Staci Adams

I love this tele-novella. The two seasons are very different in terms of cast, characters and story lines. The first season tells the true stories of five woman who get involved with a Colombian drug cartel, all for very different reasons. Led by Braulio, the cartel is comprised of various members including body guards, pilots, fixers, cooks, accountants and distributors. When season 1 starts we see Braulio still at the top of his game, where’s he’s been for about twenty years. We see parties at his estate and at his beach house, luxury vacations and shopping sprees. Everyone is living the high life between routine murders and explosions. Toward the end of season one everything starts to break down. People die, loyalties shift and rats get involved with the police from at least three countries. Season two resumes eight years later. Characters that survived season one are reunited to face off against the Jimenez family, a rival cartel. Each in their own way. The two actors playing the father and son Jimenez’s are excellent, offering up some truly sinister behavior. But season two is really all about the women. Revenge is the theme. It is not based on the documentary book but is fiction. Lucracia is the star is season two. The writers gave her a very interesting story line. She’s on top, she’s on the bottom, she’s on top and then on the bottom again. I won’t tell you how it ends for her. Of the new characters I really like the actress who played Janeth and her story line especially the last twenty episodes. However, there is one fatal flaw in the mix of the second season, the new actress playing the character Brenda. I really tried to give her a chance but I just didn’t think she was a good fit for the role. She was flat and uncharismatic, especially compared to the previous actress who played Brenda. Season one Brenda and Braulio had great chemistry, you could feel it through the tv screen. Season two Brenda and Braulio had zero chemistry. I would love to see a season three but I don’t think it will happen.

Yikes. In a nut shell, Carrie is completely unlikable (she kind of always was to me) and has turned in to a bitter prude whose negativity dominates every conversation she has. Plus she’s whiny. Che is un-relatable, unfunny, spastic and narcissistic. Charlotte steals every scene she’s in (maybe she needs a spin off series?) and is now the broad minded and sometimes racy one of the group. Miranda has turned in to an insecure doormat whose behavior can only be described as someone who is drowning between confusion and stupidity. Samantha is nowhere to be seen. The new women are way more interesting than the original women. Too much intentionally woven in wokeness. Very little feels organic or authentic. Predictable scripts are boring and uninspired writing. If you’re looking for a fun follow up to SATC this is NOT it.

I can’t get enough. Pure genius. Every time I rewatch an episode another layer of the onion is peeled back. This is some seriously crafted writing. It’s also absolutely hilarious. The more I watch the funnier it gets.