Different drug, mostly different characters, new setting, but slower paced. Now, I realize this pace might be intentional, perhaps reflecting the attitude of the government and the DEA, but it results in a more frustrating and, at times, boring experience watching the show. Michael Pena fits his role well as Kiki and carries the show alongside Diego Luna as Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo. Other than these two, the characters are hard to keep track of. There's the people in DFS, people in the other plazas, people in the different police levels, people in the government, people within Felix's group. In some scenes, I'm just trying to remember the connection between certain characters and their role in the show. I'm still going to continue watching (currently at S1 E6), out of interest of how it turns out and as an ode to the first show, but just keep your expectations measured.
Update: Same drug now. I am halfway through Season 2, and I can decidedly say that Felix is not an interesting of a drug lord as Escobar and the Cali cartel were. While the action has picked up, the new DEA agent isn't as memorable as Kiki was and of course not as cool as Murphy and Javier were in Narcos Colombia.
Update: Same drug now. I am halfway through Season 2, and I can decidedly say that Felix is not an interesting of a drug lord as Escobar and the Cali cartel were. While the action has picked up, the new DEA agent isn't as memorable as Kiki was and of course not as cool as Murphy and Javier were in Narcos Colombia.