This series tries hard, and in some ways it succeeds, but most of the time I find myself griping at the flawed procedures and the idiocy of the characters (or, the writers). I'm not quite done watching, and it's starting to feel like pulling teeth. Here are my gripes about what I've been watching so far:
1. Men, please do not grab women who are smaller than you by the arm and bully them. 2. People: you do not need to lean over and act all tough in someone's face (e.g. Pilar) unless you are really ready to hit them. This happens too much. 3. Cops, when finding someone "down" have to start CPR (at least in the US), or call an ambulance. Like when the guy in the cell was down - the right thing to do is to start CPR (and wait for paramedics). 4. Lola's family should be really happy that she has a good job. I think Spain has been known for high unemployment rates. And, it's idiotic that her own mother won't even visit her. 5. Fara, really? Oh geeze where to even start. Fara is pretty enough to get out of doing laundry and stacking produce to go to Madrid and get a full-on modeling job. 6. Are the laws in Spain different than in the US? Can a person dump gasoline on someone and threaten them with a lighter, assault and battery and get no jail time? Huh. 7. Marta: Marta get a dog. Get an alarm system. Invite a friend to stay with you for a while. 8. Hector and his flashbacks, sigh, too much of that. The "tortured soul" filmmakers want us to love. Cliche.
Well, I just needed to get these things off of my chest. LOL I like the landscape and scenery. I'd like to go to Spain some day and go where it's arid. While this series had potential, there are just too many flaws. Oh, and doesn't Spain have the equivalent of an FBI? Like, if the police commit a crime, can their immediate co-workers interview them? If I could rename this series I'd call it "The Sea of Conflicts of Interest".
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