WARNING: Spoilers for Pacific Rim: The Black season 2.
Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 ending offers the stories of Taylor and Hayley some much-needed resolutions. Picking up right where season 1 left, Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 continues the journeys of Taylor and Hayley while brother and sister try to find the truth about their parents. The fate of Brina and Ford Travis turned out to be only one of the mysteries Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 dealt with, as a lot about the Sisters of the Kaiju, the Boy, and Mei was uncovered.
Very much like season 1, Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 is vague as to where the show is set in the Pacific Rim timeline. That said, from the latter half of season 1 to the end of season 2, only a few days have ed. While The Black season 2 adds a lot of elements to the Pacific Rim canon, the focus of the show continues to be on the story of Hayley and Taylor.
For a show marked by loss and tragedy, the end of Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 can be considered a happy one. Taylor and Hayley were able to reunite with their parents – even though their time with their mother was short –, the Kaiju Boy was kept safe, and Mei can now finally find out more about her past. The battle for survival will continue, but now Taylor and Hayley are safe in Sydney, one of the most important locations in the Pacific Rim world, with their new family. Unfortunately, they will no longer have the Atlas Destroyer to protect them as Loa had to sacrifice the Jaeger. Despite the show's many characters and a short number of episodes, the Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 ending managed to wrap up all the storylines and does not leave many loose ends.
Who Were The Sisters of the Kaiju? Pacific Rim: The Black's Villains Explained
Although originally introduced in the Pacific Rim: Aftermath comics, it is now in Pacific Rim: The Black that the Sisters of the Kaiju are being developed. Previously mentioned at the beginning of the series and teased at the end of season 1, the Sisters of the Kaiju were Pacific Rim: The Black's season 2 main villains. The Sisters were an all-female cult that worshiped the Kaijus and believed the monsters were divine beings. Most of the ed after being abducted and brainwashed, and that was the case for Taylor and Hayley's mother. Part of the Sisters' worship rituals involved the genetic material of the Kaijus, which explains why they were buying the eggs from Shane in season 1. Led by the High Priestess, the Sisters of the Kaiju wanted to capture the Boy because they believed him to be the Kaiju Messiah. Fortunately, the Boy managed to be saved before the ritual was complete, and the High Priestess was destroyed.
Who Was The Kaiju Boy?
Pacific Rim: The Black's biggest mystery was who or what the Boy was. After the shocking reveal in season 1 that the Boy could transform into a small-sized Kaiju, Pacific Rim: The Black's Kaiju Boy can finally have a normal life.
Why Shane Had To Die (And What He Left Mei)
Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 offered Shane, the show's most controversial character, a chance to redeem himself. After the reveal that Shane had pretty much abducted Mei from her family and stolen her memories, the Bogan faction leader became the typical repulsive human villain of a post-apocalyptic story. However, while trying to break Brina's mind out of the Sisters of the Kaiju's control to gain the Atlas Destroyer in return, Shane had to decide between saving himself or Taylor and Hayley's mother. In a surprising decision, Shane let his mind be completely destroyed by the Priestess's influence so that Brina could return to her children. The Netflix animated show does not excuse Shane's previous actions, but the character had a chance to make up at least for the things he had done against Taylor and Hayley.
Shane's sacrifice was not entirely accidental, as the character had left a flash drive for Spyder to handle Mei in the case he did not return. The flash drive contained all of Mei's memories that Shane had removed and kept hidden for the last few years. That is why Mei cried when she received the drive, as she now can finally access her memories.
What Happens To Taylor And Hayley Now
The end of Taylor and Hayley's journey was something between a bittersweet and happy one. On the one hand, the siblings had to watch their mother die within hours of having found her after five years. They also had to watch Loa sacrifice herself by blowing up the Atlas Destroyer, one of the best additions to Del Toro's Pacific Rim universe. On the other hand, Taylor and Hayley are finally safe in Sydney after having spent years having to fend for themselves in a world dominated by Kaijus. Not only that, Taylor and Hayley were also able to reconnect with their father, who had spent the last few years in Sydney. The family is now a little bigger, as it is implied that Mei and the Boy will also live in Sydney with Taylor and Hayley.
Will There Be A Pacific Rim: The Black Season 3?
Unfortunately, there will not be a Pacific Rim: The Black season 3. Netflix had only ordered two seasons of the show, and the official Pacific Rim Pacific Rim 3 still has not happened, it is at least comforting to know that Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 managed to conclude most of the storylines and did not leave too many loose ends - the only exception being the mystery regarding the creation of the Boy. Had Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 ended on a cliffhanger as season 1 did, then the show not returning for season 3 would have been a real disappointment.