3 SHOWS I'VE WATCHED RECENTLY ON NETFLIX

 Hey Binge-watchers,

Wanna watch something that doesn't make you endlessly scroll on Netflix/ Get cozy in your quilted blankets and lean into those fluffy pillows and get ready to be hooked to some binge-worthy shows. Slide into your favourite pair of loungewear/PJ's/hoodies and joggers/Kaftans/T-shirts and jeans. Grab some crisps or spicy rice crackers to munch on. Watch to your hearts content. Here are the 3 shows I've watched so far: 

1. THE ROOKIE SEASON 1-4

This show stars John Nolan who is a 40-something year old man who rebuilds his life by joining the LAPD as a rookie. He proves all the 20-something year old rookies wrong and dives headfirst into 911 calls and risking his life to protect and serve the citizens of L.A. It follows the lives of fellow rookies, training officers and seargeeants alongside commanders as they shape his rookie career and make him become an officer that can be trusted to have a gun and badge while following protocol out on the streets of L.A, He overcomes challenges and setbacks and aces exams. He gets held back after doing something reckless and has to repeat the last 30 days of his rookie year. He also gets tangled up in some conflict with someone in the Union and gets sent to the border and will have to retake his Training Officer exam in 2 years. OOH SPOILERS THERE. 

Don't read that if you've not watched this show. This show will leave you sitting at the edge of your seat in anticipation at the tension that comes from each operation. The different storylines of each officer gets you hooked to the show and it draws you in to see the danger they have to put themselves in while making the city safer for civilians. All the action and shootouts, hostage situations and bombs going off will get your heart pounding and all the adrenaline flowing in your veins. You'll be glued to your screens and won't want to put your screen down. There is the fight to remove discrimination while making major changes to the police department that's interesting to see. The divide between black and blue is insane and it brings to light the issue of race which gets sorted out in the end.

Officer West dying will make you grab tissue boxes as you'll be sobbing because he was an awesome character. OOH HUGE SPOILER ALERT. Don't read this before you go and watch this thrilling adventure packed masterpiece. 

I'd give this show a rating of 10/10. 

The undercover ops and rescue missions were mind-blowingly amazing to see them put their game faces on and go after one of their own as she got kidnapped. 

My favourite characters were, Officer Nolan, Officer Chen, Sargeant Bradford, Sergeant Grey, Officer West, Detective Lopez, Detective Harper, Officer Thorson, James, Wesley, Bailey, Lila, Silas, and Tamara. 

2. EAST OF EDEN- LIMITED SERIES

This is a period drama that is turned into a Netflix mini-series, it's a book to screen adaptation based on the award-winning novel by John Steinbeck. It brings the classics back into a modern world. It focuses on the 19th Century aspect of rural Connecticut and moves onto California's Salinas Valley. It shows scenes surrounding the American Civil war all the way up to World War 1. 

The brother's Adam and Charles grow up under the strict rule of their father and he makes them become rivals and compete with each other to go to war. SPOILER ALERT- Adam goes to fight for his country while Charles tends to the farm. Don't read this if you've not watched the show. The arrival of Cathy makes these 2 brothers have arguments about her being evil when Adam is blinded by love and doesn't want to believe that she is not the good young woman he revived back to health after finding her on his doorstep. 

Cathy has a dark twisted past that leaves it's mark on Adam as she leaves him with twin sons after being depressed. She then goes off and becomes a symbol of female entertainment for men and becomes the head of the house that serves men. She is independent and only wants to make a lot of money. This darkness makes her see evil in the world rather than goodness. Her trauma follows her as she creates rifts between the people she left behind. 

The twin boys Cal and Aron are left behind with trauma and the pull between good and evil. SPOILER ALERT Cal goes to gambling dens, gets in trouble with the police and discovers the truth about his mum being in a line of work that is frowned upon. He takes Aron an then Aron goes to war and he wrestles with himself for getting jealous and angry about his brother's goodness. In the end a girl who Cal couldn't have sees the good in him and isn't afraid of him. 

I liked some parts of this show. Other parts weren't really that great. This show will make you feel hooked to the grim atmosphere of the 19th century as the idea of having free will and choosing between good and evil haunts you. You'll sit at the edge of your seat in anticipation as you hope that Cal might change or if he'll be able to make peace that he's not at fault in terms of what he did to his brother. You'll be gobsmacked at the way Cathy kills people and gets away wtih it because she is beautiful and no one sees past a pretty face. 

I'd give this show a rating of 6/10. 

My favourite characters were Cal, Aron, Lee, Sam Hamilton, and Abra. 

3. MEDUSA SEASON 1 AND 2

A Columbian crime thriller drama series that's now on Netflix. You can watch it English if you don't want to read the subtitles. This show is full of conspiracies and attempted murder and family betrayals. Barbara Hidalgo is the daughter of a powerful man who is ruthless when it comes to business. She is a narcisstic selfish woman who is only chasing after power until she's met with a horrible accident that changes her life forever. She discovers that the bomb on a luxury yacht was an attempt to assassinate her by her family members. 

She goes missing for some time and ends up on an island with an indigenous community who show her healing through mushrooms called the guide and another one that brings out your darkest inhibitions. She comes back to Medusa and teams up with Detective Danger Carmelo to investigate what happened to her. As the investigation goes on she discovers her dad abused women in the company and she reunites with her mother who is one of his victims. 

Court cases, law suits are thrown her way, but she doesn't back down from finding out the truth about who tried to kill her. The killer is Fabian and his accomplice his her aunt Jackie who is really a girl called Brittany. Money laundering and death threats from a sniper don't faze her. She falls in love with Dnager and tries to navigate custody of her daughter Maya with her ex-husband. 

SOME MAJOR SPOILER ALERTS THERE. Don't read this if you've not watched the show. Also a guy called Gabriel helps her to get her memory back by showing her encrypted files but he secretly likes her and kidnaps her against her will. ANOTHER SPOILER. 

This show will have you hooked rom the first episode. It's full of drama and will make you scream at your T.V. There's drug scandals and a secret brother comes out of the woodwork which will leave you with your jaw dropped. You'll sit at the edge of your seat in anticipation as you wait to find out the truth that is buried underneath all the lies. Her dad gets called out for abusing his wife Ursula emotionally, psychologically and intimately.  This will make your gut curl in disgust because he is an awful human being in the show. It makes you realise that a corrupt powerful man can't get away with anything by bribing the police or judges to rule in his favour.

I'd rate this show a solid 8/10. Some scenes are X-rated so you have to forward a lot of the episodes. 

My favourite characters were Barbara, Cristian, Danger, Diogenes Pina, Maya, Eluney,  Esperanza, and Detective Porras. 

I hope you'll add all these shows to your watchlists. 

I hope you enjoyed reading these reviews. 

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