"Narcos: Mexico" Como La Flor (TV Episode 2021) Poster

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7/10
Pinche Walt
silverton-3795931 October 2023
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The season starts out with an event that doesn't have anything to do with Walt, but here he comes anyway. It's a common thread with both series of Narcos: the central figure has to be a DEA agent, though those guys are boring, doltish and just consumed with self regard. There has to be, it seems, a DEA agent as the narrator, since the entire story is going to be the gospel according to la dea, or f not a narrator, then the hero of the story with his narrow interests the lens through which every other character has to be viewed.

I would really love to see Walt fired and having to make a living like those of us whose taxes pay his salary and the cost of providing him what he needs to make his mistakes. There hasn't been any mention of corrupt agents on the take, only corrupt Mexican cops and officials. That makes the story a fantasy, since corrupt federal agents are found out often.
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7/10
Como La Flor
bobcobb30130 January 2023
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Other than naming the episode after a good song, this was also a fairly substantial improvement from the season premiere of Narcos: Mexico. The narration was effective here and we had a big chaotic moment at a wedding (okay, maybe 5-6 small ones too). This is what the show does well.

What it did not necessarily hit bullseye on was the failed bust by the DEA. It was not really clear to the viewer what their mission and what they were hoping to accomplish, so it did not mean as much to us when we saw the thing go up in smoke. Frankly, it has always kind of been blurred lines as to who the viewer should be rooting for: police or drug dealer, on this show anyway.
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6/10
Nothing exciting
dannylee-7808230 November 2021
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But I do see the tension building up. After Felix is gone, Tijuana has become the powerhouse utilizing their border and Felix's Sinaloa is struggling. I don't quite understand the hate against the female narrator. I don't think she's amazing but she definitely does not ruin the show like some have commented. However, I believe it would have been a better choice if she spoke in Spanish.
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2/10
I just can't with this narrator
jahanZ19976 November 2021
She sounds robotic and clearly reading off a script. She completely breaks the immersion and it is difficult to focus on the plot with her spewing nonsense. She completely deescalates the tension built by the narcos with her inner monologues and I can't help but laugh at this execution.
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5/10
Not the worst show I've ever seen, but....
david_wayne-451306 November 2021
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I looked forward to the last season, and I signed up for Netflix just to watch the last season over the weekend. I have been disappointed so far, and episode 2 did nothing to turn that around. I don't care about Walt's personal life, and believe any DEA agent that would throw such a tantrum as he did at the end of the episode wouldn't hold his job for long. It wasn't a waste of time, but I won't be watching these episodes over like the last season.
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3/10
Childish narrator is irksome
goachrental15 January 2022
The childish narrator is irksome and very distracting. I believe this character is actually fictional (as is most of the series, unfortunately) which makes her creation even more confounding. Maybe she will be an excellent actress but the character and, more importantly, the decision to have this voice serve as narrator for this dark and gritty cartel drama is off-putting. We don't need any more 20 year olds sardonically breaking down how the world "really" works.
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5/10
Boring.
fede44886 November 2021
Let's be honest, if this weren't Narcos, you would not care about any of these characters.

I really hope the following episode introduce some interesting characters. Anything!
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3/10
Meh
zippyflynn26 November 2021
I've been a fan of the Narcos and Narcos: Mexico series until the start of this 3rd season. It's getting way too heavy into a soap opera-style with cringe-worthy overacting and forced, superfluous melodrama and getting away from the tough, gritty, action oriented involving the brutal warring drug lords that made the previous seasons so intriguing.

In addition, I watched the documentary "The Last Narc" which involved the real police and DEA agents investigating and/or involved with the Kiki Camarena murder, which shows what really happened. I highly recommend that series of 4, 1-hour long episodes to see the horrific and shocking brutal truth. The disclaimer on Narcos: Mexico "based on a true story but fictionalized in parts" is a vast understatement. Once you discover the truth, you'll find that this series is almost pure fiction after the characters are introduced and the good guys/bad guys are not as they are portrayed here, which also makes it difficult and somewhat insulting to watch.
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1/10
Terrible
remilio-4937822 November 2021
This season of Narcos is gearing up to be the worst by far yet. The new narrator is unbearable, I have been muting the voice overs. The acting overall is way worse than anything before. Most new characters (journalists, cop) are boring and one-dimensional. Sincerely disappointed.
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boring as hell
jannimueller22 November 2021
Whyare they showing the wedding for over 10 minutes.

I dont know most characters, nor have I been given any reason to wanting to find out who they are.

This hasnt got anything to do with the original Narcos / Narcos Mexico S1.

I hope it get better throughout the season.
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