Mayans M. C. continued to develop and flex its muscles and smarts in 1.2 as a complex, multi-level drama with all kinds of conflicts and connections.
The big one in 1.2 was between the cartel and the rebels, who have kidnapped cartel leader Miguel's young son. He wants the Mayans to get him back, and since the Mayans have all kinds of connections to the rebels, this puts them right in the middle, where they'd rather not be. Among other things, the Mayans don't like Miguel's brutal tactics, leading to one of the best scenes in the hour, when prospect E. Z. speaks out against this, and Bishop literally puts his body between E. Z., and the angry Miguel, who is menacingly advancing on E. Z.
Miguel and E. Z. have another profound reason to be at odds. Miguel's wife Emily, loving mother of the kidnapped boy, was E. Z.'s girlfriend before he went to prison. She seems to love Miguel now, but has problems with his business, which she'd rather not know about, but now needs to, so she can understand why her son was kidnapped. She still has some feelings for E. Z., and he definitely has some for her, and given his connections to the rebels, this puts him a conflicted situation par excellence.
His only completely reliable ally at this point is his father, well played by Edward James Olmos. Actually, all the parts, major and minor, are very played, including Michael Irby as Bishop, Richard Cabral as Coco, and Clayton Cardenas as E. Z.'s brother Angel, who (presumably) doesn't know about his brother's sleeper status.
All of this is riveting viewing, and I'm looking forward to more. (Prediction from my wife Tina: Devante - great to see Tony Plana in this role - and Miguel's mother killed Miguel's father. This is in keeping with the Sons' Hamlet motif, and makes sense.)
See also: Mayans M. C. 1.1: Pulling Us In
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