A cow gives birth to a baby - Is it human? Is it the work of the devil or is it just a hoax?A cow gives birth to a baby - Is it human? Is it the work of the devil or is it just a hoax?A cow gives birth to a baby - Is it human? Is it the work of the devil or is it just a hoax?
Manolo Solo
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Manuel Tallafé
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Padre Vergara: If you can't argue with a sick person, you have to follow their logic.
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An intriguing horror telenovela mystery with a strong hook
It has been a long time since I have been intrigued by a mystery story hook. JJ Abrams has effectively killed the mystery genre by permeating the film culture with his Mystery Box storytelling. You know, the "What's happening? Let's run first! We'll find out later" approach. I dream of snatching Abrams' childhood mystery box that he's famously kept unopened from his TED talk, tear it open and flash him the toy so he can get over himself.
30 Coins, or 30 Monedas in Spanish, a new horror-thriller mystery show produced by HBO Europe, breaks that wheel.
The pilot episode, titled Cobwebs, begins with a paranormal phenomenon happening in the small town of Pedraza, Spain. Elena, the town vet, while giving birth to a pregnant cow on a farm, shockingly receives a human baby out of its womb.
News of the cow-birth spreads to the town mayor Paco, who wants to stop the story from trending on social media and seeks to investigate whether it is a hoax. Paco requests the help of the town priest, Padre Vergara, a trained exorcist with a criminal past.
Being a Spanish show, 30 Coins has elements of a telenovela. To an extent, the main characters are soap opera archetypes. You can practically guess who the main characters are solely based on their attractiveness.
Paco is the most attractive man to ever be a town mayor (I call him "Mayor Abs") and also has the time to magically run two side businesses with his wife Merche, who's unloving and constantly nagging him about money. Paco has an unspoken crush for Elena, the town vet ("Doctor Hottie"), who is constantly seeking him out to solve the paranormal phenomena over town. Will this forbidden love flourish?
The standout character is Padre Manuel Vergara, the badass priest with a troubled past. His characterization fits much more to the Westernized biblical concept of a hero, someone who needs to repent for past sins, most likely through self-sacrifice. Rocking a bald head, a chin curtain beard and muscled arms, Padre Vergara looks more like a soldier of fortune, ready to do battle. I'm anxious to see what happens.
Western viewers may find the telenovela aspects as something cheesy they have to swallow and get over. None of it bothers me. It's a matter of genre. The harlequin romance dynamic is shrewdly used as another way to hook the audience to watch the next episode. I really like how Álex de la Iglesia is combining these genre elements. It plays fresh to my eyes.
30 Coins hits the mark where it matters. While it is not intensely scary, Cobwebs constructs an effectively creepy mood and intrigue around its central mystery. The scares are sparse, but when they come, they are precisely executed and induce complete shock. My brain is riddled with questions. What is going on with these coins? What happened to Padre Vergara?
Cobwebs is a strong start in all the right places. I noticed that all eight episodes of the first season were directed by Álex de la Iglesia, which is uncommon practice in American television productions. It makes complete sense as the show can keep a consistent vision. To me, that shows a lot of promise.
The writers take their sweet time to properly unfold the story to the audience. From the storytelling sensibilities, you get a sense that the story is secure and unwilling to do anything to cheapen itself. The answers to the mystery will be revealed in a satisfying manner that is earned. I have lost that faith with mysteries. 30 Coins has the potential to restore that.
30 Coins, or 30 Monedas in Spanish, a new horror-thriller mystery show produced by HBO Europe, breaks that wheel.
The pilot episode, titled Cobwebs, begins with a paranormal phenomenon happening in the small town of Pedraza, Spain. Elena, the town vet, while giving birth to a pregnant cow on a farm, shockingly receives a human baby out of its womb.
News of the cow-birth spreads to the town mayor Paco, who wants to stop the story from trending on social media and seeks to investigate whether it is a hoax. Paco requests the help of the town priest, Padre Vergara, a trained exorcist with a criminal past.
Being a Spanish show, 30 Coins has elements of a telenovela. To an extent, the main characters are soap opera archetypes. You can practically guess who the main characters are solely based on their attractiveness.
Paco is the most attractive man to ever be a town mayor (I call him "Mayor Abs") and also has the time to magically run two side businesses with his wife Merche, who's unloving and constantly nagging him about money. Paco has an unspoken crush for Elena, the town vet ("Doctor Hottie"), who is constantly seeking him out to solve the paranormal phenomena over town. Will this forbidden love flourish?
The standout character is Padre Manuel Vergara, the badass priest with a troubled past. His characterization fits much more to the Westernized biblical concept of a hero, someone who needs to repent for past sins, most likely through self-sacrifice. Rocking a bald head, a chin curtain beard and muscled arms, Padre Vergara looks more like a soldier of fortune, ready to do battle. I'm anxious to see what happens.
Western viewers may find the telenovela aspects as something cheesy they have to swallow and get over. None of it bothers me. It's a matter of genre. The harlequin romance dynamic is shrewdly used as another way to hook the audience to watch the next episode. I really like how Álex de la Iglesia is combining these genre elements. It plays fresh to my eyes.
30 Coins hits the mark where it matters. While it is not intensely scary, Cobwebs constructs an effectively creepy mood and intrigue around its central mystery. The scares are sparse, but when they come, they are precisely executed and induce complete shock. My brain is riddled with questions. What is going on with these coins? What happened to Padre Vergara?
Cobwebs is a strong start in all the right places. I noticed that all eight episodes of the first season were directed by Álex de la Iglesia, which is uncommon practice in American television productions. It makes complete sense as the show can keep a consistent vision. To me, that shows a lot of promise.
The writers take their sweet time to properly unfold the story to the audience. From the storytelling sensibilities, you get a sense that the story is secure and unwilling to do anything to cheapen itself. The answers to the mystery will be revealed in a satisfying manner that is earned. I have lost that faith with mysteries. 30 Coins has the potential to restore that.
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- Jan 18, 2021
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