Netflix 3%

[DeeDee]

I do not know if anyone has watched the 3%, it is a portugese series that appeared in my Netflix a while back, the setting is a post apocalyptic world where candidates go through tests to vie for the chance to join the 3% of the population eligible to live in total luxury in the paradise known as "the offshore".

 

There is a trans character that joins in season 2 (I think) called Ariel, and the best thing about it is that her being trans is literally not a part of the plot, I kept waiting for it to become a terrible plot hook, but it never does, she just exists with everyone else and while not a main protagonist she actually plays a fairly decent sized part in the story arc. The actress is called Mariana Mattheus and while the dubbing is a bit sketchy it is a good watch.

[Steff7]

I exhausted the english language series on Netflix a good while ago and started on 3% recently, now just finished s2 ep10 and you're right, its not bad even though its somewhat predictable.  the dubbing is a bit off,  but the english subtitles are bizarre if you turn them on - they rarely match the dubbing, and all the swearing is removed which is hilarious.

 

it is good that they don't make an issue of Ariel in the plot, though i've found that south american & some european countries' series/films will include similar characters without them being an obvious insert for appeasement purposes or comedy value.   nice change from soap operas or recent Holywood productions that tend to jump on whatever the current hot topic is...

 

not my usual cup of tea as i tend towards really dark/dystopian/violent stuff, but it will be interesting where they take series 3 & 4 - at the rate i go through stuff these days i should have finished it by the start of next week...

[DeeDee]

1 hour ago, Steff7 said:

at the rate i go through stuff these days i should have finished it by the start of next week...

I know the feeling Steff! I think I have watched just about everything over the course of the last 6 months!

[Steff7]

i finished 3% last night - not bad, though the ending needs work...

 

if you're looking for another diversion give 'Nobodys Listening' a try if you haven't seen it yet - its a Spanish series, quirky & funny, and the dubbing is pretty good...

[Steff7]

20 minutes ago, Steff7 said:

i finished 3% last night - not bad, though the ending needs work...

 

if you're looking for another diversion give 'Nobodys Listening' a try if you haven't seen it yet - its a Spanish series, quirky & funny, and the dubbing is pretty good...

sorry, that should have been 'Nobodys Looking' ...