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'The Outsider' Episode 9 leaves fans wondering if there is more than one El Cuco out there

In Cherokee City, the District Attorney received news of another young boy who was found dead near a hiking trail — just like Frankie Peterson
UPDATED MAR 19, 2020
(HBO)
(HBO)

The penultimate chapter of HBO's southern gothic horror adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Outsider' saw Jack Hoskins (Mar Menchaca) kill Alec Pelley (Jeremy Bobb) with a sniper rifle on the orders of El Cuco. He fired several more shots but the show left viewers on a cliffhanger. No one knows if anyone else has been hit.

Despite being a slow episode, the final moments of 'Tigers and Bears' left audiences in shock. After all, no one was prepared for Alec's death. On the subreddit for the show, one viewer wrote, "I was nearly hyperventilating through this episode. The suspense was so well done."

Another viewer mentioned, "Yeah the cave stuff had me on edge... and then the ending I was just thinking it would setup next episode, I was honestly like whoa."

One matter of contention was about what we saw in Cherokee City, where the District Attorney received news of another young boy who was found dead near a hiking trail. Just like Frankie Peterson. One viewer wrote, "I'm very confused about the DA scenes... was there another murder? Does it signify another el cuco? Did our el cuco kill and eat a kid and they didn't show it? I'm so lost man."

In response to that, one more viewer said, "I just assumed el cuco had killed again, but now that I think about it the scenes in the cave seemed to imply that he still hasn't eaten. There totally might be another one out there that the DA will bring to the group's attention towards the end of the finale. It would be a nicely ominous send off to the show if they defeat el cuco but then find out there are more monsters out there. It would also lead nicely into the rumored second season."

Another fan suggested, "My guess is that there is going to multiple El Cuco's — I thought this was supposed to be a limited series but now they are saying 'season' finale and the show runner said he already started on season 2. I guess this is their way of hinting at it but it is completely out of the left field and just made me so confused."

Guess we all have to wait another week to find out if that’s true. 'The Outsider' finale will air on Sunday at 9 pm EST (8 pm CST) on HBO.

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