History Buffs: Narcos Season One - Part Two

[@GenghisKool]

"If the CIA were doing this, they were breaking the law." The CIA: Apparently, this is a bad thing.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

It’s the USA gov, what u gonna do?

[@Kaiserboo1871]

Ahh yes the CIA. I swear our government isn’t aware of half the shit they get up too. I also believe that at least half of America’s enemies came about because of the CIA's actions.

[@redline841]

@@APersonOnKZbinX And I prefer to keep the second mossad off my back

[@Ivantheterrible81280]

@@APersonOnKZbinXThen move to China.

[@Ivantheterrible81280]

Waaa. As if you know anything about the world beyond sports and beer.

[@DiscoBallGaming]

The DEA and CIA constantly fighting and being that unbelievably petty does not shock me at all. After all, if millitary branches are elitist to each other, it only gets worse up the chain

[@janeek98]

Well the CIA had a huge part in Kiki's death in Mexico so you can guess what the relationship between those agencies were/are

[@macmiller1678]

They could have gotten to Pablo much earlier if they wanted to. The CIA had everything on him and were actively working to keep information from the DEA. The CIA was more worried about communists than drug traffickers.

[@DevinEMILE]

Yes but acting as if the flashing blue light thing was anything more then a hey don’t discuss classified information because someone who isn’t cleared is in here is kinda funny. My job has a similar red light.

[@mr.nobody2191]

It was the same with the fbi and the dea

[@if6was929]

Part of the responsibility for 9/11 was because of the lack of interagency cooperation and the creation of Homeland Security was an attempt at changing that culture.

[@expandedhistory]

This is what the History channel should be putting out.

[@kalle911]

unfortunately they're so amazing that he uploads once in a blue moon :\ Although luckily there's a lot of channels about history to keep oneself occupied.

[@charleshurst1015]

Everything this guy said 😁

[@expandedhistory]

@@kalle911 As a History content creator myself, you have to understand the amount of work it takes for us to create a quality video for our amazing viewers. Research, script writing, editing, etc. For him, it’s probably x10 because he has to deal with the legal issues regarding copyright etc. Either way, I’m okay with waiting because I know every video he uploads is quality.

[@kalle911]

@@expandedhistory KZbin can be really stupid sometimes as far as copyright is concerned. But commentary should be fine.

[@Domo-yo4pz]

Really good at this

[@rafaelalodio5116]

About Javier Peña, I know the hookers thing is just from the show, but let's be honest, you usually don't put your visits to the brothel on your auto-biography.

[@_Dat_Edgy_Boi_]

But Javier pena is a sigma male so he doesn't really care

[@loslobos786]

Lol why not he's retired they can't do anything to him 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@_Dat_Edgy_Boi_]

@MadCar2 Productions sigma rule 25 fuck whores on us taxpayer money

[@mattsterh7740]

@@loslobos786 shame. Also potencial charges from the DEA. Saves a lot of trouble leaving it out.

[@loslobos786]

@@mattsterh7740 I'm sure the statute of limitations has passed by now plus the guy probably knows where all the bodies are buried no one's coming after him. For instance it's an open secret that the CIA helped the drug lords and pocketed the cash I'm sure they saw some things 😉if you know what I mean.

[@okobongdinko]

Escobar getting angry at police for torture and murer is the most ironic thing, seeing as how he did all that plus random murders on random police

[@nevermoore4545]

Literally he goes on to do speeches saying how people are murderers and terrorists 😭😂

[@Elite7555]

Can't be a drug lord without a healthy portion of self-righteousness.

[@okobongdinko]

@@Elite7555 mhm that is a good point

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@Elite7555 "It's okay when we do it, they attacked us!"

[@John-ir4id]

What's terrible for the goose is terrible for the gander. Just because he resorted to terrorism, torture, and murder does not make it right for those who fought him to engage in the same. It might be expedient and effective, but it is no less indefensible.

[@sallobo777]

The biggest mistake the show did was condensing too much of Pablo's life in season 1. Season 1 condenses 20 years into 10 episodes; while season 2 condenses 4 years into 10 episodes. I almost felt season 2 was just filler because Pablo really did not do much in season 2 after escaping from jail. I think the producers were not sure if the show was going to be a success, so wanted to get Pablo's most historical actions told in case the show was not a hit and got cancelled. The show would have been better if it had told Pablo's life over the course of 3 seasons. Pablo becomes a billionaire in what? One episode during a montage? Drag it out over a few episodes to explain better.

[@ArmandoSanchezOG]

@@rangershake5652 Failed bozo [Respectfully]

[@beertlont776]

@@ArmandoSanchezOG I like how he just didn't comment back anymore. GG NO RE

[@sallobo777]

@@beertlont776 what happen? His comments are deleted. Never got a chance to read his comments. Was he fan? I dont know any Narcos fan that did not want to see more of Pablo. An extra season with Pablo would have been great; if let's say Season 1 had ended with Pablo being elected to congress, the peak of his power. And just have all of Season 2 Pablo fighting the gov, and end with him winning again with gove agreeing to build the jail for him. Start season 3 with Pablo in the Cathedral (Pablo was in jail for almost 2 years) and finish his story with 30 episodes total. They can add more characters and storylines they cut for time.

[@kennywilkinson913]

This is most obvious when watching the utterly boring Narcos mexico

[@ripbozo6780]

None of that matters. The show is still incredible.

[@imsomewhatcertain1024]

Before the Narcos series, I never really knew just how powerful Pablo Escobar really was. So, imagine my surprise when I found out he was once one of the richest men in the world, and he tried to be involved in the Colombian Government, while running his billion dollar illegal drug operation.

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

To be fair, El Chapo is still not dominating the drugs trade by the end of Narcos Mexico season 3. We do not see how powerful he gets.

[@Praisethesunson]

@@Duke_of_Lorraine I mean, winning a war against a nation state is pretty darn powerful. I would rank that higher than owning the majority of illicit drug trade.

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@Praisethesunson The majority of the illicit drug trade is many, many times larger than many nation states we can name.

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

@@Praisethesunson are we talking about El Chapo or Pablo Escobar ? El Chapo's current situation as of NMs3 is running a second-rate cartel (that holds no frontier with the USA so it must give a large cut to cartels who do) from a prison. Only at the very end, does he plan maiking a move on Juarez, after its leader's "death", to get a frontier.

[@jfercardona]

I think you are confusing two people. El Chapo. mexican , with Escobar, Colombian. differenrt time periods. different countres, different cartels.

[@RobinsVoyage]

"how important is this cat to you?" I had a cat named Lava once who traveled with me thru 48 states and 10 Canadian provinces. He sailed with me on my boat, flew with me on planes, and would comfort me when I was sick. I would have killed anyone who caused him harm. RIP Lavas the Cat! Age 17 when he died and a friend when I had no one else.

[@CaptainEggcellent]

This was so good! Take your time with season 2, I’m sure it will be worth the wait ❤️

[@obscureoccultist9158]

Oh wow. Didn't know you were a history buffs fan!

[@AndreTheAstronaut]

season 2 was melodrama drawn out bs lol nothing very documentarian about it like the first season

[@mrthatguy6488]

Captain eggcellent?! Your here?! That's awesome!

[@richardkaye5369]

Ignore this guy, hurry it up, we want it now

[@Max_Ohm]

Yeah im gonna have to ask that you hurry the heck up, actually.

[@FilosSofo]

"It is illegal for the CIA to spy on american citizens" Oh my sweet summer child.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Well, it IS illegal. Whether they do it is a different story. But it IS illegal. The FBI is for citizens.

[@thomasnorge224]

I thought the same. CIA must've forgotten to read the law or misunderstood it.

[@mindfuel43-z7n]

Literally first line of narcos is about how the government knows everything about yo

[@redline841]

@@thomasnorge224 >impying the CIA care about laws

[@inigobantok1579]

"Man, you're CIA, you break rules all the time" -Javier Peña

[@californiarespublica]

Due to your first video on Narcos, and how much history was revealed in it, I actually went on netflix and gave it a watch. I am now on season 3 of it, thanks for teaching me more about this part of history!

[@awesome-o7220]

wait until you start narcos:mexico

[@YgMeech679]

Narcos: Mexico is so good too, wait til you get to that

[@californiarespublica]

@@awesome-o7220 i am gonna watch that next!

[@cameron9322]

@@californiarespublica i like narcos mexico even more it’s really interesting

[@3asianassassin]

Remember that the guy who produced the show said that both series are 50% accurate, so don't take it all as fact.

[@Jamie-666]

Used to live in Colombia back then. Great show and production. The only thing they really got wrong was the total lack of beautiful 1940/50s cars that were in abundance there at the time. Must be all gone now.

[@Jamie-666]

@MadCar2 Productions Let's say 20-25% old cars like you'd see in Cuba, the rest more modern. A lovely sight, and they were well looked after, being owned by poor people. Sidenote: when Escobar got killed, I remember the mood was markedly sombre where I lived in Bogota.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@Jamie-666 That’s odd, I thought people would celebrate his death.

[@Jamie-666]

@@Kaiserboo1871 Not at all. Nobody was punching the air, or even anything close. They knew he was crooked AF, yet there was no rejoicing as far as I could see.

[@anonymousanonymous4690]

@@Kaiserboo1871 the Colombian government has always been corrupt so the people were left with a feeling of injustice that they felt before Escobar

[@elmercadito0333]

@@Kaiserboo1871 he donated a lot to the poor so they didnt celebrate

[@17thknight]

"I would be eternally grateful to these women." That line really cuts me to my soul.

[@Jevandrixx]

"He even sent their widows, their husband's charred penises." That line tingles mine.

[@AndreTheAstronaut]

weird spam comment account

[@Xpwnxage]

It's a pretty substantive point. He used to own all of Columbia, now he owns his vacation prison.

[@bawicz0]

19:40

[@ulrichkata5313]

So I was not the only one! 😢😊 It is so respectful and concise at the same time

[@Elrich272]

A very important fact that is hardly ever mentioned in any series or movie about Escobar, is his close affiliation with a colombian politician named Alberto Santofimio. This man had A LOT of influence in many of Escobar's decisions, including the assasination of presidencial candidate Luis Carlos Galán. In case you are wondering what happened to this politician, well.. he went to prision for a short period of time and nowadays he is enjoying freedom surrounded by many friends, and his political influence and succesors are still wreacking havoc in a central region of Colombia named Tolima, where he made his career. He still denies his affiliation with Escobar to this day; but for any colombian who knows his history, that is like deniying the holocaust.

[@mnels5214]

That anyone could do this to their country and get away with it is revolting.

[@potestoniko]

@@mnels5214 ohhh believe me here in Colombia that's like the bare minimum in regards to corrupt politicians, One of our ex presidents is know to have connections with the narcos. Was allied to Escobar back in the day and provided all of the licenses for the planes that smuggled cocaine. Assassinated thousands of people just to make it seem as he was taking down criminals, Turned our economy to shit. And still there is enough people here that are stupid enough to consider him THE GREATEST COLOMBIAN OF ALL TIME. Up to the point of voting blindly for anyone that he says, (that's how we ended up with our current piece of shit of president) So... Reality is weirder and sadder than fiction.

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

@@mnels5214 Escobar nearly got away with everything if he just stayed at La Caterdal and retired

[@Kriegerdammerung]

@@mnels5214 Yeah, welcome to capitalism )=

[@charlesk22]

@@Kriegerdammerung how is this capitalism? Name a communist nation immune to this

[@lizzie5973]

I think one thing you should've mentioned, is that in its natural form coca is harmless and is actually really important to indigenous communities in the Andes. I grew up drinking coca tea and using it in ceremonies to pachamamita. I was always frustrated about all the jokes made about coca and trust me a lot of us are angry and frustrated of the immense legacy the drug cartels have left us with. Now we have to fight and constantly remind people of the natural uses of coca and as a result most coca farmers (most of whom are indigenous) have to suffer an additional stigma (aside from dealing with racism) of being labeled as "narcos" when in reality so many of us don't use it for that.

[@emilia123zz]

I wasn’t aware of this at all, thank you for sharing

[@Yodah97]

That probably falls outside the scope of this history video. But in retrospect, it would have been great if the actual show had mentioned that. They gloss over the plant and its natural uses, instead focusing on how it is processed from the start. I'm not even sure we ever see a coca plantation in the first season. Narcos: Mexico puts a heavier focus on the growers, but that part of the show focuses on cannabis growers.

[@johnmcauliffe8824]

Yeah, Coca tea is good, you can also make it quite strong if you get it concentrated enough which you can't really do with normal tea leaves

[@Xpwnxage]

Does it have similar effects as snorting it? I'm not judging you, I want some.

[@paulkemp6314]

You sniff that shit too thou 😂

[@Jegbmf]

Despite being born in America, knowing my family had to deal with this, and seeing this bullshit happen in my home country is really frustrating. The amount of anger, disappointment and sadness I felt while watching these two episodes made it hard to watch. I can't imagine how my family felt watching this happen in person. Thank you (again) for covering this

[@Kriegerdammerung]

No te preocupes, mi hermano americano, ahora la nueva generacion tiene la tarea de hacer todos los paises de America grandes otra vez!!! Saludos desde Argentina!!!

[@Jegbmf]

@@Kriegerdammerung menos mal. Siempre cuando mis padres me cuentan de Colombia, de los narco, de la guerra civil, siempre pienso que diría Simón Bolívar. Espero que los cosas pueden mejorar

[@Kriegerdammerung]

@@Jegbmf Simon Bolivar en los 1980s habria dicho algo muy simple "esto es el capitalismo y estos males son inebitables porque generan mucha ganancia". Y en 2022 El liberador de America diria "Los males del capitalismo no tienen solucion dentro del capitalismo". Cualquiera que sepa que la DEA fue formada para destruir el narcotrafico y que en 2022 no solo que: - No logro destruirlo... - No logro lisiarlo... - No logro reducirlo a su minima expresion... - Sino que AUMENTÓ con la DEA "combatiendolo"... ...llegaria a las mismas conclusiones que yo le asigno al heroe de America.

[@MrBones-lw2bf]

ME ME ME

[@DonDadda45]

how is it your home lmao

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

Making popcorn to watch this. Your videos are allways a joy. Pt 1 was a fantastic watch.

[@_Sterdam]

Chips for me

[@dapperwalrus1397]

My favourite war thunder creator

[@felixspaghetti2611]

:0 I didn't know you watched history buffs

[@jamesanderson3160]

Based man of culture right here

[@Delta-jq6fv]

Go back to watching Connor lol.

[@SK-yx7hm]

"It's illegal for the CIA to spy on american citizens" hahahahhahahahahaha*breaths in* hahahahahahahahaha, of all the jokes I have heard that has to be one of the funniest.

[@gmantov]

Wagner Moura´s performance in this series is astonishing. He´s not even a native spanish speaker and does an amazing job portraying Pablo. If this series was produced in Europe or US this guy would be covered in awards.

[@anaz5918]

Portuguese is not too different from Spanish and many Italians, Portuguese actors/singers are bilingual and do work in Spanish since the market is bigger .

[@Yodah97]

​@@anaz5918 Brazilian here. Wagner knew very little Spanish before the role and spent 3 months in Colombia learning Spanish in preparation. And while the two languages are similar enough that we can sorta understand each other, there is a difference between gleaming the meaning of a sentence and actually speaking with Spanish phonetics. For English natives, it's kind of the difference between being able to understand German words in writing and actually pronouncing them, ya know? So yeah, learning Spanish to play Pablo was definitely a lot of work, even if knowing Portuguese made it a little easier.

[@anaz5918]

@@Yodah97 I’m Mexican I speak fluent English and Spanish and growing up in Mexico as a kid I remember watching Portuguese/Italian singers in both languages like Xuxa and I disagree I have a Brazilian friend who learn Spanish in a few months without going to school, I learn English in six months and I’m sure if I was to moved for a few months to Brazil or Italy I would learn the language very quickly since I can understand Italian and Portuguese even though I have never study those languages. Many actors sometimes get roles in other languages they don’t speak and they do fine by working with speech and language experts and they usually just memorize their lines .

[@Yodah97]

@@anaz5918 Yeah. What you described is what I qualify as "a lot of work". It can be done, it's easier for an Brazilian to learn Spanish than it would be for an American. But it is not a cakewalk. Case in point, lots of people complain about Wagne Moura's accent in this movie, despite how hard he immersed himself in the role and language.

[@vaclevsta]

​@@Yodah97 I agree that Wagner Moura deserves all the credit in the world for doing this role outside of his native language. However, your comparison is inaccurate in that English and German are much, much further apart than Spanish and Portuguese. Unless you want to go back to the 1300's!

[@milovarquiel]

Your content is gold and I love how entertaining you're. Waiting for the second part felt like waiting for a great HBO episode on Sunday, it's rare to feel such things nowadays.

[@JeansiByxan]

As someone who has followed Narcos from season one this was one of my favorite episodes yet. Well done!

[@afterburn2600]

Your "fast as you can" writing is downright fantastic. Keep up the wonderful work. I'll gladly wait for more content.

[@arina4387]

This came out so much quicker than I expected, so excited to watch! Are you going to be covering the Mexico seasons as well? I’ve just started that series and I’m already questioning how correct it is

[@pookispalaceoflove6518]

Should of been questioning the entire series from the first 10mins of season one

[@angelgutierrez3245]

he probably wont since not many people like it which is a shame because i really like it

[@theawesomeman9821]

He already has both parts as one video on Nebula. He just split it into two parts for KZbin due to copyright

[@pookispalaceoflove6518]

@@theawesomeman9821 No, they are on nebula for people to pay for so they can watch them before they are posted to KZbin for free

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@pookispalaceoflove6518 just repeating what History Buff said in the first video

[@lorenzotii1989]

So good. Take your time with second season.Nick this was amazing. Appreciate your work as always

[@richtifilmpalast5373]

So happy you've picked up this series for your review, Nick. Thanks a lot for all your great work

[@richtifilmpalast5373]

I have only one small favor to ask. If you happen to review season two, yould you please be so kind and mention the Colombian show "El patrón del mal" ? It probably wouldn't be to every "narcos" fan's taste, but maybe some of your viewers would happy to learn about that show and give it a shot. Thanks a lot. Cheers

[@timfeeney7921]

Thank you Nick for making this! Take your time with Season 2 even if its going to be just one episode! I appreciate this

[@wgjung1]

US State Department and the Pentagon trained Latin American armies in counter insurgence in the 70''s in the Schools of Americas in Panama. Part of that training was in torture. DEA agents claiming they didn't see anything or were surprise about the use of torture is a ridiculous claim. Colombia to this day is the main violator of human rights in Latin America.

[@MrZauberelefant]

Had a colleague who served with US airborne in the 80s, and he apparently was trained in torture and doing this in South America. So it wasn't really restricted, apparently

[@oceane20]

I dont know.. we have a harsh dispute between agents in Colombia, Chile's police and army helicopters :P , Bolivia dealing with guerrilas and Brazil army during their dictatorship. All of them, trained by the CIA

[@wgjung1]

@@MrZauberelefant Dan Mitrione was an FBI guy ,working for the different agency in 60's, who was in charge of training police in Brazil and Uruguay on torture. He was captured and executed by the Tupamaros guerrilla in 1970.

[@Lightscribe225]

You say that but given how the getting the agencies to play ball is harder than pulling teeth, I think it could just be CIA/FBI training them and the DEA kept out of the loop.

[@wgjung1]

@@Lightscribe225 USA intervention in domestic affairs of Colombia, and Latin America in general, started way before the Pablo Escobar era. DEA was working with the Embassy, the Embassy perfectly knew what was happening in Colombia because they were promoting human right atrocities in that country. Check what Plan Condor was in the region. If you think USA are the 'good guys' in any history of Latin America you're not doing history, you're doing propaganda (not you personally, of course).

[@wrmlm37]

I saw this, loved it, and you broke it down beautifully. Thank you, Nick. Every upload feels like a gift:)

[@elsoldadomarquez]

Fun fact: the actor who plays one of the Moncada brother's(the redhead one)also plays Rodríguez Gacha in a spanish speaking soap opera(Alias El Mexicano)

[@LSaba27]

Not quite. The one who plays Quico was Gonzalo (Gustavo) Gaviria in "El Patrón del Mal". El Mexicano was played by the dude who portrayed the colonel who refused to go into La Catedral.

[@elsoldadomarquez]

Yeah, l got them mix up. I mean el "Navegante" also plays the protagonist in "Alías el Mexicano"

[@charlisantini3403]

Critically underrated / watched channel. Great work again

[@Euph0rical]

These tremendously accurate videos of Pablo Esobar’s life are amazing! Can’t wait for Part 3!! 😁👍

[@mustardhippo8233]

Diana turbay was my fathers sister and im glad to see the delicacy historybuffs used one the segment about her death. Her death is still felt in the country to this day but its amazing to see how her son and my cousin miguel uribe won the senate vote lost month i have hope this country will go in a better direction

[@notthegamer806]

may she rest in piece

[@spartanhockey1380]

These videos are so well put together. I can't wait for the Narcos Mexico videos.

[@wattsnottaken1]

Narcos is such an amazing series. I’ve rewatched five times, it’s that good

[@mrcrestful]

This was a great two parter! Can't wait for season two!

[@traeygage8647]

If KZbin arbitrarily decided I could only watch one channel again for the rest of forever, it would be a ridiculously easy choice. Best channel out there.

[@doublep1980]

Any chance for a video on the "Gentlemen of Cali" from Narcos Season 3 ? Obviously, everybody talks about Pablo, but these guys were something else. They use to run their organisation like a multi-national company and at one point, controlled 90% of the global cocaine trade. The Cali Cartel even had their own "intelligence service", which was gathering "dirt" on people of interest for future blackmail. It is said, that if cocaine was legal, the Cali cartel would have been in the Forbes Top-5 most valuable brands list.

[@marcusanark2541]

Up!

[@olddog476]

I hope he does Season 3 as well because I feel like they white washed a lot of the Cali Cartel's crimes. Like their murders of the local LGBTQ and homeless populations which I feel was a major oversight considering that Colombia is still dealing with the consequences of that violence to this day.

[@ellicel]

@@olddog476 You’re right. I think the Pacho and the Cielos guy were portrayed in an especially good light. But overall you see this more as the drama and damage among each other than how devastating it was for the public. Coming on the heels of the atrocities against humanity that Pablo did in the previous seasons, by comparison these guys are seen as reasonable and less ruthless. So I think the show should have worked harder to not let the audience forget their crimes and to reflect the negative and lasting impact of their legacy on the Colombian people

[@Nick-ce6lt]

Fun Fact: Javier ended up moving to Spain where he inherited his father's gun smuggling business, but then his cousin actually took over and he was more like the figurehead. The cousin was shot by Nicolas Cage and Javier lived, you're welcome.

[@CodeeXD]

Whaaaaaat

[@maximaldinotrap]

@@CodeeXD He is using Actor history to make a reference to a movie that just came out this year.

[@ellicel]

LOL! Man, now I want to see this version! I haven’t yet watched the Cage movie, but what a missed opportunity not to have it at least do one of those “don’t I know you from somewhere” winks with Pascal’s character.

[@Fidozo15]

@@maximaldinotrap which movie is that one? Wanna watch it

[@maximaldinotrap]

@@Fidozo15 Dude, search for the movie that stars Pascal and Cage on whatever search engine you use.

[@velociraptor3313]

Hello Nick, love your content mate, also what a great time for your Narcos season one part 2 review to come out. A birthday gift for me, thank you mate and good luck with what ever work you have planned in the future. Have a good day sincerely a fan from Australia.

[@tommyg7668]

God I love this channel. It always helps me relax and enjoy many different facts about important figures in history

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I watched parts 1 and 2 just now. This is the first time i've seen your channel. I love Narcos as a show and this has been a really succinct recap along with the real-life differences. Great vid.

[@ellicel]

If you enjoy history, check out his other videos. It’s great to see the real story behind many popular movies

[@joeohara3447]

Already seen the second half on Nebula and it's fantastic. Can't wait for your next video.

[@theirishempire4952]

Bruh, stop bragging with your pay to win

[@joeohara3447]

@@theirishempire4952 should I apologise for being a patron as well?

[@Snp2024]

@@joeohara3447 damn

[@theirishempire4952]

@@joeohara3447 bruh

[@hermanios2152]

@@theirishempire4952 you can watch it on nebula for free

[@JQXJQ]

Two absolute BANGERS put out within mere days! Is this a new age of consistent uploads from History Buffs?

[@leroyjenkins3005]

You should review The Imitation Game next, I'd love to see how that movie stacks up against real life and any video you put out is always fantastic!

[@MossFauna]

i've talked to friends about that movie, and apparently (idk their much more knowledgable on that history then me) it was pretty inaccurate with the framing of Turing as the sole drive for the cracking of Enigma, and not the other 9,000+ people working at Bletchley Park, but regardless would love to hear his thoughts on Turing's life

[@nunyabidness674]

@@MossFauna Turing was the advocate for the machine, also known as the bomb. The movie centers on Turing and the machine. Yes, they bury the other efforts or give only a nod to them, but you also don't tend to idolize the guy who finishes the race 3rd

[@AM-kf2zt]

They did Turing wrong in that movie. From real-life accounts, he was a pleasant fellow who outside of being one of the pioneers of computer science, also worked in the earliest stages of AI theory and was an Olympic level athelete. Instead, the movie gave us a poor copy of Cumberbatch's generic jerkass genius role that he did in Sherlock. Whether that was a reimagining or mangling of the character is up to debate and new approaches are understandable, but Turing is a real life character and deserves better than what is provided here, especially when the real life story is far more interesting. If you want a good story of a genius, try "The man who knew infinity". It manages to make Math interesting!

[@lag767]

Thanks!

[@puppsss8910]

It took me a bit to realize the video wasn't very "Heavily Edited" it is such a great thing to see and I am sad KZbin will force it to be that way. Thank you for doing, Nick!

[@Kilo_23]

Can't wait for your season 2 video! As usual great coverage and storytelling.

[@Discitus]

14:40 - Dealing with Escobar sounds a lot like dealing with fascists. You can't win that way because every concession emboldens them and strengthens their position. Appeasement is a failing strategy as they just demand more and more.

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

With them, you need brutality, the kind thats even worst than them Trust me, unless they genocide every cartel and their entire families, the cartel will still be doing what ever they wanted

[@BenHopkins1000]

John: They killed my f-king dog… Steve: They killed my f-king cat…

[@blackearl7891]

Well he was a megalomaniac

[@sebastianaquino7454]

Lmao, great mental gymnastics there bud

[@peternystrom921]

One of the few shows that i Watched Season one, atleast 3 times, the voice overs makes it sooo amazing.

[@mattkent4397]

Premieres in 29 minutes, enough time to watch the Casino review again

[@SandraGibbs]

Hahaha. I literally just did that as well.

[@cruz1728]

YOOOO Season Two. Nick is the gift that keeps on giving. Nick man you awesome.

[@ulisesguzman8574]

As a mexican you have no idea how much these narco series piss me off, and im very thankful that you're shedding some light on what these people were really like, a lot of people romanticize narcos even in México and Colombia, they weren't cool or badass, they're murderers, kidnappers, extortionists and rapist, they know what propaganda is and exploit it, they use these shows to win hearts and minds and use the local support to destroy more lives, its a lot like how pirates are remembered as adventures instead of thieves and killers, but thanks to these shows, narco corridos and social media that romanticism only took decades to come in instead of centuries

[@StefanoFierros]

that's what I like about Narcos, it really shows them as garbage human beings, one of the things I like about Pablo's portrayal in Narcos is that he's portrayed in his more quiet times as a resentful, hateful junkie who can't stop smoking weed, and in his loneliest times he's his most wicked and evil. Also there's a scene in the shower where he basically has his whole omnipotent image destroyed, he's painted like a regular guy who did so much evil and caused so much pain you kind of wonder how he wasn't killed before... and then the show puts in front of you all of the corruption in the governments that are supposed to be capturing him.

[@ulisesguzman8574]

@@StefanoFierros i only watched a few episodes of the mexico seasons, and im glad they're not showing them as heroes but there are definitely a lot of scenes trying to make you empathize with or like these people, there's also a few times where they do show what bastards they were but i still think it contributes to their propaganda of being rags to riches heroes of the people, but i believe you that the Colombian seasons might be different, here's hoping

[@StefanoFierros]

@@ulisesguzman8574 Mexico goes a little bit on that rags to riches story (which, in a way they are all more self-made than all of the heroes capitalism sells us) but it closes neatly in season 3 when Amado Carrillo says something like "if money is good, look to whom god gives it to" there's only like two of them that are portrayed that way btw, Pablo Acosta and Carrillo

[@ludomirsteinbruck9376]

@@ulisesguzman8574 My biggest critique on Narcos is also they romanticise Escobar too much. He is portrayed as a somewhat caring and loyal husband, but in reality he cheated constantly with young girls and in case of getting pregnant, he executed them.

[@markdiamond1255]

Your reviews are just THE very best. Great work, thank you.

[@maximad5997]

I love this Channel it actually makes me want to watch these films and know more about history. I am a huge History Buff.

[@muscle_museum1]

History Buffs is the epitome of Quality over quantity. Your work is amazing. Keep it up!

[@mikegermanio324]

Awesome work Nick! Your community is so excited to see your new content

[@benrodir2]

this has been one of the best youtube series of all time. love the effort and the way you tell a story.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

That shot of dude's naked butt with "History Buffs" unintentionally covering it 🤣

[@Ian00003]

The actor who played Steve Murphy did a great job his narration was perfect

[@Fidozo15]

He actually carried the whole series. Season 3 was meh and the Mexico Spin off tried to do Murphy without casting Murphy

[@Ian00003]

@@Fidozo15 Pedro Pascal didn’t work for me in season 3 either

[@KICK839]

@@Fidozo15 nah ..s3 in general was great ...

[@5050TM]

I prefer Pedro. I was getting soooo tired of this American who couldn't understand Spanish and seemed less important in the plot than other characters narrating everything. I think the plot did him dirty because I couldn't care that much about him as a person even with all his screen time. The part I did love was his narration near the end of S2Ep10 for obvious reasons.

[@Artorias920]

Among the best content on KZbin. Amazing work!

[@yessir650]

Damn, I didn’t see how recently these two came out and was expecting to spend the rest of my night binging on history buffs: narcos/narcos mexico But hey, now I have more videos to look forward to in the future!

[@StephenLeGresley]

Loved the video Nick!! I learned so much. Honestly you are the history teacher everyone wishes they had. Please consider doing a video on Spartacus. ;)

[@RealisticCookingIRL]

I really think you should do a piece on "Cromwell" A 1979 Movie Starring Richard Harris (Who steals the show) and Alec Guinness, set during the English Civil War. Interesting to note that Harris' role as Cromwell was the role of his own people's persecution. I'd love to know more about why he took the role. Especially since Cromwell himself is the protagonist. It's full of great political dialogue and historical details which shaped the future of England pre-colonialism. And Post-colonialism! As well as fantastic "chess-move" dialogue. Both give great performances and are the centre of the drama. Would love to see a History Buffs on it! Alec Guinness' elocution is absolutely top-notch, also. I'd also like to hear the effect of this movie upon the English people during its release, as an Irish person, we don't really like Cromwell due to the persecution, yet British people seem to like him.

[@georgebardsley7129]

Such a great review looking forward to season 2

[@luckyhodcastellana3366]

The shameless plugs with such excitement with your little cartoon had me rolling. 🤣 Much love from a fellow Hodges across the pond.

[@exittomenu]

Your videos and seemingly only yours alone have the power to get me to actually sit and watch a show, just started season 3 this morning

[@TheBestGamingCritic]

Take your time Nick. Your videos are always worth the wait.

[@MrIhavecereal]

Thank you for your quality work Mr Hodges, you are a bright light in a dull dim internet landscape.

[@spladam3845]

Thanks Nick, consistent level of quality is appreciated, well done.

[@DevDude1017]

I can't tell how much I appreciate your videos! I look forward to everything you upload! Your content is absolutely amazing! I tell everyone about your channel. Thanks!!! I've literally watched everyone of your videos like 10 times atleast

[@HenningColin]

Having an alert in secure areas to let you know when an outsider comes in is actually just good practice. You don't want conversations to be heard by external people about stuff they don't need to know. The same goes for monitoring them when they're reviewing files. This isn't designed to be rude, just to keep your information safe!

[@Yodah97]

Yep. The kiddie table was definitely meant as a FU, tho. But that's the kind of hilarious power move I can actually respect.

[@Metoobie]

Thanks for another great video, Nick! Good to see you back, I'm helping the channel grow! :) Cheers

[@andrewmarxer774]

Nick I think u should review Narcos Mexico as well, It features the same level of production quality and the actors give great performances as well but like with seasons 1 I would enjoy to hear your take as well learn how well they got the history right for the Mexican version of Narcos

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Amazing production as always!

[@j.d.895]

Don't know where to put this other than here - but considering the world situation right now, I think a review of Thirteen Days would be fantastic! Keep up the incredible work! Truly one of the best channels on YT!!!

[@TheKlausington]

Really enjoy these videos, looking forward to season two

[@CanonGames]

History Buffs knocks it out of the park yet again!

[@jaysnk408]

I was supposed to save this for my Monday commute. I woke up and watched it all in bed immediately

[@boywithoutaparachute]

I just binged parts 1 and 2 and I really love them. I hope you continue this series through Narcos Mexico. No rush though.

[@sick1mind1]

I also thought Javier Peña's 'conquests' were quite over the top, turning him into a James Bond type of stud

[@j.d.895]

Most of them were prostitutes. Not exactly "conquests".

[@ChinchillaisGod]

I am counting down the days until we have a History Buffs episode on The Irishman! One of the best films I've seen in the last decade.

[@AndrewJerkins]

You should be proud of your work, very thorough and you've improved over the years.

[@jasonlee0290]

Hey @History Buffs (Nick Hodges) super devoted fan here! I have seen EVERY SINGLE video you have made in this channel! I know you are a very busy man but at every long wait you commit to a very entertaining video everytime you come back. If this is the right place to suggest a future video, would really like to see you try your hand from a film called Siege of Jadotville. Its a very well written and well thought out historically but I would love to see you breakdown this film in your usual History Buff swagger! Thank you for all the amazing content throughout all these years! Hope you are doing swell! ❤

[@ash8207]

Very interesting subject, thank you for this informative video on this bloody piece of Colombian history! Now I feel compelled to see both this series & the Pablo Escobar movie.

[@BangingMash]

This is my favourite KZbin channel, I wish you uploaded frequently but I also appreciate how much work must go into making these videos.

[@adampay8906]

Little did anyone know, Javier Pena was actually a member of an ancient and feared warrior society called the Mandalorians.

[@stephaniemariah8702]

😂 😂 Good one

[@Otoskire]

I can’t wait for season 2 I really hope some time down the line you will do an episode on “Narcos: Mexico”

[@vjara94]

I read somewhere that it was somewhat controversial the accents, and I totally understand why, is very distracting when you hear Colombians talk like Chileans, Mexicans and your lead sounds Brazilian and gringo at the same time.

[@Halloyaw11]

Speaking as an Amercian, most non-Hispanics up here probably can't differentiate between the various accents. Where I live in the Southeast there are Guatemalans, Mexicans, Cubans, and Brazilians. Most people can't even tell the difference between Spanish and Portuguese let alone regional accents. But I imagine as a Latin American or hell, even just a Spanish speaker it would be distracting as shit

[@vjara94]

@@Halloyaw11 Sure, I understand that for US viewers or any other viewer that wasn't Latin, it probably wasn't a problem. But just to make some comparison it would be like making a bio about some Texan figure with a thick accent and he sounds like a British. Something like that would be very distracting.

[@Halloyaw11]

@@vjara94 Oh trust me I know exactly what you mean, just giving my own perspective

[@Yodah97]

Yeah the Spanish in the show was all over the place. And there are a loooot of long scenes that are all in Spanish. And honestly, I don't think anyone would have noticed or cared if they did the whole show in English. All we'd really lose are the few scenes early on where Murphy is affected by the language barrier.

[@CarolineR8121]

I cant believe there are two more episodes!!!! This is honestly one of your best so far. Lee[ up the good work.

[@emmanuelfernandez04]

I hope one day you do a review on the mini-series “Napoleon” (2002) or on the movie “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016)

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Napoleon "You may be a king now, but you'll still be a pawn on my chessboard" Murat "A pawn ? May I be a knight instead, it suits me better" Napoleon "Ha ! A knight it is, then"

[@emmanuelfernandez04]

@@Duke_of_Lorraine makes plenty of sense I guess

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

@@emmanuelfernandez04 Murat was a cavalry commander and got the title of King of Naples thanks to Napoleon

[@davidryanchen7628]

im literally a week into your channel and have watched nearly every movie review you’ve done. Probably best history related channel in come across in a while. Would love to hear ur POV on Barbarian!

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

"Give him lead." ...I thought they were going to guide him to a place.

[@theman44ful]

These are literally so captivating, top quality content thank you so much

[@otabenga3640]

Really enjoyed the video. I just have one thing to point out, the number of victims in the Villatina massacre was nine, not seven. The youngest victim was also not fifteen, but eight.

[@RyguyK456]

History, my favorite subject. Narcos, one of my favorite shows. I couldn’t thank you enough

[@DonatoColangelo]

Man, you make such outstanding jobs every time, I regret being Italian. Your videos are valuable for my classes. Unfortunately, we do not teach in English here at my school.

[@MrHeavy466]

I feel I get a much deeper, more grounded and well rounded understanding of these shows after I watch your vids.

[@vinslungur]

"...but that's another video for another day." Me when I realize this amazing two part video is over: "NOOOOOO D':" I almost cried lol I never want these videos to end. I love them so much. Nick Hodges if you're ever in Iceland then I will kiss your boots.

[@inoshikachokonoyarobakayar2493]

If a History Buffs vid comes up on my feed, but I didn't see the film yet, I watch it ASAP first to avoid spoilers. If Nick covers it, it's worth watchin. 👌

[@Justin-stopmakingme]

I remember when watching Narcos for the first time I looked some things up to see if it happened because wow. This is a fun drive/history thru a very interesting time