The Tension Thickens

Let’s start with the good news: the dialogue has finally stopped dragging its knuckles across the cobblestones. El Alcazar’s would-be-king, Guillermo Torres ( Gonzalo Bouza) , and Fede ( Óscar Jaenada) actually sound like they’ve met humans before. Guillermo’s simmering monologue: “What kind of town is Solaz del Mar?”—raises the stakes with a mix of wounded pride and veiled threat. He’s losing men, losing face, and apparently losing patience with Americans who mouth off and locals who don’t genuflect. His threat to leave town and find “other towns with girls” is... well, a strange flex. Surely Solaz del Mar isn’t the only stop on his royal Tinder tour. And then he insults Fede’s cognac, not because it’s bad, but because Fede needed reminding: Solaz del Mar still

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