Directed by Hadrah Daeng, “Alas Roban The Series” is a spin-off of the original movie “Alas Roban.” The Netflix show deals with a woman named Sita, her daughter Gendis and her husband Ramdan. Their lives get tied to Alas Roban after Ramdan goes missing for five years straight. Alas Roban is a stretch of road covered by forests on both sides that is known for its infamous incidents of terror and horror. People strictly avoid that area at night to save themselves, but Ramdan, even after knowing everything, has to take that road for his daughter.
Why Did Ramdan Have To Leave For The Hospital In Semarang?
Ramdan was a devoted family man who would go to any lengths for his daughter, Gendis. Since childhood, Gendis has been suffering from defective eyes. She cannot see properly; her vision is extremely cloudy, and with every passing day, her eyes are deteriorating all the more. If the doctors do not operate on her eyes soon enough, she may lose her eyesight forever. Ramdan knew this better than anyone. Even though he was hurt, he would work overtime to arrange enough money for his daughter’s surgery. Five years ago, Sita received a call from her elder sister, Tika, regarding Gendis’ eye surgery. Tika’s husband, Singgih, was the director of Swasthya Medika Hospital in Semarang. He could hold up a slot for Gendis’ eye surgery following a patient’s cancellation. Tika informed Sita that the doctor would travel from Jakarta to Semarang for only two days right after the next day, and that if they were willing to move forward with the operation, they would have to pay at least 25% of the total cost as the down payment before 8 a.m. the following morning. The time when Tika shared the news with Sita, it was already late, but they had to make the down payment by hook or crook. Hence, Ramdan took the responsibility of depositing the money at the hospital for Gendis’ operation. Tika told him to stick to the main road and not take any shortcuts, but Ramdan had to make a change of plans. At first, he was riding his motorcycle on the main road, but the poor condition of the road forced him to take the route to Semarang through Alas Roban. That was the biggest mistake of his life. His only intention was to reach the hospital as early as possible, but it ultimately led to his disappearance in Alas Roban.
Why Does Sita Take The Job Offer Of Being A Morgue Staff Member At The Hospital In Semarang?
Five years after Ramdan’s disappearance in Alas Roban, Sita works by herself to pay for her daughter’s and her livelihood. She still takes her daughter for eye checkups because the condition of Gendis’ eyes has deteriorated all the more. Earlier, she could make out figures at a considerable distance, but now her vision is entirely cloudy and vague. Sita learns from the doctor that if she does not opt for Gendis’ eye operation, it could be fatal in the future. Gendis is a special child, and taking care of her is a huge task. This is the reason why Sita is always late to her current job and does not pay attention to her work. When she reaches her workplace, she is handed over a termination letter because of her carelessness at work. The manager tells her that she does not need to work anymore because they cannot afford to have an employee who is always late and negligent at work. Sita pleads with him to let her keep the job, but she gets turned down. In this situation, the only thing Sita can do is take the job offered to her by Tika. Singgih still works as the director of Swasthya Medika Hospital in Semarang, and he has arranged for the job of a staff member at the morgue for Sita. Her work will strictly entail administrative work and record-keeping. Sita decides to take the job offer because she is obligated to work for her Gendis, and if she is part of the hospital, the cost of her eye surgery will also be reduced significantly. Sita thoroughly considers the job application and decides to leave for Semarang that very evening. She wants to start working as soon as possible since she cannot afford to be unemployed for too long.
Why Does The Conductor Get People To Board Another Bus Even After The Last Bus Leaves?
Humans are driven by greed, and this is proved very well by the conductor of the bus at the terminus. The last bus for Semarang had already left at 5 p.m., and many people, along with Sita and Gendis, could not board it. The conductor offers them a ride to Semarang on another bus IF they pay him extra. Sita has to arrive in Semarang because she has already promised Tika that she would be there by morning, and therefore, she pays extra money to the conductor for the bus ride. The conductor knows very well that it would be a dangerous risk that he is willing to put the passengers through because the bus would pass through Alas Roban. The driver of the bus refuses to go, but the conductor convinces him somehow, stating that he cannot return the money that he has already taken from the passengers. He tells the bus driver that if they start now, they will be crossing Alas Roban at around Maghrib, so it will not be an issue. However, the conductor is completely wrong because by the time they enter Alas Roban, it is already dark. Consequently, they do get haunted at Alas Roban. Had it not been the conductor’s greed for money, he would not have put the passengers’ lives at risk. He knew very well the risks of passing through Alas Roban at night, but he took it anyway and let the people suffer.
Why Is Gendis Acting Strange?
Since the bus ride through Alas Roban at night, Gendis can very well make it that they are not alone on the bus. The passengers are being accompanied by ghastly figures who escaped with them from Alas Roban. When they finally get off at Semarang in the morning, Gendis can vaguely see that the ghosts are riding on the passengers’ backs. She understands that something is awfully off about the entire situation, but that does not stop her from making an imaginary friend that tagged along with her from Alas Roban. At their new rented house, Gendis starts to act strangely because she keeps on talking to an imaginary figure, which gives off the impression that she is talking to herself. Tika and Sita get scared of this, but they do not intervene much. Gendis even keeps a seat reserved for this friend at her new school, which shocks two other students in the class.
What Happens To People When They Visit Alas Roban?
People who visit Alas Roban at night, intentionally or unintentionally, either die or go missing. Those who die in the forest of Alas Roban have their body organs missing, and their bodies become unidentifiable. Sometimes, there were people who returned from Alas Roban after being missing for years, but they lost the memory of their earlier lives completely. The new victim of Alas Roban is a man named Sigit. He goes to Alas Roban to get rich, but after his wish is fulfilled, he pays the price through his own death. It is a miracle that Sita and Gendis are alive even after passing through Alas Roban, but the ghosts from the forest have not left their side. Since their journey, they have experienced strange happenings at their new rented place. Sita even hallucinates at her work in the hospital morgue. Working with dead bodies that come from the forest makes it all the more difficult for Sita. Alas Roban is a place that holds a lot of mysteries, according to the locals. They avoid going near the place at night because they know the consequences very well.
Why Does Mrs Lastri’s Husband Want To Commit Suicide?
Mrs Lastri, Tika and Sita’s neighbor, was an affluent wife of her husband. When they had money, she was arrogant and rude all the time, but now she and her entire family are in debt. Her husband does not have a job, and they do not even have the money to eat. Mrs Lastri and her daughter, Hanum, fight with the man of the household day and night. They both insult him, while Hanum tells her father that she has resorted to stealing because he is poor and cannot feed his family. Mrs Lastri calls her husband incompetent and tells him that he should not return if he does not have enough money with him. As a result, the husband leaves their residence and opts to commit suicide at a bridge. He undergoes severe emotional trauma that ultimately pushes him to the edge. However, before he executes his plan, he is saved by two strangers. They console him and tell him that everything is going to be all right and that suicide is not an option; he should not commit the grave sin of taking his own life.
