3 Body Problem: What Happened to Will Downing in the Season Finale?

This story contains spoilers for Netflix’s 3 Body Problem and Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy.Believe it or not, there are some characters in 3 Body Problem who aren’t overly concerned with the threat of alien invasion. Even though the Netflix series focuses on a group of scientists who must prevent an extraterrestrial race, called the San-Ti, from arriving on Earth in roughly 400 years, it takes quite a bit of time for the rest of the planet’s population to worry about the future threat. One of those characters is Will Downing (Alex Sharp), a physics teacher who learns that he has stage four pancreatic cancer. Naturally, he carries around a ton of emotional weight in the series. While everyone else is concerned about their future, Will is… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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