What is the state of Rittenhouse following the finale?
In the two-part finale of Timeless named “The Miracle of Christmas”, Emma Whitmore is killed. What is the state of Rittenhouse following that? Benjamin Cahill presumably returned to custody after helping rat her out, but there are still others, right? I mean, there’s still people like the guy who didn’t remember that Jennifer existed, and I can’t imagine Connor Mason and Denise Christopher rounding up everyone by themselves.
So does Rittenhouse still exist after all that? Or was it somehow disbanded?
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I agree with @rahul:
...Rittenhouse is not just ONE family but a group of families with vested interests.
Let's add a couple more observations.
- Benjamin Cahill might be in custody, but that doesn't mean that he is no longer involved in Rittenhouse, and it's certainly no indication that Rittenhouse has been dissolved. After all, he tells Emma that he knows where all of the Rittenhouse property is and had to go to many of them before he found her. So their assets aren't dried up, Emma just didn't know about all of them.
- Lucy is Rittenhouse Royalty. Could we possibly speculate that if she would have just claimed her place in the hierarchy she would have been able to call the shots, or at least influence them, and put an end to it?
- Emma was shot at the end, but that doesn't mean that she died. Hello, loose end.
- The upgraded lifeboat still exists, under guard, but totally functional. Specifically so that they can use it if someone creates another time machine.
- And yes, that little girl at the end. Perhaps she is the daughter of the child that Wyatt delivered as they were rushing to evacuate? Certainly trying to save the mother and child (in Korea) changed their history from what it would have been...
So, Rittenhouse is most likely hindered, but gone? Doubtful.
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In addition to my comment,
Answer to this would be highly speculative as Rittenhouse is not just ONE family but a group of families with vested interests. So I guess will have to wait up till someone steal Time Machine designs from that little girl in the end.
I would like to add a point here that Rittenhouse is still around in 2023, maybe a little shocked because Lucy's father who earlier seemed to be committed to cause, ratted out Emma for saving Lucy and mothership eventually fell into hands of Feds.
After destruction of mothership, lifeboat from future which is advanced version of earlier one is under armed surveillance.
Now without a time machine Rittenhouse is paralyzed and can't do much in present.
A cliffhanger where that teen girl seem to come up with similar idea of Flux Capacitor and time machine as of Rufus might be lead for next season.
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