptical about their story, but maintains the pretense that Jericho is still alive for Dorothy's benefit. The officers leave, disregarding Dorothy's story about May Markham and the cult. Sean finds Leanne's Bible left behind, with his name written next to a passage about the "test of leprosy". Sean resolves to find Jericho, but he and Julian continue to suppress Dorothy's efforts to spread the story of his disappearance, throwing out her missing persons posters of Jericho, May and Leanne when sent to post them around the neighborhood. Julian also recycles the doll, and steals Jericho's shoe from his room. Using the shoe, he sends the Turners a fake ransom note reading "Tell no one, baby lives" to stop Dorothy's search. Sean later sees the doll in a recycling truck, and takes it back into the house to bathe it, using the therapeutic doll for its intended purpose. - Spaceman
Directed by: Julia Ducournau
Written by: Nina Braddock & Tony Basgallop
Released: January 22, 2021
Four days after Jericho's disappearance, Julian is staying in the house. He finds the bathwater running in the empty bathroom. His baptism gift, a spaceman suit for Jericho, arrives late, and Julian puts it on the doll. Dorothy continues to research the cult. When called to co-anchor her news show, she agrees not to say anything that would alert the cult, but recites the news stories in a soothing and motherly voice in the hope that Jericho is watching, making the other anchor uncomfortable. Roscoe reappears and wakes up in his car outside the house, believing that he just fell asleep for one night. Sean and Julian convince Natalie to hypnotize him, believing that he repressed memories of the past four days after being brainwashed by the cult. Roscoe recounts the cult taking him to a dark room and a story of a man with a hook for a hand removing a baby's eyes. Sean does not believe the story, but Julian is shaken. Meanwhile, Dorothy ends her broadcast with an announcement that Leanne Grayson is missing. Leanne calls the house, asking Sean why they are looking for her and why he has not told Dorothy the truth about Jericho's death. Cracks form in the basement, and liquid seeps through. - Pizza
Directed by: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Written by: Nina Braddock & Tony Basgallop
Released: January 29, 2021
In a flashback, complications with her pregnancy force Dorothy to stay off her feet until childbirth. She stays in bed for the duration while Sean takes care of her. An oven mitt left by the stove catches fire, setting off the smoke alarm while Sean is out. Rather than calling him, Dorothy walks downstairs to put the fire out. As Sean returns home, Dorothy says that she "handled it". In the present, a sinkhole has opened up in the basement of the Turner home. This goes unremarked upon, though Julian slips and drops a wine bottle into it. After Dorothy's newscast, the Turners field alleged sightings of Leanne. One report leads to a gated mansion, which Dorothy finds suspicious. To get inside, the Turners create a fake pizza delivery service and leave a menu on the gate. Eventually, the mansion's owners order twenty-two pizzas, which Dorothy suspects are for the cult members. Sean sends Tobe undercover as the delivery boy, with a camera attached to his lapel so the Turners and Julian can watch. The order turns out to be for a boys' soccer team hosting a party there. Tobe encounters Leanne, apparently working as a caregiver for the sickly, bedridden homeowner, but there is no sign of Jericho. After Tobe leaves, Leanne places an individual order of her own for one pizza. Dorothy insists on making this pizza herself. Tobe returns to the mansion with this second delivery and confronts Leanne, asking why she left the Turners. Leanne says that Dorothy is selfish and cruel and begs Tobe not to tell the Turners that he found her. Leanne then collapses. Dorothy calls Tobe, revealing that she drugged the last pizza without anyones's knowledge and orders him to bring the unconscious Leanne back to the Turner house. Dorothy tells Sean and Julian that she "handled it". - 2:00
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Written by: Tony Basgallop
Released: February 5, 2021
Having kidnapped Leanne, Dorothy locks her in the disused attic of the Turner house. She asks about Jericho's location, but Leanne pleads ignorance. Dorothy hides the attic key and forbids Sean from speaking to Leanne, believing that she will manage to manipulate him. Leanne decorates the attic with items she finds, like an old mannequin and an analog metronome. Dorothy begins waking up at exactly 2:00 a.m. each night in a panicked frenzy, during which she physically abuses Leanne while asking about Jericho's location. Confused by this pattern, Dorothy starts to suspect that she has some form of repressed memory regarding Jericho. While Dorothy is at work, Sean finds the key and visits Leanne, bringing her gourmet meals while asking her more gently about Jericho. Leanne remains steadfast, and reminds Sean that the real Jericho is dead. Sean returns Leanne's bible to her, and she later prays at the page where his name was written. During dinner with Dorothy and Julian, Sean's sense of taste returns. On her fourth night of captivity, Leanne anticipates Dorothy's 2:00 a.m. routine and leaves the mannequin in her bed as a decoy, ambushing Dorothy and striking her in the head with the metronome before fleeing. Dorothy corners Leanne at the front door. Leanne admits to knowledge of Jericho's whereabouts, claiming that she and the cult are protecting him from Dorothy. Enraged, Dorothy strikes Leanne unconscious. Sean is woken up by the pain in his burned hand as his sense of feeling returns. With Dorothy absent from their room and the attic empty, he searches the house, finding that Dorothy has buried Leanne alive in the basement sinkhole. Sean digs Leanne out, accusing Dorothy of going too far. 2:00 a.m. was the moment Dorothy woke up and remembered Jericho the night after she left him in the car. - Cake
Directed by: Lisa Brühlmann
Written by: Tony Basgallop & Nina Braddock
Released: February 12, 2021
Leanne is still captive in the Turner home, though they allow her to walk freely inside the house at certain times of day. Remorseful for her actions, Dorothy invites Tobe over to keep Leanne company, providing him with the cover story that they abducted Leanne to save her from a cult and deprogram her. A package arrives in the mail under Sean's name—a baby figurine and a ransom note for $200,000. Sean initially suspects Julian, who pleads ignorance. The Turners pool their resources, including a package of cash Sean and Julian had set aside for a ransom scenario. Sean also sells his beloved espresso machine to reach the $200,000 mark. That night, while Sean and Dorothy take the money to the mall as instructed, Julian stays at the house along with Leanne, who bakes a cake with help from Tobe. Leanne places the figurine in one of the cakes, reminiscing about how her alcoholic mother would make her follow the same recipe and always take the prize of the "baby" for herself. She has Tobe hide in the attic, showing him that the Turners have been locking her in there. Julian calls the Turners, who receive no contact from the kidnappers at the mall. When Julian speaks to Sean alone, they realize that Leanne managed to access Sean's laptop and place the order. Julian confronts Leanne, who explains this wild goose hunt was more punishment for Dorothy. Uncle George appears at the mall, confronting the Turners. They bring him back to the house, where he demands to know where Leanne is. In the attic, Leanne devours the cake in search of the figurine while the lights around her flicker and pop. - Espresso
Directed by: Isabella Eklöf
Written by: Tony Basgallop & Nina Braddock
Released: February 19, 2021
Uncle George demands Leanne be brought back to the house from which she was kidnapped, secretly promising to heal Sean in return. He claims that he and Leanne are people who were "given a second chance at life" to serve others and says that Leanne was not supposed to come to Sean and Dorothy with Jericho, which is why he was taken. In flashbacks, Sean brings home a new coffee maker and gets invited to be the judge on a cooking competition show, initially declining because he has to care for Jericho but later agrees, leaving Dorothy alone with the baby. Dorothy tries to bribe George to leave, but he takes the money to the flooded basement and dumps it in the hole where Dorothy buried Leanne. He finds a strand of Leanne's hair there and becomes afraid, praying and suggesting that the flood is a divine punishment for Leanne being in the house. Sean tries to sneak Leanne out of the house, while she explains that George is lying and will not bring Jericho back no matter what. They are stopped by a news report on TV mentioning gunfire at the Marino house, where Leanne was taken from. The whereabouts and status of that family are unknown. - Marino
Directed by: Nimród Antal
Written by: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Released: February 26, 2021
Upon hearing the news on TV, Leanne tortures herself and George becomes unresponsive. Officer Reyes' unannounced visit forces the Turners to hide George. It is reported that the bodies of the Marino couple have been found but that their son, Sergio, is missing. Reyes insists on searching the house, but fails to find George. She, however, discovers in the attic straw crosses made by Leanne. Reyes reveals that she came to warn Sean of Dorothy's deteriorating mental state which is similar to that of Mr. Marino, who had failed to cope with his wife's sickness and had harmed his family. A note was found at the crime scene, written by Mr. Marino, indicating that Sergio's body should be searched. After Reyes leaves, Leanne finds out that Sergio's body was recently discovered having been shot by his father. She infers that she could have stopped the homicides if she had been there. Eventually, the Turners receive a wooden box addressed to George. It contains a Betamax tape, a note saying 'Reunite them by Christmas' Eve', a dagger, and vials. After learning that the body of Sergio Marino was found, Leanne tears down the crosses and apparently rebels against God as the skylight in the attic shatters. - Loveshack
Directed by: Isabella Eklöf
Written by:
Released: March 5, 2021
While assuring the Turners for Jericho's return, George begins collecting the 'ingredients'. Roscoe then appears and shuts the couple out. He reveals that George strictly asked him to do so. Dorothy confronts George, who desires isolation for the 'process' and reassures her to expect a reunion when 'the clock turns'. Sean's hand begins to heal from the paste George made him. Meanwhile, Julian tries to bond with Leanne when he finds out that the burned house was actually hers. Leanne discloses that her mother was cruel to her so she burned her dress, causing the fire. Julian convinces her that he ignored Dorothy's calls when Jericho died and he is the person to be blamed. Both of them sharing guilt, they have sex. George plays a song and starts to bang his head on the wall in Leanne's previous room. When he finds out Leanne is sleeping with Julian, Leanne confronts him. She accidentally shoves a candle on the floor, creating a wall of fire between herself and George. When she declares she can deal with May, an intimidated George assures her that May is not the woman she has to be afraid of but someone else entirely. Stressed, George runs out of the home only to be hit by a car as Leanne watches from the window. - Goose
Directed by: Nimród Antal
Written by: Tony Basgallop
Released: March 12, 2021
Leanne tells the Turners that George left, leaving them oblivious to the confrontation and car accident the previous night. Expecting Jericho to be returned on Christmas Eve, Dorothy prepares for his return by hosting a family gathering. In attendance are the Turners, Julian, Leanne, Frank, and his younger girlfriend Kourtney. Frank and Julian explain the situation with Jericho in its entirety to Kourtney before they arrive, but she has difficulty following it. Sean, who has gradually moved from an antireligious attitude to belief in God, says grace before the Christmas dinner and implores God to bring Jericho home. Throughout the night, Julian indulges heavily in alcohol and hides in the bathroom to snort cocaine while ducking calls from Natalie. Leanne confronts him about their sexual encounter, hoping to continue their affair, but Julian refuses, claiming it was a bad idea because he's "not right in the head". Returning to the bathroom once more, Julian overdoses and Kourtney finds him dead. Sean attempts CPR but is unsuccessful, during which time Dorothy arrives from a mysterious trip to the basement and looks at Julian's body with horror. Leanne also arrives and revives Julian with methods that ambiguously resemble CPR. Julian claims that he saw Jericho while he was dead, and the baby seemed "fine". After the Christmas guests depart, Leanne discovers that Dorothy was in the basement creating a noose out of Jericho's clothes, to commit suicide if he is not returned to her. A woman arrives at the house wearing a veil and asks Sean if he is looking for Jericho. - Josephine
Directed by: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Written by: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Released: March 19, 2021
The woman in the veil introduces herself as Josephine. She speaks to Dorothy, hinting at the truth of Jericho's death and showing her the onesie he died in. Troubled by this, Dorothy locks herself in Jericho's nursery. Josephine then lures Sean to another room, locking him inside before she confronts Leanne in the attic. Josephine plays the Betamax tape for Leanne, an instructive Church of Lesser Saints video on the process of "purifying" wayward members by ritualistically mutilating, blinding, and killing them before burning the bodies. Josephine refers to this video as a warning and instructs Leanne to pray with her. When instructed to forget about Dorothy, Leanne flees to the basement and prays alone there. Sean's door unlocks and he goes to the nursery, where a despondent Dorothy now believes the Church has killed Jericho, and is preparing to commit suicide. Sean pleads with Dorothy and successfully talks her down. In the basement, Josephine attempts the "purification" process on Leanne, but Dorothy arrives and knocks Josephine out with a shovel. In that moment, Leanne promises to reunite Dorothy with Jericho. When Dorothy leaves the basement to retrieve Sean, Josephine attacks Leanne again, but Leanne stabs her through the eye with a red-hot knife. The basement sinkhole is later shown filled with burning coals, and Josephine nowhere to be found. Sean attempts to tell Dorothy the truth about Jericho's death, but they are interrupted by singing on the baby monitor. They find Leanne cradling a living Jericho in the nursery. Leanne declares that the Turners are her family. Later, back in her spare room, Leanne talks to herself, referencing a growing darkness in her and declaring war on the cult. The power goes out along the street, and Josephine's burnt corpse is shown behind the wall of Leanne's room.