It's so sad that they ruined a perfect thing. The levels of mystery and drama are perfect, the performances are great, and I personally think they did a good job at showing the Llano Colombiano and its vibes. The only critique I can give is how bad they wanted to make Santos feel like a superhero (the original soundtrack even has songs with lyrics only talking about how great he is). I have to say the greed for profit definitely killed what could have been of it. The most egregious thing about is the whole final arc, which turned a dramatic te-le-no-ve-la in the Llano into a crime action movie about Santos in the big city, with María Teresa being replaced by what could have even been a mannequin for the purpose of this arc because the actress had a surgery that was SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE and they still decided to go this way with production. I found no confirmation of this, but I do think that Michelle's character was also suddenly transformed from a trans woman to a cis serial killer because they were afraid of losing views for not being as transphobic as 2000s Colombian society would have prefered. If it wasn't for those aspects, this would be a solid 10. The plot is amazing and they did an amazing at telling a story that would keep you always wanting to see the next episode. Definitely go watch it but be ready for the final episodes because they are not good.
Review of The Storm
The Storm
(2005–2006)
It was a perfect piece of drama that slowly got out of production's hands to then crash and burn
19 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers