WARNING: Spoilers Ahead!
All Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar wanted, was to be able to spend some quiet time with
his family, smoke his fine (I’m guessing) Colombian weed, and run his Cocaine
business in peace.
And if he had to slaughter every living soul in his country to get these
things, so be it.
Before I continue writing this piece, I think I should make clear that I
enjoyed this show so much, that I didn’t want it to end. Because for me,
‘Narcos’ is finished. And here’s why: Although Netflix did a fantastic job with
this series, I strongly believe that they messed it up totally with their
plans. Because, when you have to deal with a real person and not a fictional
character, there is not much you can do, since there is a historical background
anyway. Everybody, even if he/she never heard of Pablo Escobar before, can make a
research and learn almost everything about his life. So, when this series
begun, everybody knew that is was going to end with Escobar’s death. But as it
seems, there is a lot of money involved in this business…
I finished Season 1, and I was literally counting the days for the 2nd
season to begin. But a few days before that, I learned that Netflix announced 2
more seasons for Narcos. That was it for me. It spoiled my whole appetite for
the show, and that is maybe the reason I delayed to begin watching the 2nd
season so much.
In the 1st season we witness the rise of Pablo Escobar and we
watched him “building” his empire from the late 70’s ‘till 1992. Knowing
beforehand that Pablo Escobar was killed in 1993, we knew that there wasn’t
much time left for him anyway. So, when I heard that there will be 2 more
seasons, I understood where the whole thing is going and kind of lost my
interest. Anyway…
Season 2 picks up in 1992, after Escobar’s prison escape and only covers
the last year before his murder in 1993. Because the events are taking a very
dramatic turn, this season is more focused on Escobar himself. So, we are watching
him fall and slowly but steadily loosing his allies, his money and his men.
Near the end, he is hiding, trying to escape his fate, having after him the
whole Colombian Police Force, plus some of his Rival cartels that are trying to
steal a piece of his former empire. He finally meets his end on a terrace, shot
by man of the Colombian Police force.
Wagner Moura, in the role of Escobar is fantastic, especially in this 2nd
season. I am really going to miss his performance to be honest. Congratulations
Mr. Moura, you did a really great job!
Concluding this, I just want to add that I definitely recommend Narcos,
to those who are interested in TV series, and are not bothered by the extreme -
in some occasions - violence. Personally, I enjoyed it a lot, but I am not
going to continue watching it. For me Narcos is finished here.
In the review I wrote about season 1, I gave a solid 9.0 out of 10. I am
going to give exactly the same number in season 2 as well, so my overall rating
is 9.0 out of 10.0 stars.
IMDB’s rating is 8.9 out of 10.0
If you are interested, you can read the - rather detailed – review I
wrote for season 1 here:
If you click on the following YT link, you will be able to watch a
trailer for season 2.
I hope you’ll find this post kind of useful. Thank you for reading…
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