This is one of my favorite episodes on locked up abroad. The escape episodes are my favorite in general. I like this show overall a lot, but it's very emotionally draining especially when one doesn't believe drugs are a crime on any level. Taking, selling, smuggling etc. The escape episodes at least have a much brighter light at the end of the tunnel, especially in this instance when they made their escape 7 months in. The 3 guys interviewed about this experience are extremely like-able dudes, making this episode that much better. Paul and Benny weren't interviewed, but I would like to know why everything Paul touched turned to crap and in one instance literally. & poor Benny!...he probably didn't make it a year after that. I wish this was an hour longer...their were several things they didn't elaborate on to fit everything in the hour. Anywho if you're trying to figure what episodes to watch out of the 79 episodes this is definitely one of the best. Off the top of my head I remember approx 8 escape episodes and they're all really good.
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Who's in charge of props??
jes84290418 May 2023
This is a great episode. Super suspenseful, edge of your seat, reels you in, very charismatic cast of characters- incredibly likable gents. Escape episodes are intense nail-biters every time. This one is no exception. This would honestly make a great movie. Someone should look into that.
This is truly one of my all time favorite docu-series out there. Nat Geo never disappoints.
However. Despite my love for the show and episode in general, the entire reason I came to write a review on this one in particular is because of the complete and utter FAILURE in the props department. From the moment they introduce the marijuana on camera, whatever they decided to use for product is absolutely LAUGHABLE. Especially when The boys have procured their initial haul and are waltzing thru town with grocery bags full of what can only be described as garden & lawn clippings (it's no wonder they were able to so easily stroll by the cop in town whilst carrying these). I'm pretty sure when the set designers told props to collect "weed-like greenery," the gofer got confused and instead returned with bags full of landscaping "weed-like greenery" and not marijuana "weed-like greenery." And instead of fixing this completely obvious overlooked (major) detail, production decided it's audience is either oblivious to the non-consequential snafu or they themselves are clueless as to what weed (cultivated or not) actually is and looks like. Even though this err can tend to remove a true (Mary Jane) connoisseur from the realness of the story, it does not detach anyone so much so that it spoils the episode entirely It's actually quite amusing what they are trying to pass off as weed here and honestly, in my opinion, makes it all the more enjoyable!
This is truly one of my all time favorite docu-series out there. Nat Geo never disappoints.
However. Despite my love for the show and episode in general, the entire reason I came to write a review on this one in particular is because of the complete and utter FAILURE in the props department. From the moment they introduce the marijuana on camera, whatever they decided to use for product is absolutely LAUGHABLE. Especially when The boys have procured their initial haul and are waltzing thru town with grocery bags full of what can only be described as garden & lawn clippings (it's no wonder they were able to so easily stroll by the cop in town whilst carrying these). I'm pretty sure when the set designers told props to collect "weed-like greenery," the gofer got confused and instead returned with bags full of landscaping "weed-like greenery" and not marijuana "weed-like greenery." And instead of fixing this completely obvious overlooked (major) detail, production decided it's audience is either oblivious to the non-consequential snafu or they themselves are clueless as to what weed (cultivated or not) actually is and looks like. Even though this err can tend to remove a true (Mary Jane) connoisseur from the realness of the story, it does not detach anyone so much so that it spoils the episode entirely It's actually quite amusing what they are trying to pass off as weed here and honestly, in my opinion, makes it all the more enjoyable!
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