'Odyssey' 2025 Movie Ending Explained & Full Story: How Does Viking Save Natasha?

“Odyssey,” directed by Gerard Johnson, is a strange little film about an estate agent’s life going chaotically down the drain, thanks to crushing debt, drug addiction, and questionable life choices. Not to be confused with the upcoming epic tentpole helmed by a certain Christopher Nolan, “Odyssey” seems like a movie deliberately choosing to lean mainly on atmospheric dread and an overall grim vibe, instead of relying on things like writing and acting. Lead star Polly Maberly does sell the character of Natasha quite well, though; it’s not exactly her fault that the pay-off in “Odyssey” doesn’t pack much punch.

Spoilers Ahead

What happens in the movie? 

Real estate agent Natasha Flynn is in a financial fix, with unpaid debt all over the city, her bank getting concerned about a loan repayment, and no constructive good news—moneywise—on the horizon. Things are so bad that she has to escape from a dental clinic after having her wisdom teeth extracted, just because she has no money to pay. The only thing she has going for her is perhaps her agency, which is still drawing clients. It consists of Safi, Natasha’s longtime friend; Spike, the tech guy who’s making an app that is going to expand the business to a much bigger area; and intern Dylan, who seems very excited to be here. On her first day at the office, Dylan learns the intricacies of the job when Natasha takes her out into the field, showing houses to potential clients. Natasha establishes it’s all about how you’re pitching it to them—like a kebab shop near a small apartment becomes an amenity, the middle-of-nowhere location for a house lets you dub it semi-rural, and so on. All of this is cool, but ultimately seems futile, as it hardly has anything to do with the main plot. 

What is really going on?

Even though the real estate plot is an interesting setup, the story is hardly about anyone but Natasha. With each passing minute you realize her situation is worse than you imagine. Like when you see Natasha having a meeting with this guy, Dom—who runs a much bigger and successful agency—about a potential takeover, you can smell the deal is ultimately not going to happen, even though she is pretty much banking on it. And she’s so deluded that she keeps calling it a merger. Meanwhile, this woman, Sofie—possibly a friend—continuously calls Natasha about the money she owes her; Natasha keeps dodging it, and the pressure keeps mounting on her, with her world crumbling down around her. All that stress leads to Natasha blowing up at her colleagues, mainly Spike and Safi, with the latter eventually leaving for good. Meanwhile, another agent, Douglas—who’s more celebrated than Natasha and even has his own YouTube channel—suddenly goes missing; Natasha seems to be least bothered by it, though.

How does Natasha fall into a trap?

When someone is in Natasha’s position, they keep looking for all sorts of means to find a way out of the hole, which often lands them into a deeper hole. For Natasha, that trouble turns out to be a shady bar owner named Dan. He claims to be a friend, but you soon realize the guy wants to have some “benefits” as well in exchange for some money. Natasha might be at the bottom of a dark pit, but she is still not going to prostitute herself, which is commendable for sure. However, Natasha does need money, and Dan proposes to take care of that, provided she helps him with a job. And what’s the job? Transporting none other than Douglas to a secure location. Yeah, the agent who went missing has actually been kidnapped by Dan and this other guy, Will, who is introduced as Dan’s brother. These guys are clearly more than just bar owners, as they claim that Douglas is actually their partner who tried scamming them. Anyway, Will plays it smart by forcing Natasha to take a photo with a tied-up Douglas, which only means she can’t say no to the unpleasant ordeal now. So she has no choice but to move him to this place called Calypso Farm, an abandoned listing not claimed by anybody. The house has an inverted pentagram drawn on the floor, but no, like most things in this movie not making sense, this also doesn’t play any part in anything. Bottom line, there’s zero supernatural elements in this movie, which is a shame, because the vibe is all “Odyssey” has, and adding some horror would have made it wilder.

Who is Viking, and how does he help Natasha? 

Logic is definitely not a strong suit of this movie, and the very random appearance of Viking onto the scene further confirms it. This guy is basically Natasha’s savior, and she happens to have a past connection with him. The man is a bit strange, though that might be an understatement, he is literally one of those mobile phone haters and doesn’t use one himself; which makes it extremely difficult for Natasha to actually contact him. But Viking’s logic is, even if he doesn’t use a phone, he still can be contacted by those who really need it—gotta say this sounds very cool, even though I can’t make any sense out of it! 

I would have loved it had “Odyssey” just shown Viking as this old guy who can eat the likes of Dan and Will for dinner, but then they decided to add some context, which mellows things down. Viking might seem like Natasha’s father at first, but he’s actually a father figure who once killed her real father. Natasha’s father had it coming though, as he was abusive to her mother, and Viking was hired to take care of the situation. He then grew affectionate towards Natasha and still shows up to put his life on the line in order to protect her from people like Will and Dan.

I’m only exaggerating a little here; Viking doesn’t have to put in much effort here as he and Natasha just walk into Calypso farm, violently killing Dan, Will, and their whole team. Natasha goes on to rescue Douglas, and shortly after, we see her happy as she is seen celebrating something with her colleagues. Seems like good times are back in her life again! Or maybe this is just Natasha 2.0 we’re seeing, who wouldn’t hesitate to shoot you point blank if you were an obstacle in her path. You do see her having a whole lot of fun murdering Sofie. I’m not sure what she’s going to do about the bank loan, but it hardly matters in a movie like this. So, I guess I can sign off by saying Natasha lived happily ever after, all thanks to Viking!

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