Narcos season 2 explained

Season Number:2
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Network:Netflix
Num Episodes:10
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Episode List:List of Narcos episodes

The second season of Narcos, an American crime thriller drama web television series produced and created by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro, follows the story of notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine, while also focusing on Escobar's interactions with drug lords, DEA agents, and various opposition entities.[1] [2]

It stars Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar – a Colombian drug lord and the leader of the Medellín Cartel, with Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, Paulina Gaitán, Cristina Umaña, Joanna Christie, Paulina García, Raúl Méndez, Manolo Cardona, Bruno Bichir, Eric Lange, Florencia Lozano, Damián Alcázar, Alberto Ammann, and Francisco Denis playing various real life based characters.

All 10 episodes of the season became available for streaming on Netflix on September 2, 2016, and were met with more favorable critical reviews than the first season, with critics particularly praising the performance of Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar. On September 6, 2016, Netflix renewed the series for a third and fourth season.[3]

Cast and characters

See main article: List of Narcos characters.

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Reception

The second season of Narcos received more favorable reviews than the first with critics particularly praising the performance of Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a score of 92% positive, based on 16 critic revies: "Narcos sophomore season manages to elevate the stakes to a gut-wrenching degree in what continues to be a magnificent account of Pablo Escobar's life."[12] On Metacritic, Season 2 holds a score of 76 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13] IGN gave the second season a score of 7.4 out of 10 saying it "Good" and reads "It may go overboard with its love of Pablo Escobar, but I can't truly fault the show for taking advantage of its best performer and character – or for scrambling to find an emotional core on a show that can feel rather clinical."[14]

Season two received generally positive reviews from many media outlets. Joshua Alston of The A.V. Club lauded the performance of Moura's and said, "While the show never soft-pedals the havoc Escobar created, it makes him surprisingly sympathetic, thanks in part to Moura’s shrewd, affecting performance."[15] Mark A. Perigard of Boston Herald said, "Moura’s performance anchors this show."[16] Critic Neil Genzlinger of New York Times said, "Mr. Moura is inscrutably brilliant at the center of it all."[17] Writing for IndieWire, Liz Shannon Miller said, "The show has figured out how to balance its ostensible heroes. The buddy cop energy between Peña and Murphy was one of Season 2’s most enjoyable side dishes--enough to make one hope for more."[18] The New York Posts, Robert Rorke said, "Without [Escobar] there’s a gaping hole. So allow yourself to be mesmerized and appalled at one of the most outrageous true crime dramas ever filmed."[19] Emily VanDerWerff of Vox said, "The second season of Narcos, Netflix’s historical drama about drug lord Pablo Escobar and the law enforcement officers who worked to bring him down, is a marked improvement over the first."[20]

Entertainment Weeklys Jeff Jensen also reviewed the series positively saying, "Where season 1 spanned 10 years, season 2 captures Escobar's last days on the loose. Each tightly packed episode moves quickly without sacrificing richness, chronicling the uneasy alliances and gross tactics employed to snare Escobar."[21] Television critic, Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter said, "What works in the early going of season two is that the fall is almost always more thrilling, if not engaging, than the buildup. Escobar senses the loss of power and Moura does some of his best work as viewers read the worry and interior thinking on his face."[22] John Anderson of Wall Street Journal wrote, "The sense of desperation among all the characters is heightened; the stakes are higher; the politics more sordid. Other aspects of the series, however, have remained disappointingly the same."[23] However, Writing for Collider Chris Cabin expressed that, "There are potent and provocative ideas that lie frustratingly dormant throughout this series, which seems to be just happy to play a competent but only occasionally compelling Michael Mann riff.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Netflix Plans To Create Original Series About Colombian Drug Lord Pablo Escobar. Fox News. April 2, 2014.
  2. News: Netflix's 'Narcos' Series On Pablo Escobar 'Will Be Like Nothing Ever Seen Before'. Huffington Post. May 3, 2014.
  3. Narcos Renewed for Two More Seasons. Entertainment Weekly. Hibberd. James. September 6, 2016. September 7, 2016.
  4. Web site: Netflix's Pablo Escobar Drama Adds 'Hatfields' Alum (Exclusive) . The Hollywood Reporter. June 5, 2014.
  5. News: A Former Ally Offers A Profile Of Escobar. November 26, 2000. Philadelphia Inquirer. Bowden, Mark.
  6. Web site: Ge. Linda. Netflix's ‘Narcos’ Casts Joanna Christie — Star of Tony-Winning ‘Once’ (Exclusive). The Wrap. May 19, 2015.
  7. Web site: 'Narcos' Netflix Casting: Ana De La Reguera, 'The Book Of Life' Actress, Joins Cast. October 9, 2014. Latin Times.
  8. News: Entrevista exclusiva con la nueva chica Bond mexicana. March 12, 2015. Publimetro. Metro International. March 12, 2015. es. Hago a Valeria Velez, un personaje distinto basado en la amante de Pablo Escobar, Virginia Vallejo, un personaje importante en Colombia.
  9. News: Stephanie Sigman Joins Netflix Series ‘Narcos’. Variety. July 20, 2014.
  10. News: The terrible reign of cocaine king Pablo Escobar. The Daily Telegraph. November 19, 2015. Chris. Harvey. August 1, 2015.
  11. Web site: Maurice Compte boards the Netflix series Narcos. Digital Spy. October 10, 2014.
  12. Web site: Narcos: Season 2 (2016). Rotten Tomatoes. May 26, 2020.
  13. Web site: Narcos Season 2. Metacritic. May 26, 2020.
  14. Web site: Narcos: Season 2 Review. IGN. Matt Fowler. August 31, 2016. September 10, 2016.
  15. News: Netflix’s Narcos becomes a full-blown addiction in its potent second season. The A.V. Club. Joshua Alston. September 1, 2016. September 18, 2016.
  16. News: ‘Narcos’ reigns as drug lord drama. Boston Herald. Mark A. Perigard. September 1, 2016. September 18, 2016.
  17. News: Review: In ‘Narcos’ Season 2, Pablo Escobar’s Time Is Running Out. New York Times. Neil Genzlinger. Neil Genzlinger. September 1, 2016. October 12, 2016.
  18. News: ‘Narcos’ Review: Season 2 Finds Its Path To the Future — And Its Real Star . IndieWire. Josh Bell . September 2, 2016. October 12, 2016.
  19. News: Moura oozes menace again as Pablo Escobar on ‘Narcos’. The New York Post. Robert Rorke. September 1, 2016. September 18, 2016.
  20. Web site: Narcos season 2 offers so much to love. But it also exemplifies the worst of TV.. Vox. Emily VanDerWerff. September 4, 2016. September 18, 2016.
  21. Narcos season 2: EW review. Entertainment Weekly. Jeff Jensen. Jeff Jensen. August 26, 2016. October 11, 2016.
  22. Web site: 'Narcos' Season 2: TV Review. The Hollywood Reporter. Tim Goodman. September 2, 2016. October 9, 2016.
  23. News: ‘Narcos’ Review: More Potent Than Ever. Wall Street Journal. John Anderson. September 1, 2016. October 11, 2016.
  24. Web site: Fall TV Review Guide 2016 Round 7: ‘Falling Water,’ ‘Channel Zero,’ ‘Goliath’ & More. . Chris Cabin. September 1, 2016. October 11, 2016.

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