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I watched this because I really enjoyed Ministerio Del Tiempo. Unlike Ministerio, The Barrier, often indulges in TV Novela-like melodramatic overacting. I figure one's ability to tolerate this depends on how many hours of TV Novelas one's abuelita subjected him or her to. If you can muscle or fast forward through the overacted parts it's a good show.

I was happy to hear the actors speaking their native tongues. Even though I don't speak Spanish the emotions come across. Always happy to read subtitles

By episode 3 the contrived plot devices were tiring.

To maintain a semblence of believability in the narrative their impulsive outbursts would have seen them fired 20 times and probably shot 5 times

I really want to like this series, the plot is interesting, and quite original. But the cast is just frustrating, or more likely the directions they are given. Constantly over acting on the side of melodrama in almost ridiculous ways. Any normal person would keep a low profile in dangerous situations, but here they throw fits, scream and yell for no good reason, seemingly totally unaware of how much attention they are attracting. It's like these guys have survived hard conditions, but somehow managed to gather exactly zero street smartness. In a society with a strong class system, you can't just ignore your superiors, or challenge them any time you disagree with them, Not that I think it is the right thing to do on a general level, but being constantly melodramatic, is probably not gonna get you far when you live in a police state. Had this been real I doubt many of them would have survived up to the point where the story takes place. What a shame.

Till so far I really like it. I'm watching episode 5 now. I've also watch the Handsmaid Tail, but till so far, I don't see a similarity, like I've read in an other review.