The premise of this Spanish language with English subtitles series intrigued me, so I gave it a watch. The story of a little girl stolen away from her family to join the FARC (I believe) guerrillas in Columbia, then re-integrating back into society was interesting. This series has plenty of drama and suspense.
Then it turned into a nighttime soap opera similar in writing style to Quantico, IMHO. I would have NEVER started watching a soap opera, but I can't stop watching this one. I'm watching it on Netflix and am binging it. I'm at episode 15 of about around 86 episodes. I know I will finish it because I'm hooked. It's that good. I keep exclaiming to myself "I can't believe that just happened!"
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It's interesting to see how Belky is put into tough situations and her guerrilla training/conditioning comes out, sometimes with repercussions. The actor playing Colonel Barragon does a good job. He makes you hate his character, but in a less-than-obvious movie bad guy way. He disrespects every female but his daughter. He overprotects her, probably because he knows there's guys out there just like himself. The man is a sleaze and is very comfortable successfully manipulating women to get his way. He has no scruples, none! It's also interesting how Belky has flashbacks that ends up helping her in medical school. The scene where she was attending a seminar and identified how a young woman died was powerful. The professors attributed that to Belky being smart, which she is, but didn't know her intimate experience with that situation which brought her to tears during the seminar.
********UPDATE********
Well, I finished the series. This is my response: (stands up and applauds enthusiastically)
Yea, though it's long (86 episodes) it's really great. There's a few episodes without much drama, but they were setting up a portion of the story that needed to happen. Belky goes though a lot, a whole lot! But after you watch all 86 episodes, the last 15 minutes of episode 86 were priceless. Watching it brought me to tears. It was a powerful moment. If you are tempted to skip to episode 86, I highly advise you not to do that. You have to see all that she goes through in order to appreciate those last 15 minutes. One subtle moment was when Belky acknowledged her friends in medical school. She even mentioned Santiago, who treated her in a disgraceful manner. She forgave him.
Here's a couple of standout supporting characters that I really enjoyed:
Victor: He's just a really nice guy, the kind you want for a friend. He's fun, has a moral compass, would do anything for his friends, but also has vulnerabilities which is displayed when his town had a mudslide. He became a really unlikable person. Fortunately, he came to his senses after his friends didn't abandon him.
Beatriz aka "Betty": I didn't see this coming. The actress's body language and facial expressions were acted really well. And her naivety and lack of control of her mouth at all the wrong times were endearing. I just liked her character. But wait, there's more....she can sing really well too! I enjoyed watching Betty.
Then it turned into a nighttime soap opera similar in writing style to Quantico, IMHO. I would have NEVER started watching a soap opera, but I can't stop watching this one. I'm watching it on Netflix and am binging it. I'm at episode 15 of about around 86 episodes. I know I will finish it because I'm hooked. It's that good. I keep exclaiming to myself "I can't believe that just happened!"
********SPOILER ALERT********
It's interesting to see how Belky is put into tough situations and her guerrilla training/conditioning comes out, sometimes with repercussions. The actor playing Colonel Barragon does a good job. He makes you hate his character, but in a less-than-obvious movie bad guy way. He disrespects every female but his daughter. He overprotects her, probably because he knows there's guys out there just like himself. The man is a sleaze and is very comfortable successfully manipulating women to get his way. He has no scruples, none! It's also interesting how Belky has flashbacks that ends up helping her in medical school. The scene where she was attending a seminar and identified how a young woman died was powerful. The professors attributed that to Belky being smart, which she is, but didn't know her intimate experience with that situation which brought her to tears during the seminar.
********UPDATE********
Well, I finished the series. This is my response: (stands up and applauds enthusiastically)
Yea, though it's long (86 episodes) it's really great. There's a few episodes without much drama, but they were setting up a portion of the story that needed to happen. Belky goes though a lot, a whole lot! But after you watch all 86 episodes, the last 15 minutes of episode 86 were priceless. Watching it brought me to tears. It was a powerful moment. If you are tempted to skip to episode 86, I highly advise you not to do that. You have to see all that she goes through in order to appreciate those last 15 minutes. One subtle moment was when Belky acknowledged her friends in medical school. She even mentioned Santiago, who treated her in a disgraceful manner. She forgave him.
Here's a couple of standout supporting characters that I really enjoyed:
Victor: He's just a really nice guy, the kind you want for a friend. He's fun, has a moral compass, would do anything for his friends, but also has vulnerabilities which is displayed when his town had a mudslide. He became a really unlikable person. Fortunately, he came to his senses after his friends didn't abandon him.
Beatriz aka "Betty": I didn't see this coming. The actress's body language and facial expressions were acted really well. And her naivety and lack of control of her mouth at all the wrong times were endearing. I just liked her character. But wait, there's more....she can sing really well too! I enjoyed watching Betty.