The Third Day has already (mostly) sealed Sam's fate on Osea Island, but could his wife Helen also be destined to join him on the island?

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In HBO's limited seriesThe Third Day episode 4, "Monday - The Mother", Helen (Naomie Harris) comes to Osea with her daughters, looking for her husband, Sam (Jude Law), but it's possible she might also be connected to the island and unable to leave.

Helen travels to Osea at first under false pretenses: she's trying to celebrate her daughter's birthday by indulging her interest in archaeology. However, the disgruntled preteen insists that she's no longer interested in archaeology, and her repeated insistence serves to further state that Helen's motivations likely run much deeper than what's presented on the surface. The ending of "Monday - The Mother" shows a family photo with Helen and her family, which includes the primary protagonist of the first three episodes, Sam. Sam initially came to Osea to grieve his murdered son, Nathan, who he sees in what appear to be strange visions as he spends more time on the island. Sam mentions his wife and two daughters repeatedly, but has an affair with Jess (Katherine Waterston).

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The first three episodes ofThe Third Daylargely tell Sam's story, and reveal that he's destined to become the Father of Osea. He's linked to the founder of the island, and was always meant to come home. Osea seems to have a greater influence on the rest of the world, which is why it's strange inhabitants are so keen on keeping the status quo and their strange traditions. It's said that Osea is the "soul of the world"; if the island is sick, the whole world will be sick. While it could just be a strange belief system or urban legend, the islanders take their role very seriously and, while Sam is hesitant to take on his birthright as Father at first, he later accepts his place in "The Big House" when he's told that he can be reunited with his son. Similarly, the final three episodes seem geared toward Helen's story, which could mean that she's meant to be Osea's "Mother" and reunite with her family for better or worse.

Sam and Helen both seemed to be drawn to Osea to find something precious to them that was lost. In Sam's case, he was going to grieve Nathan's death and find answerswhich he seems to hope will lead to closureabout the event. Helen is seemingly looking for answers about Sam's disappearance; his behavior was increasingly erratic before he left with a large sum of money, and the fact that he'd abandon his remaining family seemed suspect. Helen shows determination and grit from the beginning, outwardly refusing to be turned away when she tries to get the island's residents to honor her Air BnB reservation for her family vacation, and even going so far as to break into someone's house for shelter. She's relentless in her pursuit of answers, a far cry from Sam who wanted solutions, but was too caught up in his emotions and his affair with Jess to go after what he desired with the same tenacity.

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