Satisfying end. Amado's fate is kind of ironic. It seems you can't easily become a different man.
Start digging Chapo ... The war on drug won't stop soon. And start building those narco submarines - Mayo is a captain. Can't he see that you don't need a land border when you're going full maritime?
I was more interested in Victor Tapia's story that in the other characters. The drug stuff wasn't as good as the previous seasons, and Andrea's job with the newspaper wasn't deep enough.
Could have been three great seasons for three different shows. Instead it's an okay season for a single show.
The season was alright. My biggest problem was that for an ensemble series, none of the characters were really that interesting. The only plots I was invested were the newspaper' and the one involving the missing girls.
Well, the rest of the story is well known so this is a good ending
An underwhelming ending, Victors characters ended up being pointless, i get that they wanted to talk about the femicides in Ciudad Juárez but they should have found a better way to do that then to just have a new character stare into empty space or photos a few minutes every episode, Amado's ending was also a disappointment, Alex's and Walt's storyline were in the show to remind us that there are no good guys, which was made clear in season 1 of Narcos, and the newspaper organisation story fells unnecessary because all they really did was expose the general and talked about how corrupted Carlos Hank González was (could have done that in a few scenes)
The show just has too many things going on at the same time for me to get attached to any one of them, they should have just kept the focus on the cartels and drugs, at this point I'm convinced they completely replaced the word "cocaine" with "product" and I don't know why.
[Netflix] This final season is focused more on the war between the cartels and therefore disperses the focus on different drug lords. But that does not benefit it too much, making the narration decentralized and the pace, despite the action scenes, more monotonous. There are some especially notable moments like the chase at the airport in the episode "GDL" (S3E4), one of the two directed by Wagner Moura, who played Pablo Escobar in the first two seasons of "Narcos."
The introduction of femicide and journalistic investigation are interesting elements that, however, remain somewhat diffuse in the whole of drug trafficking, as two issues that are of interest in themselves but that are blurred in the middle of the war of the cartels. It is surprising that a more general vision has been decided precisely when there is a character like Amado Carrillo, who can be considered even more prominent than Félix Gallardo. The final conclusion about the possibility that his death was a cover is cleverly shown in the toy plane that sits atop the piano. In general, the season has maintained an excellent technical level but it has been somewhat repetitive compared to previous seasons. It is a less forceful finale than one would have expected.
Not sure if this was a Game of Thrones episode cleaning out all of this characters ?
sad that there's no S4. maybe the new movie El Chapo will finish this story? let me know.
Review by cutecruelBlockedParentSpoilers2021-12-09T15:25:24Z
Narcos: Mexico season 3 is just a series of conversation scenes between two people, lots of phone calls, and a 10 episode commercial for Tobacco in the 90s. This season is vastly different from the others. Not better or worse, just different. Because the focus is more on the corruption and its effects on society.
After two seasons of the rise and fall of Miguel Félix Gallardo, the violence does not seem ‘worse’ as he promised at the end of season 2. I thought this season would be focused on Amado Carrillo Fuentes because he was the biggest drug trafficker at that time. But they didn’t focus on him. In the span of 5 minutes, they just told Amado was making $180 million every 30 days. They didn't show the operational part of the drug trafficking, the brutality of his acts, and his big economical power in Juarez.
I know the series already doesn't show any drug lord in the most negative of lights, but Amado was especially romanticized this season. It's clearly the writers wanted the audience to like him and not see him as a ruthless drug lord. Also, the plotline with his girlfriend where he is this romantic person, almost reached telenovela status, and is not at all reflective of how the real Amado was. I know Marta Venus Cáceres is a real person (Amado had a Cuban mistress) but he was known as a ladies man, it's said he had 20 or more kids. Even the actor, José María Yazpik, felt this romance, was weird. And why his wife and children weren't included in this season, especially considering one of his sons tried continuing his dad’s legacy.
I want a redo of season 3 without Walt Breslin. He was in the show for three seasons and for three seasons I've watched him ... do nothing. Waaaay too much focus on him. Trust Americans to make everything all about themselves. They love to poke their noses in other countries’ affairs as if God left them in charge. Walt's plot with his girlfriend was especially unnecessary and I skipped ahead every time he was on. They kept asking him, “why are you still in Mexico?” and Walty just kept saying, “it’s my job”, clearly the writers couldn’t come up with a reason for him to be there, he just had to because he is American. And everyone in Mexico had to speak English because of one gringo, clearly learning another language is just too much for the Yanks.
About Andrea Nunez - I liked the storyline, it’s important showing the ties between the narcos and the corruption of rich politicians. Also, the dangers of being a journalist in those times. But the actress who plays her was truly awful, I couldn’t stand her. Her forever smug attitude and arched brow/chin up drove me insane. It was like the world, her colleagues, even her boss, owes her something because she knows better than everyone. She had one constant face expression, and clearly couldn’t emote complexity. I had to force myself to not forward her scenes.
I’m glad they showed the Victor Tapia storyline. Drawing attention to the femicides in Juárez that happened under Amado’s rule, even though it was insinuated that his brother had more to do with it than Amado. However, Luis Gerardo Méndez’s scenes were quite repetitive. It was mostly visits to the morgue and car chases. It was frustrating that he got absolutely nothing out of working with the DEA. Maybe the writers wanted to show how that's exactly how U.S’ ‘help’ goes in Mexico - they are of no help and only cause more killings. There was a lot more to the femicide epidemic than what was shown, with numerous suspects, they could have expanded how NAFTA, Juarez police and Mexico’s corrupt officials all are to blame for the femicides. The story wasn't tied in closely enough. I have to say Victor Tapia was really well written because on one hand he was pretty amoral, willing to hurt anyone as long as it suited him, but also risking his life to address this injustice being done to vulnerable people in his town.
“Narcojuniors” – I know they are supposed to be annoying rich kids who have everything in life but want to be tough guys for the fun but the worst character in this season is Alex. Both as an actor and character, he just doesn't hold up to the rest of the cast and story quality. And the whole time I was wondering where their parents are, as they are very rich and powerful but couldn’t help their kids at all.
I think the season was rushed. They didn’t even show Benjamin getting arrested since it happened almost at the same time as Ramon’s death. The season is more centered around non-traffickers and how the drug trade impacts them and their families, which is not bad, but thus making it less exciting and intense as the first 2 seasons/original series. Too many good ideas, not enough time to tell them all properly into ten episodes.