The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

The bus attack was a deliberate cover-up orchestrated by the secret institute. Dr. Baek revealed that the teenage girl was unexpectedly pregnant with twins, one of whom is Ark 1 and the other is Ja-yoon. The institute used the toxic gas incident to extract both girls and bring them to their facility for experimentation, exploiting the unique genetic potential of the twins.

Foreshadowing: The bus journey was initially presented as a normal trip, making the sudden toxic gas attack seem random until the true motive is revealed.

• bus attack
• toxic gas
• pregnancy
• twins
• secret institute
• Dr. Baek

Ark 1 is one of the twin sisters born from the secret pregnancy. She was held captive in a secret laboratory run by the institute, where experimental devices were implanted beneath her skin. These devices granted her superhuman abilities. After years of captivity, she fought her way out and escaped into the woods, triggering the events of the present-day story.

Foreshadowing: Earlier scenes establish that the girls were taken from the bus for a purpose far more significant than a simple rescue.

• Ark 1
• laboratory
• escape
• superhuman abilities
• experimental devices

Ja-yoon and Ark 1 are twin sisters, both born from the secret pregnancy orchestrated by the institute. They reunite at Yong-Doo's hideout after Ark 1's rampage. Ja-yoon arrives in a vehicle, kills the last surviving operative, and reveals their familial bond. She then seeks Ark 1's help to locate their mother, whose psychic connection with Ark 1 is growing stronger.

Foreshadowing: The opening flashback showed Dr. Baek with the girl and her twin, establishing that there were two children from the pregnancy.

• Ja-yoon
• twin sister
• reunion
• mother
• psychic connection

Kyung-Hee sacrifices herself to create a crucial distraction that allows Ark 1 and her brother Dae-Gil to escape from Yong-Doo's hideout. She deliberately draws the enemies' attention toward herself, enabling the others to flee. During this heroic act, she sustains a fatal wound and dies. Her death serves as a pivotal emotional moment in the film.

Foreshadowing: Earlier in the film, Kyung-Hee shows her determination to protect her family and inheritance, foreshadowing her willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice.

• Kyung-Hee
• sacrifice
• death
• Dae-Gil
• escape

The girls' mother is being held in a mysterious location described as a gigantic aquarium, with wires snaking through her body. Dr. Baek senses an impending threat to the sisters as they reunite. At the film's climax, there is a brief glimpse of their mother inside this aquarium, and she appears to awaken with a flutter of her eyes before the screen fades to black, leaving her fate ambiguous.

Foreshadowing: The psychic connection between Ark 1 and her mother intensifies throughout the film, hinting that the mother is still alive somewhere.

• mother
• aquarium
• wires
• awakening
• psychic connection

The experimental devices are foreign objects implanted beneath Ark 1's skin by the secret institute. These devices are the source of her superhuman abilities, including enhanced strength and combat skills. Kyung-Hee's uncle, a skilled surgeon, performs an emergency operation to remove them, revealing the extent of the experimentation conducted on Ark 1 during her captivity.

Foreshadowing: Ark 1's extraordinary fighting abilities during her escape hint at some form of enhancement or experimentation.

• experimental devices
• skin
• surgery
• superhuman abilities
• Kyung-Hee's uncle

Dae-Gil is Kyung-Hee's brother. After Kyung-Hee's sacrifice allows him and Ark 1 to escape, he narrowly avoids capture but later faces a tragic fate. He is killed by Yong-Doo while witnessing his sister's lifeless body. His death occurs during the chaos following the confrontation at Yong-Doo's hideout.

Foreshadowing: The film builds tension around the danger facing both Kyung-Hee and Dae-Gil as they help Ark 1.

• Dae-Gil
• death
• Kyung-Hee
• Yong-Doo

Yong-Doo gains extraordinary powers through a deal with Jang's team from the secret institute. During a clandestine conference, Yong-Doo trades information about Ark 1's location in exchange for superhuman abilities. However, after Ark 1's rampage, Yong-Doo is left incapacitated with broken feet, rendering him powerless against her.

Foreshadowing: Yong-Doo's willingness to work with the shadowy institute hints at his ambition to gain power.

• Yong-Doo
• powers
• Jang
• secret institute
• exchange

The post-credits scene reveals that Jo-Hyeon and Tom survived their apparent death and are now assembling with a group referred to as 'witches.' This team is preparing to hunt down Ja-yoon and Ark 1, setting up potential sequel storylines. The term likely refers to individuals with similar superhuman abilities to the sisters.

Foreshadowing: Dr. Baek's warning about an impending threat to the sisters foreshadows this new enemy group.

• witches
• post-credits
• Jo-Hyeon
• Tom
• hunt
• sequel

Dr. Baek's role is ambiguous. She was present when the girls were taken from the bus and runs the secret facility where Ark 1 was held. However, she later warns about the danger facing the sisters and provides tracking devices to Jo-Hyeon's team. Her true allegiances remain unclear, whether she genuinely cares for the girls or is using them for the institute's purposes.

Foreshadowing: Dr. Baek's initial revelation about the pregnancy secret suggests she has been involved with the twins since birth.

• Dr. Baek
• ally
• enemy
• secret institute
• tracking device

No, Jo-Hyeon and Tom survive. Despite being shown being decimated by Jang's crew during the chaos at Yong-Doo's hideout, they reappear alive in the post-credits scene. They assemble with the witches and gear up to hunt down Ja-yoon and Ark 1, confirming their survival and suggesting they faked their deaths or escaped.

Foreshadowing: The ambiguity of their deaths left room for their return, which is confirmed in the post-credits.

• Jo-Hyeon
• Tom
• survival
• post-credits
• Jang's crew