Acapulco (2021) · Tastebuds

The race to reopen Las Colinas begins.

In 1984, Maximo Gallardo's dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at Acapulco's hottest resort, Las Colinas. But he soon realizes that working there will be far more complicated than he ever imagined.

Comedy Drama 1980sApple TV

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Nostalgic, classical in form, resolved and effortless.

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maxpjoneson TMDB · May 20269/10
Acapulco starts off really great, with a truly masterful first season. Great characters, extremely witty writihng, and some sincerely very touching scenes. I love the whole 80s setting and Latin tone that at times borders on if not outright directly pays homage to Spanish-language telenovelas. These features give Acapulco its own unique style that makes it feel unlike any other show. When season 1 ended with some plot threads not closed and a clear teaser for a following season, I was worried that the overall story of Acapulco would never end and the series would continue to go until its quality and viewership both fell off. While I was happy to find seasons 2 and 3 excellent seasons of television that made me glad the series did continue beyond the first season, it became clear very quickly into season 4 that that concern I had upon the conclusion of season 1 turned out to be well-founded. There is a noticeable quality dropoff between seasons 1-3 and the finale season, with the showrunners seemingly deciding it was not worth it to put the same passion into the finale season and just deliver a product that ended the story to the series they had set up. As a result, it feels like a
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