A Murder At The End Of The World’s Retreat Guests Explained: Who … – Screen Rant

Warning! This article contains spoilers for A Murder At The End Of The World.

Although A Murder at the End of the World does not explicitly mention which guests were invited by Andy and which ones by Lee, one can guess who was invited by whom based on some hidden clues and details. In A Murder at the End of the World's episode 1, Martin, Sian, and David speculate whether Darby was invited by Lee or Andy as they make their way to the retreat. While Martin believes that Andy must have invited her, David disagrees and claims that Andy would only invite people who have built something from the ground up. Martin also explains that Andy Ronson invited five of the nine guests while his wife, Lee, invited four.

Episodes 1 and 2 of A Murder at the End of the World do not resolve this mystery, and it remains unknown whether certain characters were invited by Lee or Andy. However, the episodes drop several subtle clues that allow viewers to become armchair detectives and deduce who was invited by whom. Given how Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's shows and movies are written intricately with attention to every little detail, the guest list alone could offer answers to several underlying mysteries.

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In A Murder at the End of the World, Sian is introduced as a Brazillian woman who started her career as a doctor but later went on to become an astronaut. When Darby first meets her on the plane to the retreat, she mentions that Sian even stepped on the Moon. Later, in A Murder at the End of the World's episode 1, Andy Ronson commends Sian by saying that she could be the one saving humanity's future with her research on the colonization of the Moon. Given how Andy Ronson takes the time to specifically mention Sian's achievements during the welcome dinner and even calls her a close friend, it seems evident he invited her.

Considering that Bill Farrah is known for being an artist who criticizes technological advancement with his artwork, he likely would not have received an invitation for the central retreat in A Murder at the End of the World if it wasn't for Lee. Andy and most of his guests are proponents of technological developments, especially AI. This puts Bill at odds with them, making him unworthy of being on Andy's guest list. However, for hacker Lee Andersen (Brit Marling), Bill seems to be the perfect guest for the retreat not only because they used to be close friends but also because Lee has faced the dire consequences of unchecked technological developments in the past.

As her backstory reveals, she was doxxed after she published a critical manifesto about how misogyny was destroying the early promise of the internet. Her haters even posted fake AI-generated videos of her to ruin her online reputation. Given how Bill creates activist art that denounces technology, it makes sense for Lee to invite him.

A Murder at the End of the World does not initially reveal much about Lui Mei. Andy Ronson also does not explicitly mention that he invited her to the retreat. However, since Lui Mei is one of the biggest players in the world of AI technology, it would be logical for Andy Ronson to invite her to the retreat and show her the advancements he and his people have made in recent years.

Darby seemingly gets a last-moment invitation to the retreat in A Murder at the End of the World after she mentions Lee Andersen as one of her inspirations in her book, "The Silver Doe." This alone establishes that she was invited by Lee. However, there could be a deeper reason why Darby was called to the retreat because it seems strange how her ex-boyfriend, Bill, was also invited and murdered on his first night at the venue. Although the exact reason why Darby received an invitation remains a mystery, Lee likely had some hidden motives when she decided to call Darby to the retreat.

As established in A Murder at the End of the World's episode 1, Ziba is among the few guests Andy specifically acknowledges during the welcome dinner. He praises Ziba for pioneering the use of end-to-end encryption during her activism in Iran, confirming that he invited her after being impressed by her work. Ziba, however, seems immensely critical of rich folks like Andy Ronson who hoard money. She claims she would not have attended the retreat but only showed up because she wanted to meet a like-minded activist like Bill.

Lui Mei mentions that she is a big fan of Martin's movies, which establishes that he is a gifted filmmaker with an impressive line of work. Unlike most other guests invited by Lee, Martin seems relatively neutral about technology. In A Murder at the End of the World's episode 2, he even takes Andy Ronson's AI assistant's help to create a movie, which portrays how, despite being invited by Lee Andersen, Martin is the kind of person who can get along with both proponents of technology and its critics.

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David's initial interactions with Darby and other guests on the plane to the retreat suggest that he is an arrogant businessman who takes immense pride in his high net worth. Although Andy Ronson does not explicitly mention that he invited David, David seems sure that it was Andy's idea to have him at the retreat because, according to him, the distinction between the people who build real businesses in the world and the ones who don't is important to Andy. David's pompousness and pride confirm that Lee Andersen would not have invited him since her guest list includes more grounded people like Rohan, Darby, and Bill.

A Murder at the End of the World introduces Rohan as a climate scientist, which is enough to confirm that he was on Lee Andersen's guest list. While Rohan does not openly criticize technology like Bill and Ziba, he likely has deep concerns about its long-term impact on the planet because of his profession. Rohan's reaction to Bill's death in A Murder at the End of the World's episode 2 also suggests that he had a history with Bill.

Oliver is another guest at the retreat who gets acknowledged by Andy Ronson at the welcome dinner. Ronson says that Oliver's work in robotics is beyond what he read in science fiction as a kid. Ronson's admiration for Oliver's work in A Murder at the End of the World's episode 1 not only establishes that he invited him to the retreat but also suggests that he has been following his work in robotics for quite some time and has even collaborated with him to develop relevant technologies that could save the planet in the future.

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