La víctima número 8

I hope there will be the second season, as the first 8 series have been great. The authors managed to create a very authentic "it's a jihadist attack, so shoot first, ask questions later" atmosphere.

First of all, it is worth mentioning that I started watching this show on Netflix for curiosity, such as when something appears to you and the subconscious speaks to you. It turns out that Bilbao, the city where the plot takes place, is quite close to Pamplona, a city where I will live for study reasons in the coming years. Inconsequental data, neither more nor less, but that fact made me take a look to the tv show. Not only because I am going to be a foreigner living in Spain, as the main protagonist, but you can understand many things of the plot in particular.From there on out, I had a pleasant surprise. The series contains all the necessary elements to get attention. Good atmospheric environment, filmed in a beautiful place that is not often observed in Spanish cinema, and that contains intrigue, beautiful music, jihadist cells, discrimination, social conflicts and all those conflicts that emerge from being a "moro" on spanish soil. And it cannot be overlooked, that in addition to the elements mentioned above, the series is strengthened by the history of the Gaizka and Gorka brothers, who directly and indirectly, are the cause of important events in the series. Inaki Ardanaz performance as Gaizka and Cesar Mateo as Jamal seemed to me above average. One of the things I criticize the producers of the series is not having presented the terrorist attack itself. If they had offered us heartbreaking and cruel scenes of what happened, perhaps it gave a greater touch of seriousness and cruelty to the series, a crucial point to take it to another level and understand the complexity of the characters involved. The series fails in some aspects, but it is still a refreshing take to see something diffrent in Netflix, for once.

A solid series. Not high quality, but just okay. If you have to wait for a new season of your favorite series, this is a good pastime.

Surprised that Netflix let this stinker see the light of day. First big plot hole - When they were captured they stripped naked so that captors would not think there were any explosives taped to their bodies. Ok, so far so good. Both were tied up naked to chairs and left alone. When captors came back, our hero was magically dressed. Just one of many. Acting was terrible especially the hero and his gf. Netflix, you owe me about 3 really good movies to make up for this stinker.

Good story, great acting and it moved along as good as any series I've seen lately. Netflix has a good one here. Deserves an A+ for this one as do the actors and director.