Undomestic-Goddess Reviews

Ingobernable (2017– )

Netflix canceled Gypsy and renewed this???

[2/10 · 4 April 2018]

Honestly, I don't leave reviews very often but after suffering through the 15 episodes of Ingobernable, I had to... This was terrible, sub-par even for Netflix... Maybe, I'm biased but I'm used to high quality Spanish series, give me Velvet, Casa de Papel , Vis-à-vis or So quien eres any day and I will happily forgo sleep and watch 16 hours straight but this Mexican série was torture... I had to see it through over 4 days, and finally hit the delete button... I'm only giving it 2 stars for the premise of the plot. The acting was awful, the plot holes so apparent, and the lack of chemistry was what made it unwatchable for me... I actually wondered what K. Castillo and Maxi Iglesias were doing in this disaster of a serie, because I know they both have serious acting chops... And it makes me question what is going on at Netflix because to greenlight this and cancel the majestic Gypsy makes no sense whatsoever. This is a bad serialized telenovela that would not survive after a season on network television.

The Affair (2014–2019)

brilliantly shot show, told like a book!

[9/10 · 30 November 2014]

The affair is a deliberately slow- paced,beautifully shot,compelling show. The 2 main characters recount their truth in regards of the forming of "the affair" with a crime mystery in the background as an excuse to do so . We, as viewers,must decide and deduct our truth from their accounts. I love the psychological aspect of this show. In fact it's the main reason for my watching. How a very same event is viewed and felt and told differently from the people who experienced it.If you enjoy this show, I would recommend you also read "The One" by Vivienne Harris-Scott. The premise is nearly the same: what happens when 2 people fall in love when they should not.Each chapter is told from one person's Pov as Alison and Noah's, and it is as compelling to read, if not more,as there is also a suspense element. In fact, I had Déjà- vu when watching the first 3 episodes!Anyhow, with this as with H.Levi's " in treatment " Showtime has hit the jackpot. A mature and sophisticated audience will thoroughly enjoy this.