El Ministerio del Tiempo/The Ministry of Time — Series 1: Episode 8 — La leyenda del tiempo/Legend of Time

13th December, 2018.

It’s easy to get busy when you’re job-hunting.

Really.

Job-hunting, arranging forms, arranging funding for sending off forms, worrying about the person who’s supposed to be arranging the funding going missing … 

In THEORY, the local Job Centre is supposed to be paying me to get myself a provisional driving license: to use as ID.



Theoretically, the money goes into the bank, tomorrow.

We’ll have to see … 

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In between all of that, job-hunting, making videos for the blog* AND attending a couple of interviews?

I’ve not watched as many boxed sets as I’d like.

If you’ve been following me recently?

Then you’ll know my latest thing is season one — of El Ministerio del Tiempo/The Ministry of Time.

It has to be said … episode 8 is quite the big finish … 

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Episode 8 — La leyenda del tiempo/Legend of time —  opens with Salvador giving the team an intense briefing.

It seems that, in 1924, some of Spain most famous artists — writer, Federico Garcia Lorca, Salvador Dalí and filmmaker Luis Buñuel† — are attending the Residencia de Estudiantes, the Student’s Residence.

Partly to save on cost, but also to work together.

Back in 1924?   Film-maker, Antonio Lancha (Secin de la Rosa), is in the middle of an authorial hissy fit about his actors’ work work on his latest masterpiece.

Not realising the team — Julian, Amelia and Alonso (Rodolfo Sancho, Aura Garrido, Nacho Fresneda) — are watching, and there because of Dalí.

It seems Dalí’s poster for the film is the sort of surrealistic genius-in-waiting piece the team expect from Dalí in the 1920s.

Nuns, trees, melting watches, knights, tables

And a slowly melting iPad prominently in the foreground.

You can tell there’s problems, can’t you … ?

This is before we realise Julián’s dreams about his dead wife … ?   Are getting more frequent.

And that mysterious photos of the team are turning up …



Showing their pasts, their futures … 

And that Amelia and Julián seemingly … have children, together …

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Now … good … ?



I’d have to say yes!



Granted, this episode doesn’t tie off its mission well at it could.

But, on the other hand?

It’s opens beautifully well: showing us the angst that Julián feels about the death of his wife, Maite.

Showing us how the team copes with its fair share of shocks, as well.



Alonso?   Manages to find a way to deal with his wife’s abusers: AND thumps Luis Buñuel.

Amelia … ?   Tears up a photo of her and Julián with what is clearly their daughter … 

Vowing to help Julián save Maite in the process … 

Only to find Time, like Fate, doesn’t let you cheat death.

Can I suggest a thing to you … ?

Can I suggest you watch El Ministerio del Tiempo?



Trust me: this is a series that will repay the investment … 

*        I think I owe @Badwolf_Omega a big ‘Thank You,’ for the flattering comments.   But I’m only as good as the software I came in on … !

       I’ve not seen Un Chien Andalou, Buñuel’s best known work: but do know the unfortunate with the eyeball is much spoken of.