Suburra - La serie

For some reason, Netflix is particularly adept in producing Mexican and Italian series. Suburra was just about perfect. I know some of it is not real world but if you suspend belief for a view hours this is a hugely entertaining show. Great actors, good story, Rome scenery is wonderful and the story moves along at a satisfactory clip. Finished season 1 in on Sat and Sun morning and have watched 2 episodes of season 2. Firefox tells me that Netflix is the number 1 site I have visited. It took Yahoo financial's first place spot without a sweat. I think Netflix is on to something good here.

First two seasons were amazing but after watching season 3 I have to downgrade the rating from a previous 10 to a generous 8 because of season 3 failure. I don't understand why they have decided to end the series just ONLY using six episodes. Everything was solid from two previous seasons, so, Why? Shame on Netflix that knows how to ruin an amazing series. Stupid decisions to conclude poorly an amazing show.

This show brings an impressive combination of intrigue, tension, and complex characters, skillfully filmed in both the seedy and the beautiful parts of Rome and Ostia. The only problem is that the Italian is virtually incomprehensible, even with subtitles, which are often too fast to follow. Sometimes the issue is a very heavy Romanesco, other times I think it's youthful slang. But everyone, no matter their age or background, uses forms of the word "cazzo" in a breathtaking variety of parts of speech and inflections. I can't think of any profanity with that level of flexibility in other languages. If you are reading this, then this review made it past the IMDB mod bots, but I don't plan on employing my newfound knowledge elsewhere...

So I have watched Gomorrah, sorry. Subarra looks like a series that children watch compared to Gomorrah. It has many things that are looking the same, but it still has it's own vibe and there is big difference. It is like the criminal organisation and how it works has less attention and it is more about the politics and that everybody is dirty. It is a bit difficult fo rme to explain.

The story is sometimes cheesy and it is not hard to figure out what will happen. There are things happening that make you think like: huh? That does not make much sense. There are also some weird combinations and some relations are feeling forced.

Sometimes it feels more like a soap and the gangs are not real. Also with Samurai and the people above him. I never get a real sense of urgency. For me there is also not enough character development. But I must say some actors/actresses really play their part well and believable.

So overall it is a bit over the top with the drama and it got it's flaws but is it bad? No, it is a good effort .And I was hooked, I bingewatched it. So that's an extra point. So I have given Gomorrah a 10 so I can give this show an 8. Ohterways I must give Gomorrah a 9 and this show a 7, but that is not enough credit I think. So a solid 8.

Suburra is simply awesome. I was lured into watching it after some frenetic Netflix advertising and am glad I did.

This series, although not without flaws and the occasional cheesy indulgence, is highly entertaining and addictive. What's better than a double cross? A triple cross, of course! Watching the various factions (Mafia, Vatican, politicians and local crime families) battle it out is exhilarating. Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer!

Suburra has everything you'll need if energetic, fast paced entertainment is your thing. Watching the players sinking in the quicksand they've created is just an added bonus.

In summary I can say only one thing: Come on Season Two!