‘Mayans M.C.’ Season 4 Episode 2 Recap: “Hymn Among the Ruins”

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Rebecca Murray
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Mayans MC Season 4 Episode 2 Recap
JD Pardo as EZ Reyes in ‘Mayans M.C.’ episode 4 (Photo Credit: Prashant Gupta/FX)

FX’s Mayans M.C. season four episode two opens on a much more peaceful note than the season’s premiere. The action picks up four months after the brutal battle that only came to an end when Marcus Alvarez showed up and proclaimed he’s taking back the Santo Padre charter. If it weren’t for his sudden, unexpected appearance, Yuma’s president would have probably given the order to execute the few surviving Santo Padre members. (I’m betting he would have saved EZ for last so that he’d be forced to watch everyone – including his brother – die.)

Fortunately, we’ll never know if that was Canche’s plan.

“Hymn Among the Ruins” begins with EZ (JD Pardo) exercising and Angel (Clayton Cardenas) settling into domestic life. Nails (Justina Adorno) is really showing now and seems happy with how things are going. Angel also appears to be handling this new situation fairly well, although his quick glance at photos of Adelita’s ultrasound and his missing and presumably deceased (Potter claims he’s alive) baby boy shows his ex is still very much in his thoughts.

Coco (Richard Cabral) is also doing better and looking more like his old self rather than a creepy meth-head version.

Bishop (Michael Irby) arrives at the clubhouse and, based on the number of motorcycles out front, it’s meeting day. And, yes, the place is packed. And no, Bishop doesn’t stop and make small talk with anyone. He heads directly to the table and takes a seat but not in his customary spot at the head of the table. He lovingly touches his old chair before sitting down in the VP’s seat.

Marcus (Emilio Rivera) sits at the head, gaveling the meeting to order. Guys from Yuma are at the meeting and although there’s obviously still bad blood between the charters, they’re civil enough to do business. Canche’s turning record profits, but Santo Padre points out buyers are ODing on fentanyl. Yuma reps claim a few dead junkies is just the price of doing business.

EZ wonders what happened to Galindo and his family, and Tranq (Frankie Loyal) doesn’t sugarcoat it. He thinks they’re dead. Lobos Nueva Generación (LNG) wouldn’t have allowed Galindo to live. (EZ’s still unaware that Emily didn’t flee with Miguel to Mexico.)

Marcus gets the meeting back on track. “Galindo is dead. LNG, Canche, and the Yuma pipeline – that’s the new world order,” says Marcus.

Taza (Raoul Max Trujillo), who shouldn’t even have a seat at the table after sitting around drinking while his brothers fought Yuma, wants to know why Santo Padre’s being starved out. The entire table gets riled up again and it’s a miracle guns aren’t drawn resulting in a few more dead Mayans.

Marcus bangs the gavel and tells everyone to get the f**k out.

The Yuma guys hang around the clubhouse and watch as Bishop hits on Treenie while she serves him a drink. They can’t believe Santo Padre killed Gaeta and now Bishop’s trying to get with his widow.

Apparently, the guy EZ fought with on the roof didn’t die from his stab wounds. He tries to introduce himself but EZ’s not into this reunion. Still, the guy doesn’t give up and hints that they’re actually both on the same team, just marking time until someone comes along to kill off their mutual enemy. He equates it to the indigenous tribes hating the Aztecs and not realizing that after Cortez and the Spaniards slaughtered their mutual enemy, they’d turn their attention to slaughtering all indigenous tribes. The Mayans charters are the indigenous tribes, fighting amongst themselves and not keeping an eye out for their version of Cortez.

The other Santo Padre members sit and watch as the Yuma guys make themselves at home in their clubhouse. Bishop takes a seat between Angel and EZ, pissed off and ready to wipe out Yuma. “Think they can come into our house. That’s right, f**king idiot, underestimate us. Stab you in your f**king sleep,” says Bishop. He’s not taking Santo Padre – or his own – defeat well.

Bishop’s hatred of the other charters hasn’t lessened in the four months since the fight. Santo Padre members pledge to have his back with EZ saying he’ll do whatever the club needs. Tranq’s the last to respond and only offers to do “whatever’s best.”

EZ leaves the clubhouse and refuses to acknowledge his dad when he shows up unexpectedly outside his trailer.

The action moves to a Sons of Anarchy meeting. Chibs is mentioned but not seen – bummer! – as they discuss what’s going on with Happy. Happy got into trouble with some girl and Chibs wants him in Charming. They also discuss the Mayans and if there will be a war since they crossed into SOA territory without permission. The San Bernardino SOA (SAMDINO) president doesn’t think it’s necessary since Santo Padre’s on its last legs and the Mayans in general are in sorry shape. He suggests they should let them eat each other and stay out of it.

It’s also revealed Packer’s sick and currently at UC Davis.

Mayans MC Season 4 Episode 2 Recap
Clayton Cardenas as Angel Reyes in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 4 (Photo Credit: Prashant Gupta/FX)

Angel visits his little bro in his trailer and tries to hand him a note their dad left tucked in the door. EZ won’t take it and warns Angel to stay out of it. Angel helps himself to a beer and plops down on the couch, complaining about how moody the rest of the club is these days.

They talk about Nails, the baby, and EZ’s sorry ass trailer, and Angel decides even the guys in the bar are more fun than his brother right now.

Meanwhile, Coco and Gilly (Vincent Vargas) are doing grunt work to get back in good with the club. They’re repairing the shot-up clubhouse and Coco’s ordering Gilly around like a construction foreman. Gilly finally has enough of Coco and stalks off, but Coco reminds him he needs to get back in good with the club. The amount of you know what’s Gilly has left to give currently registers at zero. He’s tired of getting punished for covering for Coco.

Angel had jokingly suggested EZ get a dog or a goldfish, and EZ seems to have taken the suggestion to heart. He makes his way down a row of kennels at an animal shelter and finds the perfect adoptable dog. She’s withdrawn and quiet, confused as to why her family left her at this place. A staff member says the dog’s shut off and shut down but will forgive humans if given the chance.

A short while later it’s confirmed EZ went through with the adoption. He arrives back at his trailer with his new furry family member, Sally. (Thanks, Angel, for inadvertently saving a homeless dog!)

Bishop’s still drinking in the clubhouse when Taza informs him he has his back. “Alvarez, Canche…they don’t have this chapter’s best interest in mind,” says Taza. Bishop doesn’t react for a minute and then makes it clear Taza’s dead to him. Bishop says Taza’s still breathing only because of his misguided sense of loyalty.

Two Yuma jerks give Jess (Grace Rizzo) a hard time in the clubhouse, calling her Justin Bieber and wondering what guys would ever want to get with her. She grabs her bag from behind the bar and leaves. While she’s walking through the lot butterflies begin to appear around her heading toward a barrel. She follows them, opens it up, and gasps in shock.

Meanwhile, the SOA San Bernardino VP won’t let the whole thing with the Mayans go. He wants war even if their president doesn’t.

Jess arrives at her sister’s place late at night, upset about what she found in the barrel. Whatever it is smells terrible and her sister gags and then chokes out, “Jesus Fucking Christ! Where did you get that?”

Tranq shows up at Marcus’ home and apologizes for such a late visit. He fills Marcus in on where everyone stands and if they’re all still loyal to Bishop. Without actually saying it, Tranq confirms Bishop is riling them up against the other charters.

“The club…they’re in a lot of pain. We need you to lead us back to being whole again,” says Tranq. It’s obvious he means well but playing both sides is never a smart move.

EZ finally reads the note his dad left in the door and has a flashback to his time in prison. He recalls being trained to be ready for war at any time and any place. He was also warned the enemy is everyone. His new dog can sense he’s getting worked up and barks, snapping EZ out of his flashback.

And now with about 10 minutes remaining Emily’s location is finally revealed. She’s currently working as a waitress in a Mexican restaurant and taking the bus to and from work while living in a tiny apartment. Her life has taken quite the turn since she decided not to hop on the helicopter and accompany Miguel when he fled to Mexico. Is she happy? No, she’s all alone without even her son to keep her company.

Taza stands before a fire pit and performs a ritual of some sort. He places a photo of Riz in the flames and then uses his knife to cut his hair.

Nails is sound asleep while Angel’s wide awake. He quietly gets out of bed and enters the bathroom where he looks at the photo of his and Adelita’s baby once more before hitting delete. He then looks at the sonogram but can’t bring himself to delete that photo.

Season four episode two ends with Jess and her sister showing up at the bar where the SAMDINO VP is drinking. Jess’s sister is in some sort of relationship with the VP and she makes Jess show him what she found in the barrel. Jess holds up a Sons of Anarchy jacket. (Remember, Palo left Allesandro Montez’s dead body on top of a motorcycle outside Santo Padre’s clubhouse in season 3 episode 4. Taza got rid of the body without informing the club.)




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