Narcos is the dramatised story of the rise of Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar, and the violent extremes he went to to escape the law and cling on to power. It’s not a good time for Escobar.
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After the first season received positive reviews, the second raises the bar with a well-assembled cast, great writing and characters you continue to root for. With the first series coming out on DVD and Blu-ray this month, we caught up with Moura, to talk about playing Pablo, learning Spanish and this year’s Olympics. It was launched at around 3 am EDT on the streaming service.
With the return of “Narcos” for its second season, many are excited to see what the upcoming episodes will bring to the small screen.
In the clip, it is revealed that the first episode of the upcoming installment will pick up right away where season one left off wherein Pablo’s prison has been raided and the Colombian police have just discovered that the infamous drug lord has escaped. We have invested so much time with them, and we didn’t exactly see how their lives were impacted after Escobar was killed. So for example, losing the weight: Doing the vegan diet wasn’t only about losing weight, but getting rid of that character, you know, getting rid of that energy that I was having to live with for two years. This does not sit well with the Medellin cartel and Escobar, and they end up taking drastic steps to make a point, including brutally murdering the Colombian minister of Justice Rodrigo Bonilla.
By episode seven, shit hits the roof. Going into its sophomore season, however, the show found itself facing a handful of narrative hurdles that threatened to thwart the multifaceted story it strove to tell.
For the non-spoiler review of Season 2, head here. It draws you in with slower editing, more dialogues and much more meat in terms of the story. There are two recaps per page, so feel free to dig in and read along while you watch. Is it the romanticisation of the anti hero that you fall for?
The show is narrated by Murphy, who has just moved to Columbia with his wife and has to face the brutal realities of a country gripped by corruption and bloodshed. “We get to see how this powerful Pablo we saw in the first season is going to react to losing his power, losing his friends, losing his weapon – his money – and to be about to lose his family”.
Escobar’s sicarios are his family, in season two. “I don’t think so; I think I’m done with the Narcos world”. I want to be able to imagine your expressions changing from curious patience and many questions, to absolute f*cking, mind-blowing explosion.
“It was given to him to show gratitude for his logitistical, military and financial support for this act of terrorism”. That could make for a very interesting third season.
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Like many TV shows or movies “inspired by true events”, the producers claim the events of Narcos have been “fictionalised for dramatic purposes”, not that this has stopped Escobar’s son from making claims of inaccuracy against them.
