Gangs of Galicia Season 2 Review: Three years after the incidents of the first season, Ana and Daniel find themselves on opposite sides. While she has to come back to Cambados and work with the Padíns’ rivals, he has to go out to sea with his father one last time, putting their relationship on the line.
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Gangs of Galicia 2 Cast
Clara Lago, Tamar Novas, Xosé Antonio Touriñán, Melania Cruz, Miguel de Lira, María Pujalte, Chechu Salgado, Diego Anido, Luis Zahera, Nuno Gallego
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Gangs of Galicia Season 2 Directors
Marc Vigil, Javier Rodríguez
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Gangs of Galicia Series Writer
Jorge Guerricaechevarría
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Original Title
Clanes
Clanes Season 2 has 6 episodes, with a runtime of around 45 minutes.
Gangs of Galicia Season 2 Review
Moving on from season 1’s revenge plot, Ana and Daniel face the consequences of their actions in season 2, with both of them being pulled into doing things they might not (or might) be comfortable with. However, with the threat against their families looming in the background, there aren’t a lot of choices available for either of them. Ana, especially, has to come back to Cambados, leaving her daughter behind, to stop running away from her problems and face them head-on.
However, in this game of betrayals and running a drug trafficking operation, it’s the audience who gets the short end of the stick. Much like season 1, I found this season to be far too confusing and extensive. It gets boring to follow the hundreds of threads that the series brings forth every season, and then eventually has to rush to bring them all together, leaving viewers to wonder what just happened.
There’s the Padins, who are losing their footing in the crime world, with Paco and Macario slowly pushing the elder Padin out because of his old age. Daniel is tired of running around doing his father’s bidding, and his relationship with Ana and their daughter is suffering because of it. And while this all might seem quite interesting (and it is), I think the series isn’t able to get all its thoughts together and actually show us something thrilling.
The incessant melodrama slows the runtime down and turns into frustration rather than intrigue. The crime dynamics get too overcrowded, and it’s hard to focus on anything after a while because there’s so much happening at the same time. It’s just a lot of confusing feelings with this show, and despite the sparks of intrigue one might feel here and there, the series ends up being uninteresting.
That being said, not all is gloom and doom, and I found the character arcs to be quite complex and intriguing. Daniel and Ana’s internal conflict on the best possible way to live a happy and peaceful life feels intriguing, and you do root for them, despite everything. Some emotionally heavy and complex moments feel intriguing as well. I found the politics and backstabbing to be interesting in bursts as well, especially when it’s mixed with the emotional toll it takes on everyone.
Final Thoughts
Gangs of Galaga Season 2 is fine, but the way it presents its story has no nuance. The pacing falls off now and then, and you are left confused with the sheer amount of information that gets thrown at you. It’s entertaining if you enjoyed the first season, because it’s more of the same.
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