Diksha Sundriyal
The truth comes to light as Danny Sullivan finally catches up with his reality in Apple TV+’s ‘The Crowded Room.’ Until now, Danny believed that people like Ariana and Jack were his friends who came into his life just when he needed them. After weeks of interviews and trying to let Danny come to the realization himself, Rya Goodwin gives up and decides to confront him with undeniable proof of the truth. This leads Danny to a frightening reality, as we get to see the struggle inside his head as different personalities try to take control. Here’s what the ending means for him. SPOILERS AHEAD
The Crowded Room Episode 7 Recap
When Rya discovered that Danny had multiple personalities, she knew he needed to be eased into the truth. The best way to go about it was to let one of his personalities show the truth to him. However, as time passes and the date of Danny’s trial inches closer, Rya has no option but to tell Danny herself. She shows him the CCTV footage from that day at the Rockefeller Centre. In the video, Danny is seen shooting at people and then fleeing the crime scene.
Danny believed that Ariana had been with him that day, and he has no idea what Rya is trying to tell him. As he starts to process the situation, Yitzhak takes over and threatens Rya. Meanwhile, Danny finds himself outside the barn. When he goes in, it’s much bigger than it was in reality. He goes deeper into it until he eventually comes across Jack, Yitzhak, Mike, and Jonny arguing with each other. His confusion gets worse when he sees himself sleeping in a corner of the room.
Danny’s sudden appearance inside the barn rattles the personalities. Jack is strictly against letting Rya prove that Danny has a mental condition. At the pre-trial, Jack shows up and acts like there is nothing wrong with Danny. Rya and Stan, his lawyer, had tried to plead insanity so that Danny wouldn’t go to prison but would be sent to a psychiatric facility. However, the judge finds Danny fully competent, and the trial is scheduled as planned.
The Crowded Room Episode 7 Ending
Danny’s mind split into different personalities as a survival tactic. Every personality serves a purpose. Yitzhak is the muscle, Jack is the father figure, Mike is the normal one, Jonny helped him make money by selling drugs, and Ariana helped him with his loneliness. For a long time, Danny didn’t know they were his versions and not the people separate from him. Over time, his personalities gained a life of their own, and now, they consider themselves separate entities.
When Rya first met Jack, she told him she wanted to help Danny. Jack thought she could get Danny out of prison, but he gets scared when he realizes that this might mean going to the psychiatric facility. Jack knows that once Danny’s condition is acknowledged, the doctors will treat him, which means getting rid of his multiple personalities. They would make Danny let go of his alter egos, which means that Jack and the others would be erased from his mind. This, in a way, would be killing them.
With all the different personalities inside Danny’s head, someone has to take charge and decide which personality Danny needs at a given time. Jack has taken over this responsibility, which gives him a sense of control over Danny. If Danny is sent to the hospital, Jack would have to give up that control. He isn’t ready for that, even if it means Danny would have to go to prison. Yitzhak believes that they should let Danny be treated so that the boy can confront the truth and go out into the world on his own. Jack doesn’t agree with him and knows that Yitzhak might do something to sabotage his plans, so he kills Yitzhak.
Jack’s actions are dangerous because it shows that the personalities have a survival instinct of their own. They are not concerned about Danny anymore but themselves. Despite being told to stay away from the spotlight due to his drug abuse issues, Jonny lands Danny in trouble in prison. Ariana and Mike, too, don’t want to be erased from Danny’s mind.
Jack’s desire to stay alive and in control has spiraled, evident from the sheer number of undesirables lying dead at the bottom of the barn. Danny has developed several personalities for different situations over the years. These personalities were allowed to live as long as they proved useful. If they were harmful to Danny, Jack (presumably) would kill them. He would also kill them if the personality tried to go against Jack.
When Danny shows up at the barn awake, Jack realizes that Rya’s words have started to seep into Danny. He knows that, eventually, Danny will realize the truth. He also knows that no matter which personality took control, Rya could differentiate between them. This is why Jack decides to apprise Danny of the situation, hoping that if Danny tells Rya to leave him alone, she might be forced to do so. He and the others prep Danny and scare him about the consequences of going to a psychiatric hospital. They insist that Danny’s survival depends on their survival, and he needs to tell Rya to stop. However, things don’t go as planned.
When Rya shows up for the interview, she believes she is talking to Jack and starts shouting at him for humiliating her at the pre-trial. But then Danny whispers to her, asking her to help him because there are voices inside his head. This shows that Danny is finally up to date with the situation and is not happy with it. He is scared of the people inside his head and wants them to go. He begs Rya for help and whispers because he is scared that the people inside his head might hear him.
This is a huge blow to Jack’s plan and a great step for Danny and his defense. However, considering the hold that the personalities, especially Jack, have exercised over Danny’s mind over the years, they will not let go of him so easily. They will try to wrest control from him, which means things will get more challenging for him now. Still, he has taken the first step, which’ll go a long way in getting the help he needs.
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