Summary
The Night Agent Season 3 has a pretty satisfying ending, all things considered, but it does, naturally, leave a door or two open for subsequent seasons.
Given that The Night Agent is one of Netflix’s most popular shows, I must confess to being a little surprised that Season 3’s ending is as conclusive as it is. Sure, it leaves a couple of doors open, a plot thread or two dangling, the odd detail unresolved, but that’s just par for the course. For the most part, though, Episode 10 is a meaningful conclusion for all of the key storylines and character arcs, keeping Peter Sutherland in play but finally giving him the one thing he has been craving all along – a bit of a break.
As is classic in these kinds of political-action shows, basically everything that happens in this finale could be reversed at some point. Any character left alive could turn up again to cause more trouble. That’s just the way of things. But it’s difficult to complain too much – if at all – about where we leave things here. Let’s break it all down and see how things stand.
Escort Mission
After Peter rescues Chelsea from Adam following the stand-off that began in the penultimate episode, most of the rest of the climax consists of a giant escort mission across New York. Peter and the gang’s last hope to expose the Hagans is Freya Myers, the corrupt CEO of Walcott Capital. The campaign funds provided by Jacob were laundered through her bank, as well as Jenny Hagan’s charity, and despite the treasure trove of documents in Jacob’s decrypted archive, The Financial Register will only go public with a story if the information is corroborated.
That leaves only Freya. Hagan knows that too, and has retasked Adam and another old Army buddy turned Night Agent to take her out. This creates a race against time scenario, as Peter has to get Freya through Grand Central Station to the offices of The Financial Register so that Isabel can interview her on-camera, all without being killed.
Naturally, he pulls it off. Just.
Adam Switches Sides (Sort Of)
There are two moments where Adam has the opportunity to kill Peter and doesn’t; one when he’s with Chelsea, and another time when he’s with Freya. But Adam isn’t stupid. He has been blindly loyal to President Hagan in a way that deserves some serious interrogation, but he is beginning to recognise that his old pal has been manipulating him.
Ultimately, it’s Adam’s decision to let Peter and Freya go that allows them to break the story about the Hagans. The finale leaves Adam’s fate unresolved, so if there’s a Season 4 – which I’m sure there will be – he’s likely to show up in it.
The Hagans Don’t Really Get Their Comeuppance
Even though Freya testifies on camera that the Hagans used her bank to launder campaign funds, the scandal doesn’t do a great deal beyond damaging the couple’s political careers.
Sure, it’s satisfying to learn that they got the boot from the White House, but a news broadcast reveals that, while he was still Commander-in-Chief, Hagan pardoned the pair of them, inuring them against criminal charges.
Hagan also signs a new media deal on his way out of the building. So, it looks like these two are going to land on their feet, which is a shame. But at least they won’t be ordering any assassinations or air strikes. Probably.
Freya’s Just Desserts
While it initially seemed like Freya, who had had multiple people killed throughout the season, was getting off rather lightly, it wasn’t quite to be. When Isabel turned up at her office, she had rather hilariously called the Father to come and protect her. However, after his encounter with Peter, he had decided to retire, so he turned her down. Freya responded by threatening to have him killed.
This is something that doesn’t sit especially well with the Father, so rather than spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder, he instead introduces himself to Freya, who never met him in person. Mirroring the scene earlier in the season when he killed Mike, he secretly withdraws a vial of poison that he slips into her drink.
We don’t see Freya die on-screen, but the implication is pretty clear.
Tying Up Loose Ends
In the aftermath of all this, The Night Agent Season 3 ends with a bit of a coda for each of the main characters.
Isabel has made a big name for herself as a journalist, continuing to publish stories about the people and corporations implicated in her late father’s files. The only person who made a deal with him that she didn’t out was Peter, since she knew he always had the best of intentions.
Chelsea is no longer in the Secret Service, and Theo presumably no longer works for the White House. They’re happily planning their wedding together.
And Peter is finally taking a much-needed break. Aiden assures him that Night Action will be there waiting for him whenever he’s ready to return. And, excitingly, he’ll have a new partner. We’ll have to wait until Season 4 to find out who that might be, though.
