Salvador - Comments & Tips

I feel kinda played lol. Despite it being engaging and entertaining at most times, it's a show with identity crisis. It doesn't know what it is. You think it's a crime show, then you blink once and it's a grieving father drama. You blink again and it's a police corruption and politics show. The next minute it turns to a show about political ideologies. Of course we also have to mix incels in our of nowhere. The description of the show is highly inaccurate, Salvador didn't infiltrate the gang, they lured him in and he went in voluntarily. There's also no investigation of Milena's murder. And in the final 2 episodes it turns to absolutely craziness. I guess the big picture here is that the powerful guys always find means to manipulate vulnerable people for their own interests making them believe that they are in charge when in reality they are the most easily replaceable players. Luis Tosar's performance is amazing from start to finish though and it totally elevates the quality of the show.

I’ve just finished watching the first episode, and while it’s undeniably intense and well-acted, I’m struggling with the world it’s asking me to believe in. I’ve been living in Madrid for 18 years, and the way the city is portrayed here feels exaggerated to the point of distortion. The escalation of violent acts by the same extremist group, all within what seems like a very short timeframe and with no visible institutional response, stretches credibility for anyone familiar with the city. It’s Madrid, for fuck’s sake, not Gotham. Luis Tosar is compelling, as always, and he anchors the emotional weight of the episode. But the series seems unsure whether it wants to be a grounded crime drama, a political thriller, or a character study of grief and radicalization. Right now, the tone feels scattered rather than layered. I’m curious to see whether it tightens its focus in the next episodes, because the premise has potential, but it needs stronger internal logic to fully work.

It's a roller coaster ride between soccer violence, far right Neo-Nazis, the police and innocent bystanders. Salvador after his daughter's murder Doggedly tracks down what happened and sways between the believe in the White Soul's and the good they try to do and the violence and anarchy the use to manipulate the people of Madrid. It's a little overlong but well worth a watch as the true story rises from the deceit and lies. 👍