Off the bat I can't fault the writer's ambitions in this instalment however anyone who doesn't have a working knowledge of Latin American politics would be lost trying to piece this one together.
Broadly, C&L get involved in a case involving El Salvadoran refugees. The case gets more and more complex, as the ladies seem to be dealing with a shadowy government agency and discover the complicated nature of US Government's involment with the Civil War in El Salvador.
In many ways this episode is well ahead of its time, and many of the themes would not be out of place in a movie, however the plot is so complicated I suspect even 1980s audiences may struggle to follow it. The episode foreshadows current concerns over the existence of ideas such as the presence of the 'Deep State', and we now know far more about the extent of US involvement in the civil wars in Latin America in the 80s but even so this episode is a bit of a slog - some great acting on display but make sure you have Google on standby to look up half of what they're on about!!
Broadly, C&L get involved in a case involving El Salvadoran refugees. The case gets more and more complex, as the ladies seem to be dealing with a shadowy government agency and discover the complicated nature of US Government's involment with the Civil War in El Salvador.
In many ways this episode is well ahead of its time, and many of the themes would not be out of place in a movie, however the plot is so complicated I suspect even 1980s audiences may struggle to follow it. The episode foreshadows current concerns over the existence of ideas such as the presence of the 'Deep State', and we now know far more about the extent of US involvement in the civil wars in Latin America in the 80s but even so this episode is a bit of a slog - some great acting on display but make sure you have Google on standby to look up half of what they're on about!!
