![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the face of her leadership, thousands of people die consuming drugs and pursuing the money and power that comes "temporarily" with the sale of the drugs. The only thing she earns is the followership of some of her own gang, which, in the end, doesn't matter one bit. The one redeeming theme is that Theresa Mendoza, the lead character, Queen of the South, claims to want to be more honest and just with people, but she inevitably fails in that philosophy as well, when she realizes she can't win by being "fair," when you are dealing with the type of characters that live in the drug world. Queen of the South tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza, a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America after her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. The show is disturbing and a vehicle to display violence. The shows premiere episode, which debuted back in 2016, opens with a flash-forward scene that shows Teresa leading a lavish life supported by her drug empire. Instead, each season repeated the same story-line, changing the name of the characters and cities, same plot lines, this drug queen or king pin stealing the load from another, kidnapping and killing key members of their rival gangs in various fashion from hanging upside down to nailing them onto the wall with a large nail gun. The entire story could have been easily summarized in a total of about 15-20 episodes. However, the following seasons were the most repetitive of any show I've ever watched on television. Season 1 was interesting, in that it revealed a bit of the more complex scenarios and personalities that the drug world is replete with. Same review I left on season 1, as I thought I was leaving a review for all seasons. ![]()
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