Narcos: Mexico: Just Say No (2018)
Season 1, Episode 8
All set for a disturbing penultimate episode
2 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The most significant parts of the episode are at the beginning and the end, but that's not to say there aren't bits in between that have merit. There's the moment Gallardo is compared to an Aztec god (I wish Gallardo's character was explored even more tbh). There's Gallardo's gradual fall from grace, starting with the awesomely shot field burning that kicks off the episode and culminating in a loss of power. He's not the one who made the call to capture Kiki, and his order to released him is ignored. I doubt these were the circumstances in which he expected to see Kiki, and vice versa. It's a fantastic cliffhanger of an ending because as well as it being shocking to see Kiki about to be tortured, you can see the way Gallardo looks at Kiki and reluctantly gives the order.

Rafa's half of the story, again, continues to stall. After being told by Gallardo to get himself together, he's determined to do so. But the way he's been presented up to this point is as a completely unsympathetic person means it's actually quite boring watching him try to stay off coke. He has visions, sees Sofia, but why should I care? I don't have any interest in whether he kicks his habit.

8.1/10
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