It’s Good vs.
Ancient Evil as the team confronts El Coco.
Hes already killed Pelley, and hes aiming for more.
Credit: Bob Mahoney/HBO
Unfortunately, from there, the finale struggles to keep the momentum.
A burning car, other cars riddled with bullet holes, a few dead bodies.
The remnants of a battle that still isnt over.
That shot is, in a way, the climax of the series.
It tells you everything you should probably know.
Take the final showdown with El Coco.
They dont get any answers, and then things just sort of end anticlimactically.
Claude comes in, shoots El Coco, and the cave collapses.
Gibney and Claude head out, but Ralph goes back to ensure the thing is dead.
But the show doesnt do much with it.
Essentially, Ralph gets a happy ending where he can imagine seeing his deceased son again one day.
and her sly smirk when Ralph asks her what else is out there?
Its an ending that makes sense, but it feels very tacked on.
