The Accident Season 2’s ending was about Lupe getting comeuppance for her actions. The narrative was largely divided into three parts. The plot that hogged most of the limelight was the conflict between Emiliano, Charro, and Lupe. Charro’s former love interest, Tamara, orchestrated his escape, and on his way out of the prison, he stabbed Emiliano and sent him to the hospital. That ended up being a blessing in disguise for Emiliano, because his injury got him an early release. Meanwhile, Charro, after learning that Lupe was cheating on him with Ulises, teamed up with Tamara to get back at her through this elaborate route where Tamara would present herself as a potential buyer of one of the patches of land owned by Lupe. In addition to that, Charro sent Dynamite, the inmate who had escaped with him, to kill Daniela, which Emiliano was able to thwart. However, that prompted him to go from playing defense to offense and work with Pompeyo, a friend of his, to take down Charro once and for all, which was something that Daniela was not okay with. To further complicate things, Alex and Lucia were still a thing, and it was hard for them to keep their romance alive when their respective dads were going for each other’s jugular. Second in line was the tiff between Javier and Brenda about the former’s extramarital relationship with his new investor, Cayetana, and his refusal to name his second son Mateo, which was the name of their deceased first son. Last but not least, there was Carla’s romantic relationship with Fabian, which was punctuated by Carla’s conversations with Paula regarding the kid’s paranormal altercations with Rodrigo as well as the work that Carla was doing with Yola to nab Moncho’s killer. Well, so, how were these plot threads wrapped up in the finale? Let’s find out.
Spoiler Alert
Charro Died
The whole show was setting up a rematch between Charro and Emiliano. The venue for that altercation was the meeting spot for Charro, Tamara, Ulises, and Lupe. Charro shot Ulises in the stomach for sleeping with Lupe. Tamara wasn’t okay with that, because she needed Ulises to legitimize the purchase of the land they were standing on; hence, she left Charro to do whatever he wanted. While Charro was busy monologuing like a cartoon villain in front of Lupe, Emiliano tried to take a shot at him and finish him from afar. Dynamite prevented that from happening and held Emiliano captive. When Lupe’s driver, Alcides, came to her rescue, Dynamite got distracted, which gave Emiliano the chance to go after Charro, who was already in pursuit of Lupe and Alcides. That said, when he saw that Ulises was still alive, he chose to stabilize him, called Daniela, and told her to arrive with an ambulance, and then chased down Charro. By the time he caught up to Charro, he had already totaled Lupe’s car and was about to kill her. When Charro saw Emiliano pointing a gun at him, he aimed his gun at Emiliano and pulled the trigger. Now, no matter how much Emiliano detested Charro for everything that he had done, he’d never actually tried to kill Emiliano. That’s because Emiliano always felt guilty for accidentally taking the lives of all those children and ruining the future of so many families. He felt that he didn’t deserve to kill anybody else, even though his life was in danger. He wanted to repent for his mistakes in that prison and hopefully die there as well. He was stabbed by Charro, but even that didn’t incite any kind of bloodlust within him.
Emiliano made threats, but he wasn’t yearning to kill Charro, or else he would have pulled the trigger as soon as he saw him. However, when he realized how willing Charro was to kill him, Emiliano took a shot at him. He could have put a few more bullets into the madman, but when Lupe told him that he had done enough, Emiliano went off to get the first responders to Charro because he was still breathing. In the time it took for Emiliano to get back to Charro with the medics, he was dead. Not because of the gunshot; he was strangled to death by Lupe. I don’t think there’s any doubt about the fact that Charro deserved to die, one way or another. The man was awful. He had a whole goddamn family with Tamara, then he went ahead and made one more with Lupe, and then he was waxing poetic about avenging Gabito by killing Emiliano? He justified his relationship with Tamara while chastising Lupe for her relationship with Ulises? He always acted first and thought later. So, yeah, he was better off dead, and, surprisingly enough, I think it’s fitting that Lupe was the one who killed him. As mentioned before, it wouldn’t have been right for Emiliano to bring Charro’s arc to an end because, technically, he was the reason why all of their lives had spiralled out of control. However, Lupe had been betrayed, bullied, and almost killed by that man. Hence, it felt right that Lupe got the opportunity to kill Charro, and she took it.
Alex Testified Against Lupe
Alex was undoubtedly heartbroken to learn that Charro was dead. His relationship with Charro was very odd. Maybe there was a time when he idolized his dad, and he chose to stand beside him when he learned that Lupe had betrayed Charro by pinning the blame of Moncho’s death on his dad. At the same time, Alex was haunted by the feeling that he’d turn into a violent and problematic individual like Charro if he stayed under his umbrella. Hence, he wanted to get away from his father and start a life somewhere else with Lucia. With Charro finally gone, Alex was almost free. He had one last thing left to do: put Lupe behind bars. When Lupe’s trial began, Ulises switched sides and testified against her, accusing her of killing Moncho and Eulogio (the guy who had been hired by Lupe to murder Moncho). But since Ulises was romantically involved with Lupe, his statement didn’t hold any water. Just when it seemed like the judge had no option but to let Lupe walk, Luke stepped up and stated that when he had confronted his mother about Eulogio and Moncho’s deaths and whether or not she had framed Charro, she didn’t deny the allegation. That convinced the judge to send her to jail for life. Lupe should have been angry, but instead she was glad that Alex had chosen to act righteously, which was something that neither of his parents was able to do. Lupe advised him to start afresh, and Alex heeded that advice by bidding goodbye to his mother and Lucia and moving to Madrid.
That was undoubtedly the right thing for Alex to do. Maybe some people who were shipping Alex and Lucia might get angry, but I think being with Lucia would have been a constant reminder of the reason behind his family’s rivalry with Lucia’s family. Nobody his age deserved to tackle such messy people. It was evident that Charro and Lupe’s actions were taking a toll on Alex’s soul. He had become an alcoholic, and when he got drunk, he ended up abusing women. He said that that wasn’t him, but the truth of the matter was that the liquor brought out the part of him that would become his whole identity if he stayed in that town and took over Charro and Lupe’s empire. He was not cut out for that chaotic life, and even if he was, anybody with a sane mind would have dissuaded him from dipping his toes in that cesspool of lies, deceit, and violence. Since Alex wasn’t exactly surrounded by the most level-headed people, he had to make the hard choice of liberating himself by shifting to Madrid. In a way, he liberated Lucia too, because if they stayed together, they’d regress together. They definitely loved each other, but they weren’t meant to be with each other. And I’m glad that those young children had the maturity to recognize that fact and choose to go their separate ways. Maybe adversity does that to young minds. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing, I’ll let you decide.
Javier and Brenda Reconciled
In stark contrast to the youngsters, the oldies, Javier and Brenda, weren’t able to understand that they weren’t a good fit for each other. Between seasons 1 and 2 of The Accident, these two have been on the weirdest marital journey of all time. After having Mateo, Javier underwent a vasectomy so that the couple wouldn’t have any further children. But after Mateo passed away, Brenda kept begging Javier to reverse the procedure so that they could have a child. Even though it wasn’t a wise idea to keep toying with your body like that, Javier obliged Brenda, and they had a child. However, that’s when Brenda became obsessed with naming the kid Mateo instead of the name the couple had agreed upon, Miguel. When Javier didn’t accept that, Brenda started suspecting his relationship with his new investor, Cayetana, even though their dynamic was strictly professional. Javier then went ahead and had an affair with Cayetana and justified it to Brenda by saying that Brenda had an affair too, so now they were even. Now, during that specific argument, Brenda pointed out that they weren’t behaving like a normal couple anymore. They were keeping score of who had messed up how many times and how the proverbial scales could be balanced. They weren’t attracted to each other because they were aging. And I thought that they would come to the conclusion that they would be better off living separately and co-parenting their child.
Instead, Javier fired Cayetana, and he and Brenda reconciled because she was ready to call him Miguel instead of Mateo. I don’t know what to make of that. It was evident that Brenda had problems. She started taking therapy at Fabian’s clinic. I suppose she always felt that there was something missing in her life, signified by that lost piece of the framed puzzle at her house that was initially put together by Mateo and then reconstructed by Javier. She never knew what she needed to fill that space, and that confusion was only exacerbated by Mateo’s death. I guess that shot where we see Brenda through the POV of the missing puzzle piece meant that she had come to the realization that she needed to become a stable human being to lead a normal life (even though I don’t know what’s considered “normal” for any of these characters). Accidents will happen, but in order to face the aftermath of situations like that, people need to ensure that their own center of gravity is functioning properly. Maybe Brenda learned that the hard way, and Javier welcomed that change. That said, how long will this change last? What kind of a future will they give to Miguel? In my opinion, they should have taken a page out of Alex and Lucia’s book and gone their separate ways. Old habits die hard, and there’s a pretty good chance, especially if Brenda stops attending therapy, that the couple will find yet another topic to bicker about. That’ll negatively affect Miguel, and he’ll grow up to be as dysfunctional as his parents.
Carla and Fabian became a couple, officially
The Accident Season 2 somehow used Carla and Fabian to take the narrative in a supernatural direction. I mean, when Paula thought that she had been rescued by the Virgin Mary in Season 1, I thought that that was just a commentary on how people can explain coincidences through the lens of religion. In addition to that, the media hounding Fabian and Paula seemed like a critique of the downfall of journalism. But in this season, Paula kept talking to the spirit of Rodrigo, and while Fabian questioned it, Carla seemingly supported Paula’s belief. Clara herself was in a confused state of mind because she had just learned that her husband, David, had been murdered by Charro because he was sleeping with Lupe. Which meant that she’d have to look after her son, Sebastian, on her own while working as a journalist. On top of that, she had become romantically involved with Fabian, and that’s how she became interested in Paula’s supernatural conversations with Rodrigo. Fabian thought that Carla was going to use Paula in her next book, since her first book, which was about the events of the bouncy castle incident, was such a big hit.
However, Carla was able to convince Fabian that she had no intention of exploiting this sensitive situation for professional gain. And once Paula nudged Fabian to continue romancing Carla, he welcomed her into his and Paula’s lives with open arms. Heck, Fabian was even open to letting Carla write a book about his daughter’s experiences. Why, though? Was he starting to believe that there was something called the afterlife and Paula could somehow access it? Or was he hoping that, through his collaboration with Carla, they’d be able to actually cure Paula of her delusions and dispel any uneducated opinions about PTSD and the supernatural? I don’t know, because this whole subplot was extremely confusing to me. I think whatever Carla, Fabian, Paula, and Sebastian are about to embark on will bring them together as a family. Paula and Fabian have felt the absence of a mother in their life. Meanwhile, Carla and Sebastian are missing a father figure in their family. So, as cliche and corny as it may sound, maybe this journey into the spiritual world will help them understand that what they can see before them is what’s important. Groping around in the dark for clues about ghosts and spirits is pointless. I just hope that nobody sees this particular subplot and thinks it’s an endorsement of treating PTSD through “spiritual healing.” Regardless of one’s age, you should get professional medical help to treat PTSD; it’s not something you should tackle so frivolously.
Santos Was Arrested For Helping Charro Escape
In my opinion, the biggest curveball of The Accident Season 2 came from Santos, one of the police officers who had helped Charro escape from prison. No, it wasn’t surprising that he had taken money from Tamara to free Charro; it’s the fact that he was a pedophile and how that was used as leverage by Tamara to do her bidding. I know, it’s a bit confusing that Tamara felt the need to pay him even though she could force him to do her work by threatening to release those videos. But I am guessing that Tamara initially gave Santos that briefcase full of cash, hoping he’d do the job without any hitches. When Santos asked for more, Tamara probably revealed the existence of those tapes, and Santos had no option but to bend the knee. How did Daniela come to learn about this connection? Well, she threatened to put Tamara behind bars if she didn’t reveal the name of the person she had paid to get Charro out of jail. Tamara didn’t want her daughter, Chelita, to spend her childhood meeting her at a prison’s visitors’ booth. Hence, she threw Santos under the bus. That was no big deal. What was astonishing was that when Daniela confronted Santos about what he had done to so many children and how that had allowed Tamara to exploit him, Santos requested Daniela to keep it a secret and allow him to silently quit the force or get an early retirement.
Even when the truth about his character was out in the open, Santos was thinking about his own dignity. His first thought wasn’t that he should pay for his crimes or, I don’t know, donate the money he had gotten from Tamara to treat all the kids he had traumatized. All he could think about was ensuring that his shining career wasn’t tarnished by his debauchery. When Daniela said that she hoped that Santos’ conscience would forever haunt him, I was afraid that she was about to let Santos have what he wanted: a quiet exit. Thankfully, a few seconds after she said that, Fonseca, Daniela’s colleague, walked into Santos’ house with a small team of officers and arrested Santos. That means that, at the very least, Santos will be prosecuted for the crimes that he had committed. Given how Daniela was talking about what Santos had done to all those minors, I am guessing Tamara had handed over the videos that she was using to puppeteer Santos. That’ll hopefully be enough to indict Santos and send him to jail forever. On a thematic level, I think this was a pretty solid critique of the police, because it showed that the people who were in charge of teaching society how to follow the law are the biggest breakers of said law. There are countless examples in real life where these law enforcers have committed crimes that some of the most wanted criminals can’t even dream about. In this day and age, every police department needs to be subjected to intense scrutiny so that people like Santos can be weeded out and thrown out like the trash they are.
Emiliano, Daniela, and Lucia came together as a family for Rodrigo
In addition to the criminal case against Emiliano and the various professional complications that Daniela was tackling, the married couple was faced with another issue: lost love. Despite several attempts at reigniting the “spark” in their marriage, Emiliano and Daniela couldn’t bring themselves to connect with each other anymore. When Emiliano was in jail, Daniela definitely yearned for him and vice versa. But once they were under the same roof together, they seemingly couldn’t bear each other’s presence. As long as they were protecting their family, especially Lucia, from Charro’s clutches, they were fine. However, whenever they sat down to process their feelings, they hit a road bump. The reason was pretty obvious: Daniela couldn’t bring herself to forgive Emiliano for his silly mistake that cost so many lives. And that’s understandable, to be honest. Even Emiliano found it odd that he hadn’t been punished appropriately for what he had done. He was under the impression that he would have spent a long time in jail, and that would have allowed everyone, especially Daniela, to understand that Emiliano’s mistake was genuine, and that he shouldn’t be chastised for the rest of his life for that. Since Tamara and Charro’s actions led to Emiliano’s early release, that journey of self-reflection was cut short, and Emiliano’s family was forced to confront their feelings about him in real time. I suppose that ended up being a blessing in disguise, because what might have taken years or decades happened in a matter of months.
After Charro’s death and Lupe’s incarceration, Daniel was able to open up to Emiliano about the work she had done to remember Rodrigo. Emiliano also got to talk about how he spent his jail time remembering Rodrigo too. This exchange allowed the couple to bridge the emotional gap between their souls and move towards a healthy future. This was important because, while they had lost one child to an accident, they would have lost another (I am talking about Lucia) due to their failure to come together as a family. Lucia was in a particularly complex stage of her life. She didn’t exactly have a job. She had parted ways with her romantic partner. She was in a car crash herself. And then she was seeing her parents flail about over the death of her brother. The final shot of Season 2 of The Accident, where Rodrigo’s image was superimposed on his family, underscored the fact that the pain of his loss will never go away. However, that didn’t mean that the only way to keep Rodrigo in their hearts was by remembering his last moments; they could do the same by thinking about the time they got to spend with him when he was alive. Lucia was obviously not mature enough to understand that. Since Emiliano and Daniela had somewhat learned how to, I think they’ll be able to teach Lucia the ropes, and that’ll definitely strengthen their ties and help them mature as a family.
Yola killed Lupe
Moncho’s death was emblematic of the fact that even when the rich mess things up, it’s the poor who pay the price. Moncho had nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with the bouncy castle incident. Yet, Lupe had him killed because, initially, it was speculated that he had the responsibility of nailing the bouncy castle to the ground, and his negligence led to those children’s deaths. Lupe didn’t wait to get her facts right or, you know, think twice before having someone executed. Moncho had a wife and two kids, and Lupe, being a mother and a wife herself, didn’t think about what she was doing to them by killing Moncho. Yola probably thought that it was pointless to go after the rich. Hence, she used her resources to settle down in the USA and give her kids a good future. However, the socio-political situation of that country compelled her to come back to her hometown with her kids. That prompted her to dedicate every waking minute of her life to figuring out who had killed Moncho and bringing them to justice. She most likely felt that that was her destiny, and she wouldn’t be able to move forward in life until her husband’s killer was six feet in the ground.
While her personal investigation didn’t bear any fruit, in the ending of The Accident Season 2, Yola got the last laugh when Lupe was put behind bars for killing Moncho. Lupe’s hitman, Eulogio, had killed Moncho by giving him a poisoned chocolate bar. So, Yola decided to recreate that moment by giving Lupe a chocolate bar too. She promised that it wasn’t poisoned, because she wasn’t as heartless as Lupe. Lupe bought Yola’s lie, and when she bit into that chocolate bar, she died in her cell. I don’t know how Lupe fell for that. Maybe she underestimated Yola and assumed that there was no chance she could be ruthless. Or maybe she knew that Yola wasn’t lying and she ate that chocolate because she felt that she deserved to die in the same way that Moncho did. Yola had no time to think about all this, though. She had already left town with her two children again, hoping to finally put this whole affair in her rearview mirror. But will that be possible? Who knows? Maybe she has set another chain of events in motion? And in a potential Season 3 of The Accident, we’ll see Alex going after Yola and her family. I mean, I don’t think Alex is going to take the news of his mother’s death very calmly. He put her in jail so that she could pay for her sins, not die by poisoning. Yes, there’s a chance that Alex will realize that that’s maybe what his mother deserved after having Moncho killed. However, if the tendencies that he has inherited from his father act up, he might abandon everything and go after Yola. Anyway, those are just my thoughts on the show. If you have any opinions on the same, feel free to share them in the comments section below.
