Delirio

As a colombian I'm very proud that productions of this caliber are being made in my country, but if you don't have good writing no amount of beautiful shots are going to save your story.

The narco character feels like is there because it's Colombia, and his storyline has little to no impact in the grand scheme of the story.

7 episodes of set-up for no payoff.

To be bad, it had to be better. At first, the series promised to be above average, but from the third episode onward, things went downhill. Terrible acting, caricatured and repellent characters. Many completely unbelievable situations. It's hard to find anything good on Netflix, but this series has sunk significantly. Don't waste your time. Terrible acting, grotesque script, vulgar music. Netflix is outdoing itself.

Started very good, keeps up your attention, until you realize it is pointless. Reminds on a typical spanish telenovela where every business involves mafia and drugs.

I started watching it because I found somewhere it is about mental ilness but not at all!

All i all, very low minded series with no point.

I thought I'd share my thoughts just because I imagine this series won't get too many views from English speaking countries.

First of all, I'd like to point out that the first episode is absolutely horrendous in terms of editing. It's stressful trying to keep up with everything, all the character and exposition dump that's happening. Forcing years if backstory into brief scenes. We are introduced to so many new characters at once and are expected to know and care about their feelings.. If you can get past the first episode the overall story improves dramatically.

Overall it's a decent show, it's an interesting story but it tries to cram and dense down way too many side stories from the original into this mini series. It often changes the perspective of the character we are following and it's quite confusing what the point of it all it is supposed to be.

Again, the main downside I see is the editing. Especially during the first few episodes it's very confusing to follow which timeline we're currently watching (as the main character looks pretty much identical in all timelines).

Without going into spoilers, it's also incredibly hard to feel "sorry" for the main character based on her past without actually knowing her past and seeing her act horribly with those around her. She actively manipulates those loving her for her own advantage or desires.

Ultimately, every single character in this show is human, flawed. And I really mean every single character. Again, without going into spoilers they either cheat, kill, steal or lie.

From a technical side, the series is well shot, there is some very good acting aside from a select few characters (child actors aren't amazing), sound track is well placed and sound design all contribute to an immersive experience, albeit there are some "dream" scenes which have really loud voices (bad mixing, in original language).

Delirium is a literary masterpiece, rich in voices, fractured time, and psychological depth - a nearly untranslatable work.

The series is visually polished and narratively ambitious, especially in its handling of time. But it falls short emotionally.

The 1980s in Colombia were dark, chaotic - and ironically, full of sharp, irreverent humor. That crucial layer of dark Colombian wit is missing here.

What we get is a beautiful aesthetic - but not the delirium.

Worth watching, but far from capturing the raw soul of that era.