The Purge Season 2: Does legalizing crime really eliminate the anger?

The Purge Season 2 has come to an end. While Season 1 explored what happened during Purge Night, Season 2 delved into how citizens recover from one purge and get ready for the forthcoming one.

Warning: There are spoilers from The Purge Season 2 finale in this post. Read with caution if you haven’t watched it yet.

The Purge Season 2 has now come to an end, leaving many wondering how the show will build the foreshadowing come Season 3. During Season 2’s 10-episode run, the show explored how certain characters recovered from Purge Night and embraced for the following night of suspense. Some of these characters’ lives will never be the same after going through the chain of events that Purge Night holds.

Esme, who worked for the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA), the organization behind Purge Night, has discovered some inconsistencies within the NFFA and strives to bring those to light in an effort to make citizens realize what the NFFA has been up to all along.

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Ben, a college student who was challenged by his fraternity brother to go out on Purge Night at the beginning of the season, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after almost being purged. This led him to unleash all his anger on his fraternity brothers during the following Purge Night towards the end of Season 2.

Lastly, husband Marcus—a well-respected surgeon—and his wife Michelle strive to discover who the bounty hunter behind Marcus’ assassination attempt is. Through Season 2, Marcus discovers that one of his neighbors, Clint, whose wife passed away on the table after Marcus operated on her, turned out to be the brain behind Moore’s purging.

However, as Purge Night unfolded, Clint was purged after stabbing Michelle in cold blood. Thus, the night took yet another unexpected turn as Marcus, while rushing his stabbed wife to the hospital, accidentally hit Ben with his car.

In the spirit of being a Good Samaritan, Marcus loaded Ben onto his truck, getting him to the hospital along with Michelle. Marcus’ decision leads to a plot twist. When Ben wakes up in the facility, the safety and well-being of the staff and patients present at the time become vulnerable.

Season 2 delivers a hidden message for viewers. Taking part in Purge Night may relieve anger and frustration on one night, but does it relieve all the pain and grief someone may be going through?

Another possible message is whether the Second Amendment is outdated in the 21st Century. Given the latest news headlines on mass shootings and violence in the streets, The Purge may have a more profound question for viewers: does the Second Amendment, which was originally created to overthrow the government in a complex time period, historically speaking, really fit in today’s society?

Does unleashing all your anger once a year really help overcome it? Or does the use of violence only lead to more violence? Let us know what you think in the comments section.

Catch The Purge Season 2 on USA Network.