It was impossible to ascribe definitive intent to the actions of one person, at least without an overview of Bergdahl’s story that even went beyond his military service. This one story became enmeshed in a wartime landscape that existed in the shadow decades (centuries, even) of cultural, religious, and geopolitical history. The ultimate legacy of “Serial” Season 2, in a similar way to its inaugural season, is the difficulty of finding any certainty in any of these answers. opted to send five Guantanamo Bay detainees in exchange for Bergdahl, why his return became a significant political issue. Though the show eventually arrived at a non-definitive answer, “Serial” helped springboard a true crime cottage industry podcast that built on listeners’ amateur sleuth penchant for dissecting and discussing the tiniest details of any individual case.īut almost instantly, Bergdahl’s story seemed built around a fundamentally different “Why?” that evolved in several different directions: why Bergdahl left his post, why his various escape attempts were unsuccessful, why the U.S. The story of Adnan Syed in Season 1, which had vaulted the show to mega-popularity the year before, had been framed around a guilty/innocent binary. hostage policy around the same time he was misusing campaign funds), all play a part in the retelling of the Bergdahl saga.Īt the time (and, anecdotally since then) “Serial” Season 2 was seen as somewhat of a misstep among fans.
Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and even Duncan Hunter (who sought to amend U.S. Flynn is just one name that carries a much different connotation now than it did in the early days of 2016. Though that final episode was released just two and a half years ago, this telling interaction is just one instance of how “Serial” Season 2 now exists in a far more different context than when it was first produced. That high-ranking military official’s name was Michael Flynn. That last episode of the season was released on March 31, 2016.
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