The lone social contact she kept with any regularity was with her best friend, Mahandra, but given Mahandra’s workplace- the bar Jaye frequented -keeping in touch didn’t take much effort. Despite the job’s implied requirement of speaking to customers on a regular basis, she avoided people as best she could and was fairly successful. Jaye Tyler was a normal, sarcastic, passive aggressive employee at a Niagara Falls tourist gift shop. Yet, the magic of the show is that the characters are so finely wrought that you feel connected to them, while they remain story book figures.“I wonder, wonder why the wonder falls…” So goes the refrain of the theme song for FOX’s short-lived Wonderfalls. The characters always feel like characters – they are a story book creation, quite separate from real life. The tongue-in-cheek, satirical feel of the show puts a completely different spin on what in the real world is a tremendously painful event. In terms of plot points that might hurt or trigger viewers, the most likely trigger can be found in the first minute of the pilot: Roberta’s suicide. Side note: Please let there be a season 2! The season finale combines: HFN, HEA, and HU (happiness unknown). I did find this lack of resolution frustrating, but only because I cared so deeply for the characters and wanted them to be happy. At the end of season 1, some of the plotlines are tied up in neat bows, while others are left dangling into an unknown future. For me, La Casa de las Flores, is what I would like telenovelas to be: drama-filled, plenty of romance, progressive values, a family holding together, and drag queens. Living in southern Africa, my knowledge and experience of telenovellas is minimal. There is an official Spotify playlist of all the songs in the show. The storyline itself is progressive and positive and D!R!A!M!A!T!I!C! and wonderful! The soundtrack has fostered in me a deep love for Spanish-language music, especially that which is played in drag queen revue bars or sung by Virginia de la Mora in her massive Mercedes Benz while crying. It is was a horror, if only because the glory and wonder of Paulina’s expression is totally lost in English. For research purposes, I re-watched the first episode dubbed into English. I am very grateful that I watched it in the original Spanish with English subtitles. There is no news yet on whether there will be a second season, but surely IF THERE IS ANY JUSTICE IN THE WORLD there will be a second season.Ī note on subtitles. This show had me gasping and begging for more. So many more things go wrong and right and weird for the de la Mora family. It is not a case of the remaining 12 episodes simply untying this initial knot of circumstances. Most of this detail is revealed in the first 30 minute episode. There is also an astounding, glorious cast of supporting characters, including: La Chiquis! Dr Salomón Cohen! Chuy! Carmelita! Along with their three children, they are the perfect family. Together, they run a flower shop called “La Casa de las Flores”.
Into this lavish setting, we place Ernesto and Virginia de la Mora. The lawns are green, the staff are loyal (yes, there are staff) and the money flows down these golden streets in (almost) never-ending rivers. The setting is a wealthy suburb in Mexico. My reckless and rash Netflix habit has brought this show into my life and I am so much the richer for it. If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above, I humbly present for your consideration… La Casa de las Flores. Do you like drama? Do you demand a happy(ish) ending? Do you long for drag queens? Do you like a twisty pretzel of a plot? Would you like your characters to be so well-dressed it hurts to look upon their sartorial magnificence? Oh, Bitches of the Bitchery, do I have a treat for you. Note: To set the scene, play Baccara’s “Yes, Sir, I Can Boogie” while you read this review. Lara is a teacher, feminist, knitter and proud co-parent to the greatest three-legged black cat in the southern hemisphere. If you’re looking for something new to watch on Netflix, check out this guest squee from Laura!
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