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Supacell season 1 ends with Krazy dead, but the real villains of Supacell are only revealed after the ending credits. Krazy was working for Ray, a shadowy figure who was watching the show’s super-powered protagonists from a distance and observing their powers. Even Ray himself turns out to have a boss in Siân Brooke’s seemingly kindly Victoria. When Victoria first appeared, she was a harmless sickle cell disease researcher. Supacell’s post-credits scene proved there was a lot more to her than this side. The pivotal scene began with Ray visiting Krazy in a hospital bed.
As Krazy begged for another chance, Victoria coldly ordered him to be shot and killed. Krazy thanked Ray for saving his life after he lost his showdown with Michael. Ray was initially friendly, but Victoria soon appeared and began pointing out Krazy’s many failures. As Krazy begged for another chance, Victoria coldly ordered him to be shot and killed. The subsequent exchange made it clear that Victoria was the one calling the shots all along, as she warned a terrified Ray that he had also failed her. Victoria zoomed in on an image of Michael as she promised that, from now on, she would be handling the Supacell heroes her way instead.
Throughout Supacell, Michael struggles with a flash forward that informs him his beloved fiancée Dionne is destined to die unless he brings the Supacell team together. In the season 1 finale’s ending, Micheal finally masters time travel, the superpower he has been struggling with throughout the series. Michael unlocks this vital ability after Rodney attempts to take Krazy’s hidden device from him, forgetting that Krazy’s superpower is the ability to temporarily borrow another person’s powers. Krazy steals Rodney’s super speed and, in an instant, stabs the entire team to death. This sets up Michael’s heroic last stand.
Krazy’s shots manage to miss all the heroes, but one stray bullet hits and kills Dionne. Michael proves he can turn back time at will when he stops Rodney from accidentally letting Krazy kill the entire gang. Michael stabs Krazy to death before the gang leader can temporarily steal Rodney’s powers, but even this doesn’t stop a bitter, dying Krazy from firing off a few random shots as he expires. Krazy’s shots manage to miss all the heroes, but one stray bullet hits and kills Dionne. Since she has no superpowers, Dionne dies quickly as Michael holds her in his arms, devastated. Michael’s powers are too depleted to turn back time again and avoid this fate.
Throughout Supacell season 1, Michael and the rest of the gang struggle against a set of “Hooded figures” who are determined to take super-powered people hostage for some nefarious reason. Eventually, Supacell’s ending reveals that Krazy is the leader of the “Hooded figures” and they are a gang working for Ray. The group abducts anyone with superpowers and turns them in to Ray and Victoria, who are researching the link between a family history of sickle cell disease and these emergent powers. Although Ray and Victoria claim to want the best for these test subjects, it is obvious they are oppressing them.
Andre’s super strength was central to the Supacell gang succeeding against the “Hooded figures” but, when the finale’s battle began, the single father was on the side of the villains. This was arguably understandable since they offered him safety and stability for his at-risk son. Michael successfully convinced Andre to switch sides after he pointed out Krazy’s crimes, proving that the “Hooded figures” were far from heroic. He achieved this by temporarily stopping time mid-fight, proving that Michael’s powers of time manipulation aren’t limited to jumping back and forward into the past and future.
For all of his threats and the many deaths that he caused, Krazy was not the most dangerous villain in Supacell. Andre was a key member of the Supacell team and a fan favorite, so his willingness to join Krazy’s side was a big shock, and Andre's decision to side with Michael makes for a very satisfying arc.
Although Krazy was seemingly stabbed to “Death” by Michael, his life was saved by the missing super-powered girl, Jasmine, reviving and healing him. However, Ray’s boss, Victoria, had Krazy shot for failing his mission in Supacell’s post-credits scene. This was an effective way to prove that, for all of his threats and the many deaths that he caused, Krazy was not the most dangerous villain in Supacell. Instead, he was just a cog in a much bigger, more dangerous machine that was still coming for the heroes. This sets up Victoria’s vengeance, Supacell Season 2’s most promising and worrying storyline.
Krazy's death at the hands of Victoria is a powerful moment. This action demonstrates that Victoria is far more dangerous than Krazy. She is willing to kill anyone who stands in her way and is clearly prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve her goals, setting up a season 2 showdown that will be very challenging for Michael and the Supacell team.
The meaning of Supacell’s title is hinted at throughout season 1 as the characters realize they all share a family history of sickle cell disease in common. Eventually, the title is fully explained in the season’s ending when Ray tells Supacell's heroes that their powers come from a sickle cell mutation. Their powers seemingly activate at times of severe stress or when they encounter other Supacell carriers who have accessed their powers. This explains why Supacell's hero Michael needed to bring the team together, even though, tragically, this was not enough to save the life of his innocent fiancee, Dionne.
The reveal that the powers are linked to sickle cell disease is a clever and unexpected twist. This makes the Supacell team a unique group of heroes and introduces a new element to the show's mythology. It also helps to humanize the characters, showing that they have more in common than just their superpowers.