Warning! Spoilers for Netflix’s Spectros below.
Netflix closes out the first season of supernatural thriller Spectros with an ending that explains several of the show’s preternatural elements, while still leaving room for speculation.
Spectros follows its lead characters as they try to untangle the mystery behind the sudden appearance of ghosts in their São Paulo neighborhood, la Liberdade. Each character has a different link to the spectral appearances. Mila (Claudia Okuno) discovers that her father’s connection to the witch Zenóbia (Miwa Yanagizawa) goes deeper than she ever imagined. Carla (Mariana Sena) is plagued by the voices of ghosts whispering in her mind. Pardal (Danilo Mesquita) finds himself at the center of the drama when he tries to burgle Zenóbia’s house while his little brother Léo (Enzo Barone) has been investigating the ghosts for weeks.
The show combines Brazil’s unique cultural background to build its lore, a Latino-Japanese fusion of ghosts and witchcraft. In look and feel, it is undeniably a Brazilian television show, steeped in the country’s history and geography. However, between its dense web of mythos and the interwoven comings and goings of its many characters, it can be hard to follow exactly where everything stands as the season wraps up.
What Happens In Spectros’ Ending?
Spectros’ episode seven, “Block Party”, brings all of its players together to a showdown in a cemetery. Mila finds herself clutching a haunted artifact, a new addition to the creepy doll hall of fame, unsure of what to do. Zenobia tells her she should give it to her to protect the ashes within, which serve as a link between the living and the dead. The Necromancer (Norival Rizzo) wants them so he can gain control over the dead. Mila chooses a third option after being egged on by her friends: destroying them.
She is immediately overtaken by the spirit of the Bride, the ancient spirit of a princess who was married against her will to the cruel Sado Khan. It becomes clear that the show, like many, has been foreshadowing its season finale from the first episode. The first character audiences meet is the princess from the ashes, and Pardal’s nickname for Mila, to her distaste, is “princess”. In fact, panning shots of the Liberdade neighborhood from season one, episode one, “The Porcelain Doll”, introduce audiences to all the major players in the season: the ghosts and Necromancer himself are slyly introduced under the guise of scene-setting. Mila’s friends manage to coax her back through the princess’ vengeful rage and the season concludes with Mila freeing the spirits and the Bride herself, stating it is up to them to determine their own fate.
Where Do The Characters In Spectros End Up?
The season finale is bittersweet. Mila’s father, Celso (Carlos Takeshi) dies while buying time for the protagonists to succeed; he enters the minds of ghosts like he warned Carla to never do. Léo manages to find the ghost of his mother but has to come to terms with letting her go. The show pushes an agenda of found family in its final moments. Carla, Mila, Pardal, and Léo seemingly live together now at Pardal’s place, their lives permanently intertwined. They eat dinner and laugh; they now have each other. Even the deceased Zeka (Drop Dashi) makes contact through Carla and her more controlled ability to communicate with the dead. But, as Mila reminds them, and consequently the audience, there are still plenty of terrifying ghosts wandering la Liberdade who are very angry with them for the trouble they’ve caused. Netflix’s Spectros leaves open the possibility that this newfound familial peace may ultimately be short-lived.
