‘La que se avecina’ has been one of the most beloved series by Spanish viewers for many years. That does not mean that everyone likes it, because there is also a sector of the public that basically feels allergic to what they were proposed the former residents of Mirador de Montepinar.
Like many, I came to it hoping to find a successor at the level of ‘There is no one living here’, but the series had a bit of a hard time finding itself, being with the revolution in the cast that there was between its second and third seasons when, always in my opinion, everything finished clicking.
A scant renovation
Then I ended up losing interest in her, partly because the kilometric duration of her episodes was getting more and more difficult for me, but the arrival of another important change made me want to approach her again hoping that the magic would emerge again. Perhaps it is still early to give a definitive verdict -for now I have seen two episodes-, but The first sensations are not especially good and I explain why.
This season 13 has suffered both significant casualties and a large number of signings called to relaunch the series. The problem is that among the newcomers there is no one who has yet had time to shine, partly because the character of Laura Gomez-Lacuevaan actress who was great in ‘Lamentable Stories’ and who also knew how to function very well in an ecosystem as close to that of ‘La que se avecina’ as that of ‘El Pueblo’, gives the feeling of being little more than a substitute for Enrique Pastor in the face of the forced absence of Jose Luis Gil.
By this I mean more of Enrique from the beginning of the series, because there came a point in which his attitude became, at least at times, as crazy as that of many of his neighbors. Personally, I am regularly motivated to go through that process again, since it is clear that Greta will end up collapsing sooner rather than later. Perhaps then Gómez-Lacueva will have the chance to shine that he has so far lacked.
For the rest, the new signings have oscillated between the complementary, almost Felix Gomez with respect to Amador, and the mere filler. The other notable exception would be mamen garcia like the classist and somewhat exploited marquise, since her economic situation does not justify that haughty attitude. For now there have been only small sparks, but there you can see that it is adding little by little and that from the first moment there is that shameless attitude so characteristic of the series.
Everything else is still pretty identifiable, being the greatest joy in the forced change to which Antonio Recio is forced. That passive-aggressive touch works quite well and I am convinced that it will give us a lot of joy before everything returns to normal for Jordi Sánchez’s character, if that happens.
For the rest, already worn plots are mixed, such as all of Amador’s problems with La Cuqui, others more typical of comedies from several decades ago, such as everything related to the weight problems of the character of Look Ibarguren or the curiosity not yet very exploited of Fernando Tejero Acting as a forced Airbnb host.
All this seasoned with the characteristic humor of the series, always with the thick line as the flag, which is by no means necessarily bad, and even less so in a series that, in its own way, is a reflection of Spanish society. There are no surprises there, if you were amused, it is most likely that you will continue laughing, but if you had reached a point where you were no longer compensated by what ‘La que se avecina’ offered, don’t expect those airs of renovation have really changed a lot beyond the building where it takes place.
In short
Season 13 of ‘La que se avecina’ has fallen short in terms of giving renewed energy to the series. On the one hand it is logical to want not to touch too much what already worked, but on the other it was a golden opportunity to recover those spectators who, for one reason or another, had been getting off the boat.
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