![]() ![]() The arrival of the new kids sparks controversy, especially at the top of the social pecking order, where classic rich bully Guzmán (Miguel Bernardeau) stokes the flames, urging his inner circle to hate and torment the new students who, as it turns out, received scholarships to attend Las Encinas because their own school’s roof collapsed. The crooked developer responsible? Guzmán’s father. The controversy of the collapsed roof and the dark cover-up surrounding it provides the narrative backbone for Elite’s murder mystery. Samuel’s bad boy brother Nano (Jaime Lorente) gets out of jail and immediately starts stirring up trouble, wanting to expose the rich and powerful for the ways they take advantage of the less fortunate and extort them for their wealth since he owes some very bad guys money. By the end of the first episode, it’s revealed who that someone is, and from then on, the real mystery is who did it. Elite has no problem being over-the-top at times, often with very fun results. But structurally, it has a lot in common with a slow-paced noir like Big Little Lies - police interrogation scenes serving as interstitials amid the build-up to the murder - or even The Night Of. At eight, 45-ish minute episodes, it’s a tightly executed thriller. By the end, the culprit really could be anyone, every central character possessing a compelling motive for the crime. CARLA ELITE HOW TOĮlite doesn’t fall into the same trap How To Get Away With Murder and Riverdale both have in the past where character development and consistent writing are sometimes sacrificed for the sake of selling a twist. Each of the students on Elite have clear and consistent perspectives, motivations, and psychological underpinnings. ![]()
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