Lisa, though offered the opportunity to direct her film, walks away from another producer, Alvin Sender ( Patrick Fischler), who seeks to profit off her work just as Burke did. Lou Burke loses the movie, his son, and his sight. Instead, the show keeps this in the background while prioritizing the main premise of the show - Lisa’s revenge against Burke.īy the end of the season, Lisa Nova’s curse is a success and her revenge plan is fulfilled. All this cosmic, supernatural, and mythological backstory isn’t explicitly laid out for the audience. If Boro successfully takes over Lisa’s body, she might consolidate her original powers with the essence of the spirit of the white jaguar. One can infer that Lisa, having been born in Brazil and whose mother’s identity has been kept a mystery throughout the show, is the child of the original white jaguar that faced off with Boro nearly a thousand years before. She’s been grooming Lisa’s body, consuming her blood through the kittens that Lisa vomits, to eventually take her over. Lisa accepts that a spirit creature - which has manifested itself as a Channel Zero-esque ghost, a woman without a face, as well as a white jaguar print sofa that has haunted her throughout the series - is her mother. By the end of the series, as most of the main characters reach the end of their arcs and many side characters actually bite the dust, there are still plenty of unanswered questions.īoro’s nefarious plot coincides with Lisa Nova’s origins as revealed in the last episode. There are also a number of plot detours that seem to divert attention from the main plot but actually add onto the show’s worldbuilding, such as Boro’s backstory. In an interview with Collider, Keener admitted, “Yeah, we didn’t know what the hell was going on.” There are steps to casting Lisa’s curse, and the series takes its time in letting it play out. Even stars Rosa Salazar and Catherine Keener shared some confusion about the show. While the premise seems straightforward, the series is anything but. Lisa’s revenge plan involves casting a curse on Burke, as she elicits the help and supernatural expertise of the eccentric Boro ( Catherine Keener). Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Brand New Cherry Flavor.īrand New Cherry Flavor, the new 90s Netflix thriller from the creators of Channel Zero, tells the story of Lisa Nova ( Rosa Salazar), an aspiring filmmaker seeking revenge against a sleazy producer, Lou Burke ( Eric Lange).
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