"Narcos: Mexico (Season 1, 2018)" Sun Nov-18-18 02:23 PM by Creole
Dropped on 11/16... Six episodes in and I’m digging the story. There has not been as mythology tied to El Padrino as there was for Escobar but I’m digging this.
1. "I’m really digging this" In response to Reply # 0
Episode 5 had me hyped. If you’ve seen it you’ll know why.
Diego Luna is so good in this I’m concerned about them pulling off the transition to the other bosses. You know who is already in this but is the actor strong enough to carry the show when it’s time? Time will tell I guess.
Btw does this mean there will be two Narcos shows running at the same time? If so I’m in.
2. "I finished it this evening..." In response to Reply # 1 Sun Nov-18-18 09:26 PM by Creole
>Diego Luna is so good in this I’m concerned about them >pulling off the transition to the other bosses. You know who >is already in this but is the actor strong enough to carry the >show when it’s time? Time will tell I guess. Diego Luna kicked ass! I have no clue if that guy is going to be strong enough. Looking at him, I don’t believe so. Maybe, he’ll surprise us.
>Btw does this mean there will be two Narcos shows running at >the same time? If so I’m in. I think they’re done with the Colombians for now.
Edit: The actor who played Don Neto was the second best performer on the series.
12. "i was not ready for that last episode" In response to Reply # 0
about 20 minutes in im like okay i guess the story ends here. paused it and saw it still had over 40 minutes. that episode really ended the season with a bang.
18. "maybe i missed some context or dialogue" In response to Reply # 17
to me it seemed she was constantly riding for him until he turned on her. she seemed to be reasonable.
seemed to me more like he was tired of everyone trying to get a bigger bite and i guess he knew he had control over her.
*mild spoiler*
whos the dude that got shot in the eye through his sunglasses in the last episode after being released. whos the actor and character? i kept wanting it to be gael garcia but i was like why did they disguise him so much??? lol
22. "He told her to play her position and that he'd take care of her but, as...." In response to Reply # 16
said before, she wanted too much. She kept pressing the issue.
I wonder why he wouldn't give her the business when he was clearly doing so around town. She wanted him and when she couldn't get him, she wanted more bread.
25. "I think he was gonna give her something until..." In response to Reply # 22
She threatened to tell the others what he did to ol’ dude who was running coke before them. Once she did that it was a wrap. Her timing was awful too cause everybody was getting on his last nerve at that point.
19. "I was locked in from Episode 1 onward" In response to Reply # 0
This kinda snuck up on me. Didn't see any advertisements for this? No previews or heads up that a new damn season of Narcos is coming
I just happened to find it while scrolling the other day.
I knew about the history of Keke Camerana, so that drew me in quickly.
The accents in this season also feel more authentic. Not every Sinaloan cartel member nails the accent of course (Neto sounds like he's from Chihuaha lol), but at least they are all doing some variation of a Mexican accent.
It was difficult at times to get into the Pablo seasons because he sounded Portugese lol. Didn't ruin it for me, but it made this new season way more authentic.
Diego Luna as Gallardo is your favorite Padrino's favorite Padrino
26. "I get bored with the narcs they cast for this series" In response to Reply # 0
I know it’s a new story. It starts with some dry ass voiceover from a guy I assume to be our newest boring narc character. I cut it off. Would rather they do a series like this focused on the cartels, a la Godfather. I don’t give a shit about another cop show. Or half a cop show.
What was that oil Don Neto was smoking at the end? Did the boss set him up just cause Don Neto was saying he's greedy? Miguel pulled some super boss moves in that last episode, the military scene and the head in the box. I feel for Kiki's wife.
“So back we go to these questions — friendship, character… ethics.”
34. "RE: Spoiler Questions" In response to Reply # 33 Wed Nov-28-18 02:06 PM by Mynoriti
>What was that oil Don Neto was smoking at the end?
I'd have to look again but I assumed he was freebasing
>Did the >boss set him up just cause Don Neto was saying he's greedy?
Neto seemed pretty loyal. I don't think it was anything personal, but I figure Miguel had to give up someone huge in order for this to work, so he offered up Neto. Neto saying something like "he made his move" seemed to indicate he knew it was all in the game.
>Miguel pulled some super boss moves in that last episode, the >military scene and the head in the box. I feel for Kiki's >wife.
That shit was nuts. The governor's kid looked up to Miguel and Miguel looked up to the governor like a dad so that revenge move was ruthless as fuck. (didn't really happen tho)
I don't know how much is fiction/fact but Miguel on the show was kind of a complicated character. Through most of the season, he doesn't even seem like all that bad of a guy. Or at least he appears to have a conscience. He's loyal to a fault to Rafa, he had these impulsive rage fits where he killed people who kind of had it coming (like the DFS guy), but in the end he turns on everyone who was loyal, or closest to him. The governor's kid, Isabella, his wife, Neto..
38. "No half measures..." In response to Reply # 34
He realized he couldn’t fuck around anymore. He got enough lectures about how different the coke game is that he finally took heed and went all in. It started with the meeting where he changed some of the territories and told them if they didn’t like it they could leave.
Another excellent season...this one really had some serious story arcs to it and the origin seasons are always so interesting. Seeing Gallardo's development into a no-nonsense Padrino was especially interesting...those moments where he decided to lay the law down with Isabella and then told his wife that he doesn't need her anymore, he was all in...he finally understood what it took to be at the top, it's a lonely place in that world.
The Kiki arc...damn. Can't wait for the next one, great set up in the finale.
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