Why does “Your Majesty” have to end by the end of Season 2?

“Your Honor” wrapped up its second season Sunday night, leaving the door open for season 3 — and I have mixed feelings about that.

On the other hand, I want to see more drama Labyrinth starring Bryan Cranston and Michael Stuhlberg, Hope DavisAnd Andreen Ward Hammond and Isiah Whitlock Jr. , which was originally slated for a single season unlike its predecessor, “Kvudu(“Horfa”), which ran for two seasons (and 22 episodes) on Israeli television from 2017 to 2019.

Plan A changed after “Your Honor” set Showtime viewership records on its December 2020 premiere, resulting in a no-brainer second season, though it’s been hard to fathom where the series could go after the Eugene Jones finale (Benjamin Flores Jr) – Seeking revenge on Carlo Baxter (Jimmy Stanton) for killing his older brother, Kofi, in prison – he misses his aim and shoots Adam Diceato (Hunter Doohan), who dies in the arms of his father, Michael.

This leads to a poetic conclusion to Shakespeare’s story, with Carmie repaying Adam’s death for accidentally killing Rocco Baxter, son of New Orleans mobster Jimmy Baxter (Stulberg) – leading to the resulting disastrous cover-up orchestrated by Judge Michael DeSato (Cranston)… as a result. tragic.

Season 2 returned in January, and my fear quickly faded as the narrative arc branched in many directions a year after the events of Season 1.

Michael Desiato from prison by US Attorney Olivia Delmont (Rosie Perez) to infiltrate/take down Baxter’s criminal enterprise, and discover that he is now very much through Adam’s affair with Via Baxter (Lily Kay) – Jimmy’s daughter.

Eugene escapes to Houston with the help of Little Mo (Keith Machikanyanga) and eventually returns to face the music; Jimmy and his vengeful wife, Gina (Davis), daughter of old-school mobster Carlo Conte (Mark Margolis), are sled-ding hits; Fia abandons her family and moves in with Michael; drug lord Big Mo (Ward-Hammond) buys a club directly across the street from The Baxter House and experiences personal and professional struggle; And Michael’s best friend, Mayor Charlie Figaro (Whitlock Jr.), delves deeper into the original cover-up in the face of surprising revelations.

Your Majesty may have—and perhaps should have—ended its run with a Sunday night finale, which included, among other things it hadn’t guessed: that Eugene was vindicated and placed in a witness protection program; Michael returns to prison; Big Mo sells her club to Gina Baxter and forges an uneasy alliance; And Fia, after all the soul-wrecking lies he was fed, gave Rocco up for adoption (via her church) and fled New Orleans in search of parts unknown.

That tied up many loose ends…and here’s the “but”… The episode’s penultimate scene, more than any other plot twist, suggests there may be more “Your Honor” in our future.

The camera cuts to Jimmy, who was previously shot by Carlo Conti in the parlor of Baxter’s house (a hit disingenuously arranged by Gina), as he lies on a hospital bed with a breathing tube down his throat.

Then his eyes suddenly opened. He lives, somewhat unbelievably, given the pools of blood surrounding him after he was injured.

This opens a Pandora’s box of narrative possibilities Should Showtime renew the series though in preparation for a second season, Cranston told Dax Shepherd on his “Armchair Expert” podcast He was “preparing for the second and final season of ‘Your Honor'”.

That may be true, but the TV world is full of spinoffs, including “Better Call Saul” from Cranston’s “Breaking Bad.” So who knows? Perhaps we’ll see a season dedicated to the Baxter clan in which Jimmy, seeking revenge, squares off against Gina while their son, Carlo, picks sides and heads back to New Orleans. or not.

Suffice it to say that “Your Majesty,” it ended on a high note and ticked all the boxes — and it’s always best to bow down front.