the woman delivering the bomb and stops her. Wally Sheridan, the assassinated President's brother, wins the national elections. XIII then confronts Wax in his office who claims that it is only the beginning before he kills himself. Carrington is released from prison and Sheridan reveals in a press conference the details of the plot and those behind it. He later meets with XIII and thanks him for his service. However while in Japan, XIII and Jones figure out two things. One, Ross Tanner's family didn't exist; the photos were faked. Second, XIII has a final flashback; Number I wasn't Wax but Wally Sheridan. Sheridan had his own sister killed to get the Vice President into the office. He then with the rest of the conspirators, coordinated attacks that made the President look bad in order to win a landslide victory, so they can turn the United States down the path to an authoritarian dictatorship. XIII, realizing they have been duped and it is not over, looks at Jones and says, "We're going back." The XX Cast Broadcasters Critical reception At Metacritic, the miniseries has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Its best reviews came from The Hollywood Reporter, who said "All in all, this isn't a half-bad political thriller." On the other side, USA Today said "Poorly cast and performed (including an embarrassing turn by Val Kilmer), XIII is shot so murkily and staged so badly, you can hardly tell where people are, let alone where they're going." References External links 2008 action thriller films 2000s English-language films Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario Films shot in Toronto Films based on Belgian comics Canadian thriller television films Canadian action thriller films English-language Canadian films Films about amnesia Adaptations of works by Jean Van Hamme Live-action films based on comics Canal+ original programming Films about terrorism in the United States Films set in Washington, D.C. Films set in Montana Films set in West Virginia Films set in Montgomery County, Maryland French television films French action thriller films English-language French films 2008 films Films directed by Duane Clark 2000s Canadian films 2000s French films