Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show I'm your host Pablo Escospoils and this video we're
breaking down the ending of Narcos Mexico.
The final season is now out on Netflix and it brings to a close the entire arc that was
set out by the death of Kiki all the way back in the first entry.
Throughout this video we'll be talking about the events in the final, whether Amado is
still alive and how things played out in real life.
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With that out the way, thanks for clicking this, now let's get into Narcos Mexico Season
3.
Ok so Season 3 is primarily focused around Amado who we learn has very much filled the
void left behind by Felix. After his arrest in the first episode we discover that in prison
he had somewhat of an epiphany. Amado realised that in everyone being connected that there
was a risk they could all be brought down.
Fuelled by the death of his daughter he realised that bad luck will eventually come to everyone
and the only way to avoid it is to cut off the chances getting to you.
Amado learns that a character called Hank has started to expand into Juarez and thus
he kills his business partner in order to strike up a deal with him. Hank is nicknamed
the Kingmaker and his political influence is so strong that it's said he can even decide
who the next president of Mexico should be. Hank has the power to also make it so that
if people across the border get caught then it can't be tied back to the Cartels and this
new infrastructure seems like the best way to handle everything.
Armed with her airplane model, the lord of the skies sets out to create an alliance that
will somewhat compartmentalize the cartels so that they can all keep their territories
without worrying that they'll lose out should things go south.
Being Narcos though not everyone plays nice and we watch as the Tijuana and Sinaloa cartels
end up going head to head in a gang war that involves several attempts on the other members
lives. Felix's warning at the end of Season 2 very much comes to pass and it arguable
escalates the criminal dealings to heights that spill over into the public leading to
the death of a high ranking Cardinal during a shootout between the two sides.
This leads to the arrest of El Chapo and whilst the war between the Cartels does take a lot
of the focus in the season there are also several really interesting side stories involving
lots of characters that shed light on the entire situation. Firstly we have Walt who
decides to return to the DEA taskforce in order to attempt to bring down the cartels.
He very much puts his job over his personal life and this is somewhat reflected in Andrea,
a journalist for a paper that wants to expose the cartels and everyone connected to them.
Mixed in with this is Victor who for me had the most interesting story in the entire season.
He's very much a crooked cop who ends up somewhat becoming a good guy after he learns of a serial
killer operating in his home town. I was absolutely gripped seeing him become a manhunter that
would put tracking down the murderer over his own interests and this eventually led
to his death which we'll talk about later on in this video.
Narcos Mexico deals in several shades of grey and as always it's interesting what how people's
morality changes depending on the situation. The major event that sparked the entire thing
off was very much the death of Kiki who was tortured before he was murdered. However we
watch as Walt also enables his own allies to carry out torture themselves in order to
get information and it's clear that the entire war has corrupted almost everyone.
Now Walt very much wrestles with doing the right thing and after learning that one of
the people they're interrogating is actually carrying dual citizenship with America, he
does whatever he can to get them out safely. This is Alex, someone who barely got his feet
wet and then found himself wanted by both the authorities and Cartel.
In the season we very much learn that Walt's brother died and he sees saving him as somewhat
of a chance at redemption. However Alex ends up escaping and this leads to his death. A
bigger conspiracy is unearthed along with this due to Andreas investigation and she
not only learns things about Hank but also General Roboyo (Robello) who was working alongside
Walt and the DEA.
The US and Mexican government had given him completely unrivalled access to all their
inner workings but we discover that he was entirely corrupt and actually on the payroll
of the Cartels.
It kick starts the finale with a bang and Amado ends up giving his entire empire over
to his brother Vincente. This is so that he can escape to Chile with his girlfriend Marta
but the exposure of Roboyo makes the US double down on attempting to capture him.
Though the editor of Andrea's newspaper La Voz is shot at, the corruption is left wide
open and we learn that over 40 journalists have been killed thus for in Mexico. This
hit on the editor also brings down the indestructible soldier David Barron who is killed by a ricocheted
bullet from his own men.
Elsewhere Victor who has started working for the cartel seemingly captures a serial killer.
He executes him at the side of the road after confirming there are scratch marks on his
chest from women fighting back and it appears that he's finally brought justice to the murder
victims.
Unfortunately the next day he follows some of the authorities out into the desert where
he learns that the killings have continued and that more bodies have turned up of women
that were murdered after he killed the killer.
It's a complete gutpunch and Victor never learns if he actually caught the killer or
not. It's said that it could likely be the result of several murderers operating within
the area who are able to get away with their crimes because the authorities just don't
care. Sadly, throughout the 90s several bodies started to pile up in the desert of women
who worked in factories along the border. We learn that this continues to this day even
after a movement was created by women that demanded answers on exactly what was going
on.
Due to corruption, misogyny and lack of care in Juarez, bodies have piled up in their thousands
over the decades and though Victor seemingly got one killer, many more remain at large.
Now unfortunately because he exchanged Cartel information with the DEA in order to try and
get DNA and licence plate information his name is marked. One of the big worries within
the Cartels was informants and Victor is killed by his partner after his link to the authorities
is discovered. It's very nihilistic especially because most of the info that Vincent got
from the DEA was completely useless and he ended up tracking down the potential killer
through obsessing over things.
Now as sad as this all is, Victor isn't actually a real life figure and his inclusion in the
series seems like it's put in place to unearth a lot of things. Not only does it draw attention
to the femicide being carried out but it also shows the differences between Amado and a
policeman. Whilst the former pulls in millions, the latter scrapes by on just $150 per month
and thus it shows why people end up turning to corruption. However Victor ends up somewhat
redeeming himself and through this he shows the morality that the policemen have in the
area.
Now whilst he doesn't manage to get out one character that seems to is Amado.
Though the show doesn't say for definite, if we look at the clues that are left behind
it does seem like he manages to get out and escape the life. Now before diving into this
I have to make it clear that as far as things go in real life, it is believed that Amado
is indeed dead, however there are a lot of mysterious things around his demise that the
show definitely leans into.
Now firstly in the finale we watch as he sends Marta to Chile and he sets out to attempt
to change his appearance so that he can go underground. However Amado stares at his phone
and the show hints to us that he actually contacted the authorities who arrive at the
hospital the next day.
According to the official story they got an anonymous tip and arrived there to find that
his heart had given out during the surgery. Now what's strange about this is that the
Mexican authorities confirmed the body was his but then it subsequently disappeared.
Not long after the two doctors who carried out the surgery were killed and the mid credits
scene seems to hint to us that the makers of the show believe he staged the entire thing
and managed to cover his tracks.
We join Marta at her home in Chile which Amado paid for and she comes home to find two wine
glasses poured for her as well as the toy plane that Amado kept to remind him of his
daughter. Though we will likely never know whether he got out or not, the implication
is definitely there that he survived and managed to do what so many others were unable to which
is to make it out the game alive.
Now this isn't the case for everyone and one of the key cartel players Ramon is killed
in one of the final scenes. After learning that up and coming trafficker Mayo is in Mazatlan
he heads out there to kill him. However he's stopped by Sinaloa Cartel members that are
posing as the police and he dies by the side of the road.
As for Mayo he calls Ramons Sister Enedina to tell him that her brother is dead and it's
clear that the war is only gonna get worse with everyone out for blood.
In Prison El Chapo moves out anyone who could be a threat to his rain and he takes control
of the location and the cartels within it. Alongside Mayo they plan out the future and
with Amado gone they decide to move things into Juarez.
Now though this is the end of Narcos Mexico, that doesn't mean that things are over and
though this is the end of the Mexico chapter there are other directions they could take
things. We could end up getting Narocs Juarez, Columbia and really any location that carries
things on.
So far Season 4 hasn't been announced but El Chapo has a long legacy and he's arguably
the most famous Drug Trafficker alongside Pablo Escobar. He had a hold over the market
for decades and actually escaped prison in 2001. It was revealed he had complete control
over the entire prison including the warden who is now in jail for aiding Chapo's escape.
Over the following two decades he was caught and arrested several times but he managed
to escape many prosecutions using his network connections. In 2016 he was extradited and
sent to the US for prosecution. Though Chapo promised not to have the jurors executed,
they were kept anonymous and he was sentence to life in prison plus 30 years. He also had
to forfeit over 12 billion dollars of his fortune and he now resides in America's most
secure Supermax prison.
I think his life on the run and the several manhunts that they used to track him down
would make for a really gripping show and I'd love to see things head in that direction.
As for Hank, he died in 2001 surrounded by family and friends. 2000 people attended his
funeral and several monuments still stand in Mexico that commemorate him. In 1998 the
US authorities launched Operation White Tiger which would unearth his money laundering and
ties to organised crime but this was quickly shut down by him and his allies. Janet Reno
even ended up issuing an apology and though Andrea is dismayed by this she continues to
publish the truth.
Finally we catch Watch working undercover once more and he's pretty much pouring his
heart out to the target. He explains there's no way to actually fix the situation in Mexico
and for every Cartel they get rid of, more pop up.
Though it's quite a depressing ending to see that Walt's work was pretty much worth nothing,
it is possible that he ended up reparining his relationship. In the background we can
catch snow and Christmas songs being played in the background and it is possible that
this is actually in Chicago due to the midwest sign that hangs there.
I really hope that he returned to Dani and repaired things and I think these little clues
are put in place to hint towards that.
Walt is also entirely fictional but with this guy being make believe why can't we just wish
him the best.
Anyway that ends the series and though this was a slow burn I absolutely loved it. Narcos
is the prestige television that I think Netflix is often missing and it's difficult to really
fault the season as it knocks it out the park on every level and brings things to a fitting
close. If you don't already like Narcos then this wont be for you but if you enjoy the
show I think you're gonna absolutely love it.
It perhaps doesn't have some of the iconic performances like Escobar and Felix but it's
still very gripping an engaging.
I think because of that it does get bumped down from being a 10 out of 10 but ey, like
I said I really can't draw many criticisms over it.
I absolutely loved the season and it gets a 9.5
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