Unless you knew Vergara personally, says writer and executive producer Eric Newman.
It collapses in the span of a few hours."
When the party begins, Griselda and her underlings are celebrating.
Sofia Vergara as Griselda Blanco in ‘Griselda’.Elizabeth Morris/Netflix
They have finally become one of the top “families” in all of Miami.
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Newman explains how this was the moment the creators had been building toward.
It’s something you’re able to’t turn off."
Sofia Vergara and Alberto Guerra in ‘Griselda’.Courtesy of Netflix
Getting what you want is not always getting what you need."
“This is someone who cannot turn it off, who can’t stop,” says Newman.
“I love to present those characters with off-ramps, happy endings even.
Sofia Vergara and Alberto Guerra in ‘Griselda’.Elizabeth Morris/Netflix
And so when Dario is saying, Hey, I love you.
We don’t need any of this, she can’t see it.
In fact, she can’t even trust it.
Martin Rodriguez and Vanessa Ferlito in ‘Griselda’.Elizabeth Morris/Netflix
She subverts it and she twists it into something, into a betrayal.”
The episode also fills in a few gaps in Griseldas story.
That doesnt mean she didnt have women around.
Sofia Vergara in ‘Griselda’.Courtesy of Netflix
“There was an element of sex certainly that was power.
This was a woman who was abused.
She was a prostitute.
It was not an emotional gratification or even maybe even a physical gratification.
It gratifies a longing for control.”
He points to Griselda’s relationships with Carmen and Marta as examples.
In this case, the class system of Latin America also plays a role.
We also see that in the way she treats her friends, the former employees.
And Rivi says to her, ‘I missed.’
She asked if he did it, and it’s such a great performance because she’s relieved.
She knows she didn’t want that.
Then she finds out that while they missed Chucho, they killed his son.
It’s just the fact that she shows some regret instantly.
It’s such a beautiful moment and I think it is the perfect way to end that party."
Griseldais available to stream on Netflix.
