The opening scene of The Crystal Cuckoo dropped me right into the middle of a compelling mystery. In a house that appears sequestered from the rest of the world, a man is washing blood off his face and clothes. A young boy, seemingly his son, spots him, and is quickly told to go inside. This is juxtaposed with a scene that takes place 15 years later, where a medical student suffers a sudden heart attack while on shift.

Thus begins this Netflix mystery thriller: two stories that appear entirely unrelated on the surface, until the back-and-forth slowly unveils more information. The woman in the present day is Clara Merlo (Catalina Sopelana), who receives a heart transplant following what happened to her. While she feels lucky, she also wants to learn more about her donor. Thus, the

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