After sparing Prince Felipe from a deadly virus, DEA agents are blessed with almost magical powers, and a man who decides to get cocaine instead of money for doping him his partner returns in Narcos Season 4. With Narcos Season 4, the show changes setting and narrative, and although it retained part of the original cast, it introduced a new cartel. Now with the thrilling death of Pablo Escobar in the last shot of the finale of season 3, season 4 brings for the audience a new world, new characters the powerful Mexican drug cartels. This season is a perfect follow-up for the fight for the control over drug trade but in a whole new environment.
A New Focus the Mexican Cartels
The fourth season of Narcos moves to Mexico, where the Guadalajara Cartel is making its bid to take over the drug trafficking business. Under the boss of the newly introduced Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, the season shows how he regulates the importation of cocaine into America, a shift in the Narcos series that fans witnessed. The first returns to the Colombia cartels then moves to Mexico and how the violence and corruption extended across the border.
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The Key Players
This season is focused on Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo portrayed by Diego Luna. Gallardo, a mastermind, cold-blooded businessman, wants to merge all the break-off Mexican drug trafficking factions under his leadership. He is also accompanied by his loyal friends one of them is the young boy from the cartel Rafa who starts to cause more trouble for Gallardo. On the other side, the DEA agents especially the leading actor Kiki Camarena played by Michael Peňa are still striving to incriminate the cartel for the law which makes conflict and danger.
The DEA vs The Cartel: A Dangerous Game
The climax of Season 4 shoots around the DEA and its continuous hunting down of the Mexican cartels. Kiki Camarena is an important protagonist in this season, an operative who infiltrates the Guadalajara Cartel intending to gain intelligence. He is willing to put his life on the line to complete his job, and even though the threats have grown to harm him, he is still very determined to fight for justice. Mexican cartel fighting against DEA is a narrative that keeps increasing towards the last episodes of the season.
Introducing New Characters and Changes in Relationships
The viewers like new characters in the show, and it is one of the most exciting features of Season 4. In addition to Camarena’s hardworking DEA squad, there are individuals in the cartel who are striving to survive in a deathly and highly profitable industry. The characters in this movie have this kind of interaction: multiple affiliation changes and trusting no one aspect.
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Conclusion
While Narcos Season 4 reduced its location from Colombia to Mexico, it maintained the level of suspense and extraordinary drama that this show demonstrated earlier. The season also depicts the Mexican cartels and the game of chasing the criminals and their effort to do the same. Bringing in new characters, a new location, and increasing the stakes, Season 4 of Narcos should be seen by anyone who enjoys this show as well as anyone who wants to enter the world of drugs.
