★★★★☆ (4/5) Deducted one star only because the subplot with the sports journalist feels rushed. Otherwise, tight, tense, and terrifying.
Jadue’s speeches about “cleaning up Chilean football” are powerful. But backroom scenes show him making the same deals he once condemned. The episode asks: At what point does the mission become the mask? el presidente s01e03 m4p
What makes this episode sting is how it uses football — something pure to many fans — as the perfect distraction. ★★★★☆ (4/5) Deducted one star only because the
Episode 3 notably sidelines female advisors when real power moves are made. One female character is literally asked to leave a strategy meeting so “the men can talk business.” Brutal, but historically accurate for the period. But backroom scenes show him making the same
Jadue’s monologue in the car after being betrayed — he doesn’t get angry. He smiles. Then calls a journalist to destroy his betrayer’s reputation. Chilling.
Episode 3 of El Presidente moves beyond the rise of Sergio Jadue and starts exposing the machinery behind the scenes: