Now, Hannah's book differs quite sharply from the series-for example, Johnny and Kate are never on the cusp of divorce-so this specific plot point may not be reflected in the series. This is where Firefly Lane the book comes in handy. But by the time Bud dies, two years later, Tully has done something so unforgivable that Kate believes there is no repairing their relationship. This is, to put it mildly, jarring as hell, given that we've just spent ten episodes watching the evolution of a friendship so unbreakable that nothing-not men, not family, not their very different lives-can come between them. Kate replies, "When I said that I could never forgive you for what you did, what did you think that meant?" She adds: "Go home. "Don't you think you've punished me enough?" Tully asks. But in the flash-forward at Bud's funeral, Tully shows up and Kate is furious. I mean, these two had been best friends, closer than sisters, for three decades. What did Tully do to Kate?īy far the most alarming plot twist (sorry, Johnny sorry, Bud) was the revelation that Kate and Tully's friendship had imploded. Here, we break down the ending of Firefly Lane, and what could be in store for season two. Kristin Hannah's books (yes, there's a sequel) provide some potential answers. And most alarmingly, we get a flash-forward to the present day, two years afterwards, where Tully and Kate are no longer friends. Tully quits The Girlfriend Hour in protest of her predatory and controlling boss, and asks Kate to start a new show with her.
Johnny falls victim to an IED while reporting in Iraq the series ends with him lying on his back, injured, though it's not clear how badly. Well, welcome to the club! The first season ends on a major cliffhanger-for Johnny, for Tully, for all the characters we've come to love (and whose wigs we despair of). Like: Is Johnny dead? Will Tully go back to The Girlfriend Hour ? And, most importantly: What on God's green earth did Tully do to blow up her decades-long friendship with Kate, not to mention her godmother-ship of Marah?
So you finished season one of Firefly Lane, the coming-of-age Netflix series starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke and based on the novel by Kristin Hannah, and you have questions.