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Capadocia

posted 15 years ago by caroaber
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I am enthralled, wrapped up and ensnarled in "Capadocia." From the moment of Bambi's victory over Regina, the show has aimed for both the heart and the gut.

The women are relatable: there is the beautiful, suffering wife Lorena who never should have been convicted (and whose mod razor haircut oddly lasts for weeks); there's "la colombiana" who is adored for being gorgeous, yet proves she is too naive and trusting to live outside of this jail; there's Magos, the den mother, who killed two of her children in a bid to escape an abusive sexual predator she's married to, and a host of other sorry, sad-eyed women here. On the outside, there's the fierce human rights activist Teresa Lagos, whose life is in disarray and mistreats her young lover. Federico is the man you love to hate, and when a bevy of Russian prostitutes are liberated you recognize just how familiar, indeed, universal this story is.

I want to add a note about the extraordinary music that plays throughout this series. The use of classical music ("Flower Duet" by Delibes) and contemporary pop add to the texture of this jewel of a series.

I'm nearing the end of this season, and I can't wait to see what is next.

--Carolyn B.
Glenham, NY USA

[–] pacificparadise 15 years ago

I addicted to this show as well. I only speak a little Spanish, so I watch this program to improve my overall comprehension. It's also enthralling, but HBO has taken this off the ondemand list of programs. It's very dramatic with twists and turns, but it's lots of fun.

[–] dwacon-2 15 years ago

I only speak a little Spanish, so I watch this program to improve my overall comprehension

The subtitles are a bit annoying -- I was more "fluido en mi juventud" but understand enough Español to not have to catch all of the quick subtitles...

Dwacon
http://blog.dwacon.com/

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[–] churchr-1 15 years ago

I've only seen the first three episodes so far but it's a really good show. There's nudity of course, it's prison, but so far it doesn't seem to be exploitative.
I don't mind the subtitling too much. Actually my biggest gripe isn't with the show but how my tivo system puts a large green bar across the bottom whenever I bump back or pause the screen and this covers the subtitle. I really wish I could move the green bar. But still, it's a lot better than dubbing, I usually can't watch a movie that's been dubbed.
Any word on whether or not HBO plans to keep running the subtitled version? I'm a little concerned because it's only on a few times a week and at odd hours. I tivo it so this isn't a problem in itself it just makes me wonder if HBO will keep showing it.
And I'm wondering if it doesn't turn out that Bambi is related or involved with someone very powerful on the outside so she can't be killed when she's a nuisance. But then, like I say, I've only seen the three episodes so far.

[–] lenscap1 15 years ago

Regarding the green bar, when it appears on your screen, just hit the 'play' button and it will go away or if it's paused, tap the back button - try it now!

After reading all the comments, I'm giving this show a try. Sounds fun, thanks for the reviews.

"To me you are the teacher in a Charlie Brown cartoon"

[–] naja12168-7 15 years ago

Was there only twelve episodes or were there more?

[–] mattd8877 15 years ago

There are 13 episodes listed here. I believe the episode that aired tonight was e11. So only 2 more episodes if you are caught up on HBO...w/the finale airing on 5/2 or 5/3 (depending on what time your watching).

I've been DVRing it and I just finished ep9, getting ready to watch 10 ("Mary Magdelene"). I was only going to watch one tonight, but after that conclusion on ep9 I have to see what happens....Love this show!

[–] naja12168-7 15 years ago

There are 13 episodes listed here. I believe the episode that aired tonight was e11. So only 2 more episodes if you are caught up on HBO...w/the finale airing on 5/2 or 5/3 (depending on what time your watching).

I've been DVRing it and I just finished ep9, getting ready to watch 10 ("Mary Magdelene"). I was only going to watch one tonight, but after that conclusion on ep9 I have to see what happens....Love this show!

Thank you for answering my question. Let me know what you thought of the Mary Magdelene episode. I liked it for the exception of Teresa's daughter's scenes with Daniel. That relationship disturbs me.

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[–] naja12168-7 15 years ago

Daniel is supposed to be 24 and Andrea is supposed to be 16. I think in Mexico, she's not considered a minor, but Teresa still had a problem with it because of her age and of course because of her past relationship with Daniel herself. Regarding Andrea and Daniel it just looks so wrong. Everything else about the episode was great, however. I love how the transformation of Lorena came out of nowhere.

[–] un_comfortably_numb 15 years ago

you become and adult at 18 (vote, drink, military service), can drive with a permit, not license at 16, work at 14, and i think you can get married at 16 too but you have to get a parental permit or something like that. u cannot fvck an underage girl if youre over 18.

[–] vegaoth 14 years ago

You can have sex with a 16 year old. Unless she accuses you of seduction under false pretenses. Then you get convicted for 3 years.

If you have sex with a minor of 12 or less though, and someone else accuses you or you get discovered in any way. You get from 8 to 25 years for rape.

The difference is that above the age of consent (which varies according to the state but federally is considered 12), the law indicates the police won't prosecute you unless the minor and her parents or tutor accuse you. Below the age of consent you get trated as a criminal and the police will be on your tail just with having someone being suspicious of you. The first is called "perseguir por querella" and the second one "perseguir por oficio", that's the difference.

[–] SeisCinemaSeis 13 years ago

Capadocia is far better than I expected. From all the new "americanized" series produced in Latin America, IMO "Capadocia" the best one by far. Actually it's better than 90% of TV series produced in the states (Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Pushing Daisies, and so forth).
Definitively a worth watching series.