Gossip is a godsend. Being frivolous is a godsend. It is born with the ability to have fun with the insignificant and the mighty. However, being sarcastic or being a liar is a punishment in itself; it means tearing yourself to pieces with misfortune and letting the lashes reach your neighbor.
Gossip TV (incorrectly called “from the heart”) is sometimes an escape from an unjust world, but more often it’s a public space where certain individuals are harassed to make viewers feel morally superior (Who? I don’t know). The Jurado clan returned to the public square this week. And In the Name of Rocío is the worst part of the saga. The most artificial and hollow. There’s a shot before the first chapter that sums up their rudeness to the audiovisual narrative: a shot of Rocío Carrasco – dressed and made up by her worst enemy – getting behind the scenes (with that ugly thing, the shot in front of the character start walking) with a leading camera that is neither still nor moving.
A simple plan that every kid on TikTok makes more subtle. A French ballad in the background. Although before the release of the chapter, the verdict will be given on what we will see. Rocío Carrasco gets emotional when he sees plywood. It’s not gossip, it’s not frivolity. It’s not sarcastic and it’s not even annoying. Neither heaven nor hell. It’s a toston with its six letters. toston It’s only interesting when there are scenes of Rocío Jurado oozing charisma even when she sneezed.
Five hours of crickets to explain what we all know: that more people lived on Rocío Jurados Meise than there were Fraggles on Fraggle Rock. We can talk about the impact of all this on perceptions of abuse another day.
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