I like the social, political, economical and historical dimension of this show. Concerning both sides of the border. As a mere Mafia story Narcos was always kind of dull and repetitive (except you're portraying a greater than life figure such as Pablo). Thus I enjoyed this part where Andréa narrates some of the background story. She tells us who has power and why. I wish this episode could have told this part better (show don't tell!) Her telling it from the off is a pretty sloppy job. Instead: more violence, cocaine sniffing, gorgeous prostitutes, a fur coat and swear words. Hmm... But I'm really interested in Andréa's story - she hopefully adds a Mexican perspective on the war on drugs. In previous seasons this story was basically told by the DEA and the Cartels.
2 episodes in and the DEA storyline for me really, I mean reaaaaally, drags on, least interesting part. Wtf with the amount of lost time dedicated to them? :sleeping: Hollywood just can't resist the urge to add their favorite cliché - cop, detective, firefighter go too far and get their hands slapped, that means turning in their badges for a little time out, in this case Walty has to take the rest of the week off. Wow, drama!
Journalist Andrea Nuñez is such an upgrade from that DEA agent narrator. An actual voice of Mexico, for a change! However, I can do without the overly exaggerated confidence of her character. It's absolutely unrealistic. Another Hollywood cliché. :rolling_eyes: I can see how she's going to become Ramon's girlfriend to infiltrate, and I hope I'm wrong. Also, I already saw Americans complain of her narration because of her accent, people who speak only one language always do that. :face_vomiting:
Shout by Alexander von LimbergBlockedParent2022-01-16T14:12:10Z— updated 2023-01-28T10:54:29Z
I like the social, political, economical and historical dimension of this show. Concerning both sides of the border. As a mere Mafia story Narcos was always kind of dull and repetitive (except you're portraying a greater than life figure such as Pablo). Thus I enjoyed this part where Andréa narrates some of the background story. She tells us who has power and why. I wish this episode could have told this part better (show don't tell!) Her telling it from the off is a pretty sloppy job. Instead: more violence, cocaine sniffing, gorgeous prostitutes, a fur coat and swear words. Hmm... But I'm really interested in Andréa's story - she hopefully adds a Mexican perspective on the war on drugs. In previous seasons this story was basically told by the DEA and the Cartels.