Josh must reopen the rift — but doing so will cost him years of his life.
Gavin refuses. But Eve whispers: “I already died in one timeline to save you. Let me save everyone now.” La Brea - Season 3
“Home” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. Tagline: Time brought them together. Love brought them home. Josh must reopen the rift — but doing
Josh discovers another survivor trapped in 2021: (recurring actor), a scientist from the 1950s who stepped through a rift decades ago and has been hiding in plain sight. Paulo reveals the truth: The rifts are caused by a decaying “temporal anchor” buried deep beneath La Brea, a device built by an advanced prehistoric civilization (the “Ancestors”). If it fails, all of time collapses. Let me save everyone now
Zane reaches the heart first and tries to absorb its power, but the Ancestor’s spirit rejects him — he’s been corrupted by grief and control. The heart begins to shatter, causing time storms: mammoths appear in the bunker, modern guns turn to stone, and the sky tears open.
They’re attacked by a new tribe: , humans who worship the rift technology and believe closing it will unmake existence. Their leader, Zane (played by Alex Meraz), captures Sam and Veronica. Zane reveals he is also “rift-touched” — a descendant of the Ancestors — and that Eve’s return was a trap. “The rifts chose your family, Gavin,” Zane sneers via a psychic link. “But you’ve been closing doors that should stay open.”
The survivors embrace their new lives. Sam becomes a history professor, Ty an architect, Veronica a trauma surgeon. Josh, now older than his parents, struggles to belong — but finds peace in remembering.