Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Season 5 Ending Explained

Do The Campers Finally Get Home?

Another reunion viewers have been waiting for starts to play out at the end of episode two, when Darius’s brother Brand is reaching out to someone for help rescuing the kids. He knows they’re alive because Darius got a brief call out to him in season four, and though he’s turned to the authorities, no one will help him. His final hope? Roxie and Dave, the counselors who pledged to rescue the kids as they were forced off the island at the end of season one. The three spend several episodes searching for the campers on Isla Nublar, until they connect with Dr. Turner (escaped from Kon’s control).

It’s Turner who gets the rescuers to the kids on Mantah Corp Island—but only after the kids have triumphed on their own. It’s not really a rescue, as the kids have saved themselves, but it is a ride back to the lives they left behind. When they get back to their families, there’s a triumphant greeting at the docks as each camper (except Kenji, whose father has been arrested through Turner’s whistleblowing) is embraced by a parent. Yaz and Sammy’s parents are quick to celebrate that their daughters are dating (a lovely moment of inclusivity and acceptance), and Darius’s mom extends a welcome to Kenji to join their family, where he’ll be valued for who he is.

And that emergency beacon that viewers saw had gotten through in season two? It was received by Mantah Corp, and no one ever came looking for them. That news ties a loose end and further nails the coffin in Kenji’s relationship with his father.

How Does Camp Cretaceous Lead Into Fallen Kingdom?

After their reunions with their families, the campers skip ahead a couple of years, likely right before the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. On a group video chat, viewers see Yaz and Sammy are together at Sammy’s family’s ranch in Texas, where Yaz is looking at colleges. Ben is spending his summer break on the secret island (kept operational by Kenji’s family funds) as Dr. Turner’s assistant (and so he can hang out with Bumpy). Kenji, still living with Darius’s family, and is giving tips to now-YouTube-sensation Darius, whose dino videos have garnered tons of hits. (Never respond to the comments!) And Brooklynn is following a lead; she’s left her own Internet celebrity days behind to work as a journalist (or mystery solver), and she’s investigating Lockwood Manor, not too far from Darius’s house. After the call, Darius, alone in his room, feels the earth shake, and a cup of water vibrates next to him (in a clear nod to the first movie). Out the window, he sees a Brachiosaurus,very likely one was brought to the mainland by the Lockwoods.

While Mantah Corp’s deal with Biosyn doesn’t ever work out, franchise fans know that BioSyn never gives up (and continues their own), with original Jurassic Park villain Lewis Dodgson, who appears in several episodes in this season, rising to CEO by the timeline of Jurassic World: Dominion.