'El Marginal' Season 4 Ending Explained: Is Miguel back to square one? Plan goes awry
Spoilers for 'El Marginal' Season 4
Netflix has finally dropped the fourth season of 'El Marginal' and the situation is as grim, violent, and exciting as ever. Former cop Miguel Palacios aka Pastor returns in the fourth installment bringing along more danger.
The official Netflix synopsis for Season 4 reads: "After the fire at San Onofre, the fates of Pastor, Mario Borges, and Diosito cross paths again in the Puente Viejo prison. The reunion between Pastor and Diosito will re-awaken strong sentiments in both of them. César, who was transferred there, joins this confrontation and leads the group that represents the Sub21. From the outside, Sergio Antín will run things in order to seize the power of the prison, confronting the current director. And Emma Molinari will work to aid Pastor in a new and dangerous attempt to escape." Read on to know what happened and how the fourth season of the Netflix thriller ended.
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The series opens as we see Miguel (Juan Minujín) get captured while fleeing with Emma (Martina Gusmán) and the kids. His time in prison sees him traumatized by torture and try to attempt suicide as well. But time hardens him and he learns to cope and settles into prison life. Season 4 also sees him getting reunited with his enemies -- the Borges brothers Mario (Claudio Rissi) and Diosito (Nicolás Furtado), after they are transferred there. Puento Viejo prison has Coco (Luis Luque) as the strongest prisoner and who works for the director of the prison. The Borges brothers get in the good books of Coco which angers Cesar (Abel Ayala) and his gang who are bent on revenge after the Borges killed many of their members. Meanwhile, cracks in Miguels and Emma's relationship appear but when Brian (Ignacio Quesada) finds out about a secret forgotten tunnel under the prison, a plan to escape is born. Diosito finds out as well and joins the two after getting sick of getting bossed around.
Events occur that turn Mario and Coco against each other resulting in bloodshed between the two gangs. Diosito also finds out the secret behind his birth and learns that Mario is his father and not his brother, leading him to question his whole life. While this happens, he and Miguel dig the tunnel alone after Brian backs out. Season 4 also saw the return of Silvia (Julieta Zylberberg), who wants her child back and follows Emma when she drives off with the kids to the rendevous point where Miguel will arrive.
What happens at the end of Season 4?
Diosito and Miguel successfully escape to the outside world where they go their separate ways. Silvia who fears his son is being taken away by Emma calls Director Antin (Gerardo Romano) for help who sends the police. But she impatiently takes away her son after stabbing Emma and returns to her car. Meanwhile, Diosito runs free and we see Mario in prison reading his letter which tells him that he was his idol but is now dead to him, leaving him to rot in prison. At the same time, Miguel finds Emma bleeding when the police arrive and capture him. As she lies dying, Miguel is seen struggling and being arrested again. Antin and Silvia look on from a distance as the events unfold.
Will Miguel be back in the hell hole he so painstakingly escaped from? The final moments indicate so, as everything in his life falls apart.
'El Marginal' Season 4 is now streaming on Netflix.
