Episode 8 of Surface starts with Sophie running. It's been several weeks since Baden's murder, and she makes her way to Baden's empty apartment, struggling to hold back tears as the memories of the past taunt her mind. She continues running, making it back home where James is chatting to Inspector Seager from SFPD. He's there about Baden, and specifically the fight that happened earlier in the night. Sophie brings up the affair, but the officer is already aware of this. In fact, he decides to question Sophie alone at the dining table. So after meandering our way through 8 episodes of a mystery-but-not-really-a-mystery, we're baited the prospect of a second season where we explore more of Sophie/Tess' past. My question is, why would we want to? Sophie has proven herself to be a pretty horrible protagonist. Now, don't get me wrong James, Caroline and Harrison aren't exactly squeaky clean either but this is our protagonist we're talking about, the person we're supposed to rally behind. Episode 6 went some way to try and lift any ill will against Sophie, showing her confronting the past and her manipulative ways, including her affair and constant lies to try and push James' career forward, even though he wasn't exactly onboard with this to begin with. Then we end with Sophie deciding James deserves everything he has coming for him, punishing the guy over her mistakes regarding work and, more importantly, the fact he had nothing to do with her jumping. This whole hook ended up being a switch and bait as in the end, it turns into more of a whydunit rather than a whodunit.
Whether Apple will actually greenlight a sequel to this one or not remains to be seen but given the tepid reaction from both critics and audiences to this, I'm failing to see the need for it to be honest. Either way, we wrap up most of the big plot points but also leave a lot of unanswered questions too. As far as finales go, this one was average at best. Flashbacks reveal more of Sophie's behaviour. It turns out she found a blue key with the word "terminus" on. This belonged to a storage warehouse just across the street. Heading there, she finds a single bag is on the floor. And that bag holds a phone, cash and one contact - Eliza Huntley. There's also Tess' passport too. It's everything she needs to get away.