Warning: Spoilers for Who Killed Sara Season 2
Who Killed Sara? season 2 once again leaves audiences with a cliffhanger as it raises more questions than it answers in the final moments of the season finale. Since José Ignacio Valenzuela's compelling whodunit drama premiered on Netflix in March 2021, the series has jumped to the top of the streaming platform's charts, becoming its most popular foreign-language series ever released in the U.S.
In Who Killed Sara? season 2, Alex's search for Sara's killer turns into an investigation of Sara’s double life. Meanwhile, the corpse found in Alex's backyard is finally identified, and many questions from Who Killed Sara season 1 are answered as the characters are stripped of their so-called masks. But as the final scene in the season 2 finale revealed, the story isn’t over yet.
By the end of the Netflix show's second season, there are several more murders, leaving Moncho, Elroy, Lorenzo, Clara, and Sara’s father all confirmed dead and Marifa presumed dead. Having faked his own death, César Lazcano is considered legally dead as well. While all of their killers have been identified and some have been brought to justice, the biggest question from Who Killed Sara? season 1 remains the same - who killed Sara? Everything there is to know about what happened to Sara and who is really responsible for her death has not yet been revealed. Instead, Season 2 ends on yet another cliffhanger.
While it doesn't resolve the title question, Who Killed Sara?'s season 2 finale does answer several questions from the previous season, such as the identity of the body buried in Alex's backyard, which turned out to be Sara's father, who César shot and killed to save Sara's life. Season 2 also confirmed that Marifer was the person behind Diana the Huntress and that Nicandro wasn't really dead like Alex thought.
The Netflix show also revealed that Mariana, though not responsible for Sara's death, was indeed a killer. Based on a montage scene in the season finale, it also looks like she was the one who locked Rodolfo in the sauna room. The sequence, which imagines Mariana looking back on her crimes, includes Rodolfo trying to escape from the sauna. We also see Mariana come face to face with her victims, as Elroy, Clara, and Sara all come back to haunt her. The scene has led to speculation over whether Mariana might be speaking to the dead because she, too, has died. But it’s also possible that she’s having a psychotic break over the guilt she feels for all of those sins she’s been carrying around. This would also make sense given the mental health themes that are presented throughout the series.
Just when it looked as though Who Killed Sara? season 2 had revealed the identity of Sara’s killer, the final moments of the finale presented another plot twist. Nicandro, presumedly on the phone with Sara’s psychiatrist, Dr. Alanis, indicates that that “they” were behind Sara’s death. But we know that Marifer is the one who cut the rope, causing Sara’s accident. So who exactly Nicandro is referring to and how they were responsible for Sara’s death remains a mystery. This is the biggest question left at the end of season 2, and it provides clues about where the story is headed in season 3.
Based on the conversation, it appears that Nicandro, his father, and possibly Dr. Alanis are complicit in Sara's death. After Elroy tells Nicandro that Sara was behind his accident and attempted murder, Nicandro and his father may have gone to Dr. Alanis for help, asking him to step in and put Sara away in a mental hospital. The files Nicandro goes through in that final scene suggest that Sara was part of a psychological experiment. If that’s the case, it could explain how Nicandro and his father are involved in Sara's death along with her psychiatrist.
By the end of Who Killed Sara? season 2, as more gets revealed about the true identity of the characters, how we see them evolves over the course of the series. Not only is Marifer confirmed to be both Diana the Huntress and Sara’s half-sister in season 2, but she also turns out to be the villain of the story. Likewise, the not-so-sweet-and-innocent Clara turns out to be Marifer's sister and sidekick in her schemes. Meanwhile, Elisa finally stands up to her father and everything he stands for by burning down the casino, Chema sacrifices himself to protect Alex from more jail time, César turns out not to be completely heartless after all, and Mariana goes from being at the center of her family to ending up all alone in the end.
César’s evolution is perhaps the most surprising of all, given his cruel and careless nature towards everyone including his children throughout the series. While he shows up for his daughter in the end, César doesn’t do the same for Chema, who takes the blame for Sara's father's murder - a crime that César committed. In his final scene of the second season, César says that the only debt he owes is to have a child and name him Alex, so he doesn’t appear to be eager to come out of hiding to save Chema in season 3. Still, given that César manages to fake his own death and come back to life later in the season, it’s not unreasonable to assume Sara could have done the same. This plot element in season 2 may be hinting at Sara’s return in season 3. A body still hasn't been shown yet, after all.
In the Who Killed Sara? season 2 finale, Nicandro, in the doctor's office, looks through a folder labeled “SG first patient of the project” with a drawing of Medusa on the cover. According to the Greek myth, Medusa was one of the three Gorgons - often described as monstrous, winged, female figures with snakes for hair. In this case, the symbol is likely a logo for the project mentioned on the folder, which could have something to do with the electroshock therapy treatments that Sara received in season 2. But it could also indicate that there was another, more secretive experimental study that Sara was a part of before her death.
The Medusa myth has long been used in the field of psychology and psychoanalysis. Jungian analyst, Marion Woodman described the “Medusa Complex” as a dissociated state resulting in fear-based paralysis that’s brought on by the conflict between the idealized, perfect image of one's self and the world versus the reality of it. This closely resembles Sara’s apparent psychological state throughout the series. In the days leading up to her parasailing accident, she begins to have an increasingly distorted view of both herself and those around her, believing that everyone is out to get her. Of course, given the characters' complex personalities, it could be that Sara was right to suspect there was a plot against her.
As the show progresses, it's revealed that what known about each of the characters is only one side of the story. Who Killed Sara? season 2 opens with an episode titled “The Two Faces of Sara,” and there is a deeper meaning behind the title. By focusing on the dual nature of Sara’s personality from the start of season 2, the series harkens back to Roman mythology and the “The Two Faces of Janus.” According to the myth, Janus represents time and duality. Depicted as having two faces, Janus is said to symbolize both past and future, and the transition from one stage to the next. It’s also where the term “two-faced” comes from. While the first episode hones in on Sara’s double life, it quickly becomes clear throughout season 2 that she’s not the only one hiding their true self. By revealing the “two-faced” nature of its characters, the series continues to explore themes around relationships, identity, and family lineage, examining what it means to be a family and how this extends beyond one’s biological connections. This is portrayed through several examples: Marifer discovering Sara’s innocence, the truth behind their relationship, and their father’s true, evil nature; Alex telling Chema that they are family after he loses Lorenzo, Clara, and their baby; and César’s proclamation that Alex was the son he'd always wanted.
In Who Killed Sara season 2, family members betray each other, enemies become friends, and vice versa, as the story continues to blur the lines between who is a friend or foe. These themes relate back to the ending’s big reveal — Nicandro’s betrayal in the final scene. In the penultimate episode, Nicandro tells Alex, “We were never friends.” There is a double meaning here, hinting at the fact that Nicandro is still an enemy in disguise. Like the family ties, the bonds of friendship ebb and flow throughout the series.
Who Killed Sara continues to be a show about how nothing is as it first appears. The final scene and revelation of the Medusa project indicate that there may be more victims, and Sara's death could be part of a much larger crime. In Who Killed Sara, there are always more layers of truth to reveal beneath the surface of things, leaving room for almost anything to happen heading into season 3.
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