Narcos: Mexico - Série 2

It's not as striking as Narcos, but it's still great. The first season introduced us to the rise of the Mexican Cartel and the second shows us the ensuing fallout. The reasoning, the philosophy and the dialogue are very impressive, the action is a little less so, but when it came to it, it was solid, and I enjoyed how engaging and suspenseful the mere conversations can be, especially between Felix and Pacho. I'll probably be paying with gold in season three, which seems to have some interesting things coming up. 8/10. (02/17/2020)

A bit weaker and less gripping than the first season, but the ending builds an interesting bridge between Season 1 and 3, with something that Felix started grandly, only to (probably) lose control of in the third season. Luna is terrific once again, and the writers aren't afraid to show with lucid clarity the few clean mistakes made by the otherwise great drug kingpin and business visionary Gallardo. I’m looking forward to the next season. (03/22/2020)

The second season of Narcos, focusing on Mexican cartels, continues in the spirit of the first series, primarily centering on the character of Felix Gallardo. Most viewers will probably agree that this is Diego Luna’s biggest role to date. While it may not reach the top level of Moura’s portrayal of Pablo Escobar, this actor still displays undeniable artistic talent. I was pleased to see that the DEA doesn’t just play a secondary role here but gets a fair share of screen time (Scoot McNairy is quite charming). There isn’t a lot of action, but when it does appear, it’s intense and brutal (which is to be expected given the gang conflicts depicted), and it has excellent sound design. I especially enjoyed the dialogues; the dense atmosphere was quite compelling. The final episode hinted at the direction the third installment of this saga will take. I’m looking forward to it. Very much so. 8/10 (08/23/2021)