If you've already binged all 10 episodes of Narcos' second season on Netflix, here are my thoughts on how the season wrapped up. If you haven't watched Season 2, or made it all the way to the end, this is your spoiler warning.
For the non-spoiler review of Season 2, head here.
Before I dive into the death of Pablo Escobar at the end of Narcos: Season 2, let's be clear about the fact that the show, right in the final moments, set us up for a possible third season that would focus on the takedown of the Cali Cartel. An obvious route, for sure, but also one that lacks the power of Pablo. None of the Cali members feel like fully formed characters like Pablo was so this hypothetical Season 3 already faces an uphill climb. The villains are all just smarmy and nefarious and unless the show all of a sudden decides to take us into their lives like it did with Pablo, the story might run on fumes. Of course, the show could always shift back to the lives of Murphy and Pena and explore those two characters a bit more.
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For the non-spoiler review of Season 2, head here.
Before I dive into the death of Pablo Escobar at the end of Narcos: Season 2, let's be clear about the fact that the show, right in the final moments, set us up for a possible third season that would focus on the takedown of the Cali Cartel. An obvious route, for sure, but also one that lacks the power of Pablo. None of the Cali members feel like fully formed characters like Pablo was so this hypothetical Season 3 already faces an uphill climb. The villains are all just smarmy and nefarious and unless the show all of a sudden decides to take us into their lives like it did with Pablo, the story might run on fumes. Of course, the show could always shift back to the lives of Murphy and Pena and explore those two characters a bit more.
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