Unseen Season 2’s ending was all about Zenzi deciding whether or not she should kill Andrew Harting or forget about all the horrors that he had inflicted upon her and go to Harare, Zimbabwe, to raise her unborn baby under the care of Max’s mother. Harting was working with OCM Bank CFO Jacob Butler to siphon small amounts of money from its customers. While it wasn’t a big deal for the rich, the poor were immediately feeling its aftereffects, but since nobody cared about the downtrodden, Harting was seamlessly channeling all that stolen money through Raymond’s butcher shop and Jali’s nightclub. However, all that went up in flames last season, thereby prompting Harting to broker a deal with the French. He claimed it was for the “betterment of South Africa,” but it was evident that he was just trying to make up for the losses he had incurred. In a surprising turn of events, Zenzi partnered with Raymond to gather data on Harting’s illegal operations, confront him at his gala event for his partnership with the French, and make him pay for his sins. Did Zenzi succeed, or did she get into a lucrative arrangement with Harting that would secure the future of her and Max’s unborn son? Let’s find out.
Spoiler Alert
Morkel Exposed Visser
If it wasn’t clear from the way Visser treated Naledi, in the finale of Unseen Season 2, it was revealed that the detective was actually working for Harting and was hellbent on punishing her and Zenzi for acting against her boss. She got the chance to kill two birds with one stone when the police, led by Davids, surrounded Harting’s gala event after learning that Zenzi and Raymond were in there. However, her plans were sullied by Morkel’s presence, who was there to ensure that neither Zenzi nor Raymond was killed during the raid, because they were key to solving the mystery around Harting’s business. I thought it was rather silly of Visser to twist her ankle right before approaching Harting’s estate, as it forced Morkel to hang back and stay with her instead of joining the action with the rest of the members of the police. It seemed borderline misogynistic to me since I thought that the showrunners were trying to say that women aren’t fit for this job.
So, you can only imagine my surprise when Visser revealed that she had faked her injury to corner Morkel and kill him to keep him from exposing Harting. Thankfully, Morkel was a few steps ahead of her, and he had advised Davids to give Visser an empty gun after suspecting her intentions, and she walked right into his trap. Visser was arrested, and although we didn’t get to see how she was indicted, or whether she was indicted at all, I guess her actions were a commentary on the corruption in law enforcement agencies in South Africa. Over the course of the last 2 seasons, we had seen Harting and his minions infiltrating police stations and high-security holding facilities. But a detective like Visser dancing to Harting’s tune showed that the rot ran deep and the agencies that were designed to uphold the law and protect the downtrodden needed a systemic overhaul. Or else people like Harting would thrive while those who deserved justice would be ignored.
Morkel killed TK
Okay, so TK is probably the greyest character on the roster, which is already full of grey characters, and I’m not really sure if I should sympathize with her or not. TK was Joseph’s sister and Raymond’s wife. She wasn’t a killer from the get-go. But after Zenzi killed Joseph and Morkel took Raymond into protective custody, TK had to do something to look after her son and her mother. So, she essentially became Harting’s attack dog, as she knew that that was one of the only ways to get back at Zenzi for ruining her life. When Zenzi showed up at Harting’s gala, TK finally got the chance to confront her. But Raymond managed to persuade her to let bygones be bygones and requested that she come away with him, which allowed Zenzi to go after Harting. However, Morkel couldn’t give TK a free pass because she had killed his partner and friend, Lyners, and he killed her when she rushed at him with her knife. Morkel did allow Raymond to go to his son and give him the life that he deserved. And that made me wonder why Morkel couldn’t turn a blind eye to TK’s sins and not rob her son of a mother.
Well, I guess it all comes down to remorse. I am not sure how many people Raymond had killed, but he was incredibly apologetic about accidentally gunning down Zenzi’s son, Esulu. Also, maybe Morkel got to know Raymond better when he was in protective custody and thought that he could be redeemed. TK rarely showed remorse. Her main target was Zenzi, but in her pursuit of revenge, she had killed Lyners and blown up a whole goddamn airplane to kill Butler. I am struggling to remember even one scene from Unseen Season 2 where TK wrestled with the weight of her actions. She had lost all sense of morality on her quest for vengeance. The only times she exhibited some form of humanity were when she was around her son and when she was reunited with Raymond after what seemed like ages. In Morkel’s eyes, though, that simply wasn’t enough. Now, TK knew that if she gave herself up to the police, she’d never be free in this lifetime because of the magnitude of the crimes she had committed. So, she decided to take her chances and try to kill Morkel and ended up biting the dust. Did she deserve to die though? In my opinion, yeah! TK had gone too far off the deep end to be redeemed. She needed to be punished. Fortunately or unfortunately, that punishment came in the form of a bullet.
Zenzi killed Harting
In Unseen Season 2’s ending, Zenzi confronted Harting to tell him how he was responsible for the deaths of Max, Esulu, Lufuno, and Lyners, as well as all the people that he had pushed towards an early grave by quietly robbing them of their money. Harting convinced Zenzi that it was all for the greater good of South Africa and that he didn’t have any personal vendetta against Zenzi, her family, or her friends. He said that, given how powerful he was, he’d be able to brush any accusations of corruption leveled against him by Zenzi under the rug and simply move on. That’d cause some minor inconvenience to Harting’s pursuit of development, which was just another way of saying that he was going to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. But once the dust would settle, Zenzi would find herself behind bars—thereby rendering all her sacrifices pointless and ruining the future of her unborn child—while Harting would soldier on. Hence, he made Zenzi a proposal: if she chose to remain silent about Harting’s criminal activities, he was willing to get her to Harare, where she’d be able to raise her child with her mother-in-law as peacefully as possible. Now, for a second it seemed like Zenzi had given Harting a free pass by accepting his deal and leaving for Zimbabwe on the private plane that he had arranged for her.
That said, a last-minute twist revealed that Zenzi was on her way to Harare, but only after killing Harting. I guess Zenzi silently agreeing to Harting’s terms would’ve been realistic. However, after everything that Zenzi had been through, I suppose the showrunners decided to end things on a slightly optimistic note by allowing her to avoid getting captured by the police, thanks to some help from Kailo the butler, and giving everyone the satisfaction of watching a cruel capitalist die. For everyone thinking that Harting was right and he was the change that South Africa needed, congrats, you are a victim of pro-capitalism propaganda. I mean, look at the state of the place that Zenzi or the people that Lufuno had interviewed for his (probably unpublished) piece criticizing OCM Bank’s deception lived in. Does it look like Harting cared about them? Do you really think if Harting would’ve lived to execute his treaty with the French, he would’ve helped the poor and ignored the rich? No, he would’ve continued to suck the country dry, just like his ancestors did during apartheid, and he would’ve left to dig his claws into yet another country. So, it’s a good thing that Zenzi killed Harting and put an end to his notorious campaign for wealth and power. Always remember, folks, the only good capitalist is a dead capitalist.
Season 3 Expectations
Although Unseen Season 2 ended on a more positive and conclusive note than the first season, it had a lot of unresolved threads that’ll definitely be addressed in a third season if it gets greenlit by Netflix. For starters, I think the show has to answer how Zenzi accessed Harting’s private jet after killing him, taking a shower in his house, and getting a wardrobe change. Did nobody check on whether or not Harting was alive? Did Kailo really do such a great job of hiding Harting’s body that nobody cared to see if the bossman was still kicking? Were some other members of Harting’s staff involved in the cover-up because their families had been affected by their employer’s corrupt practices? Also, how long does Zenzi have before the South African police ask Zimbabwe for extradition? Because we saw Morkel coming across Harting’s body. Did he help Kailo hide the body? Additionally, Morkel got his hands on the pen drive that held all of Harting’s scandalous conversations that Reuben, Harting’s deceased assistant, had recorded. Will Morkel release it to the press, thereby ruining the reputation of all those who were associated with Harting, especially Dawn Molewa, the public protector that Lufuno had trusted to leak that information in the first place?
By the way, I suppose Morkel is living on borrowed time after killing TK. Yes, I think Morkel has made a big mistake by letting Raymond live. He’ll certainly be looking for vengeance after his son starts wondering why his mother’s killer is roaming around, going about his business. As for Naledi and her husband, John Mzamane, the show suggests that they’re just going to focus on themselves and move on from everything that has happened in this season due to their proximity to Zenzi. That said, if the showrunners want to stir things up, they can get Naledi to lead the charge against Zenzi because she wants to avenge her mother and father, who have technically been killed by Zenzi. Naledi is the only one who knows where Zenzi is going. Hence, it’ll be really twisted to see her going down a dark path instead of forgiving her sister for her actions. Anyway, those are just my thoughts on the ending of Unseen Season 2 and the plot lines that can be explored in a yet-to-be-announced Season 3. If you have any thoughts on the same, please feel free to share them through the comments section below.
