Binge it. Was a fun ride, great actors / production. 👍

The Boroughs: Jubilación rebelde starts from a very good idea: taking the shape of a supernatural coming-of-age adventure, with mystery, monsters, strange neighbours and an apparently perfect community, and moving it to a group of retirees who are not ready to sit quietly and wait for the end. That alone gives the series something different. It does not reinvent the genre, of course, but it shifts the point of view, and that shift works very well. The show is entertaining, easy to watch and never feels heavy. It has a pleasant adventure tone, a bit of mystery, a bit of science fiction, some comedy and a rather lovely melancholy about ageing, loss and the desire to keep living when others have already placed you in the “end of the road” box. Its strongest idea is exactly that: it treats older characters not as charming side figures, but as real protagonists. The cast helps a lot. Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters and Denis O’Hare give the series a special warmth. Even when the story is not particularly surprising, you want to stay with them. There is chemistry, tenderness and several moments where the show works better because of its characters than because of the mystery itself. That said, The Boroughs is not quite the great series it could have been. At times, it feels as if it has a brilliant premise but does not always know how to make the most of it. Some side plots carry too much weight, the development can be uneven and the supernatural side is not always as strong as the initial idea. Even so, it keeps your attention and preserves a very enjoyable tone. The best thing is that it is not about “old people doing funny things”. It is about older people facing fear again, wanting to belong, dealing with grief and discovering the possibility of one last adventure. And when the series finds that balance, it works. There is a touch of Spielberg, a little of The Goonies, a little of Cocoon and, of course, something of that ensemble mystery formula Netflix has used so often. But here the change of age gives it a personality of its own. It is not perfect, nor especially deep, nor always as moving as it wants to be. But it has charm, enough rhythm and an original idea that keeps it going. It is refreshing to see a fantasy series that understands adventure does not belong only to teenagers. Sometimes it can also begin when everyone thinks everything is already over.

Really interesting show, if you loved stranger things you'll love this!

Well worth a watch, if only for the amazing cast. Great performances by Molina, Woodward & Davis. Not a huge sci-fi fan, but did enjoy the storyline for the most part, and the ending was heartfelt and on point. We binged it in one weekend & enjoyed it.

This show was something good that came from the Duffer Brothers, even though their usual pacing issues are very evident throughout the series. It is not a perfect show by any means, but there was enough here to keep me interested and I do think the concept itself was genuinely strong. The Boroughs was a really interesting idea, and for the most part it stayed interesting throughout the show. The setting had a strange, unsettling feeling to it, and I liked how the series played with the idea of a place that seems peaceful on the surface but clearly has something much darker going on underneath. That slower mystery was probably my favourite part of the show, especially in the earlier episodes where you are still trying to figure out what is actually happening. However, not unlike Stranger Things, the first few episodes felt vastly different to the rest of the series. Once they put a face to the evil, the suspense and mystery became less enjoyable for me. I think the show worked best when it was more unknown and strange, because the second everything became clearer, it lost some of that tension. The Duffer Brothers are really good at building mystery, but sometimes when the mystery starts getting answered, it becomes a bit less interesting. There were still several parts of the series that I really enjoyed, especially the main concept of Mother and her children. That was easily one of the strongest ideas in the show. I find the concept of living forever very interesting in sci-fi series and movies, because there is always a cost. Immortality is never really shown as something simple or purely positive, and this series did a good job showing how unnatural and damaging it can become. Mother as a character worked well because she represented that idea of love, control, fear, and grief all mixed together. The emotional side of the show was also stronger than I expected. Even when the pacing dragged a bit, the relationship between the characters helped keep it grounded. The show had a good balance of sci-fi and emotional storytelling, and I think that is where it worked best. It was not just about the supernatural elements, but more about what people are willing to do to avoid loss, death, and pain. The ending of the series was also quite good, especially with Sam glitching at the end. I believe that he died in the explosion, and Mother’s last act was to create a perception of him in the minds of his family and friends to ease their pain. That made the ending feel a lot more interesting to me, because it adds a darker layer to what at first seems like a happier ending. Instead of Sam simply surviving, it feels like the people around him are being protected from the truth, which fits perfectly with the themes of the show. Overall, The Boroughs was not flawless, and the pacing definitely held it back in parts, but the concept, atmosphere, and ending made it worth watching. It had some really interesting ideas about family, immortality, grief, and the cost of trying to escape death. I do think it could have been tighter, and I probably enjoyed the mystery more before everything was fully revealed, but there is still a lot to appreciate here. Not perfect, but definitely interesting and worth watching if you like slower sci-fi mystery with a darker emotional core.