The ending of Sweet Magnolias season 2 explained

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Sweet Magnolias season 2 has been the heart-warming TV show we've needed this month, after it dropped on Netflix in early February. If you need a recap of how the show ended, and what the future might hold for best friends Maddie, Helen and Dana Sue, here's what you need to know.

*Spoilers*, obviously.

Sweet Magnolias season 2 ending, explained

Cal gets into a fight in front of Maddie

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Photo credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX - Netflix

Maddie and Cal's relationship is turbulent throughout the ten episodes due to his anger management issues, and things only ramped up in the season finale. After Mary Vaughn makes Cal jobless, the finale sees him get into a fight with Stu in front of Maddie, and eventually ends up in cuffs when the police turn up.

Ryan proposes to Helen

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Photo credit: ELIZA MORSE/NETFLIX

Helen's had a tough ride in season two, after secretly miscarrying her baby and later going through IVF treatment with new boyfriend Eric. But things get complicated, when her childhood sweetheart Ryan turns up and proposes to her - and the series ends before we find out her answer.

Isaac finds out who his birth parents are

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Photo credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX

After two seasons of searching, Isaac finally discovers who his birth parents are. His mother is local journalist Peggy, who was forced to give him up as a teenager, and his father was even more of a shocker: Bill Townsend. That means he now has four half siblings, as Bill has three children with Maddie and one with Noreen (Jamie Lynn Spears).

Dana Sue's unlikely inheritance

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Photo credit: RICHARD DUCREE/NETFLIX

It's all looking gravy for Dana Sue, thanks to a booming business and husband Ronnie fighting to win her back. She also comes into a *mysterious* sum of money, after Miss Francis leaves her a hefty cheque in her will after she dies. But it's not that simple; at the wake, someone tells Annie her mum is a "life ruiner", while we later see the same woman puncturing the Sullivan's van.

After seeing the footage, Maddie and Helen announce, "she's back." Who?!

Stream Sweet Magnolias on Netflix now.


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