My Moon My Man
In the finale of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, David’s instability is on full display as he struggles with his own grief and mental demeanour. ..
David and the gang are out on a job to complete Faraday’s task, but they’re quickly surrounded by Militech. They’re forced to enter the cyberskeleton courtesy of a call from Lucy, encouraging them to do so. However, this is all part of a ploy from Faraday.
When Lucy manages to escape from her captor, she quickly rings David and tells him to run, pointing out that he’s walked right into a trap. It’s too late though and he becomes one with the cybernetic body.
Falco and Rebecca watch in shock as David takes out Militech, but in doing so, ends up going “cyber-psycho.” David manages to control the tech long enough to rally the troops and decide to get Lucy back and stop Faraday. ..
While all this is going on, Faraday betrays Kiwi, killing her to try and cover his own tracks. In her dying breath, she phones Falco and encourages him to bring the troops together and bring Lucy back.
As they enter Night City, Falco, Becca and David are attacked by the remaining armed guards. As they enter the city, Faraday and Kiwi worry that David – while slipping in and out of cyberpsychosis – will be coming for them next.
David’s meds no longer working, and with him slipping in and out of sanity, David sees visions of his mum who encourages him to continue fighting. Becca can’t get through to him anymore and realizes that the meds aren’t working. The only solution is to get him to Lucy.
David is running out of vials of the serum that has been keeping him in check for months. If he doesn’t get more soon, he will lose control and become a monster. ..
Douglas tries to bargain with Faraday, but in the midst of this, David shows up and turns the tables completely. He destroys all the guards and knocks Faraday down into a bloody puddle. However, Arasaka have a trick up their sleeve. They bring out the Smasher, who fatally wounds David.
David manages to scoop up Lucy in the wake of all this drama and takes her away. While he starts to lose control, Lucy leans forward and kisses him, bringing the guy back from the brink. David has resigned himself to his fate, knowing he’s going to die. However, he encourages Lucy to live and to keep on going. ..
With Faraday destroyed, we cut across to Falco and Becca, who are held down by the cops. Unfortunately, Smasher shows up again and this time, completely destroys Rebecca, turning her to a bloody mess. He also shoots Falco before turning his attention to David. With no more suppressants left, David buys some time for Falco and Lucy to leave, who decide to split the reward money. It seems David and Lucy won’t be going to the moon together after all, and in David’s final act, he’s killed by Smasher.
As the episode ends, Lucy heads out to the moon alone for her tour. This was something they shared way back in the early parts of this season.
The Episode Review
The 10 episodes of Cyberpunk: Edgerunner come to a close with an emotionally poignant and well written ending that pretty much rounds out most of the big plot points. Although Smasher is still roaming around, David’s arc comes full circle, protecting those he cares about in the ultimate act of selflessness. ..
The show manages to really lean into the influences of Cyberpunk 2077, with plenty of familiar locales and ideas put into these chapters. There are plenty of gunfights, bloodshed and well defined character development along the way, making this a really solid watch.
The final chapter does a good job of tying everything up with a neat bow, and despite the ambiguous final shot, it will be interesting to see whether this one will actually get another season or not. ..
Cyberpunk: Edgerunner is a new series that is set in the future. It follows a group of people who are trying to survive in a world where technology has taken over. The show is full of action and adventure, and it is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
