I am most of the way through season 1. This is a character driven Mexican conspiracy drama. For some reason, the way the story flows makes it very hard to feel attached to any of main characters. The backstories are introduced slightly randomly. I really couldn't stand "chris" at first, but then the backstory kicked in about his ptsd. Which made what happened to his sister very anti climatic.
I do appreciate this is best understood in a Mexican historical context. The machismo is a bit overdone and the president just a little too handsome and chiselled. But the speech around tackling the drug traffickers in a different way was cathartic. Given their importance in the plot device, I'm surprised not to see trafficking gangs characterised. The military seem to be doing the job of the police in most scenes.
You have to suspend disbelief which is fair enough. So the first lady going around totally incognito or doing a getaway in heels is a bit hard to swallow. The hacking skills of Ovni just seemed to grow and grow and it becomes harder to believe. The interdynamics like the notional love triangle between Zyan-canek-Emilia just felt contrived. The one character I liked was the super smart special investigator but maybe her scenes were cut as it's hard to see how she makes so many logical deductions.
I do appreciate this is best understood in a Mexican historical context. The machismo is a bit overdone and the president just a little too handsome and chiselled. But the speech around tackling the drug traffickers in a different way was cathartic. Given their importance in the plot device, I'm surprised not to see trafficking gangs characterised. The military seem to be doing the job of the police in most scenes.
You have to suspend disbelief which is fair enough. So the first lady going around totally incognito or doing a getaway in heels is a bit hard to swallow. The hacking skills of Ovni just seemed to grow and grow and it becomes harder to believe. The interdynamics like the notional love triangle between Zyan-canek-Emilia just felt contrived. The one character I liked was the super smart special investigator but maybe her scenes were cut as it's hard to see how she makes so many logical deductions.