Published by Mason Oldridge, 12 September 2023
CONTAINS SPOILERS!
We head to Barcelona for Netflix’s latest limited series that’s been taking the Netflix charts by storm.
The action-packed thriller follows a British teacher in Spain whose former life returns to haunt her when she and her daughter are caught up in a supermarket robbery… and one of the robbers recognises her.
We learn that Erin is a badass from the get go as she attacks and kills one of the robbers in self defence and then the other following a confrontation at the school, as well as that she would do anything to protect her family when she blackmails Penelope. The earlier episodes focus on Erin helping Emilio as she becomes increasingly involved in the criminal world he is investigating, but after so many of these action scenes, it becomes a far-fetched tired trope.
However, it turns out we don’t have to wait until the end to find out the answer to the eponymous question as episode 4 is a full episode flashback to Erin’s former life. It is here where the series improves as when we return to the present, we learn of the connection between Emilio, Daniel and Lena, leaving us wondering who the bigger bad guy is. The series culminates in an explosion finale, with Lena sacrificing herself and ending in Erin getting the life she wants with her family.
Despite the series bearing a striking similarity to another Netflix thriller Pieces of Her, thanks to the beautiful Spanish setting and the praise-worthy acting of Evin Ahmad and Indica Watson (watch out for this rising child star), this show has, deservingly so, made quite the impact on streaming figures.
7/10