Sous la braise

It is what it says on the tin. Sizzling hot. No male frontal nudity, some female bosom. Episode 2-8 lots of X-tion, episode 9-16 more into the main plot - The (real) Butcher of Reynosa. Episode 17-25 feel like the main plot and a few others are climaxing soon and I think I'll watch some more due to really killer cliffhangers at the end of episode 24 and 25! However, the bad news is they should have continued to build up momentum and tension and finish the season strong at episode 35 tops! Instead the show's taking a detour yet again with the flashbacks for a character I don't care about....

For a telenovela the pacing is quick unlike the other soaps that I'm struggling with (The Marked Heart & Pasion de Gavilanes).

In the first few episodes serious scenes that move the plot that interchange into sex scene can be jarring. But this doesn't happen in later episodes when the main plot get into the main focus.

Overall I find it enjoyable and I can binge a lot of episodes in one sitting. A great weekday watch.

First 9 episodes are way too many greased up abs and pointless 15 second sex montages for my liking, but made a paradigm shift for some explanation at epi 10 and became way more watchable. My first telenovella. It's hokey as hell. Found myself screaming at the screen often, asking how can these characters be so stupid? But I still find it a total blast to watch!

Decent plot that drags on to 39 episodes because of too many distractions and tangential stories. The main story is spoiled by way too many irrelevant scenes of sex. This series should be designated LG. The real story is probably 10%, rest does not make sense. Such a waste.

Donde Hubo Fuego is a all in one thriller. We all were getting sad at watching good shows end in 8-10 episodes. What if you knew there was a show which has 39 BINGE WORTHY EPISODES in a single season which are having all the ingredients you needed?

Storyline, Suspense, Action, Thrill factor, Binge Factor, Romance, Hottest fire Brigade, Drama, Love, Life lessons,

For all the 39 episodes, you're watching.all of these will definitely keep you on fire 🔥

Specially our firemen Ivan Amozurrutia as Poncho Polo Morín as Julián, Antonio Sotillo as Molina Daniel Gama Moreno as Gerardo and the ladies Ana Jimena Villanueva as Ana ,Esmeralda Pimentel as Olivia will definitely keep you on your seats.

Relationship between Poncho his problems, his strengths and Olivia, Julian & Molina and their capabilities to fight his weaknesses and figure out life, Gerardo's strength to win his guy, and the struggle he undergoes, with an excellent writing by award winning writer of who killed Sara fame José Ignacio Valenzuela is now winning hearts worldwide and trending on the top in 60 countries for 3 weeks. More awesomeness to come!

Important note : If you don't know Spanish, change the audio and subtitles to English, the translation is a perfect sync and good as well. A must watch.

As this Mexican series gets underway Poncho learns of his brother's murder. He was a journalist investigating a story that led to a Mexico City fire station. Poncho decides to find out what happened so heads to the fire station and ends up joining the crew. Meanwhile Ricardo Urzúa arrives and takes over the job of running the station; he has a secret though; he has just ended a twenty five year prison sentence for murder! Shortly after arriving Poncho gets involved with Olivia, the only woman on the team. If that weren't enough we get numerous subplots involving various firefighters and the people who live in the boarding house opposite the station which is run by the widow of the former chief; these are a group of women and the owner's gay son who fancies one of the firemen.

This series is melodrama, pure and simple. The central story of the hunt for the killer of Poncho's brother's killer and the truth behind Ricardo's motives would probably have been enough to sustain the series but every character in the fire station and boarding house seems to have drama in their lives. This isn't a major problem; it means there is always something happening and there are plenty of twists; some more plausible than others. There is a fair amount of sex and nudity but this reduces in later episodes as the plot homes in on the killer. Each episode provides tense moments and frequently end with cliff-hangers. The acting is solid; sometimes it feels like there is some overacting but I thought that suited the melodramatic nature of the series. Overall I found this to be a fun series.

These comments are based on watching the series in Spanish with English subtitles.